PreSonus BlueTube DP Stereo Tube Microphone Preamp

Recording

PreSonus

Microphone Preamps

SKU: PRSBLUETUBEDP

The Bluetube dual path stereo microphone/instrument preamplifier delivers the best of both worlds with solid state transparency and tube warmth. Each channel features dual path technology; enabling separate control between a transparent solid state preamp stage and a tube preamp stage, delivering a wide range of sounds from pristine and clear to fat and warm. The Bluetube DP is the perfect front-end microphone/instrument preamp for any digital audio workstation.

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Reviews

Feature:
nothing special... everything works as advertised

Quality:
seems to be built well: metal encasement, solid feeling. the knobs do seem a little cheap though

Value:
like I said earlier, for low

Sound:
I haven't used any high-end gear, but I assume most studio recordings I listen to use pretty posh stuff, and this unit is definitely comparable. honestly, there are units for 3,000 so what can you really expect. the noise issues people talk about are probably due to bad engineering rather than a high noise floor. I use the crumiest setup: mxl - bluetube - laptop 1/8" line input, and the hiss is not distracting at all. like other people have said, you just need to watch your gain levels and make sure not to dial in too much tube

Ease of Use:
pretty simple, just plug it in and record

Support:
never dealt with them

Overall:
again, this isn't high-end gear... there are some idiosyncracies that you'll either like or not, but for the price this unit is great. it's definitely a step up from any mixer preamp that I've heard. Recordings sound closer and warmer, no doubt. If you aren't an audiophile this unit is fine. Most of the complaints are probably from picky gear-heads.