From rafael2pop@yahoo.com.ar Sat Feb 21 09:15:06 2004
Subject:Cheap basic tube preamp from Behringer

Hi folks,

Anybody tried the new announced tube preamp Behringer UltraGain MIC200 ?

The former model UltraGain MIC100 carried two inputs + 12AX7 tube (valve usually found in British amps)
with line + balanced phantom MIC socket (carries small voltage)
ideal for plugging a condenser microphone (cheaper than Neumann ) and used for home studio.

I got amazed with the idea of pluggin a keyboard there, to get warmer sounds, sorry for those having only Leslie connectors
(It has only a plug socket)

The basic model MIC100, it's sold online a $ 39, lower even than the cheapest experiencing tube preamp-kit preamp usually costing
hundred and up.

I guess that tweaking can't be as complex as SpeakEasy but it seems
to be stuff sorta "one size fits all", and what sounds interesting it wouldn't break any budget

Electronically, the hybrid model (tube + solidstate ) is a proven route
to get "fat" sounds

Theorically any signal signal if tube-premixed before going the power amp, will get
warm sounds, whatever the technolgoy of the power unit is (hybrid, all tube, Mosfet/bipolar, transistors vs. chip-amp, transformer vs. switching power supply, PCB vs. handwiring etc.)

I haven't heard yet about until I found only the older model at online stores (the newer one was shown at NAMM2004 as
publicized at the manufacturer's site)

What seems interesting is the "modeling knob" in the newer MIC200 model

Seems to be a gain knob for setting different tube "presets" (aka "modeling" ) for guitar, voice, keyboard, etc

At first look, I wondered "are selling the same stuff just changing the model number ".

I lookerfor thorougly until seeing the extra "modeling knob" no seen in the MIC100 model.

An onboard limiter sounds interesting , mostly for in-house recording.

The last 2004 model, near $ 50 activated my bargain-finder sensors :-)

Rafael

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