Tone Beast TB12
Dual-Voice American Mic Pre
Single-Channel, Console-Grade Mic Pre With User-Switchable Tone Control For Shaping Your Sound
MSRP $649
Classic Clean To Vintage Saturation
The Tone Beast is a single-channel, console-grade mic pre with user-switchable tone control for shaping your sound. Like the original “clean-to-mean" 12-style preamps, the TB12 delivers the best of punchy, clear tones with the option to add the saturated, bold tones of famous, vintage mods. A sonic range favored by artists like Prince, Beck, Pearl Jam, Toto, The Eagles, R.E.M & many more.
Upgrade Your Front-End - Upgrade Your Sound
The Tone Beast is a major upgrade that adds versatility to any audio interface front-end. More than just “more gain”, the TB12 adds rich harmonics and tone-shaping to any microphone or instrument running through the discrete analog circuitry. Combining professional analog tone, premium components, & tonal versatility, the TB12 delivers a major sonic upgrade to your recordings.
Applications
Vocals
Clear Lead VocalsDrums
Powerful DrumsBass
Snappy Bass LinesElectric Guitar
Punchy Electric Guitar
Vocal tracks sit right out in front “on-top” of the mix with clarity.
Key Features
Specs
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Artists
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What you need to know
Like the original 12-series American preamps, the TB12 includes all the features that deliver a complete and professional recording experience.
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The classic Warm Audio “tone” control alters the input transformer to add “air” or “sheen” to the top end - great for ribbons or “darker” mics.
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The TB12 allows selection between two output transformer materials, delivering a more rolled-off tone (steel setting) for tighter mids, or a more flat tone (nickel setting) exposing more lows and highs.
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The TB12 provides different op-amp flavors that are more vintage or clean-voiced. This is especially noticeable as the preamp is driven into higher gain and more saturation. Experience more clarity in the clean setting and more harmonics in vintage.
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The switchable 80 Hz high pass filter makes it easy to remove unruly bass noise from sources before you even hit record.
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