All user reviews for the Art Tube MP Studio V3

12AX7A Made in PRC but well made.
Casing mtallique robust (more pais a tin can).
Connections and pots of quality and ability to rglages Different.
In short, well-finished product plutt (do not compare with a pramp. 600 Avalon of course).

UTILIZATION

Turn buttons seems to me, certainly trs ais still need to know to make the right rglages. With this pramp a little time to adapt is ncessaire to properly dose and understand what we have (Prior to experiment with). So, no need to make great studies for this. I find it very easy to use.

SOUND QUALITY

A torque T. Bone SC 400 via a Zoom H4n (as an audio interface) "Plugg" an Imac with Logic Express 8 ... is, for me, perfect for vocals and acoustic guitar made (good sound reproduction, with the right amount of heat). In this price range is satisfactory trs.

OVERALL OPINION

I use it for 6 months and am not at the moment. Report qualitprix we can do better.
I recall that this is not a pdalier effect. In contrast, little sollicit the lamp to obtain a saturation lgre, trs enjoyable in a configuration Jazz / Blues. It's perfect for singing with a filter antipop, no need to put too prt (30 or 40 cm) and your exact is good.

Preamp Tube

UTILIZATION

Yes, it is easily adjustable. It is anyway useful to read the user manual.

SOUND QUALITY

I use it between my bass and the mixer and even between the bass and amp head (not in the effects loop!)
I have noticed a difference when comparing with / without preamp.
Already with the original lamp, it was not bad. Then I could equip it with a lamp that I SPAX Mesa Boogie "in stock".
This preamp makes the bass sound much larger, it's a real pleasure.
on the other hand, do not wait to add more saturation.

OVERALL OPINION

I use it for several months.

I have not tested other preamps, but I did my "market research" on the Web before buying.

The sounds of knob "V3" are all very different, but mean anyway nuances. That's good. There's "headroom" at will (= decibels to be added to weak signals).

The adapter 230V/9V done against a little light (it heats up, but hey, as long as it does not burn).

This unit, I will take it.

Already listed previously ...

UTILIZATION

ditto ...

SOUND QUALITY

Infection!
Bought new € 88 Thomann, the first was completely defective (cracks and "bzzzzzzzzz" continuous), after exchange (happily refund the cost of re-shipments), the second war is better: more cracking but disgusting breath that makes it unusable. Different presets do not change the sound: dégeu A to Z!

OVERALL OPINION

I sold on ebay: he has a 36 €! Even at that price, I feel like I have ripped the buyer!
Since I bought the behringer pro ULTRAGAIN is 92 €! (4 € difference, you have a rack model, 2 channels, cut down, 1 band parametric eq, and unparalleled sound quality, even if we stay in the cheap!)

In short: AVOID!!

Pre-amp tube (12AX7).
2 input and 2 outputs XLR and jack 6,35.
Metal case that looks solid.

UTILIZATION

For the configuration ... it's even easier than picking his nose.
Those who get a popping sound and color are not just idiots. The knobs are not push down, making for a sound with a condenser microphone, I do not exceed 2 / 3 as input and 1 / 4 in output, pressing the +20 db gain and phantom power are selected with the knob good config (oddly, the "voice" goes perfectly with the voices, and the "guitar" with my guitar ...).
Finally, those who are not able to understand that not everything should be put at the bottom so that it works (and yes, to get a big sound in a studio, there is what is called mastering, pre- amp just use to color the sound (for lamps), and / or amplify it (something you can do very well with a sequencer ...).

Short stuff to advise!

SOUND QUALITY

The sound that comes out is great! Coloured to perfection, it pushes my 40 cm in Eagleton, bottom!

OVERALL OPINION

For how long have you been using it?
2 days non stop.

What thing do you like most/least about it?
+: Its very good, cheap, small
-: Paradox with the small size: not rack.

Did you try many other models before getting this one?
2 or 3 more expensive and lower quality ...

What is your opinion about the value for the price?
Excellent!

Knowing what you know now, would you make the same choice?
yes!

preamp / limiter analog 12AX7

16 presets heat lamp.

2in-jack / XLR
2out-jack / XLR

delivered with a 9V AC power supply, well yes there is a lamp inside ....

UTILIZATION

config super simple, no need for manual

Possibility of a micro fuel thanks to its phantom power.
phase inverter
-1 Input gain coupled with a green LED that turns red after the sat of the lamp or the limiter
-1 Output volume with meter
the volume pot is a little cheap, but the preamp at 90 €, was not expected to have knobs Perkins ...

what could pass for a toy made in the final part of my pedalboard and just gives me a dose of warmth missing in my head all transistor amp Trace Elliot
CAUTION, however, not feed it with your foot transformer because it requires an alternating current

last detail if your preamp is connected to a mixing desk via the XLR and phantom power of the slice in question is on, it is stuck the needle VU meter cam ... So I advise you to insert.

SOUND QUALITY

Frankly, I expected worse finalemnt and they have done better ...

sound quality, will come primarily from its proper use.
after a first device replacement thinking of a factory default, I realized that it is used with caution, but super effective.
care should be taken not to push the meter output seen beyond 0, failing to hear a few creaks after a while with the heat lamp (which is why I did change the store)
My preferred setting is certainly the mode VALVE "is where the lamp is tt its charm, preferably at the saturation limit (LED which turns orange)

it generates a little breathless, but again, there is a lamp ...


OVERALL OPINION

I've had 4 years, bought € 89 and once the precautions set, there's not much to say, apart from those 2 knobs a bit cheap ..

Lamp starting dating, I think I'll replace it with the mm!!

Hello,

This prampli analog lamp is the one I recommend for beginners.
XLR connections are 6.35.
A big 16-pRSET potentiomtre acts, and provides better, there is a color, warmth multimdia Mic at 200 for example.
This model is not rack mountable.

UTILIZATION

Trs simple at all, everything is clear, especially the sound. Yes

SOUND QUALITY

as dj said everything is clear, color was a case that price
very good little prampli (besides its weight (very heavy) shows a circuit very well done and loaded.
The lamp is active and useful.


OVERALL OPINION

Prs one and only happy when a condenser microphone is used and in addition he served DI.

Pros: everything: vintage look, seeing Hublot, very nice, solid, steel, pRSET useful, clear sound.
Cons: Non Rackable achte but we saw her in knowing look.
At this price it's the best of the Presonus dguis I would do this election if necessary to replace it. Finally a good

This is what you might call the hot-rodded version of ART's famed, low-priced tube preamps. The hot-rodding here has to do with variable voicings, which means that you can change the way the tube affects the signal. I'm not sure exactly how they do this, whether they do it by modifying the signal itself with capacitors or by modifying the plate voltage in the tube or some other way, but it basically gives you a bunch of slightly-different midrange peaks to choose from. These are all labeled things like "bass" and "guitar," but I usually just turn the knob around until I find one that sounds good for the signal I'm recording, and ignore the labels.

It's also got all the usual stuff for a preamp: phantom power on and off, boost, input level, output level, phase reverse. It has a cool analog output meter, though the input meter is just an led that turns green for signal and red for clip.

It's powered by a wall wart. There is no on off switch, so when you want it off you just unplug it.

UTILIZATION

This is one of those somewhat-controversial "starved plate" designs. This means it's not what is traditionally meant by a tube preamp, even though it does have a tube in it and it delivers what many would call authentic tube sound. Basically it's a solid state preamp which also runs signal through a tube. The way I understand it (I'm no expert) the voltage on the tube is lowered to make the tube work harder in passing the little bit of signal it's given. This imparts a little bit of tube warmth and distortion, like a traditional tube preamp being driven really hard.

In a traditional tube preamp you have lots of tubes and input and output transformers. This sounds a lot better, but can cost literally a hundred times what the V3 costs ($4000 rather than $40).

SOUND QUALITY

Many people don't like the whole "starved plate" thing because it imparts a kind of exaggerated tube sound. This can be good for some kinds of music and some kinds of signals, but not for all. It sounds terrible, to me, on the sound of a miced tube amp, because that sound is already plenty tube-y. It sounds pretty good on bass guitar when you're going direct, but less so on a miced bass amp. It sounds *awesome* on vocals.

The starved plate design can generate a lot of noise, so you don't want to use this on every track of an 8 or 16 track project, the cumulative effect would be really buzzy/hummy. I've had great luck using solid state pres on most things on a song and using this just on the vocals, though. It gives the vocals a nice faux-60s sound which, because you're using it only on the voice and not on the instruments, never becomes a sad parody of itself.

OVERALL OPINION

The bottom line is: This is a great tool to have. Only use it on one (or at most two) tracks on a given song. It sounds best on vocals, especially with a large-diaphragm condenser. Don't use it on anything you want to be really clean, or anything that is already being tube amplified (i.e. electric guitar). It tends to make acoustic guitar sound really unnatural, but not unpleasant.

People who complain about this thing are usual mad because either 1) they think it should sound like a $2000 "real" tube pre, or 2) they are using it on everything and don't like the amount of noise this generates. Use it once in a while on something you want to have a distinctly and unnaturally warm tone and you'll be happy with it.