Art tube D I/O

[James HE]

hmmm....

so it's an analog to digital converter with a tube front end? What the hell? It seems like a good idea in a way, but really to me it seems like ART is just capitalizing on the home recording explosion with the idea that "tube" warmth is gonna make you cool or something. There is a knob that determines the amount of "tube warmth" that you get in the signal. ....uhh huh....

But hey if the thing works ok, then for about $250 list if seems like a good deal.

What do you guys think? Have you seen the box I'm talking about?

-jhe

 

[MrLip]

Haven't seen it yet.

Where did you hear about it?

 

[James HE]

I've seen it in a couple of NAMM reports in various magazines. Guitar Player had the most info about it (and a picture )
It just struck me as kinda wiered. There is'nt any info about it on the ART web site.

-jhe

 

[The Green Hornet]

HE who is JAMES:

I use the ART dual channel mic pre. For the money, it's a pretty good box. Want to spend more and get more? Try the MartinSound MicMax or something like that; they make two models and both are 1k plus one close to 2k. I've read about them, but have not heard them. But, when talking to an engineer/salesman for MartinSound, he said, like, "don't expect a magic box...."

The ART PRO has phantom power built in for both channels; it takes in/outs 1/4 inch jack or XLR on both channels. I find it very useful for many things.

Like yesterday, a friend of mine, great bass player, was part of a live-recording CD. I played the CD he gave me and whoever did the engineering put the sound very flat - almost no reverb. So, I ran the CD through my ART mic pre and into my Yam MD-8 and than re-recorded the CD onto tape adding a touch of reverb. BIG DIFFERENCE, especially in the vocals. {even though I could only tweak the main mix, it came out nice}

Well, enough rambling; I must go; Kato just fell into the pool.

Green Hornet