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Sound Devices MP-1

Portable battery-powered mic preamp

Preamp

Price not published

Specifications

Type
Preamp
Description
Portable battery-powered mic preamp
Topology
Transformer-balanced
Signal path
Analog
Channels
1
Channel format
1x mic/line input to line/mic level output
Form factor
Handheld/beltable single-channel preamp
Powered
true
Frequency response
10 Hz - 50 kHz
Country of manufacture
USA
Phantom power
48V

Details

Controls: Gain, highpass filter, selectable peak limiter

I/O: 1x XLR mic/line input, 1x XLR output, 2-position highpass filter

Notable use: Used as a portable, battery-powered clean-gain preamp for location sound and broadcast

Notes: FLAG: current published USD price not found in available sources (BLANK per golden rules, do not guess); listed as available/on backorder (expected ~April 2026 per one retailer) as of research date. Up to 66 dB clean gain, >120 dB dynamic range, powered by 2x AA batteries or 48V phantom. Not a recorder/interface - pure analog preamp, included for completeness of current hardware lineup.

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