Meta Platforms Ireland Ltd. is a subsidiary of Meta Platforms, Inc. based in the USA. It cannot be ruled out that your data collected by Facebook will also be transmitted to the USA. First of all, I have to say I love the looks of this piece of equipment with its old-school VU meter. Aesthetically it looks much nicer and like a more expensive machine compared to the higher grade Art preamps. Sound quality? Well transparent would be the last word I would use to describe the Tube MP, moderately colored would be my choice. However, don't take that wrongly, what we all want from a tube mic-pre is to beef up or in some other way improve our sound. I have not tried many PRMPS before, but I have tried a lot since when same, and there is no comparison.

One thing to consider, Many complain that the included tube is just not all that great. The factory tube (12ax7a) is often replaced by the end user. A groove tube or a j-tubes replacement are common choices. Also, the unit can opperate with other 12a... tubes, a 12at7 for example. So, you may consider just swapping it out for a few other types and choosing the one that sounds the most pleasing to you. Note: The folks at Sweetwater are Legends with their customer service. One phone call and they took care of everything. Sweet :-)There are a number of presets with the main difference in sound between them being different eq profiles, principally more treble or less. The other difference is whether you want the (preset and non-user-adjustable) limiter to work or not. Honestly I couldn't tell the (very subtle?) variations between the "neutral" and "warm" versions of the presets. Product: It takes some trial and error and understanding of the role of a tube preamp versus your preamp in the audio interface and how to set the pads and levels to get the best signal to noise ratios and maximize the tube warmth. I love the sound and use it with condensers and dynamic mics. I also feed a passive Ultra DI400P direct box to it. However, the Gear4music extended warranty scheme provides an enhanced service, and is designed to offer a higher level of protection than many 'free' warranties offered by some retailers and manufacturers.

In addition to the lamp with the book is of excellent quality. Try a 12AX7C High Grade Ruby ... do not be afraid to disassemble the beast to try diffrentes lamps. will never have a transparency of a MA5 or other Pramp more expensive but for the price, it's more than adequate for the stage and the home studio. In addition, there is the MP Studio (seen with meter) 65 in Germany from Musik-Productiv (if I remember correctly: http://www.musik-productiv.de) While it's primary application is to be used with a microphone, the Tube MP Studio V3 can also function as a direct box - impedance matching, amplifying and improving the sound of any instrument plugged into it. The design of the Tube MP Studio V3 allows it to add warmth and fatness to a signal while maintaining low-noise.

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Need a small, portable, quality and unbelievably inexpensive pre-amp? Look no further than Sweetwater and ART for the amazing Tube MP! This compact, single-channel tube pre comes in very handy, adding just the touch of warmth you've been looking for to your digital recordings. In common with a lot of budget valve equipment, the usual '250V DC plus' lethal high tension power supply has been replaced by a much lower voltage system, which does affect the valve's overload characteristics, as well as reducing the overall headroom, but if done properly, this approach can yield very pleasing results. In fact, the power comes from an external 9V AC supply, but I assume a voltage multiplier is being used somewhere, otherwise the maximum possible DC supply would be around 25 Volts, and the 48V phantom power switch on the front panel proclaims that this clearly isn't the case. Judging By Appearance

For customers in outlying areas of the country, the price of the Extended Warranty may be marginally higher, due to the potential for higher collection and redelivery transport costs. Input: 1/4″ TRS unbalanced (1meg Ω), XLR female balanced. Output: 1/4″ TRS unbalanced (600 Ω), XLR male balanced (<300 Ω) If you are interested in receiving this coverage for longer than one year, you have the option of purchasing additional years of the Performance Warranty. The pricing is as follows: Please note that this extended warranty is currently only available on products sold within the UK, EU or EEA, and is subject to the terms and conditions as detailed on the extended warranty certificate provided.

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The preamp itself comes with presets for certain instruments or vocal types, although after experimenting with these, I don't always go with their suggestions depending on the tone I'm after. The sound is catastrophic, a grain of espce unpleasant o you feel that the sound is off, there are holes in the lower, like in low-mdiums, also a little in the treble. In short it is ugly. The gain is really low, there is a rhausseur ok but ds you push a little knobs, a breath ... I have not changed the lamp, because for a device like that the whole investment is useless I think

The most basic model Tube MP is a great value because it is so inexpensive, well made, and good sounding if used right.The only thing I don%27t like about the unit is the information provided with it. It took me quite a while to learn how to get the most out of it. I documented my experiences and what I learned in the form of videos which you can find on YouTube if you search under the name 'ToneTaster'. this thing is absolutely amazing, although it's really a preamp for a mic, I use it all the time with my guitar. I have a line6 spider2 amp and a digitech gnx3 which i use to get my distortion sounds, and i used to think they sounded great and very close to the originals before i plugged my guitar into this thing. It contains a 12AX7 tube, the kind of tube in most highend preamps of your favourite marshall, mesa, fender etc. This unit turns the digital models in your processor or amp into the real things that play just like the tube amps. I dont know why more people dont try it. tough metal casing, the knobs are perfect, smooth turning but with enough resistance to be very precise. Colored sounding but not in a bad way very decent and the tube is fine. Don't waste money switching it out. The sound is somewhat like a gritty tone that is not real high quality but in no way does it sound bad. It is like the blue tube or the old blue tube presounus tube amp pre amps that you could get for about 150.00.