Professional
Tube Microphone Preamplifier - Selectable Optical-Tube/Variable-Mu Compressor
- Tube Parametric Equalizer
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$799 US
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Price $674 US
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The
Pro Channel from ART is the latest offering from the world’s most popular
tube dynamics processing manufacturer. ART engineers have combined the world-renowned
Pro MPA, Pro VLA, and Tube EQ into a single product – creating the world’s
best-sounding and most affordable professional recording channel.
The Pro Channel features many new and exciting design enhancements to ART’s
pro and home studio staples, including the addition of a Variable Mu circuit
to the compressor module. The Pro Channel allows you to select between ART’s
award winning optical/tube compressor or the coveted Variable Mu circuit (a
design made popular by the sound of the old broadcast limiters – now costing
thousands of dollars). The Variable Mu circuit is fast, fat and a bit aggressive,
and is guaranteed to become a legend among compressors as has the Pro VLA.
The four-band parametric equalizer has selectable Q for the two sweepable
mid-bands. As with all design elements of the Pro Channel, these Q options
were fine-tuned by some of the industry’s top studio and live-sound engineers.
Likewise, all new additions were made without compromise to the sound of the
original designs (Pro MPA, Pro VLA, Tube EQ), which have become standards
in professional studios and FOH rigs around the globe.
The Pro Channel defines the term “channel strip.” The Pro Channel is an impressive
package from the world-wide leaders in tube dynamics signal-processing gear.
Pick one up and catch your own tube-buzz at your favorite ART dealer today.
| PRODUCT SPECS |
| Dimensions: | 6.5"D x 19"W x 3.50"H |
| Weight: | 12.0 lbs |
| Maximum Gain: | XLR to XLR: 83dB |
| Maximum Gain: | 1/4” to 1/4”: 65dB |
| Dynamic Range: | >100dB (20-20KHz) |
| Frequency Response: | 10Hz to 20KHz (± .5dB) |
| Low-Cut Filter: | Variable; -3dB@10Hz to 250Hz |
| Input/Output Connections: | XLR balanced & 1/4” unbalanced |
| Insert Connections: | 1/4” unbalanced |
| Input Impedance: | 1.67k ohms (XLR), 1M ohm (1/4”) |
| Output Impedance: | 600 ohms (XLR), 300 ohms (1/4”) |
| Maximum Input Level: | +15dBu (XLR), +21dBu (1/4”) |
| Maximum Output Level: | +27dBu (XLR), +22dBu (1/4”)v |
| Equivalent Input Noise: | -130dBu (XLR to XLR, ‘A’ weighted) |
| Phantom Power: | +48v DC (switchable) |
| Compression Ratio: | Variable: 2:1 to >10:1 |
| Attack Time: | Fast: 2ms (optical), 0.5ms (vari-mu) |
| Attack Time: | Slow: 15ms (for 20dB of comp) |
| Release Time: | Fast: 300ms, Auto: 100ms-3sec |
| Maximum Compression: | 30 dB (optical), 23dB (vari-mu) |
| EQ Frequency Bands: | Low Shelf: 40Hz/120Hz selectable |
| EQ Frequency Bands: | Low-Mid: Sweepable 20Hz to 200Hz/ 200Hz to 2KHz |
| EQ Frequency Bands: | Low-Mid Q: Wide/Narrow selectable |
| EQ Frequency Bands: | High-Mid Sweepable: 200Hz to 2KHz/ 2KHz to 20KHz |
| EQ Frequency Bands: | High-Mid Q: Wide/Narrow selectable |
| EQ Frequency Bands: | High Shelf: 6KHz/18KHz selectable |
| Boost and Cut/Frequency Band: | ±12dB (wide), ±20dB (narrow) |
| Total Harmonic Distortion (THD): | <0.1% (typical) |
| Tubes: | Three Hand-Selected |
| Power Requirements: | 100-125 VAC, 30W (Export units configured for country of destination) |
| PRODUCT FEATURES |
| Professional Tube-Based Microphone/Line Recording Channel |
| Three independent World-Class modules: tube mic pre, switchable optical/ variable mu compressor, and tube EQ |
| Warm, Smooth, and Silky Sound Quality |
| Precision Detented Potentiometers |
| Selectable VU Metering (mic pre out, compressor out, or Main Out) |
| Tube Character and Gain Reduction LED Arrays |
| Balanced XLR and Unbalanced 1/4” Inputs and Outputs |
| Insert Points Between Preamp and Compressor, and Compressor and EQ |
| Three Hand-Selected Vacuum Tubes |
| Professional Signal Processing For Use With Any Analog or Digital Recording Format |
| Exceptional Processing Channel For Any Line or Instrument Level Signal |
| Five-Year Warranty |
| PRODUCT APPLICATIONS |
| Professional Recording Studios, Project Studios and Home Studios |
| DI Box for Instruments |
| FOH Sound Systems |
| Digital Audio Workstations & Computer Recording |
| MIDI Recording and Samplers |
| Voice-Over, Broadcast, and Edit Suites |
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