PreSonus BlueTube Stereo Tube Microphone Preamplifier with Instrument Input

Stereo tube microphone preamplifier with instrument input.

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The Bluetube dual path stereo microphone/instrument preamplifier delivers the best of both worlds with solid state transparency and tube warmth. Each channel features dual path technology; enabling separate control between a transparent solid state preamp stage and a tube preamp stage, delivering a wide range of sounds from pristine and clear to fat and warm. The Bluetube DP is the perfect front-end microphone/instrument preamp for any digital audio workstation. Learn More...

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"Important Piece in my Home Studio."

I use a tascam 424 MKIII as the foundation for my home studio. The Blue Tube was a good addition for a number of reasons.
First off.. when you use it RIGHT you do get tube warmth added to your sound. Yes, you can get noise.. ever see a tube that couldn't be pushed into noise? But I've compared this to the same tube in my digitech rp7, and my fender hot rod deluxe.. using guitar.. and the blue tube is as quiet, and they all sound very similar when you have the settings duplicated as close as possible.
I love this for my vocals, and my bass, especially...I use the blue tube now and then with my Nady CL5000 compressor for clean guitar sounds.
I want to add another blue tube so I can have it for the four main channels of my studio.
I'm glad I bought it, I'm happy with it's behavior and construction.
If you're recording at home, and are on a budget, there ARE good units out there that will fill the bill.. and this is one of them.

Submitted: 8/26/2001

Style of Music: rockbluesetc

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* * * * * * * * * * 9 out of 10

"Blue Tube: Delicious Like Sour Cherry Pie"

Feature:
BT has everything you'd need, and the bal/unbal input jacks are very cool.

Quality:
Seems very solid- apparently you can run extremely hot signals through the input without frying it.

Value:
Can't get a better two channel preamp for the price.

Desirability:
Very sexy. The ladies love it- all I need to get lucky is my trusty Blue Tube. BT is a classy looking unit, and it doesn't take up a bunch of space like some of those non rack mounted units with the tube stickin out the top. The sound really suits my taste- which is usually never satisfied. I run all my digital gear through BT to warm things up, and for that sweet mildly dark tone.

Sound:
Heavy, pretty dark. Very clear- you can dial in tons of drive before getting distortion.

Support:
Haven't dealt with Presonus, but I'm sure they're nice people.

Overall:
I'll use my Blue Tube forever. That may be the kind of stand up guy I am, but the preamp is worth it. I probably won't get another one until it breaks beyond repai, which hopefully is never- I also hope the tube is replaceable. I recommend this unit all the time, too. Unless you really dig an ultra bright tone on everything, this is your next preamp.

Submitted: 4/22/2004

Style of Music: ... maybe a cross between Ween, Flaming Lips, and Frank Zappa

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The BlueTube is a stereo tube microphone preamplifier with an instrument input included. The output section of the BlueTube offers XLR and 1/4 in. connectors for driving 2 separate signal paths. The 1/4 in. jack provides a high Z input on the front panel for instrument preamplification.The BlueTube is housed in a half rack space steel chassis with a high-quality, anodized aluminum front panel. This allows it to fit perfectly within the PreSonus BMRA rack adapter with the PreSonus BlueMax.

Features
Dual Servo Microphone Preamplifier Front End with Tube Line Drive Amplifiers
20dB Pad
48V Phantom
Phase Reverse
8-segment Level meter
Sovtek 12AX7 low-noise tubes
Warm, silky contours

Technical Info

Number of Channels: 2

Performance
THD + Noise (Unweighted): 0.05%@0dBTubeDrive, 10%@ 30dB Tube Drive
Noise Floor: -94dBu
Signal to Noise: >90dB
Power Supply Rejection: >98dB
Amplifier Type: Dual Servo

Input
Connectors: Neutrik Combo
Input Impedance, XLR: 5k Ohms
Input Impedance, High Z 1/4": 1Meg Ohms

Output
Output Impedance, XLR Balanced 51 Ohms
Output Impedance, 1/4" TRS Unbalanced 51 Ohms

Panel Controls
Tube Drive: 0dB to +30dB
Gain: 0dB to +40dB
Phase Reversal
- 20dB Pad
+ 48V Phantom Power

Metering
8-segment LED -28dBu to +18dBu

Power Supply
Type: Linear Supply
Input: 18 VAC/100mA
Power: 15 Watts

Physical
Weight: 4 lbs.
Size: 1/2U Rack
Dimensions: (8 x 5 x 1.75 in.)
Mounting: Universal Rack Tray Insert
Chassis: Steel
Front Panel: Brushed Aluminum

Note: As a commitment to constant improvement, PreSonus, Inc. reserves the right to change any specification stated herein at any time in the future without notification.
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