Review on ART TubeMPSTV3 Variable Valve Voicing 🎨 Tube Mic Preamp With Limiter - Enhancing SEO by Michelle Sanders

EDITED: This is an amazing tool. All it basically does is insert a tube into your signal chain. But if you do it right, boy, what a difference a whistle can make. In a word: warm. FOR BETTER RESULTS: 1. Replaced the standard Chinese tube with the Slovak J/J 12AX7 - a noticeable improvement to my ears.2. Power your signal circuit with an isolation transformer. This reduces the ground loop background and is of great importance. (Make sure you have an [800mA * 9VAC] connection.) For live performance (ie not connected to a mixer): 3. Run the compressor before the input. For transparency I prefer an optical device like the Mooer Yellow Comp.4. After exiting, run the EQ with the cut/boost active. The MXR's 10-band EQ does its job well. To maximize the "warm" effect of the lamp: set the gain as high as possible without causing signal distortion. So crank this guy up as high as you can, then turn down the gain on the compressors and EQs on both ends. Then fiddle with them, not the preamp itself, to control the final volume. Wonderful! My signal chain looks like this: Instrument -> Moore Yellow Compressor -> ART Studio V3 Preamp -> 10-Band MXR EQ -> . -> power booster. Other thoughts: Different sound configurations vary significantly, which seems to make this a very versatile device (I haven't tested this theory myself). - Some reviewers complained that the dB meter didn't work on arrival. It is likely that your input signal is probably too weak. At first I thought the same thing, but luckily I was wrong. Overall: I'm very glad I chose this device after figuring out how to set it up; Bundle of glorious warmth for just $100, and remember that's with every standard bulb it came with. I will change and upgrade the Slovenian J/J whistle.