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Warm Audio TB12 "Tone Beast" | Toneshaping Discrete Microphone Preamp

Warm Audio TB12 "Tone Beast" | Toneshaping Discrete Microphone Preamp


 
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Warm Audio TB12 "Tone Beast" - Toneshaping Discrete Mic Pre

  • Utilizes premium grade CineMag USA Transformers
  • 71db of gain
  • Transformer selection provides both Steel and 50% Nickel output transformers for varying character
  • Transformer bypass switch
  • Discrete Opamp selection allows choosing between a 1731(vintage) and 918(cleaner) style opamp
  • Impedance switch for switching between 150 and 600 ohms
  • 2 Meg Ohm True HI-Z input on front panel sends instrument signal through entire circuit
  • Great for guitars, bass, keyboards and other instruments with 1/4″ output jack
  • Capacitor selection between Tantalum and Electrolytic for different characters
  • 80hz Hi-pass filter
  • Polarity Reverse
  • +48V Phantom power
  • Output attenuation allowing for saturation flexibility of both the opamps and transformers
  • 1/4 Insert for the use of inline compressors, eq's etc.
  • Balanced XLR mic (front and back), balanced TRS line, and 1/4 instrument inputs
  • Balanced XLR and TRS outputs
  • -20db Pad and LED VU meter
  • 19" Rackmountable
  • External line-lump 24V AC power transformer for low noise

The Tone Beast is a great mic pre with loads of gain that can effortlessly capture an array of sources very well. With top notch CineMag transformers and multiple discrete signal paths, it's hard to beat its big, bold, fully-professional sound at its price.

The Tone Beast is a mic pre that likes to be pushed and when pushed will colorize your signal ever so sweetly. The 2 opamps and 2 output transformers at the flip of their switches won't appear to be much different, but as one drives the pre into harmonic distortion, the unique character of each of these components becomes apparent. Additionally the Tone Beast is customizable and allows for other opamps to be sourced and easily swapped into the unit. I've pulled my best tones from this pre right at the saturation point (as loud as I can push the gain before clipping). The output control on the TB12 allows you to limit the signal exiting the preamp even when pushing the gain to really hot levels, giving you maximum control.

Our goal was to make a microphone preamplifier affordable for the first time, without compromising the quality and design parameters that make this type of microphone preamplifier so desirable.

The TB12 "Tone Beast" is a high-voltage microphone preamplifier, utilzing CineMag USA Transformers. Have no fear of hurting the Beast, you can push it very hard into full-on distortions if you wish, and these can sound quite nice on electric guitar, bass or anything else that likes some nice grit. When hand building mic pres I learned a bit about the "subtle" differences component choices can make. A little change here, and another there often times became a huge deal in a finished mix, but often times is not very noticeable at first take. The different component options in the TB12 are subtle, but when driven into saturation are noticeable and can make a big difference to the way your final mix will sound. Home-based musicians and professional studios alike will find the Tone Beast to be an extremely powerful and fully professional piece of gear that is capable of warming and shaping signals/mixes in a way that is very pleasing to the ear.


For more information on this or any Warm Audio product, visit www.warmaudio.com.