All user reviews for the Art Tube MP

I have the original and most basic model ART Tube MP. It is black with no VU meter. I have been recording music for many years but I am not a professional. In recent years I have taken great interest in tube related amplifiers and equipment and enjoy doing sound tests etc. I feel that I know a LOT about the Tube MP.

I bought it in the early 2000s but I don%27t remember where or for how much.

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'.

Amazing construction for $30.00!

The ART Tube MP is great for the money if you know how to use it. If you don%27t it can mess up your sound. I have not tried the other more expensive models but I tend to think that the simple one is all you need and its wiser to save your money for a great preamp rather than spend few hundred for a fancier one of these.

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I had just bought a condenser mic that required phantom power, but i was unaware that I didn't have anything that would supply it. I went to long and mcquade and bought it for $80 canadian. Because I've been sold on the superior sound of tubes, i bought this unit instead of just a basic phantom power provider. I was told it would work on other intruments that weren't mics.

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.

you can use both outputs at once, but only one input, if I had forked out the money to buy the next model it would have two channels, so i have no reall grounds to complain.

tough metal casing, the knobs are perfect, smooth turning but with enough resistance to be very precise.

if your doing anything digital and want that classic tube tone of the higher end equipment, then here's your $80 solution, 69US i think. especially if your amp or floor processor is a digital amp modeler, buy this thing.

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A small simple product with a half-visible light, a gain of an output gain, a alim.phantom, a pad of gain and phase reverse. Connectors XLR and jack input and output.
The TubeMP not rackable but this simply raises the can o, c - d everywhere!

UTILIZATION

EST could not be more simple to use, two pots and three buttons!
No need to book. Thank you

SOUND QUALITY

The quality is honorable and trs lamp adds a little more sympathetic.

OVERALL OPINION

Trs used for the microphones, so. Trs cool but also for guitars and basses Lectra. recording, or as the direct Casing live on acoustic guitars for example.
Obviously, it would be nice in Stereo, but the price ...
Note that ART offers a small converter with SPDIF the same size in 24 bit / 96kHz, ideal for attacking a sound card.
It's simple, efficient, a little small, but cheap. Good deal. Srieusement.

Preamp tube. In 1 XLR / Jack 1 Out XLR / Jack
Alim Phantom, Phase Reverse
Switch + 20 db
Led an indicator of saturation
There is no rack is a very practical format, but offset by a rock solid! (I have to drop it two dozen times)

UTILIZATION

Is not easy and you plug it sounds. No memory, ca is not much.
3 Regret:

No On / Off button
No VU meter (set to the problem Studio V3)
This very hot and very quickly but hey it might be normal for a preamp (?)

SOUND QUALITY

I use it with:

A PG52 kick drum on my -> Super sound, no complaints.
A Behringer B2 for voice -> The sound is faithful, niquel.
Shure SM81 for the catch of the various -> IDEM
For my low -> It's pretty blah but the sound is not clear and lacks a bit of potato.

OVERALL OPINION

I use it for one month, the price (140 € in sonoshop) and very reasonable, I used for many things it is always up! It's really the thing to have when you have a small budget.
I do it again this choice but € 30 more I let myself be tempted by the Studio V3
In short it is a bomb.

This is an amp lamp.

UTILIZATION

There are two buttons rglage gain, IN (50 dB) and OUT (10 dB).
Personally, I have used as the IN

There is also a button 20 db that has served me anything, since add as much noise as
of gain.

If one uses only the first SETTING THE gain was not or almost not breathing.

I used the studio to register.

SOUND QUALITY

I t's extremely prampli by.

I usually use my Honntech pramplis the C-Port, and compared these,

prampli the ART is clearly under DEFINITIONS in the treble.
I would say that the prampli ART had the effect of filtering more or less in the fall of Galise
treble in my voice taken over the pramplis Hoontech.

The Difference of brightness as a t pramp for me between my card and it prampli lamp
I sell the.

However, I must admit that the sound is clean, but really lacks DEFINITIONS.
I prcise I use a micro electro static SM PRO MC01.

So really, if all the vendors that I interviewed are willing to spit on
pramplis of Hoontech, I think those are the less good, and do not
to have accurate records. (unless you want to add a legalization
in the treble to compensate for filtering ...)

OVERALL OPINION

I used 1 month and I sold it.
the sound is warm, but lack of precision in srieusement treble.
The report price quality is bad.

I do not have that choice would do, and I would not advise anyone.

Prampli lamp, used to record a microphone requires phantom power in a home studio config.
and a level of output level
phantom power
possibility to add 20 db
reverse
Two connection options, jack or XLR input and output.

UTILIZATION

Trs simple to use, no need to read the manual (which is English)

SOUND QUALITY

I first tried a Premire who constantly crunches, it seemed to hear a hard turn vinyl, totally innutilisable.
I changed it and since it works well, a little breath recess, but if we did not numrique can not have no breath
for her I find it useful and trs trs enjoyable, it's true that light can "warm sound", while dpend of tastes and colors this level ...

OVERALL OPINION

I for a week, I have not a long exprience on this hardware but the little I used seems to me all the same though.

12AX7. One channel, one lamp, one sound: we turn to the right and archauffe more, until a soft trs progressive saturation, typical of the "lights".

UTILIZATION

There's that hook!

SOUND QUALITY

The lack of potato has softened considerably the instrument. INTERESTED in some voices, guitars, basses.Il should try to change the lamp to see what a given (original lamps for most products range from lamps, the lamps are often low-end, economics oblige ...).

Live, his breath is not rdhibitoire, Gnant's studio ...

OVERALL OPINION

I test various signal recording (voice, etc.), but I mostly used on my bass live (for the electro jazz ambient). Not too dcevant for the price: color is sensitive, if you like the grain is perfect! The breath is the default one, and one of "CHARACTERISTICS" traditional hardware lamps ...

See data sheet or other notices.

UTILIZATION

It could not be more simple: gain, output, phantom power ... double connector jack + XLR ...

SOUND QUALITY

Not much to say. In my opinion, people who said c'tait not usable in the studio did not know how to use it. And is like a bad relationship quality price, you really have to know a turning knob.
The problem of this product is the lack of graduation "pro" (which I need), ie a scale in dB. It is not known o is 0 dB both in or out, which is trs prjudiciable, Obviously it's like driving a car without knowing when you brake or when you access Lérez but you have to use your two pedals at the same time. If your gain is -10 dB and put your output level 10 dB when you brake and you acclrez at the same time, except that you do not even know!
Feedback, a risk of blows comes as a signal / noise ratio can be optimized not really "eye".
Otherwise, if you put everything back is that sr has breath, but must see the level coming out too ...

OVERALL OPINION

I bought it was released, it cost 950 F or more than double its current price, and I do not regret my purchase. I rcemment used a cello, a coupled Audio-Technica ATM-33 (an electret, I think, can walk on battery or power supply) and frankly I got a nice sound without breath .
The absence of saw-Maître makes using a bit difficult, it is true, but hey, it's a far Exceeds prampli that you find out about his style machines Portastudio and Roland VS ... (I have a VS-1680) ... it's the use, right?

For low-volume sources such as acoustic guitar arpge, for example, I recommend a pramp quieter, but you pay bcp bcp more.
At the current price of about 60, is unbeatable. Probably much better than the Behringer ...

Technology lamp ect ect ...

UTILIZATION

Using ultra simple. No need, if not a brain.

SOUND QUALITY

Here is my modest instalation:

An amp, a Samson R21 microphone, a tube Mp, a pc. Ms. no sound card, as tile!

H although I am more than satisfied: Not a pet of breath, no grsillements, the sound is fairly Fidler! Trs mild, it transcribes well the large distortion, and indeed even for clean.
Without being a machine has 50 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 euros he trs good job, and does not saturate too quickly. (Thank you can be the Sovtek WA has included giving all the same a lil more heat.)

PS: try your amp this little box, my clean is much softer, warmer. (Just think of the Marshall cleans ...) Renewed quality for my amp!

OVERALL OPINION

Trs meets the view of the price, I even recorded the rain, I surprised rsultat t!

A re-closed eyes when we see that for 40 euros it's OK! Why miss out!

Pr-amp lamp.
Between 1 and XLR and jack in the same
Between gain and output volume adjustable.
48v power supply.
+ 20dB PAD.
Phase inverter.

On the original lamp, or people gourent rptent or what they said without vrifier, or is the lottery, and we are not taught the same log.
Personally, my lamp is an original stamp 12AX7A CHINA, not Sovtek (Still, this is trs loupiote correct).

UTILIZATION

I bought it in the IDE to use it as a lamp Live ID, and also to spend my Triton synth, electric instruments possibly before sending in my a sound card for recording.
For microphones, I have a dj strip Mindprint, but it is possible that I use it to a.

SOUND QUALITY

The sound is played correctly, yes, has no transparency, precision and clarity of my Mindprint transistor (normal) but it's not too bad.

I think it brings a prampli lgre coloration, in the sense that a "softening" the sound or a soft cot provides a sound, if you follow me ...
For instance, when I spend my Triton the inside, the sounds sound less synthetic, are a little less hard in veloutun senior mdiums and treble, without being too colorful, just over .
This is especially true when you change the lamp, with an Electro Harmonix or JJ Tesla 12AX7 (GOLD preferences) for example.

Changing the lamp brings a little more true, especially with the Electro Harmonix, the sound seems more clear and open, while keeping the original CHARACTERISTICS Art Tube, namely a sound a bit mellow.
I never tried to play with the saturation of the camera, making no electric guitar.

Also note that the prampli has a good signal / noise, I did not identify any problem of breath or parasite teacher, be it with an instrument or a microphone (and scne studio).

OVERALL OPINION

I use it for 3 or 4 months, not every day either.

O the price I got it (39 euros in Germany), one can not blame him much.
It pramplifie source, instrument or microphone properly, without making any significant blows.
This can even be INTERESTED in a electric instrument, it will make it a little less dull or flat, because the Tube MP offers a small grain smooth sound.

As prampli (if you do not make at least 100 euros), or as DI lamp, trs gear will do the trick, the cheaper the marchmais not the worst I think.
Better than many pramplis table mix low-end (style Behringer, Phonic or Yamaha).

It has a place in my home studio and Live.

Pre-amp tube.
1 input and output XLR and jack in the same
Input gain and output volume adjustable.
48v power supply.
+ 20dB PAD.
Phase inverter.

UTILIZATION

Home studio to record bass, vocals, Fender Rhodes, and everything that is not amplified.

SOUND QUALITY

Very good quality for the price (I bought 39 €). We love it or hate it color the sound.

OVERALL OPINION

I use it for two days and is remarkable value for money. I think this amp is not suitable for all instruments. I tried it on a Fender Jazz Bass, it sounds very good.
Be careful not to push too hard on the volume and gain.

Small lamp pramp AX7, equipped with a 20 db boost, which comes with a lamp "made in China" though its production is apparently amricaine ...

MODEL small manufacturing which inspires confidence. The hull is mtal heavy, with 4 pads antidrapants (aa important, I think)

Input and output XLR and jack in, (no by-pass is not a PDAL)

UTILIZATION

Configuration a breeze. Level of input, output, boost, phase switch. The manual in French, you can always believe it ...

Sound: 2 knobs. was going to go??

SOUND QUALITY

I use this thing for my low, between the amplifier and the instrument. It is stunning. Taking care not to saturate the BTE, we get a trs its soft, warm, trs seventies rock. No breath.

Without using the boost, we can not say that the sound level is the pramp trs lev. For cons, the sound is much the color ...

No breath ...

OVERALL OPINION

I love this pramp I advise all lovers of the "hot" and round. I allowed myself to post my opinion because I use it exclusively with a live bass and rpt, use for which a priori, it is Designed. And I'm not.

on the other hand I changed the lamp to a "Sovtek". Saturation occurs more slowly, the sound is all the better.

8 with the lamp of origin, 10 with the Sovtek, so I put 9.

As for the price, 39 with the power supply (required) Thomann, there is no abuse! T me mine book with a power supply pin with English. Count for the adapter 4.10 GB / France Leroy-Merlin.

As part of the use that I do, I would have loved it functions as a foot switchable pedals with bypass ...

Pr amp / studio lamp
Between a jack, XLR 1Between
1out 1out XLR jack
Chinese lamp 12AX7C
1potard level of an output level knob
a boost switch (+20 dB), a switch phantom power supply (48V) and a reverse phase
Power supply

UTILIZATION

In principle, the first button (input) is pr amplify the sound. RULES It is up to without the green LED does not turn red: you climb up that has changes to red (playing hard) and you rediminue a little later. If a does not turn red even at max, is that your input signal is low enough, you can trigger button 20 db and refine the rglage.
Then you RULES output level (output) according to the power that you want to send to the next level.

Normally, this type of rglage minimizes interference because the signal is amplified dpart before moving into the electronic circuit. I think that's what uses the most also the lamp (not from me .. sr).
In rglant diffrent (down in between), the lamp would be less requests, which can affect the sound.

In short, the best is to try and listen DIFFERENT rglages what you dish the most.

SOUND QUALITY

/! ATTENTION: I have replaced the lamp with a Groove Tube 12AX7B, much better for bass /!

I use this amp for my bass pr for my amp (Fender rumble 100) is a powerful but its cold trs ...
This pre amp provides more warmth in the sound, it's glove!
Normally it takes to plug in an effects loop for my use, because the goal is to deprive the pre amp the amp has a trs's cold, and the grain of the rock art and the tube lamp directly to HP, but I personally prfres plug directly into the amp, effect pedals like a what.
Basically I have a: Low> Effect pedals> Art Tube> amp
Why? ben the Art Tube is to provide the grain, so it's not versatile trs, and putting it before the pre amp to the amp, there is always the grain of the lamp, but you can tweak with the EQ of the amp, which ultimately becomes versatile.
In any case, with the level MIDI input and output level at 9am, we get a clean sound and level of Global Warming to the max output level low, there is a good distortion. The problem of the distortion is that it's not very practical for my use, I have it locks into place and any time a arrter as a pedal effect. And secondly, it's not trs versatile, it's a what. that's a I'll buy one specially for low distortion, and the Global Warming Art Tube all.

/! ATTENTION: I have replaced the lamp with a Groove Tube 12AX7B, much better for bass /!

OVERALL OPINION

Ben I said everything I reu yesterday, intended to Global Warming my amp.
I changed the lamp with a Groove Tube, which is a lamp diffrent other, which has a typical grain and low diffrent my taste.
But the original lamp silent trs correct the distortion that silent apart trs ugly!
send me a message if you have further questions on the pre amp in itself, or on changing the lamp!

See further notice and site of the brand.

The connection is sufficient and allows the rglages needed.

An input and an output jack and XLR with ... what's better?

WARNING! I should point out that the plug is EUROPEAN, no need to travel adapter as a trademark in other reviews!

UTILIZATION

So what could be simpler .... Me I use it as DI / preamp for my electro acoustic lamp on the PA system.

4-5/10 knob input, output max 7 / 10 and I have a good sound, good without crunch. Apart from the two knobs, you can switch 3 to have a phantom power supply etc, but there again, nothing complicated!

In résumé is simple ....

ps: only regret, an on / off does not have the luxury but good!

SOUND QUALITY

Simple, effective.

The sound of electro in my sound system is great, very hot as it should, without saturation breathless ... but happiness. Must know rgler (ouch, two knobs, it's too hard) and you're jou!

The lamp may not be top, I will test later but better sound is spot on!

OVERALL OPINION

I put a score of 8, which for me is a good note. It is probably not the best stuff and probably not the worst!