Introducing the Warm Audio Tone Beast 12 RLE Retro styled and Limited Edition. This Retro version features powder-coat finish, premium vintage style knobs and metal toggle switches instead of the push-button type. Even though all the internal components are the same as the regular TB12, the circuit boards are larger to accommodate the retro-styled switches and potentiometers.

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.

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.

Features

• Dual-Voice American Mic Pre
• Transformer Selection Provides Both Steel And 50% Nickel Cinemag Output Transformers For Varying Character
• Transformer Bypass Switch Allows For Removal Of The Output Transformer From The Circuit
• Discrete Op-Amp Selection Enables Switching Between A 1731 (Vintage Tone) & 918 (Cleaner, Modern Tone) Style Op-Amps
• Classic Warm Audio Tone Control Alters Input Impedance To 150 From 600 Ohms For Further Tonal Experimentation
• 80hz High Pass Filter
• 71dB Of Gain
• Polarity Reverse
• +48v Phantom Power
• Output Attenuation Allows For Saturation Flexibility Of Both Op-Amps And Transformers
• ¼" Insert For The Use Of Inline Compressors, Eq's Etc
• Balanced Xlr Mic (Front And Back), Balanced Trs Line, And ¼" Unbalanced Instrument Inputs
• Balanced Xlr And Trs Outputs
• -20db Pad
• LED VU Meter
• Switchable 115/230 Volt Iec Power Inlet.
• Capacitor Selection Between Tantalum And Electrolytic For Different Characters
• Chassis Depth: 6” | 15 cm
• Utilizes Premium CineMag USA Transformers
• Op-Amps Are Swappable With Your Choice Of 2520 6-Pin Footprint Op-Amps