Antelope Audio VPA76
VPA76 is a tube mic preamp model based on the 1950s German microphone preamp that happens to be referred to as the Rolls-Royce of tube mic preamps for a reason.
Walk into any legendary studio in Europe and it's guaranteed you will spot the hardware original that inspired us to create VPA76, our tribute to one of the most important pieces of gear in the history of sound recording. From the Abbey Road to the EMI studio facilities, generations of engineers have been after its rich and musical tube gain. VPA76 is still astoundingly versatile and able to do its vintage magic to virtually any kind of input signal – drums, vocals, guitars, you name it and VPA76 will deliver.
Our unit comes with faithfully recreated classic controls, including a 3 kHz roll-off switch, a four-step low cut filter, an adjustable hi-pass filter, a Warmth knob for adding extra tube sauce, and of course output volume control.
Highlights
- One of the most important microphone preamps
- Still extremely versatile for a 1950s unit
- 76dB of pure tube gain
- Inimitable and rich vintage sound
- Adjustable tube warmth
- Adjustable high-pass filter
Description
VPA76 is a tube mic preamp model based on the 1950s German microphone preamp that happens to be referred to as the Rolls-Royce of tube mic preamps for a reason.
Walk into any legendary studio in Europe and it's guaranteed you will spot the hardware original that inspired us to create VPA76, our tribute to one of the most important pieces of gear in the history of sound recording. From the Abbey Road to the EMI studio facilities, generations of engineers have been after its rich and musical tube gain. VPA76 is still astoundingly versatile and able to do its vintage magic to virtually any kind of input signal – drums, vocals, guitars, you name it and VPA76 will deliver.
Our unit comes with faithfully recreated classic controls, including a 3 kHz roll-off switch, a four-step low cut filter, an adjustable hi-pass filter, a Warmth knob for adding extra tube sauce, and of course output volume control.
Highlights
- One of the most important microphone preamps
- Still extremely versatile for a 1950s unit
- 76dB of pure tube gain
- Inimitable and rich vintage sound
- Adjustable tube warmth
- Adjustable high-pass filter
