Double microphone preamp with 2 channels 4-band parametric equalizer,
4 physical inputs and 4 outputs (2 for the pre amp and 2 for the EQ) which allows a compressor to put between each channel, for example, or use the pre amp regardless of the EQ!
the schematic was created by Rupert Neve and released in 1998 manufactured by Summit Audio.
its particularity and be the first fully analog, and in the classroom, but in digital control, which makes it possible to Store and Recall any setting on the machine.
He has six multi-function display, simply push quil to edit and 10 endless rotary function with a push and equipped for the VCA's incrémantation values.
it weighs heavy, very heavy, the power supply is oversized, the rack is ventilated in a very efficient and unobtrusive (which is rare!)
there is a version of MPE 200 slave, because the front of a classic MPE200 can be used to edit up to 32 channels or MPE200 200slave MPE. (Well you still have the means, it means 16 machines to 5500 euros each (more than half a milion francs!)

UTILIZATION

Intuitive, clear, even if having two channels on a single physical interface can sometimes cause some delays! it has 25 memories that can save your settings and are recalled on any of the two channels (not 25 memories per channel) can be linker both channels for stereo, all functions are recall (ie : 48V, phase, gain, HPF / LPF, 4-band EQ and output level)
* Rigolotte one more thing, you can even mettren the two filters in series, if you do not want to use the LPF can be used when two HPF of -12 dB / octave range, which can put one at 50 Hz for example, and another at 125 Hz, which will make you a Soft filter between 50Hz and 125 and summation effect (12 +12 = -24dB/octave) dives much more violent from 50Hz! is a specific tips to MPE 200!
for the rest, even without the doc no problem, we now store in the output screen while pressing the rotary push the output, it goes fast, it can effectively and locker memories or not . it is possible to recall n'impotre quellle memory on the screen before the recall and this for both channels

SOUND QUALITY

I find the pre amp very good, tough, beautiful, clear and powerful sound.
EQ, Superb, an incredibly serious, flexible and breathable, a musical medium and sharp detail, it is a very musical EQ, even the frequencies that hurt (2.5 kHz, 3.15 kHz, 6.3 kHz for example, are superb!) machine very well calibrated in terms of level (successive stages) as well as choice of frequency and Q on EQ's (between 0.60 and 2), values ​​a little soft in contrast a PM3500, here we try to make the sound, not to manage problems of feedback!

OVERALL OPINION

I dreamed for a long time for my solo concerts in conventional sound systems, in fact I often program with excerpts from opera involving one or two soloists extract (example: tenor and soprano + flute concerto and harp, or then again another soprano) short, you understand the whole point of a telll machine, finished the pre-amp analog racks for each solo, set to the technician in me be rewired each soloist on the new songs a pair of two solo and I recall the summit proper memory! with consistent quality and remaining analog class
I would have enlisted the services of two Empirical Labs Distressor EL8X between the pre amp section and that of EQ's and I must say that I do not live today what I could get better! come and compare it with a 737!!
I'm pretty pleased with the MPE 200 and have "unfortunately" not much bad to say about this machine at the moment!