Sebatron

Microphone Preamplifiers

vmp-1000e and vmp-1000eVU
VMP1000e
£495.00 excluding VAT
£581.62 including VAT

VMP1000eVU
£595.00 excluding VAT
£699.12 including VAT

The VMP-1000e was designed with two goals in mind. The first was to take the VMP circuitry into it's purest form, a single channel in it's own case, with no competition from other channels for power or space. The second goal was to put ultra high quality preamplification into the reach of the home studio market. If you have a small or home studio, the VMP-1000e will add a real touch of class to your recordings and bring out the best in your existing equipment. If you simply want the best, consider multiple channels of the VMP-1000e.

The VMP-1000e is identical in features and circuit topology to the VMP-2000e and VMP-4000e, including the microphone input transformer, passive switchable EQ, one carefully chosen 12AT7 valve that provides all of the gain, and a high voltage solid state, discrete Class A output buffer stage that has far greater detail, transient response and bandwidth than an output transformer and is more robust and powerful than a chip-based output stage. All Sebatron products are designed with reliability and long life in mind.

The VMP-1000e is also available as the VMP-1000eVU with a large VU meter for easy visual monitoring of signal levels.

Features:

Circuit Topology Single ended Class A 12AT7 Triode Gain Stage, Discrete Solid State Class A balanced output
Input Microphone Transformer Input Impedance 300 Ohms
Pad Variable Negative Feedback control, -15dB and -30dB positions
Phantom Power +48 vDC
Maximum Gain 60dB
Maximum Output Level Balanced XLR Pin 2 hot :+28dB into 600 ohms | Balanced TRS jack : +22dB
Noise -120dB at 60dB Gain
Frequency Response (-30 db pad ‘ air ‘ activated) 10hz-110khz +/-2db
Weight: 4kg
Dimensions 482mm x 150mm x 88mm

vmp-2000e and vmp-2000eVU
VMP2000e
£795.00 excluding VAT
£934.12 including VAT

VMP2000eVU
£895.00 excluding VAT
£1051.62 including VAT

The VMP-2000e is identical in features and circuit topology to the VMP-1000e and VMP-4000e, including the microphone input transformer, passive switchable EQ and a carefully chosen 12AT7 valve per channel that provides all of the gain. The solid state, discrete Class A output buffer stage has far greater detail, transient response and bandwidth than an output transformer and is more robust and powerful than a chip-based output stage. The unit is housed in a solid 2U steel rack case. All Sebatron products are designed with reliability and long life in mind.

The VMP-2000e is also available as the VMP-2000eVU with a large, wide swing VU meter for easy visual monitoring of signal levels.

Features:

Circuit Topology Dual Channel Single Ended Class A 12AT7 Triode Gain Stage, Discrete Solid State Class A balanced output
Input Microphone Transformer Input Impedance 300 Ohms
Pad Variable Negative Feedback control, -15dB and -30dB positions
Phantom Power +48 vDC
Maximum Gain 60dB
Maximum Output Level Balanced XLR Pin 2 hot :+28dB into 600 ohms | Balanced TRS jack : +22dB
Noise -120dB at 60dB Gain
Frequency Response (-30 db pad ‘ air ‘ activated) 10hz-110khz +/-2db
Weight: 4.5kg
Dimensions 482 x 190 x 88mm

vmp-4000e
£895.00 excluding VAT
£1051.62 including VAT

The VMP-4000e is identical in features and circuit topology to the VMP-1000e and VMP-2000e, including the microphone input transformer, passive switchable EQ and a carefully chosen 12AT7 valve per channel that provides all of the gain. The solid state, discrete Class A output buffer stage has far greater detail, transient response and bandwidth than an output transformer and is more robust and powerful than a chip-based output stage. The unit is housed in a solid 2U steel rack case. All Sebatron products are designed with reliability and long life in mind.

Features:

Circuit Topology Four Channel Single ended Class A 12AT7 Triode Gain Stages, Discrete Solid State Class A balanced output
Input Microphone Transformer Input Impedance 300 Ohms
Pad Variable Negative Feedback control, -15dB and -30dB positions
Phantom Power +48 vDC
Maximum Gain 60dB
Maximum Output Level Balanced XLR Pin 2 hot :+28dB into 600 ohms | Balanced TRS jack : +22dB
Noise -120dB at 60dB Gain
Frequency Response (-30 db pad ‘ air ‘ activated) 10hz-110khz +/-2db
Weight: 5kg
Dimensions 482mm x 210mm x 88mm

Channel Strip

THORAX

Consisting of a valve mic preamplifier, switchable passive EQ and an optical compressor, Thorax is a channel strip in a class of it’s own.

The all-new Thorax is more than just another channel strip with nice specs. It has some unique Sebatron circuitry and features that will enable you to create new tonal possibilities. The preamplifier section is an expansion of the VMP series circuit with more possibilities in the switchable passive EQ and more valve warmth available via the Colour control. It can be driven ultra clean for transparency or pushed through warm valve tones and into sweet distortion.

The E.Q network operates at the extremities of the audio bandwidth. Upper frequencies can easily be boosted with the ‘ air ‘ selector without sounding harsh or false. This happens before any active circuitry so noise is kept to a minimum. Similarly, frequencies in the lower spectrum are easily contoured by the ‘ deep ‘ control which operates from the 300hz region downwards. The EQ network can be hard bypassed and is also interactive with the ‘ pad ‘ switch to attain an even wider range of colours and textures, many of which are unavailable on other units.

Thorax’s compressor stage uses a unique Sebatron-designed optically driven gain reduction circuit that gives fast, tight control over the dynamics of a signal with a minimum of colouration. It has controls for Threshold, Ratio, Attack and Release, with the attack/release factor switchable over three ranges. Makeup gain is provided by a valve stage with a three position Drive control.

This audio path is complemented by a large, easy to read VU meter that can be switched to indicate preamp or main output level or compressor gain reduction.

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