Manual Art Tube Mp Studio V3

The ART TUBE MP STUDIO V3™
TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction ........................................................................................... 2 Installation ............................................................................................. 3 AC Power Hookup .............................................................................. 3 Audio Connections.............................................................................. 3 Safety Precautions .............................................................................. 3 Controls and Indicators .........................................................................4 Input Control ....................................................................................... 4 +20 dB Gain Switch............................................................................ 4 Phantom Power +48V Switch ............................................................. 4 Phase Reverse Switch ........................................................................ 5 OPL™ (Peak Limiter) Switch .............................................................. 6 Power/Clip/Limit LED.......................................................................... 6 VU Meter ............................................................................................. 6 Output Control .................................................................................... 7 Connections .......................................................................................... 8 ¼” Input Jack....................................................................................... 8 XLR Input Jack ................................................................................... 8 XLR Output Jack ................................................................................. 8 ¼” Output Jack ................................................................................... 9 Power Jack......................................................................................... 9 Operation ............................................................................................. 10 Warranty Information .......................................................................... 12 Service ................................................................................................. 13 Tube MP StudioSpecifications .......................................................... 14
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INTRODUCTION
Thank you for purchasing the Tube MP Studio V3™ - and congratulations: You now own one of the most versatile preamplifiers available. Offering a superb level of sound quality, the Tube MP Studio’s hybrid solid state and tube circuit design combined with a straightforward user interface quickly and easily givesyou access to all of its features. The original ART Tube MP put professional-caliber tube preamplification into the hands of thousands of musicians and recordists that wanted great tube tone in a compact and flexible package. The Tube MP Studio V3™ extends the range of applications by adding V3™ (Variable Valve Voicing) technology with an output protection limiter (OPL™) to precisely control outputpeaks, and analog VU metering to aid in setting and maintaining proper signal levels. The Tube MP Studio V3™ can be used in a wide variety of applications including recording, project and home studios, where its metering functionality and OPL™ circuitry really shines. It also functions as a direct box, with impedance matching and preamplification for instrument or linelevel sources. FEATURES: •Built-in analog VU metering • V3™ (Variable Valve Voicing) with OPL™ (switch selectable) • Up to 70dB of gain • Hand selected 12AX7A dual triode tube • Balanced XLR inputs and outputs • ¼” High impedance Instrument input and ¼” line level output • +48V Phantom power (switch selectable) • Phase Reverse Switch • Gain (+20dB) Switch • Input Gain Control • Output Level Control • Multifunction, dual...