All user reviews for the PreSonus BlueTube

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UTILIZATION

Operation is simple, no worries ...

SOUND QUALITY

It is interresting on bass, for example.
The lamp is cool, but you can quickly put too unnecessarily.
The preamps are good qulité for the price.

OVERALL OPINION

I do not use more
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He fell in the road (a track that no longer works in XLR, but jack and 48V power PBME)
I am not alone in this!
I let the three points for the price of the preamp, but I put no more because of the manufacturing quality.
I do not have that choice would do, too many failures!

Pramp transistor circuit with lamp, I do not m'tends description, see other opinions

UTILIZATION

The machine is very simple, and for the price plutt complte

SOUND QUALITY

MUST MUST REPLACE 12AX7 BASIC BY MARK GOOD! I have personally placed an Electro Harmonix (15 euros on Ebay) and the diffrence is crying! Some friends that I did cost a bit told me "you chang micro ?"... The grain is much more narrow prcis better Dfine!

I put 10 with the new lamp, and thinking of the price! Otherwise, be aware that pressure with a ...

Edict of 16/04/07: I bought a Universal Audio LA-610, which is well suprieur in many applications, but I can tell you that nammoins a deep voice with an AKG C414, Blue-Tube does not compete with the AU (transient, dynamic, DEFINITIONS, grain) but does not come out at all the ridiculous comparison either! ... This is a report pramp Q / P monstrous!

OVERALL OPINION

Most
The sound-IF YOU CHANGE THE LAMP
-The connection symtrique
The Q-ratio / Price

The -
Reserved-gain limit (45dB)
-No on / off
Phantom-Alim common to the two channels

I have this little prampli since ending for 3 years without any pb!

See previous opinion

UTILIZATION

The use is bone simple.
For audio, you can either put very little gain for a decision of its most clear and transparent or turn up the gain that may be of interest to distort the signal and compress it a little (some on making voice, bass direct or even snare). Finally, everyone did that kitchen, mine is special ...
I did catch bass distortion directly correct the distortion using the preamp. Otherwise I never use it to catch live guitar or bass.

SOUND QUALITY

The original lamp too saturated for my taste so I quickly changed to an Electro-Harmonix.
The sound is quite nice, it adds heat to catch.
Without him, my shots were cold and felt his wickedly digital.

OVERALL OPINION

I use it since 2005 and I saw my budget could not afford better, but I have had failures:
one of the tracks did more and XLR (gratos repaired by my dealer).

In summary, the sound is more than adequate for the price and its possibilities are wide but the build quality is poor. Because of that I put 8

Added on 22/09/07
The XLR repaired last year dropped again. The build quality of the machine is really bad.
I bought one later ULTRAGAIN Behringer T1953 Tube (two-channel preamp tube). The rendering is worse than the blue tube. In this price wins against Behringer Presonus!

Added on 27/08/08
I changed the lamp Electro Harmonix Sovtek 12AX7 WA by one. The output level is higher and more difficult to resolve. There are a lot less dynamic than the EH, just as if there is compression.
Also, I had the opportunity to use an Art MPA Gold. It's still something else ... but it is more expensive!

Unlike new BLUETUBE DP, we must remember that the ancient MODELS taient "Made In United States." This applies to the one I acquired OCCAZ to 80. This may be a dtail but for trying a DP, I find the sound of old MODELS 2 or 3x better ... In addition, the catch (even if they may be a little more fragile) are faade. Finally, coupled with BlueMax, it's beautiful ... but it is also a dtail!

UTILIZATION

Taken singing of course, but also guitar and everything that happens. For low also, as prampli, Chouteau well! Trs rgler simple. Another advantage vis vis the new MODELS: viewing levels is by led not by those who espces needles illegible quipent faade of the RFP. One little missing from the DP: there is no cutting down. Never mind, all my mics have a ...

SOUND QUALITY

Excellent! Not too much wind, no noise (I tried a DP that was plenty of buzz!), Trs a good momentum and that little heat indniable more when you go up gradually "Drive" (channel of the lamp). My microphone AKG Perception 200 is growing and loses some its ct "cheap" in the reproduction of the vote. Coupled with BlueMax, trs another good product I think I gained momentum, in simplicity and quality in my catch of his

OVERALL OPINION

Without any regret, this little purchase will go OCCAZ of loyal service, adding a little texture, warmth and dynamics taken my voice, guitar and all that go into it. In short, I love.

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UTILIZATION

Usage is childish.

SOUND QUALITY

Equipped with electro harmonix lamp is a magic box that heats anything. For voice it's great. I think the acoustics too. But in fact I use it mostly for warming digital synths a bit cold (like the D50, the TG77), which is impeccable as it is stereo. Beware though, this is not at all clear, the sound is colorful but it's fun. Be careful not to over saturate the lamp ...

OVERALL OPINION

The value for money is concrete: it is certainly better but it's much much more! This is the perfect tool to give a soul to warm your pickups. I do it again without hesitation that choice (for sure, I have 2!).

The PreSonus BlueTube is a dual channel mic preamplifier that has tube based power.  Each channel has a dual XLR and 1/4 inch input and this isn't a rack mountable unit.


UTILIZATION

The PreSonus BlueTube is a really easy preamplifier to use.  Each channel simply has knobs for drive and gain while it also has buttons for a pad and phase.  There is also a single phantom power button that applies to both of the channels as well as metering for each channel that shows the overall level you are getting from your signal.  I've never had any problems whatsoever manipulating this preamp and I don't think that too many people will have trouble with it either.  The manual for this is put together pretty well but it really isn't a necessity as it is easy enough to use on its own.


SOUND QUALITY

Even though this is a tube based preamp and does have some warm to it, I like this preamp mostly because it has a good deal of clarity.  These preamps are suitable for just about any application but I use this mostly for electric guitar as I find it to work best for this and I have other options for other applications.  While I wouldn't really say that this preamp colors your sound, it definitely does have its own sound to it.


OVERALL OPINION

While I can't say that I would recommend the PreSonus BlueTube to professional engineers or studios as I don't believe the overall sound quality is up to par, I would recommend this to home studio owners looking to get a very reasonably priced set of tube preamps.  They do have a pretty good sound but the price is really the best part about this as they give you a lot of bang for your dollar.  If you are a home studio owner looking for a cheap set of tube preamps, I would recommend checking out the PreSonus BlueTube.