Slate VMS One Preamp

The Slate VMS One Microphone Preamplifier is fully linear and totally transparent with impeccable phase response designed to be used with the VMS Modeling system. It is also capable of standalone operation. The VMS ONE has controls for output volume, pad, phase, mic / line input selection, and phantom power, as wells an power on/off switch.

Controls:

• Gain: Adjusts the gain of the microphone preamp; smooth reverse-log taper
• Pad: Switches in a -20 db input pad to prevent overloading the input circuitry
• Phase: Flips the output phase referenced to positive pressure on the diaphragm
• Mic/Inst Selector: Selects either the mic input (XLR) or the inst input (TRS) to the mic pre- both connectors are available on the back panel via a combo jack
• Phantom Power: Provides +48 V for powering condenser microphones or other equipment

Specifications:

• 57 dB maximum gain
• -2 dBu in max input level without pad
• +18 dBu maximum input level with pad
• +27 dBu max output
• -30 in = +27 out with full gain
• -30 in adjusted to +4 out, noise below –100 dBu