Description
This bundle puts a serious large-diaphragm condenser mic and a warm tube preamp in one box, so you can start tracking vocals, acoustic guitar, piano, or strings without hunting down separate gear. The Audio-Technica AT4040 is built for demanding sessions: its cardioid polar pattern rejects off-axis noise, keeping recordings clean even in less-than-perfect rooms. A gold-plated capsule sits on a nickel-plated brass baffle, and the transformerless circuit design keeps the noise floor exceptionally low while preserving detail and presence.
An 80 Hz switchable high-pass filter lets you flip between a flat response and a low-end roll-off on the fly — handy for taming plosives on close-mic’d vocals or filtering out rumble from traffic, HVAC, or stand-borne vibration. The mic ships mounted in AT’s AT8449 spring-loaded shock mount, which isolates the capsule from handling noise and stand knocks.
Feeding the AT4040 into the ART Tube MP Studio V3 adds tube character that most onboard mixer or interface preamps can’t touch. At its core is a hand-selected 12AX7A tube delivering up to 70dB of gain with a smooth, fat sound. The V3’s Variable Valve Voicing lets you dial in exactly how much tube coloration you want, while Output Protection Limiting guards against clipping surprises.
- Works as a mic preamp, instrument preamp, or tube DI for line-level sources
- XLR and 1/4″ inputs and outputs
- +48V phantom power and a phase reversal switch
- Variable input/output gain controls
- Rugged all-steel chassis, portable format
- 1-year warranty
A free 20′ XLR cable is included so you can connect mic to preamp right out of the box.
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