ART Tube MP/C
The ART Tube MP/C is a versatile all-in-one preamp, compressor, limiter, and DI box designed to meet various audio processing needs. With its impressive features and compact design, it's an excellent addition to any studio or live setup.
Latest User Reviews
Handy tool for home recording projects
Just the fact that a tube preamp, optical compressor, limiter and DI Box are built into one chassis gives you an idea of the possibilities of how this piece of equipment can be used. I used it while recording vocals and acoustic guitar. I found the overall tonal quality to be good, considering the price. However, the increase in levels that the preamp provides, control over the compressor and limiter and sending out a balanced out are great to have in your home studio.
Manufacturing imperfections
Burred finish around the buttons which cause scratches and doesn't look great.
Excellent clarity when using dyanmic microphones close up
The compressor lacks some of the features you may have come to be used to, but honestly that is of little concern in my application. I simply set it up and left it. It delivers perfectly on the use case I have, which is simply to increase the gain of a popular streaming microphone that audio interfaces often struggle with. In this regard it is fantastic, delivering tons of clean gain, with a lovely warm character, smoothing out the vocals and making them feel more clear and present, mitigating somewhat the proximity effect of dynamic microphones while still leaving the resulting audio sounding rich and full of character. It isn't a totally invisible compression, it does colour the audio, but in a way that's very pleasing and makes your vocals sounds nicely processed. No one in Zoom or Teams complains about my audio quality. If you need a simple, but high quality gain boost between your mic and audio interface that can be set up once and left to get on with it's job, this is hard to beat at the price. Solid, all metal construction, convincingly clicky dials, nice bright LED's, it feels very high quality and built to last.
Great product
Works great. Excellent value.
Quality and flexibility
I used it with condenser mics, ribbon mics, dynamic mics on guitars, basses, snares etc.. it's amazing. It has a right balance between compression and saturation and you can tune it in an easy and intuitive way. This is one of the main tool in my studio. I would like to have the stereo version.
Technical Data
- Manufactured by ART
- Released in 2012
- Average price : $205
- Tube preamp for mic / line signals with up to 80 dB
- 12AX7a Tube
- Optical compressor circuit
- Phase reverse
- Adjustable release time
- 48V Switchable phantom power
- LED Display for tube drive
- Gain reduction and output volume
- > 90 dB Dynamic range
- Mic input XLR
- Instrument input 6.3 mm jack
- Transformer balanced XLR output
- 6.3 mm Unbalanced jack output
- Dimensions: 44.5 x 150 x 165 mm (H x W x D)
- Weight : 1.32kg
Reasons to Buy
- Versatile and cost-effective solution offering preamp, compressor, and DI box functions.
- Great for boosting the gain of ribbon and dynamic microphones, enhancing weak input signals.
- Produces a warm and musical tone with excellent clarity for various audio sources.
- Well-constructed and portable design, suitable for both studio and live performances.
Reasons to Avoid
- Potential manufacturing imperfections, such as burrs around the buttons, may affect aesthetics.
- Compressor may lack advanced features, limiting its appeal to those needing more control.
- Input gain switch functionality may be counterintuitive for some users.
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