{"product_id":"warm-audio-tb12-500-tone-shaping-mic-pre-for-std-500-series-racks","title":"Warm Audio TB12 500 Tone Shaping Mic Pre for std. 500 Series Racks","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Tone Beast is a mic pre that likes to be pushed and when pushed will colourise 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 customisable 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.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOur 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. 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.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe TB12 \"Tone Beast\" 500 is a high-voltage microphone preamplifier, utilising CineMag USA Transformers. Warm Audio's own reproduction of the legendary original 2520-style discrete opamp found in the classic American consoles of yesteryear. These op-amps will work in any preamplifier or other device which conforms to the 2520-style footprint and +\/-16 voltage standard. 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.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhen 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.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch5\u003eFeatures\u003c\/h5\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eUtilises premium grade cinemag USA transformers\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e71db of gain\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eTransformer selection provides both steel and 50% nickel cinemag output transformers for varying character\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eTransformer bypass switch allows for removal of the output transformer from the circuit\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDiscrete opamp selection allows for choosing between a 1731(Vintage) And 918(Cleaner) Style Opamp\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOpamps are socketed\/swappable with your choice of 2520 6 pin footprint opamps\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eImpedance switch labelled tone to switch between 150 and 600 ohms input impedance\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eChanges the tone of all inputs (Mic, line and HI-z.)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e2 meg ohm true HI-z input on front panel sends instrument signal through entire circuit including both cinemag transformers and the discrete operational amplifier\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eGreat for guitars, bass, keyboards and other instruments that have a 1\/4″ output jack\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCapacitor selection between tantalum and electrolytic for different characters\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e80hz hipass filter\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePolarity reverse\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e+48v phantom power\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOutput attenuation allowing for saturation flexibility of both the opamps and transformers\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e¼\" insert for the use of inline compressors, eq's etc.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eBalanced xlr mic, balanced trs line, and ¼\" instrument inputs\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e-20db pad\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eLed VU meter\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCompatible with standard 500 series racks\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"manufacturer-site\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"container\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFor more information, please visit the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/warmaudio.com\/tb12-500\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003emanufacturer's website\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Warm Audio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41441216200762,"sku":"WAR-TB12500","price":879.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1764\/4443\/files\/warm-audio-tb12-500-tone-shaping-mic-pre-for-std-500-series-racks-war-tb12500-gsus4-8050504.jpg?v=1780491733","url":"https:\/\/gsus4.com.au\/products\/warm-audio-tb12-500-tone-shaping-mic-pre-for-std-500-series-racks","provider":"Gsus4","version":"1.0","type":"link"}