ART Tube MP Studio Mic PreampThe original Tube MP made pro-caliber tube preamping available to ordinary musicians and home studios. The MP Studio goes a step further by adding a VU meter for better level control and ART's OPL (Output Protection Limiter), which controls and maintains the output peak signal to protect hard-disk recording systems and soundcards. The VU meter reflects the impact of the OPL circuitry when it is activated, which allows more effective fine tuning of the audio signal. It is a valuable tool for recording in project and home studios and can also function as a DI box with impedance matching and preamplification for line-level sources. Includes a 3-year warranty.
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Amazing functionality and quality for the price. The sound quality, in my opinion, is excellent. I tried a terribly crappy vocal mic with it, and the MP Studio made it sound decent. My SM57 sounds amazing going through it. I highly recommend it for any audio situation as I'm sure you'll find a good use for it.
I have the ART TPS-II, which is basically a 2-channel rack-mount version of this unit with presets, and I'm very happy with it both live and in the studio. I'm probably going to buy a couple of these units as extras & to keep in my "gig box". These would make great gifts for guitarists or keyboard players to add a little "oomph" to the signal & tone.
I have seen these little preamps in the studio's out here and was blown away on how amazing that they sound ! I have been talking them up to everyone that I know. They are the greatest deal and warm up any situation really well. I use it for a preamp for a couple of my acoustics when recording and when playing live to give that extra nice warm touch ! You can't go wrong with these .. The only thing you could bad that you could do is not have enough of them around !!!!
Thats about it, a real cheap way to get some more volume for your mic/vocalist. Its a little noisy. I think I am going to experiment with a better quality tube and see if that doesn't help a bit. Really though for the price you can't beat it for what it does.
