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title: "ART Tube MP Studio V3"
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# Multi-instrument presets Output Protection Limiter (OPL) Variable Valve Voicing tech ART Tube MP Studio V3

**Brand:** art
**Price:** ₨115095
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## Summary

> 🎤 Elevate your sound with ART Tube MP Studio V3 — where vintage warmth meets modern precision.

## Quick Answers

- **What is this?** ART Tube MP Studio V3 by art
- **How much does it cost?** ₨115095 with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship
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## Best For

- art enthusiasts

## Why This Product

- Trusted art brand quality
- Free international shipping included
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## Key Features

- • **Tailored Tone Mastery:** V3 tech offers precision presets for guitars, vocals, drums & more—dial in your signature sound instantly.
- • **Plug & Play Confidence:** Trusted by top engineers, this preamp delivers consistent, professional audio quality that keeps your workflow seamless.
- • **Pro-Grade Build & Design:** Durable metal casing with quiet, smooth controls and a classic analog meter with warm backlight.
- • **Rock-Solid Signal Safety:** Built-in OPL guards your gear from overloads, ensuring flawless, distortion-free recordings every time.
- • **Versatile Studio Workhorse:** Single-channel tube preamp with XLR input, perfect for pro-level recording setups and live sound.

## Overview

The ART Tube MP Studio V3 is a single-channel tube microphone and instrument preamplifier featuring advanced Variable Valve Voicing technology for tailored tonal presets across multiple instruments. It includes an Output Protection Limiter to safeguard connected equipment from signal peaks, housed in a robust metal chassis with an analog meter and smooth controls. Ideal for professional recording and live sound, it supports XLR connectivity and delivers warm, high-quality audio with reliable performance.

## Description

The Tube MP Studio V3 features ART's new V3 (Variable Valve Voicing) Technology. V3 provides optimized reference points to begin the recording process. The V3 presets were created and fine-tuned by some of the industry's top studio and live-sound engineers, along with ART's accomplished engineering department. V3 allows you to select between a multitude of preamp settings designed for guitars (electric and acoustic), keyboards, bass guitars, drums, vocals and more. V3 gives you incredible presets for every instrument you record, so all your recordings will sound professional. Need to tweak the presets? Go right ahead -- hone your perfect tone! That's the power of V3. V3 also incorporates ART's OPL (Output Protection Limiter), which precisely and accurately controls and maintains the output peak signal. The OPL circuitry is crucial in protecting the next link in a signal chain - such as a hard-disk recording system or a sound card. While

Review: A Good Basic Preamp with Output Protection Limiting (OPL) - One of the main reasons I choose this later model over the ART Tube MP Studio Original, was for the Output Protection Limiting (or OPL) to protect the hardware I was then connecting this device to, which is an ASUS XONAR Essence STX PCIe card, using it's 1/4" phone Line or Mic Inputs. Using a ten year old standard Radio Shack PA microphone connected via XLR, I can get a crisp microphone sound instead of only getting mostly bass from the cheaper five volt computer electret microphones. RS PA microphone connected via XLR to the ART preamp, and 1/4" balanced phone to the ASUS Xonar STX PCIe card 1/4" Line/Mic combo input. Using no microphone boost, with the microphone input selected within software. For Voice Chat: ART preamp settings: 100% Input Volume, Using +20dB in voice chat, Phase Reverse active, 50% Output Volume with Voice Neutral. Linux or Windows Software settings: Microphone Volume at 100%, with no microphone boost. For Recording: ART preamp settings: 100% Input Volume, +20dB Deactivated, Phase Reverse active, 75% or 100% Output Volume with Voice Neutral. Linux or Windows Software settings: Microphone Volume at 100%, with no microphone boost. NOTE: Above I mentioned I was using the Microphone Input, by selecting the Microphone Input either within the operating system mixer settings or within Audacity. I have since switched from using the Microphone Input, and have now selected the Line Input as the selected recording source, within both the operating system mixer and Audacity. The ASUS Xonar STX PCIe card has combo Line/Microphone inputs, and when the Microphone line is selected, a relay switches/routes the input source through a cheaper electret 5v phantom powered (CMI9780) chip. When switching to Line input, the input source is routed directly through to the Analog to Digital Conversion (or ADC) chip, per RMAA quality reports for SNR benchmarks. Granted, I need to boost both Input and Output volume levels to 100%, including using the +20dB boost for the Line level to be heard. (Perhaps a better mic, which uses phantom +48v might aide here? Shrugs. What does one expect for a Radio Shack generic PA mic? At least it works.) I also purchased an Image Broadcasting Studio Microphone Arm Stand with Shock Mount, alongside my currently owned microphone and desk. Knowing how sensitive computer stuff tends to be, OPL (Output Protection Limiting) is probably worth the extra $40 over the original ART Tube MP Studio Original Mic Preamp. However if you're only performing vocals and no instruments, the Voicing knob will likely always be set at one setting. Pros: 1) Well constructed, with metal casing and rounded edges. 2) My unit included rubber foot pads, for which earlier buyers likely were not given? 3) Reliable analog meter, with a nice vanilla incandescent back light. 4) Good quiet switches and knobs 5) Well labelled, including atop of the unit. No need to lift the device to distinguish rear ports! 6) Conservative blue color. Everything just looks nice. 7) Very quiet. (SNR) 8) Along side my ASUS Xonar Essence STX computer sound card, I can record at a variety of high quality bit rates and sample rates, in comparison of being only limited to the 24-bit/96000Hz of a Focusrite Scarlett 2i2. (I've also seen RMAA benchmarks of the Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 having less quality than the Xonar STX PCIe card, but still might consider the external solution later for recording analog stereo LP's.) 9) Output Protection Limiting, or OPL. 10) Temperature of the unit while powered on for several days is about 94F, while the immediate area of the bulb may register 104F. (Why people exclaim this unit runs hot, can only mean they use the unit somewhere where ambient room temperatures are in excess of 70F.) Cons: 1) No power switch! And the BEST TIP of all, use Audacity and not the Microsoft Windows Sound Recorder! The Microsoft Windows Sound interface tends to mix all incoming and outgoing sound, and the software Sound Recorder tends to make the recordings much more quieter then they really should be. Audacity picks-up where the Microsoft Windows Sound Recorder left-off, and performs a far better job of line/microphone recording! It took me such a long time to figure out why Microsoft's Sound Recorder was performing so poorly, and should only be used for testing or low-quality work. 2013.03.22 - After using this preamp and leaving it on 24/7 for the past week, having some static or line noise issues. Using a XLR plugs from the microphone to the preamp, and XLR to balanced phone to the sound card. I had the preamp near or just underneath a LED display monitor. When I moved the preamp two to three feet away from the computer and about six inches to the right of the LED display monitor, static would significantly decrease. A light static would then increase if I then stood the preamp within a vertical position near the LED display monitor. Chances are, it is very likely I'm seeing RF interference with the LED display from my knowledge of radio frequency interference. I also tried several different cables, disconnecting the microphone, and grounding each piece of equipment with no success. So I'm going on the theory of RF interference and moved the preamp out of the way of the LED display monitor, approximately a foot to the right, and foot and a half down onto a shelf below the desk. Static has further decreased but a slight static does seem to persist, and I'm now also making sure all XLR and phono cabling is running perpendicular across all other computer signal and power cabling. (My gut says it's definitely LED/LCD display RF interference, as this type of interference tends to fade in and fade out, sort of like building-up static. The only sure way of further verifying, moving the microphone and preamp further away from the computer and LED display.) I also just realized I installed a LED light bar a while ago just above my keyboard. Switching this LED light off, the static seems to have ceased, but the static isn't further reproducible after switching this LED light bar back on.
Review: Extremely powerful and tough - For musical ART literally everything you record with this has the spirit of ART I leave it on 24/7 for many months now still sound's great! have not worn-out preamp tube in 1k+ hours

## Features

- Single-Channel Tube Microphone / Instrument Preamplifier with Variable Valve Voicing

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| ASIN | B0002E56IA |
| Best Sellers Rank | #45,015 in Musical Instruments ( See Top 100 in Musical Instruments ) #74 in Microphone Preamps |
| Color Name | Blue |
| Compatible Devices | Guitars (Electric and Acoustic), Keyboards, Bass Guitars, Drums, Vocals |
| Connector Type | XLR |
| Customer Reviews | 4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars (524) |
| Date First Available | April 13, 2004 |
| Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No |
| Item Weight | 2 pounds |
| Item model number | Tube MP V3 |
| Material Type | Metal |
| Output Wattage | 30 Watts |
| Power Source | Corded Electric |

## Product Details

- **Brand:** ART
- **Color:** Blue
- **Compatible Devices:** Guitars (Electric and Acoustic), Keyboards, Bass Guitars, Drums, Vocals
- **Material:** Metal
- **Output Wattage:** 30 Watts

## Images

![ART Tube MP Studio V3 - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71Q+yuN3JqS.jpg)

## Questions & Answers

**Q: Can this preamp be used safely with a passive ribbon microphone?**
A: It should work fine as long as you leave the 48V Phantom off.  If you forget, and send phantom power to your ribbon it will never work again.  My Tascam Port-a-Studio always defaults to "phantom off" when powered down (or up) and requires 2 keystrokes to turn it on "are you SURE?"  This precaution prevents sending phantom to any input other than a condenser mic, which only works with 48V DC.

**Q: Does this device provide a both left and right output for headphones (mono, but to both sides of the head phone)?  thanks**
A: There is no headphone output on this unit.
This is a preamp. It is used before the input on a mixer channel.

**Q: I'm looking for a way to boost the sound volume and quality coming from a blue spark mic for voice-over work. is this what i need?**
A: I'm assuming you have the regular Spark, not the digital (USB) version.  I have not used the ART for that application, but I find the unit to be a versatile free-standing single channel pre-amp.  It's controls allow setting of gain and output, and it will supply phantom power to the mic.  Very good bang for the buck, and highly portable.

**Q: I want to use this with a ribbon mic sans phantom. Aim is natural sound of my acoustic instrument. How transparent is the neutral setting?**
A: A ribbon mic not only does not need phantom power. accidentally switching phantom on may destroy the mic.  I like ribbons also.  The ART is a great bargain and sounds good generally, but it is not a professional unit, and you get what you pay for.  I bought mine because I wanted a "tube flavor" on some tracks.  It does not excel at this.  But it is a useful unit in other ways, so I kept mine.  It is pretty neutral for a tube device, maybe a tad noisier because of the valves.

## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A Good Basic Preamp with Output Protection Limiting (OPL)
*by R***R on March 20, 2014*

One of the main reasons I choose this later model over the ART Tube MP Studio Original, was for the Output Protection Limiting (or OPL) to protect the hardware I was then connecting this device to, which is an ASUS XONAR Essence STX PCIe card, using it's 1/4" phone Line or Mic Inputs. Using a ten year old standard Radio Shack PA microphone connected via XLR, I can get a crisp microphone sound instead of only getting mostly bass from the cheaper five volt computer electret microphones. RS PA microphone connected via XLR to the ART preamp, and 1/4" balanced phone to the ASUS Xonar STX PCIe card 1/4" Line/Mic combo input. Using no microphone boost, with the microphone input selected within software. For Voice Chat: ART preamp settings: 100% Input Volume, Using +20dB in voice chat, Phase Reverse active, 50% Output Volume with Voice Neutral. Linux or Windows Software settings: Microphone Volume at 100%, with no microphone boost. For Recording: ART preamp settings: 100% Input Volume, +20dB Deactivated, Phase Reverse active, 75% or 100% Output Volume with Voice Neutral. Linux or Windows Software settings: Microphone Volume at 100%, with no microphone boost. NOTE: Above I mentioned I was using the Microphone Input, by selecting the Microphone Input either within the operating system mixer settings or within Audacity. I have since switched from using the Microphone Input, and have now selected the Line Input as the selected recording source, within both the operating system mixer and Audacity. The ASUS Xonar STX PCIe card has combo Line/Microphone inputs, and when the Microphone line is selected, a relay switches/routes the input source through a cheaper electret 5v phantom powered (CMI9780) chip. When switching to Line input, the input source is routed directly through to the Analog to Digital Conversion (or ADC) chip, per RMAA quality reports for SNR benchmarks. Granted, I need to boost both Input and Output volume levels to 100%, including using the +20dB boost for the Line level to be heard. (Perhaps a better mic, which uses phantom +48v might aide here? Shrugs. What does one expect for a Radio Shack generic PA mic? At least it works.) I also purchased an Image Broadcasting Studio Microphone Arm Stand with Shock Mount, alongside my currently owned microphone and desk. Knowing how sensitive computer stuff tends to be, OPL (Output Protection Limiting) is probably worth the extra $40 over the original ART Tube MP Studio Original Mic Preamp. However if you're only performing vocals and no instruments, the Voicing knob will likely always be set at one setting. Pros: 1) Well constructed, with metal casing and rounded edges. 2) My unit included rubber foot pads, for which earlier buyers likely were not given? 3) Reliable analog meter, with a nice vanilla incandescent back light. 4) Good quiet switches and knobs 5) Well labelled, including atop of the unit. No need to lift the device to distinguish rear ports! 6) Conservative blue color. Everything just looks nice. 7) Very quiet. (SNR) 8) Along side my ASUS Xonar Essence STX computer sound card, I can record at a variety of high quality bit rates and sample rates, in comparison of being only limited to the 24-bit/96000Hz of a Focusrite Scarlett 2i2. (I've also seen RMAA benchmarks of the Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 having less quality than the Xonar STX PCIe card, but still might consider the external solution later for recording analog stereo LP's.) 9) Output Protection Limiting, or OPL. 10) Temperature of the unit while powered on for several days is about 94F, while the immediate area of the bulb may register 104F. (Why people exclaim this unit runs hot, can only mean they use the unit somewhere where ambient room temperatures are in excess of 70F.) Cons: 1) No power switch! And the BEST TIP of all, use Audacity and not the Microsoft Windows Sound Recorder! The Microsoft Windows Sound interface tends to mix all incoming and outgoing sound, and the software Sound Recorder tends to make the recordings much more quieter then they really should be. Audacity picks-up where the Microsoft Windows Sound Recorder left-off, and performs a far better job of line/microphone recording! It took me such a long time to figure out why Microsoft's Sound Recorder was performing so poorly, and should only be used for testing or low-quality work. 2013.03.22 - After using this preamp and leaving it on 24/7 for the past week, having some static or line noise issues. Using a XLR plugs from the microphone to the preamp, and XLR to balanced phone to the sound card. I had the preamp near or just underneath a LED display monitor. When I moved the preamp two to three feet away from the computer and about six inches to the right of the LED display monitor, static would significantly decrease. A light static would then increase if I then stood the preamp within a vertical position near the LED display monitor. Chances are, it is very likely I'm seeing RF interference with the LED display from my knowledge of radio frequency interference. I also tried several different cables, disconnecting the microphone, and grounding each piece of equipment with no success. So I'm going on the theory of RF interference and moved the preamp out of the way of the LED display monitor, approximately a foot to the right, and foot and a half down onto a shelf below the desk. Static has further decreased but a slight static does seem to persist, and I'm now also making sure all XLR and phono cabling is running perpendicular across all other computer signal and power cabling. (My gut says it's definitely LED/LCD display RF interference, as this type of interference tends to fade in and fade out, sort of like building-up static. The only sure way of further verifying, moving the microphone and preamp further away from the computer and LED display.) I also just realized I installed a LED light bar a while ago just above my keyboard. Switching this LED light off, the static seems to have ceased, but the static isn't further reproducible after switching this LED light bar back on.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Extremely powerful and tough
*by J***R on January 21, 2026*

For musical ART literally everything you record with this has the spirit of ART I leave it on 24/7 for many months now still sound's great! have not worn-out preamp tube in 1k+ hours

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Very interesting device here. Worth a look.
*by L***E on August 21, 2020*

So Amazon sent me a recommendation based on my purchasing history for the ART TubeMPSTV3 Variable Valve Voicing Tube Mic Preamp With Limiter. I read it, thought about it, and I bit. I have a MXL Revelation tube mike that I use for vocals primarily, and it does a great job. It has a tube and puts out that tube sound that some of us like on vocals. I also have box full of Shure Beta 58A mikes, some of which I have been using for 40 plus years. You can drive nails with them and they will still perform. I am used to the vocal quality I get from the Shure mikes. So I thought, hmmm ... I wonder what the Shure would sound like if it was a "tube" mike. Well now I know. The ART arrived with a defective UV meter (which apparently is a recurring problem because I read about them arriving with defective meters in other reviews), but I wanted to test it, so I hooked it up to a Shure mike on a desktop stand right by the mixer. And I have to tell you, that the Shure sounded like a tube mike. I ran at least a dozen tests, five of which were made with the MXL. The Art did not change the sound of the MXL much, but it did the Shure, and I really liked what came through. In fact, I may have liked the Shure through the ART more than the MXL. I will probably order it again and hope that I get one with a functioning VU meter. I did hear some faint buzzing. It does have a reverse-polarity button which helped. But it was sitting on the MXL's control box and I'm confident that some of that came from where the Art was located. It requires a power transformer which is included. Another wire. Another plug. But all in all I think I kind of liked it. I can relegate the MXL to a mike stand. Get it away from my desk. (It has a lot of hardware that goes with it) and use it for vocals with multiple singers. MXL has Omni, Bi, and Cardioid polar patterns and is good for a floor mike. The Shure with the ART will make a great desk mike.

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