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The Revelation from MI
Amplification
Hello there! Welcome to
a new chapter in the history of MI Audio.
Our decision to make a
valve guitar amp was not a decision which we took lightly. We have
always felt that there's no point in doing something half-heartedly,
or for the sake of jumping on the proverbial band-wagon. We wanted
to make a contribution, not an imitation.
Today's guitarist is
luckier than ever, with more choice than ever before. Valve, solid
state, digital,... single channel, multichannel,... Everything is a
valid approach to the needs of the guitarist, and lets face it,
every guitarist has a different need. For some it's a vintage single
channel, low wattage amp. For others it's the flexibility of digital
modelling.
But for many guitarists,
the choice of amp is often a compromise. It's often a choice between
great valve tone or flexibility,... a choice between a one trick
pony (but hey, it's a great trick), or a soul-less assembly line
'toy' with lots of bells and whistles, but filled with quality,
design and component compromises.
At MI Audio,
we wanted to bridge that gap. In doing so, we aspired to
give guitarists more than they ever thought possible
from a valve amp, and at the same time more than they ever
thought possible from a boutique company. We firmly believe
that valve amp designs can in fact challenge the flexibility
of digital modelling amps, while retaining tonal integrity.
Similarly, we believe that 'boutique' can be a lot more than
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1) Preamp
- Four completely
independent channels, featuring Gain, Bass, Middle, Treble and Volume.
- 3 Gain levels per
channel (low, mid and high), so any channel can run as clean,
crunch or high gain.
- Each channel is
independently voiced with unique design architecture, with no
repeated channel voicings, giving you 12 distinct guitar tones.
- Each channel's
unique voice means is that when you change channels it feels like
you are changing amps, not simply adding more or less gain to the same basic
sound. This has to be experienced to be
believed!
2) Power
Amp
- Dual master volumes
to give you the options of setting up 2 stage levels.
- Presence and Depth
controls, as well as selectable power amp feedback to control the frequency response and feel of the power
amplifier.
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3 selectable
power levels, 100%, 60% and 30%. Variations in output power are
achieved by varying the internal high voltages of the amplifiers.
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Triode/Pentode mode for further variations of power amp feel
and headroom.
3) FX Loops
- A world-first, 4 FX
loops, which can be assigned to any channel.
- Ultra low-noise
buffered circuitry per loop, creating the most transparent loops
in the world.
- Each loop cab be
individually set to guitar or line level for perfect matching to
any effect type.
- Send Level for
adjusting the volume of each loop individually. This allows the
guitarists to add an automatic cut or boost when a loop is
engaged.
- Mix control,
allowing the full range of 0 to 100% wet/dry mix. This means
each loop can operate as series (mix set to 100%) or parallel
(mix set <100%)
- Each channel
'remembers' which loops are assigned to it, and automatically
activates these loops when the master FX switch is toggled.
4) Two Operating Modes:
- Standard Mode - Uses the
optional 6 button foot controller where you can switch to any
channel and toggle between
master volumes. Finally intelligent FX loop switching means that you
can assign any number of FX loops to a channel.
- Midi Mode- In midi mode you
can store up to 128 programs. For each channel you can set the
channel, gain mode, master volume, FX 1 to FX 4 on/off and global FX
on/off
