ART-ProMPA3
A versatile two channel preamp with streamlined controls and real tube tone in a 2U rack enclosure. Switchable tube or solid state voicing and variable impedance to 80k ohms make it a powerful upgrade over your mixer or audio interface preamps.
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ART Pro MPA III Two Channel Valve Microphone Preamplifier
The Pro MPA III packs two channels of discrete Class A FET preamplification and genuine 12AT7 tube tone into a 2U rackmount enclosure. With up to 70 dB of gain, switchable tube or solid state voicing and variable input impedance, it is a serious upgrade over the built-in preamps on your mixer or audio interface for vocals, instruments and full session tracking.
Multivoice: Tube or Solid State
New in version III, the Voice switch on each channel selects between a warm tube signal path and a clean solid state path, so the same unit can add vintage thickness to a vocal or stay transparent for acoustic sources. The Character switch enhances low and high frequencies to compensate for the non-linearity of microphone transformers, improving vocal intelligibility without reaching for an EQ.
Variable Impedance for Any Microphone
The input impedance control sweeps from 600 ohms to 80k ohms, a significantly wider range than earlier models. Loading a dynamic or ribbon microphone at different impedances changes its tonal character, turning the Pro MPA III into a creative tool: darker and thicker at low settings, open and airy as you sweep up.
Studio-Ready Connections
Each channel accepts an XLR microphone or 1/4" instrument signal through the front panel Hi-Z input, with variable gain, low cut filter and output level, plus switches for a 20 dB boost, phase invert and 48V phantom power. Balanced XLR and 1/4" outputs run at selectable +4 dBu or -10 dBV, and the universal internal power supply works anywhere in the world.
Features:
- Discrete Class A FET microphone preamps with up to 70 dB gain
- Selectable 12AT7 tube or solid state voicing per channel
- Variable microphone impedance (600 ohms to 80k ohms) and low cut filter
- Character switch to enhance vocal intelligibility
- Front panel Hi-Z instrument level DI inputs
- Analog VU meters with meter trim
- 20 dB boost, phase invert and 48V phantom power switches
- Balanced XLR and 1/4" outputs, +4 dBu or -10 dBV operation
- Universal internal power supply
| Specifications: | |
| Input Impedance | 600Ω - 80 kΩ (XLR) 1 MΩ (1/4") |
| Output Impedance | <47Ω (XLR) |
| Maximum Input Level | +19 dBu (XLR) +17 dBu (Instrument) |
| Maximum Output Level | +27 dBu (XLR, 1/4") |
| Maximum Gain | 70 dB |
| Frequency Response | 15 Hz - 48 kHz (+0, -1 dB, Tube) 15 Hz - 120 kHz (+0, -1 dB, Solid State) |
| Total Harmonic Distortion | <0.005% (typical) |
| Equivalent Input Noise | -128 dBu (XLR, A-Weighted) |
| CMRR | >50 dB |
| Power Requirements | 100-240V~ 50/60Hz 25W, rear-mounted IEC connector |
| Dimensions | 3.5" x 19" x 8.75" (8.9 cm x 48.3 cm x 22.2 cm) |
| Weight | 10.5 lbs / 4.7 kg |
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