{"product_id":"mercury-m72s-1-mkiv","title":"Mercury M72s\/1 MKIV","description":"\u003cdiv lang=\"en\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMercury M72s\/1 MKIV\u003c\/strong\u003e is a single-channel tube microphone preamplifier built around the Telefunken\/Siemens V72s module circuit — the amplifiers that stood in German broadcast houses and recording studios through the fifties and sixties. Mercury rebuilds that topology and adds what the original never had: DI, pad and phantom power.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCharacter you cannot add with a plugin\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe V72 is not transparent and was never meant to be. Tube gain through a transformer gives a dense midrange and a soft rounding of peaks — the layer people later try to recreate with saturation, usually without success. On vocals and on snare you hear it from the first take, because it happens while tracking rather than afterwards.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eOne path, for the take that actually matters\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn most sessions one track is critical: the lead vocal. The rest can go through the interface preamps and nobody will notice. The single-channel version puts the tube stage exactly where it makes a difference, instead of spreading the budget across eight channels recording backing parts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eKEY FEATURES\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOne channel of tube microphone preamplification\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCircuit based on Telefunken\/Siemens V72s modules\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInstrument DI input\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePad for working with loud sources\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePhantom power for condenser microphones\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDesigned and built by Mercury Recording Equipment\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eTECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eType: tube microphone preamplifier\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChannels: 1\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReference circuit: Telefunken\/Siemens V72s\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInputs: microphone and instrument DI\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFunctions: pad, phantom power\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRevision: MKIV\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Mercury Recording Equipment","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54828325699921,"sku":"60896","price":3399.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0729\/8741\/0769\/files\/eu-mercury-m72s-1-mkiv-1.jpg?v=1788991611","url":"https:\/\/wrdtunes.com\/fr\/products\/mercury-m72s-1-mkiv","provider":"Wired Tunes","version":"1.0","type":"link"}