A lot of preamps on the market do a good job of raising the volume of microphones and instruments, but many pres today are doing only that: raising the volume. These “super clean” designs often leave the signal exiting the preamp sounding much the same as it did entering it, which ends up requiring a lot of work in post-production to get instruments to wake up and sound big in a mix.
If you’re looking for a preamp to actually improve and shape your signal instead, you will most definitely love the WA12 MKII Black. This preamp is designed to transform the tone of plain instruments and vocals into exciting sounds that can stand on their own - so if your mixes lack depth, struggle to sound alive, or are just missing that professional touch you’ve always wanted, the the WA12 MKII Black is the affordable answer.
UTILIZES PREMIUM-GRADE INPUT AND OUTPUT TRANSFORMERS FROM CINEMAG USA
FULLY DISCRETE DESIGN WITH A ROBUST 71DB OF GAIN
UTILIZES A DISCRETE 6-PIN SOCKETED 1731-STYLE OPAMP, WHICH CAN BE SWAPPED WITH OTHER DESIGNS THAT CONFORM TO THE 6-PIN, 2520 FOOTPRINT +/- 16VDC STANDARD FOR VARYING TONE AND FLAVOR
20DB PAD.
TONE BUTTON - SWITCHES THE INPUT IMPEDANCE FROM 150 TO 600 OHMS AND CHANGES THE TONE OF BOTH THE MIC AND HI-Z INPUTS
MIC LEVEL BALANCED INPUT: XLR
2 MEGOHM TRUE HI-Z INPUT ON THE FRONT PANEL WHICH SENDS THE SIGNAL THROUGH THE ENTIRE CIRCUIT, INCLUDING BOTH CINEMAG TRANSFORMERS AND THE X731 OPAMP - GREAT FOR GUITARS, BASS, KEYS, KEYBOARDS AND ANY INSTRUMENT WITH A 1/4” OUTPUT JACK
BALANCED OUTPUTS: XLR AND 1/4″/TRS
48 VOLT PHANTOM POWER
LED METER GAIN INDICATION
OUTPUT ATTENUATION CONTROL (POSITIONED AFTER THE CINEMAG OUTPUT TRANSFORMER) ALLOWS FOR DRIVING THE PREAMP AND TRANSFORMERS INTO SATURATION
