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 Series of preamplifiers from Sebatron is aimed at filling in the gap between ‘transparent’ amplification and ‘coloured’ or character preamplifiers. They can be driven lightly for pure, almost transparent sounds with just an edge of true valve tone or slammed into thick distortion, with a spectrum of colours available in between.

Each VMP channel consists of
> a transformer balanced microphone input for reliability, ease of use and sound quality
> individual phantom power with LED indication
> DI for direct instrument or line input
> passive switchable EQ for the extreme high and low registers - very practical when tracking
> a 12AT7 vacuum tube run at a proper high tension providing all of the active gain
> switchable PAD control which varies negative feedback around the valve, controlling colour
> solid state, discrete Class A output stage, powered by a high voltage rail for superior headroom and transient response
> switchable output phase
> XLR and TRS balanced outputs

All Sebatron products are designed with reliability and long life in mind.

All units are housed in steel chassis’ with quality hardware. Everything is hand built using single sided circuit boards and discrete components for easy servicing. We refused to use integrated circuits because of their lack of character and other limitations they impose on a circuit. It is easy to produce purity from a chip, but it is nigh on impossible to squeeze out soulful tones. A properly tuned valve circuit (i.e. not a starved tube used as an effect) subtly compresses and harmonically enhances the signal in an organic and musical fashion, providing the warmth and punch associated with tape that is missing from purely digital systems. Sebatron VMP preamps have also proven popular as line level devices for adding organic richness to synths, amp simulators, stem mixes or even over a complete mix.

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

vmp-1000e and vmp-1000eVU SPECIFICATIONS

Circuit Topology		Single ended Class A 12AT7 Triode Gain Stage, Discrete Solid State Class A balanced output
Input		Transformer Balanced Microphone Input - Unbalanced Direct Input
Pad		Variable Negative Feedback control, -15dB and -25dB 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

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