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Warm Audio TB12 "Tone Beast" Tone Shaping Mic Pre (Retro Limited Edition)

WAR-TB12RLE

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The Warm Audio Tone Beast 12 RLE brings legendary console-grade sound to your studio with a distinctive retro aesthetic that sets it apart from the standard model. This limited edition version showcases a premium powder-coat finish, vintage-style knobs, and metal toggle switches that replace the push-button design, requiring larger circuit boards to accommodate the classic hardware while maintaining identical internal components.

At its core, the TB12 functions as a single-channel mic preamp with user-switchable tone control, offering the versatility to shape your sound from clean transparency to saturated vintage character. Drawing inspiration from the famous "clean-to-mean" 12-style preamps, this unit provides access to the punchy, clear tones and bold, saturated sounds that have defined recordings by Prince, Beck, Pearl Jam, Toto, The Eagles, and R.E.M.

Beyond simply adding gain to your audio interface, the Tone Beast introduces rich harmonics and comprehensive tone-shaping capabilities through its discrete analogue circuitry. The combination of professional analogue processing, premium components, and extensive tonal versatility makes the TB12 a significant sonic upgrade for any recording setup, working equally well with microphones and direct instrument inputs.

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  • Dual-Voice American Mic Pre
  • Transformer Selection Provides Both Steel And 50% Nickel Cinemag Output Transformers For Varying Character
  • Transformer Bypass Switch Allows For Removal Of The Output Transformer From The Circuit
  • Discrete Op-Amp Selection Enables Switching Between A 1731 (Vintage Tone) & 918 (Cleaner, Modern Tone) Style Op-Amps
  • Classic Warm Audio Tone Control Alters Input Impedance To 150 From 600 Ohms For Further Tonal Experimentation
  • 80hz High Pass Filter
  • 71dB Of Gain
  • Polarity Reverse
  • +48v Phantom Power
  • Output Attenuation Allows For Saturation Flexibility Of Both Op-Amps And Transformers
  • ¼" Insert For The Use Of Inline Compressors, Eq's Etc
  • Balanced Xlr Mic (Front And Back), Balanced Trs Line, And ¼" Unbalanced Instrument Inputs
  • Balanced Xlr And Trs Outputs
  • -20db Pad
  • LED VU Meter
  • Switchable 115/230 Volt Iec Power Inlet.
  • Capacitor Selection Between Tantalum And Electrolytic For Different Characters
  • Chassis Depth: 6” | 15 cm
  • Utilizes Premium CineMag USA Transformers
  • Op-Amps Are Swappable With Your Choice Of 2520 6-Pin Footprint Op-Amps
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