The new ART Tube MP OPL features ART's "OPL" Output Protection Limiter, which precisely and accurately controls and maintains the output peak signal. The OPL circuitry is crucial in protecting the next link in a signal chain - such as a hard-disk recording system or a sound card.
The Tube MP OPL features all the functionality of its predecessor, the world's number one Tube Mic Pre, the Tube MP. Whether you're working with a computer, hard disk, or digital multi-track recorder, the Tube MP OPL's design delivers professional recording studio results at a fraction of the cost of comparable equipment.
The design of the Tube MP OPL allows it to add warmth and fatness to a signal while maintaining exceptionally low-noise and high quality. While its primary application is to be used with a microphone, the Tube MP OPL is an exceptional direct box - impedance matching, amplifying, and improving the sound of any instrument plugged into it.
The Tube MP OPL offers superior performance and sound quality to the "onboard" preamps found in today's low-cost mixers and multi-trackers. Professional quality sound combined with professional features like a 12AX7a Tube, phantom power, and Phase Reverse, are what make the Tube MP OPL a great microphone preamp.
The Tube MP OPL can be used in a wide variety of applications including recording, project, and home studios, where its OPL circuit really shines. It also functions as a direct box, with impedance matching and preamplification for line-level sources. The ART Tube MP OPL's performance and feature set exceeds that of units costing many times its price... and it's unique combination of features and flexibility will make it a must-have in any audio toolkit.
Features
Provides Superior Preamplification for: Microphones, Instruments, and Line Level Sources
Hand Selected 12AX7a Vacuum Tube
Provides 70db of Gain
Smooth, warm, and fat sound quality
Variable Input and Output Gain Controls
Excellent as a Tube DI
XLR and 1/4 in. Inputs and Outputs
+48 volts Phantom Power
Phase Reversal Switch
Superior Sonic Performance to onboard preamps
TEC-Award Nominated Design (based on the original Tube MP)
1-Year Warranty
Designed and Developed in the USA
Applications
4 to 24-Track Home Recording Studios
FOH Sound Systems
Tube Direct Box
Guitar, Bass, and Keyboard Rigs
Digital Audio Workstation and Computer Recording
MIDI Recording and Samplers
Line Driver
Technical Info
Dynamic Range: >100dB (20Hz to 20kHz)
Frequency Response: 10Hz to 20kHz (+0,-1dB)
THD: <0.1% (typical) >
CMMR: >75dB (typ @1kHz)
EIN: -129dBu ('A' weighted XLR to XLR)
Maximum Gain: 70dB (XLR to XLR typical)
Maximum Input Level: +14dBu (XLR), +22dBu (1/4 in.)
Maximum Output Level: +28dBu (XLR), +22dBu (1/4 in.)
Input Impedance: 2k ohms (XLR), 840K ohms (1/4 in.)
Output Impedance: 600 ohms (XLR), 300 ohms (1/4 in.)
Power Requirements: 9 VAC @ 700ma (typ)
Dimensions (D x W x H): 5.0 x 5.5 x 2.0 in.
Weight: 1.5 lbs.
