ART Tube MP Studio V3 Voiced Valve Preamplifier with Power Supply

ART Tube MP Studio V3: A Versatile Tone-Shaping Tool for Audio Professionals
Looking for a device that can add warmth and fatness to any audio source, while keeping a low-noise signal path? Look no further than the Tube MP Studio V3. Although primarily a microphone preamp featuring +48V phantom power, variable gain, and phase reverse switching, the Tube MP also doubles as a tube-driven direct box for any instrument source.

The V3 (Variable Valve Voicing) Technology used in the Tube MP Studio V3 allows for instant tone contouring to any source. The V3 presets were fine-tuned by some of the industry's top studio and live-sound engineers and offer preamp settings for guitars (electric and acoustic), keyboards, bass guitars, drums, vocals, and more. To protect the next component in your signal path from clipping and overloads, the Tube MP Studio V3 uses OPL (Output Protection Limiting) technology.

Compared to the “on-board” preamps found in many low-cost mixers, multi-track recorders, and audio cards, the Tube MP Studio V3 offers superior performance and sound quality. This makes it an ideal tone-shaping tool for professionals in any field.

Key Features

• Superior preamplification for microphones, instruments, and line level sources
• Variable Valve Voicing (V3) for enhanced sound customization
• Output Protection Limiting (OPL) for added safety and durability
• Hand-selected 12AX7A tube provides 70dB of gain
• Smooth, warm, and fat sound quality
• Variable input and output gain controls for precise adjustments
• Ideal as a tube DI (Direct Input)
• Features XLR and 1/4” inputs and outputs for versatile connectivity
• +48 volts of phantom power for powering condenser microphones
• Phase reversal switch for correcting phase issues
• Portable design with all-steel construction for durability and convenience.

Technical Specifications

Frequency Response
5Hz to 50kHz (+0 to -1dB)
Total Harmonic Distortion
<.01% (clean); 0.1% (warm)
CMMR
> 75dB (typ. @ 1kHz)
Dynamic Range
<100dB
Equivalent Input Noise
-129dBu (A weighted, xlr to xlr)
Maximum Gain
80dB (xlr to xlr); 74dB (1/4” to xlr)
Maximum Input Level
+19dBu (xlr); +22dBu (1/4”)
Maximum Output Level
+28dBu (xlr); +22dBu (1/4”)
Phantom Power
+48 volts
Power Requirements
110-125 VAC, 16W
Tube Type
12AX7A - Dual Triode (Hand Selected)
Dimensions
5.0” D x 5.5” W x 2.0” H
Weight
1.5 lbs