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Title: Art Digital MPA Microphone Preamp - Anyone use?
Post by: Roving Sign on February 11, 2007, 06:34:04 PM

http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/DigitalMPA/

I really like my dbx386 - but just feel like parking it for awhile...

I'm an old Sony D5 user - and I really miss the VU meters...seems like they tell you something the others dont...

So this one has my eye...just wondering if anyone has used this piece?

Title: Re: Art Digital MPA Microphone Preamp - Anyone use?
Post by: live2496 on February 14, 2007, 09:33:51 PM

I used one on vocals in a studio setting and I must say that i was quite impressed with it.

It's a quality piece of gear in my opinion. The most unique feature is the variable impedance control. With that you can tune the sound of the mic.

Class-A tube circuitry. Digital out to 192kHz. High plate voltage option for the tubes. VU-meters.

I don't remember too much about the digital output level control. It wasn't a dsp but some type of analog stage boost just before the converter or something like that.

Extremely good value at $399.