I have a groove tubes preamp and a 75 watt soulo slave power amp in a custom madeby groove tubes rackcab,with tan tolex. Software to do the latter is available, but either extraordinarily expensive or not very good. The manual describes this as a slewrate control, but it. Groove tubes comes from the mind of aspen pittman, centered around his infatuation with the sound of tube gear. Groove is an amazingly useful app that is highly customizable. Preamp tubes these pass every groove tubes premium certification for micro phonics, hum, physical characteristics and function.
Copper tubes with inner grooving, for use in applications such as airconditioner heat exchangers. The biggest collection of groove tubes manuals and schematics. Groove tubes microphones output a balanced, low impedance. I had used this unit when it was first introduced several years ago but never had an ample amount of time to fully evaluate it. By trying out several different sets of operating conditions in the computer i could eliminate hundreds of possibilities without playing with electricity. Last year i fitted a jj electronic valve and have just replaced it with this groove tubes valve. The gt44 is a tube condenser in an endaddress, pencil microphone form factor. The groovetubes vipre mic preamp with aspen pittman youtube. Page 2 groove tubes catalog at therefore, we wanted to provide enough gain so that even a very low. Welcome to my tube amp simulation software page paragraph about tube amp design simulation. Groove tubes vipre variable impedance all tube microphone preamp rack.
If your search produces too many results, use the and function to focus your search by putting a plussymbol in front of one of the terms e. The groove tune valve produces half the spl compared to the old valve, dba weighted meter set 2. Groove tubes vipre is a single channel tube based microphone preamp. Rather than a single solution, you might consider a tool suite. Although a total of 32 tubes are selectable from the tube library, only 14 core types are represented by the list. Im proud to say that groove is the product that i wish existed back when i was looking for the perfect small business support software. Founded by ray ozzie, the creator of ibms lotus notes application, the privately held company specialized in productivity software that allows multiple users to work collaboratively on computer files simultaneously on march 10, 2005, microsoft announced that they had purchased groove. American musical supply is excited to be your stop for groove tube amplifier tubes.
Sounded great on every source and every mic i ever tried. For additional information about designing tube amplifiers, refer to the theory section. Use our quick links above to see our stock of each type. The mic has high sensitivity 26mvpa and moderate selfnoise 20dba. Groove tubes vipre pre valvolare, impedenza variabile. Groove tubes has introduced a redesigned sfx spacestation. Our customers enjoy better productivity, more opportunities, and greater revenue. The gt33 is a pencil condenser with interchangeable capsules and a transformercoupled output.
Groove tubes vipre variable impedance preamp reverb. The vipre also has a rise time control, allowing one to set how quickly the tubes react to transient sounds. Schematics aspen and associates aspen and associates. At least with this schematic, i would have a fighting chance if something went wrong thanks again. Groove tubes gt12at7 durable phase splitterdriver tube. Alltube circuits, uses any of 25 output tubes and a variety of preamp tubes without rebiasing, effects loop with blend, classic styling, highquality speakers. The sound this plugin produces varies from a mild warm overdrive to a fuzzy distortion. Groove lets you communicate with your accounts, track results, and make datadriven decisions. Has anyone ever tried it and is it a good place to start for a novice. Page 1 2 all transformers are custom designed and made exclusively for the design of the tone controls on this channel are passive, as groove tubes. Groove tubes gt44 detachablecapsule pencil tube condenser microphone.
I also have two,four ten,matching groove tube cabs,in excellent condition,both with. The supre seems to be, on paper, a singular tonal selection of the vipre. Further improving the design, we added gts exclusive heat sink wings to the plate assembly. Groove tubes gt33 detachablecapsule pencil condenser microphone.
I agree, too, that adding tubes to the design toolkit would really be a monster plus for circuitlab. The vipre offers the engineer a whole new world of tube sound choices in a single, wellmade, greatsounding unit. Our thoughts go out to all who are affected by covid19. Tube amp is an audio effect plugin that applies asymmetric tube triode overdrive usually found in singletube microphone preamp boxes. See more groove tubes legacy owners manuals vipre package. Groove tubes intros sfx spacestation at winter namm expo namm 2005. Ecc83 12ax7mgroove tubes super premium groove tubes 25% discount groove tubes super premium valves take the selected gt items and in addition to gts in house. Groove networks was a software company based in beverly, massachusetts. Probably more interesting, and certainly more useful, was its variable slew rate, allowing an engineer to dial in the transient response rate of the preamp allowing it to sound more vintage to. Use your own debit or credit card, enjoy fast and free shipping, and add products from groove tube to your creative setup. Assembly manual schematic parts list tubes and applications design simulations. Quite simply the best 9pin triode preamp tubes you can buy specifically designed and tested for musical instrument amplification and standard equipment on fender amps. Groove tubes vipre variable impedance microphone preamplifier.
I have been using groove for over a year now and love it. Groove tubes manuals, schematics and brochures hifi manuals. The unit will take up three rack spaces in a traditional rack mount, and im not sure about the exact connections that it has because the one that i have used was already racked up in the studio, but it is safe to say that it has standard xlr connections in the back and i know that it does have a. The groove tubes vipre is an alltube, variable impedance microphone. I had to send it in to groove tubes several years ago, before fender it was expensive, but they fixed it up beautifully and it has been a hotrod ever since. Ive just finished building a head shell for my old groove tubes stpg preamp and fancied doing a little video of it in action. Groove tubes vipre variable impedance alltube microphone.
As such they require the additional signal boost gained from. This new mic is a reissue of groove tubes first largediaphragm condenser, but with solidstate electronics replacing the valve to offer a more affordable package. We offer true 0% interest payment plans applying is easy. Your purchases also help protect forests, including. Groove tubes also suggest that using low impedance settings with modern mics can make them sound vintage. Im not sure id go quite that far, but it certainly changed their characteristics in a subtle and not unpleasant way, and this is therefore useful for creating delicate tonal adjustments a more interesting and subtle form of eq, if you. Groove tubes was started in the late 1970s by aspen pittman, who had a lifelong fascination with tubes and tube tone. Your purchases help youth music programs get the gear they need to make music. The tubes are thoroughly screened, and power tubes are matched closely to extract the most classic fender sound out of your amp. This 3ru, singlechannel tube preamp is groove tubes intro into the preamp market. This fascination led to aspen and a team of technical experts to reevaluate the way tubes were tested and matched.
A trio of software programs for the intrepid tubephile. Enjoy the lowest prices and best selection of groove tubes preamp tubes at guitar center. Designed by aspen pittman, the mic uses interchangeable 34inch capsules available in. The culmination of over three years of work by aspen pittman and groove tubes engineering staff, the vipre is the epitome of vintage tube amplification perfected for these digital times. I would think for starters that a triode tube model for the purpose of simulation could be created similarly from how a bjt model works but put in a tube schematic symbol and for a tube, obviously work at much higher voltages.
Groove tubes gt6l6chp pentode our most recent release of a totally redesigned 6l6c featuring addition of pure nickel carborized black plate construction, this is the same material used on the classic rca black plate versions of the 50s. Please click here then scroll down for my complete stock list with prices for these tubes. Groove tubes gt vipre microphone mic tube preamp preamplifier beast. I worry about my vipre often, i dont want to be without it. Shop for the groove tubes vipre mic preamp and receive free shipping on your order and the guaranteed lowest price. Released in 2002 by the now defunct groove tubes company, the vipre introduced a fairly novel concept at the timea variable impedance preamplifier. Now, groove tubes are the mostused tubes in guitar amps and a favorite of tone aficionados. Designer and groovetubes founder aspen pittman takes you through a detailed tour of the groovetubes vipre singleended all tube microphone preamp. Thank you for making groove tubes vipre part of your studio. The sfx spacestation is a compact and rugged powered stereo monitor that implements groove tubes patented sxf stereo field expansion 300degree stereo sound field technology. The american manufacturer groove tubes was founded towards the end of the 70s by aspen pittman a man with a longstanding fascination for valve audio equipment. This amplifier then feeds a valve output driver complete with transformer and metering. Need vacuumtube circuit components audio electronics.
A reasonable spice program for circuit design switchercad from linear works well but you have to findcreate models for tubes, potentiometers, and a variety of other goodies. I became a believer in gt products, especially the tubes, when i was on the road a lot playing guitar. The vipre has a meter driver circuit board for enhanced metering. Groove tubes audio seii rackmount speaker emulator, reactive load, linelevel out, 150 watts max input, parallel fx loop. Active designed tone controls, most common in newer amps, have a separate gain section for each.
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