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Another thing that professional bassists have discovered, is that rather than combining the DI sound with an amp, as is customary in bass recording, that sound of the REDDI alone is just perfect. On guitar, keyboards, and other electronic instruments, the REDDI works its particular brand of magic just as effectively as it does on bass. In fact, once you own a REDDI, you'll be tempted to put just about anything you can through it. (In fact, Grammy-winning producer Ted Perlman, has even used the REDDI with a Shure Green Bullet mic to record harmonica!)\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\u003cstrong\u003eNew version adds a 1\/4\" thru jack\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\tIn order to keep the focus of the REDDI on sound quality, A Designs included only the most necessary features. On the original version of the REDDI, A Designs Audio had eliminated the 1\/4\" thru-put. The reason was because the REDDI sounded so good on its own, A Designs wanted users to realize that they didn't need to combine a miked amp with the direct sound of the REDDI. But A Designs listens to its customers and added a 1\/4\" thru jack without compromising sound quality. A Designs also refuses to sacrifice sound quality for high gain. As such, the REDDI is not a high-gain device, rather, it has just the right amount to keep its sound intact.\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\u003cbr\u003e\n\tThe REDDI's front panel features include a combo XLR\/1\/4-inch input, balanced XLR output, a level control knob, and very bright blue LED power indicator. 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As always, A-Designs Audio field tests its products before releasing them to the public with notable engineers and musicians like Dylan Dresdow (TEC Award Nominee and Grammy Award nominee for Black Eyed Peas), Ross Hogarth (Grammy Award winner) Viktor Krauss (bassist for Lyle Lovett and renowned studio musician) and Reggie Hamilton (session\/live bassist for Babyface, Seal, Bette Midler, etc.) who recently used the REDDI on his bass tracks for the new film Dreamgirls.\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\u003cstrong\u003eHere's what top engineers, producers, and musicians are saying about the REDDI:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\"The sound of the REDDI all tube direct box on my bass and guitars is dramatic. When people come in and listen, they just go \"WOW what's that? What did you do to get that sound?\" \"It not only delivers on bass and keys, but just out and out kills on acoustic guitars with pickups. 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I tried it with electric guitar and bass as well as a synthesizer, and found the REDDI to perform impressively on every source.\" - Frank Moldstad, \u003cem\u003eDigital Pro Sound\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\u003cstrong\u003eChannel Strips of the Stars: Ted Perlman \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\u003cbr\u003e\n\tTed Perlman, renowned Grammy-winning producer, musician, arranger, engineer, and programmer, has a resume that reads like a who's who of popular music. His credits include Bob Dylan, Chicago, Burt Bacharach, Elton John, Dave Mason, Brian Wilson, Carole King, Albert Hammond, Jr. (The Strokes), Desmond Child, Young M.C., Dolly Parton, and, well, the list goes on. Ted was kind enough to provide us with his go-to signal chain for guitar and percussion. 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A Designs Audio has built two. The all-tube MP-2A and the solid-state Pacifica, but we're here to talk about the MP-2A (you can check out the Pacifica later). With A Designs Audio's MP-2A, not only do you get a never-ending sweetspot and sonic majesty, it also gets top marks in \"works and plays well with others.\" Meaning, while some preamps are picky when it comes to mics, the MP-2A welcomes all — and sounds great no matter what you put through it — ribbon, dynamic, or condenser. Better still, while the MP-2A falls squarely into the realm of \"color\" preamp, it never overwhelms a track with too much character. If you've been searching for an all-tube preamp with a rich bottom end, sweet and airy top end and enough tonal versatility to record all of your tracks without over-colorization at mixdown, think A designs Audio MP-2A.\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\u003cbr\u003e\n\tA Designs Audio MP-2A, First Take:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\t\u003cli\u003e\n\t\tTrue tube in, tube out stereo mic preamp\u003c\/li\u003e\n\t\u003cli\u003e\n\t\tWorld-class custom-wound transformers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\t\u003cli\u003e\n\t\tTwo \"tone\" switches, give you four unique tone signatures.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\t\u003cli\u003e\n\t\tAudiophile quality and components and a price below comparable boutique preamps\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\tTrue tube mic preamp\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\u003cbr\u003e\n\tThe MP-2A is a classic 2-channel tube mic pre based on the celebrated MP-1. It offers the same true tube in\/tube out design, plus the same quality that made the original MP-1 and MP-2 the buzz of the professional audio industry. New features include a -20 db pad switch, two selectable tone switches for four possible tones, plus 60db of gain (perfect for next generation ribbon mics) Classic features include a world-class Cinemag input transformer coupled with a custom wound output transformer, delivering the low noise and top quality sound that you demand from a high-end, high-priced mic-pre. Additional features include a balanced combo XLR\/1\/4 inch input, a true VU meter, phantom power and phase reverse switches, and a front panel line level input jack.\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\u003cbr\u003e\n\tCustom transformers, the key to punchy sound and quiet operation\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\u003cbr\u003e\n\tA lot of preamp builders believe that transformers are things to be avoided, but in reality, they're responsible for the sound we prefer in rock\/pop music. The trick is finding good ones. Bad transformers can ring or decimate the upper frequency range, but when a transformer is properly designed and built, such as those by Cinemag (whose lineage includes making transformers for the top consoles in recording history) they are a thing of beauty, delivering a full, punchy sound like no other. Plus, thanks to the superior electronic isolation of transformers, noise and hum is reduced. That's why you can overdrive an MP-2A and get rich, milky distortion without the extra noise. The transformers you find in A Designs Audio's preasmps are hand- and \"ear-\" built by Tom Reichenbach of Cinemag. Tom is the son of the designer of the legendary Quad Eight consoles, whose sound rivaled Neve and API consoles at one-tenth the price.\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\u003cbr\u003e\n\tTonal Versatility\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\u003cbr\u003e\n\tWith a lot of preamps, you'll find that they tend to have only one setting where you hear the magic. Move past it, and the magic is gone. The problem is that you can't always run it at that setting based on the strength (or lack of) of your input source. Then you have the A Designs Audio MP-2A all-tube, stereo preamp. Thanks to its fixed-gain amplifier design (with input attenuator), you get consistent behavior whether the preamp is turned up or down. Add to this the fact that you have 2 \"tone\" switches per channel that give you a palette of four unique, world-class sonic flavors, and you'll understand why we say you could make an entire record with just this one preamp.\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\u003cbr\u003e\n\tAudiophile quality and sound made affordable.\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\u003cbr\u003e\n\tBuilt to audiophile-quality standards with a price tag well below other boutique preamps in the same class, the MP-2A is a true tube preamp with no solid state components in the signal path. The MP-2A relies solely on tubes, film capacitors, and custom transformers. 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