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Your cart is empty.The Tube MP Project Series is a professional quality audio interface that lets you connect microphone, instrument, and line level signals to audio inputs to digital audio workstations as well as standard analog devices. ART took their legendary Tube MP series and updated every aspect of the design, inside and out, while still maintaining a compact, reliable, cost effective product, and added a USB output. From the new all-aluminum stackable chassis to the precision LED level metering circuitry, ART has improved virtually every aspect of their already successful Tube MP series and added USB connectivity. ART Tube MP Project Series At a Glance USB Ultra-Low Noise Input Gain Control to Maximize Dynamic Range and Tube Usage FET Limiter USB USB (Universal Serial Bus) is a common hardware interface used for quick and easy connection of peripherals like the ART USB TUBE MP. The TUBE MP features a single Type B
Da Costa
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 25, 2024
Great unit though sent with a US power adaptor ! . Schoolboy error on behalf of the supplier 😕Got a uk adaptor from AmazonIf the supplier would like to get in touch they can send me a uk adaptorGood unit though
Matthew Gmuer
Reviewed in the United States on January 6, 2023
I love the many settings that I still have to play around with but amps my Yamaha yev105 perfectly into my computer for recording
Smutje
Reviewed in Germany on March 15, 2020
Leider hat das Gerät bei mir nicht den gewüschten Zweck erfüllt, Gerät war in Ordnung, ich hätte mich vorher besser informieren müssen, Rückabwicklung lief Vorbildlich.Vielen Dank, Verkäufer war sehr kooperativ.
Lawrence M. Locke
Reviewed in Canada on May 8, 2019
Wjen I finally received the product it was just as advertised. Speeding up the shipping process would be a huge improvement
Dark one
Reviewed in the United States on September 7, 2014
The only thing good about this is that it has a USB port which makes recording easy. Other than that it sounds really dull! There is no EQ. If tube warmth means dull and bassy then you should rethink if you want to use a tube at all. It's ok. You can plug your guitar straight into and get a fat sound for recording but this is more of a novelty. For vocals, it's not that great! Again, it is dull and bassy sounding. I don't see why a guitar player would use this but for vocals you could plug you mic into it and feed that already dull signal into the PC and record. Bottom line: you'll need some EQ on top of this.
Bill
Reviewed in the United States on July 3, 2013
I needed the functionality of USB to use my computer to record voiceover in my home studio. The ART Tube MP Preamp gave me that functionality and the ability to use a quality microphone in the studio. Very simple to operate and I get quality results for a good price.
VO_Geo
Reviewed in the United States on July 2, 2012
This is a terrific little preamp/phantom power/usb interface, though it lacks the easy portability of the Centrance Micport Pro or the Shure X2U. Unfortunately, it also lacks a 1/8" headphone port that the Micport Pro and X2U have (including volume control for the headphones) which means there is no way to monitor input real time without using your PC's headphone port and its associated latency. Some would consider a real time headphone port essential, including me. The ART also requires AC adapter power, unlike the previously mentioned USB devices powered through the USB port. This and its size makes the ART a little cumbersome if you have to record "on the go" (away from studio/home). On the plus side, it does "warm" the finished product for voice recording and is very easy to use. I'd have given it five stars if it had had a headphone port and volume control. M-Audio makes a comparable device (more expensive) that has a 1/8" headphone port.
Adolfo Foronda
Reviewed in the United States on February 18, 2012
The old usb connector is sort of weird, I had to turn all levels up to the max to get a decent audio signal out, I use it for podcasting.
Carl Boudreau
Reviewed in the United States on May 23, 2011
I put out a monthly YouTube video on my iMac and I have been slowly improving my "production values" by improving my equipment. Adding this preamp for use with a good condenser microphone gave me the improvement I was looking for in my voiceovers.Before using this preamp, the final, quiet words of a sentence often got lost. You just couldn't hear them. Now, voice levels always stay within audible range. Also, the limiter prevents many (but not all) spikes of sound that were too loud and were often distorted besides.Finally, my input signal is generally much stronger than before and I don't have to "normalize" the sound track to increase volume.All in all, this preamp made a critical quality difference for me AND it dramatically reduced post-production fussing and tinkering to raise volumes that were out of the audible range or lower volumes that were too high.I find the voice quality pleasant and superior to that produced by an Audio Technica USB mic that I was using previously. Basically, the voice quality produced by the AudoTechnica seemed "artificial" or "plastic" - i.e., electronically produced or enhanced. It wasn't awful, really and it probably wouldn't bother some people at all. It just sounded wrong to my ear.Altogether, the audio on my YouTube videos is much clearer, easier to hear and more pleasant to listen to.All in all, I am quite please with this product.
D. Fichtner
Reviewed in the United States on September 18, 2008
First off, this product will provide you with a somewhat clean way of getting audio into your computer (although there is a bit of tube noise in there, which is preferred by some for its sound), only it will be at a very low level. The downside is that it doesn't work well with all microphones.Dynamic mics are not a good match with this unit. I have to push in the +20db switch and turn both the gain and output nobs almost fully to the right in order to get enough gain. With that, it works fine, though.There isn't much room to tweak for just the right adjustments.This product is OK with condenser mics, and doesn't exhibit the same gain issues it does with Dynamic mics, but I am still not overly impressed with the overall amount of gain on this unit. My cheap Behringer board has far more gain than the ART. It's not even a contest.This does "warm up" your voice somewhat because it has a tube. Sometimes, I think the bass almost sounds slightly more muddy, but after a while, I have come to like it, provided I have it set correctly. That's it. It's not a miracle product that's going to make you sound like a $1,000 amp. If you're looking for tube distortion, this product is not what you want, because you don't have the adjustments necessary to get the type of sound you're looking for.I purchased this expecting some tube improvement and warmth. I got some more warmth, but I'm disappointed with the lack of ability to use it with a dynamic mic easily. Is it better than my Behringer audio board? Hmm... it depends on the task I'm using it for.Someone said that you need to spend a chunk of change in excess of $500 for some, and $1,000 for most preamps to get a "real" tube sound. I now believe it.
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