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Description

Unleash your recordings with the ART Pro Channel, a powerhouse signal processor that combines innovation and vintage charm. This versatile unit brings together the best of ART's acclaimed Pro MPA preamp, Pro VLA compressor, and Tube EQ, delivering an all-in-one solution for professional audio processing. The switchable optical/tube compressor is the heart of this unit, allowing you to choose between two unique sonic signatures, each offering distinct warmth and clarity.

The ART Pro Channel shines with its 4-band Parametric Equalizer, featuring selectable Q settings for the two sweepable mid-bands, granting you precise tonal control. Its vacuum tube technology infuses your sound with a silky quality that many artists crave for both studio and live performances. With precision detented potentiometers and selectable VU metering, you can fine-tune your audio with confidence and clarity.

Whether you're capturing the subtle nuances of a vocal performance or adding depth to an instrumental track, the ART Pro Channel provides the tools you need to enhance and elevate your recordings. Its robust construction and intuitive layout ensure reliability and ease of use, making it a trusted choice for musicians and producers alike.

Key Features:

  • Professional tube-based microphone/line recording channel
  • Three independent modules: tube mic pre, switchable optical/tube compressor, and tube EQ
  • Warm, smooth, and silky sound quality
  • Precision detented potentiometers
  • Selectable VU metering (mic pre out, compressor out, or main out)
  • Tube character and gain reduction LED arrays
  • Balanced XLR and unbalanced 1/4" inputs and outputs
  • Insert points between preamp and compressor, and compressor and EQ
  • Three hand-selected vacuum tubes
  • Designed for use with any analog or digital recording format
  • Exceptional processing channel for any line or instrument level signal
Blake Fischer

Blake Fischer

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ART: Pro-Channel | Tape Op Magazine | Longform candid interviews with music producers and audio engineers covering mixing, mastering, recording and music production.

tapeop.com

The ART Pro Channel impresses with its versatility as a three-in-one recording chain, featuring a mic pre-amp, an optical compressor, and a Tube EQ parametric equalizer. It's an excellent solution for those looking to free up mixing console inputs and avoid recording mishaps. Praised for its ample gain and smooth optical compression, this unit allows for direct instrument input and bypassing mixers entirely. While the Pro Channel shines in functionality and sound quality, the review could delve deeper into any limitations or potential drawbacks. Overall, it's a reliable, feature-rich tool for recording enthusiasts.

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ART Prochannel II

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The ART Pro Channel II™ uses second-generation discrete Class-A microphone preamp to provide clean quiet gain while maintaining incredible transparency. A powerful dynamics processor subtly controls transients and noise of the most demanding sources.

The ART Pro Channel II™ ‘s semi-parametric EQ offers wide tune-ability and can be patched before OR after the dynamics processor. Separate rear-mounted insert points allow patching in external signal processing gear immediately after the Mic preamp and before the EQ and dynamics processor. Both analog and LED meters provide a detailed indication of audio levels.

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