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Great River MP-500NV
Vintage-voiced Microphone Preamp for 500 Series Rack


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Iron in the signal path for the 500 Series!
The MP-500NV is a single channel mic preamp that is designed to take the classic sound of the all-time studio-standard 1073 preamp and bring it to a new level of modern sonic fidelity while fitting neatly into a 500 series rack. Does MP-500NV meet its design goals? Absolutely, with accuracy, transparency and vintage "tunable" sound! The circuitry allows for brilliant transformer saturation or the soft distortions of a single-ended amplifier. The sound of electric guitars, sound modules, and drums to add vitality, presence, and real punch benefit from extreme pushing of the MP-500NV.

Great River MP-500NV at a Glance:
  • Great with all mic types
  • Classic Great River design
  • Vintage Sound


Great with all mic types
The MP-500NV is a professional quality microphone preamplifier designed to re-create the vintage sound characteristics of the early 1970s large consoles. Modern components give the MP-500NV more clarity, punch and performance under normal use. In addition, features like metering before and after the major gain stages let the user drive it hard to greatly expand the range of sonic options. All microphones will benefit from the power of the MP-500NV preamplifier, including dynamic, condenser and especially ribbon types.

Classic Great River design
The MP-500NV uses the same audio and metering circuit board found in the NV series preamplifiers. This unit is designed to fit into a 500 series rack using 2 available slots. It receives its power supply from the host rack. The unit is equipped with a HI-Z instrument jack that has its own input amplifier and was designed for DI applications.

Vintage Sound
The Great River MP-500NV features iron in the signal path for that big vintage sound. Its no-latency output monitoring provides a buffered sound feed to your DAW workstation. The MP-500NV's high-Z input is ideal to shape the sound for bass, electric guitar, and sound modules. Dual metering provides visual monitoring of gain staging. The ultra-quiet noise floor delivers "stealth" performance for rich, textured vocal sounds. The Great River MP-500NV also has a full +70dB of input gain so you can take that prized ribbon mic out of the cabinet for a rich, creamy sound with all the detail and no muddiness.

Here's the bottom line. The Great River MP-500NV is a golden channel priced for the project studio and equally at home in a world class facility. This preamp has the ability to enhance the sound of high-end mics as well as being able to make inexpensive mics sound better. Just place your trusty SM57 in front of your guitar amp and run it through the MP-500NV, and you'll hear what we mean.

Great River MP-500NV Features:
  • XLR balanced in and out connections
  • High-Z input on front panel
  • Output gain from -25 to +10db; maximum overall gain 70db
  • Frequency response: 20Hz to 75kHz
  • 2 or 3 stages of single ended solid state amplifier gain blocks
  • Gold plated switching contacts
  • Front panel polarity, phantom power, input impedance, and output loading switches
  • High quality, custom wound Sowter transformers
  • Output transistor and transformer with heavy 70ma Class A bias
  • Local regulating of each channel
  • Long service life components
  • Iron in the signal path for that 'Big Vintage Sound'
  • Ultra quiet noise floor with 'stealth' performance for rich, textured vocal sounds

The Great River MP-500NV is a world class preamp designed to capture world class performances at a project studio price!

Customer Reviews
 Absolutely glorious... I love this PRE!!!  
by Daddy Kev from Los Angeles, CA USA, February 22, 2008
Music Background:  Recording Engineer and Producer


“I bought my first MP-500NV a few months back, and recently purchased a second one to run stereo material through. The sound of this pre is absolutely amazing on everything I throw at it. Do your message board research and you'll see that this is the one mic pre that just about everyone can agree on. Last weekend my friend and I did a shoot-out with the Great River vs. Neve 1073 on stereo mixes....” Read More
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