What's the difference between LCT 1040 and PURE TUBE?

PURE TUBE is meant to be the ONE premium vocal microphone. If you know you need one microphone for your productions, this mic will make you very happy and solves the following problems:

1. Upgrades your vocals to timeless premium sound
2. Makes your recordings fit for modern production styles
3. Allows you to “eat the mic” without degrading sound quality

We found that some vintage tube mics sound great but have the problem of introducing too much noise, especially when used with modern production styles. PURE TUBE fixes that. 

How? With an ultra-low noise signal path that goes without any capacitors or semiconductors, it could potentially degrade sound quality.

You get timeless premium sound with state-of-the-art specifications. So even when doing endless vocal layers or super-heavy compression with PURE TUBE, you won’t encounter the noise problems typical for vintage tube mics. 

PURE TUBE allows you to “eat the mic” with the natural low-cut coming from the transformer, increasing the overall feeling of warmth and depth without introducing muddiness.

LCT 1040 solves common problems of professional workflows to save time and energy, all while providing outstanding sound quality.

Like a painter who uses his color palette, the LCT 1040 gives you the power to create the sound you envision.

The LCT 1040 microphone system was created to solve common challenges in professional productions by:

1. Giving you a studio centerpiece that works for 99% of your sessions
2. Trying a new microphone sound without breaking the flow of the session
3. Letting you adjust settings directly from your sweetspot
4. Saving you the investment of an extensive mic locker to cover different genres

Here’s how it’s done.

Instead of setting up a mic shootout, you set up one microphone that boosts the artist’s confidence with its inspiring design.

With distinct yet tweakable sound characteristics at your disposal, you can quickly dial in the sound you envision using 4 tube characteristics (Clear, Warm, Dark, Saturated), its blendable FET circuit + seamless polar pattern control. You make a soundcheck, record a take, make fine adjustments directly from your sweetspot via the remote control, and you’re ready to roll. 

Today, we are proud to say that the LCT 1040 has helped create many fantastic songs and successful number 1 hit, “Espresso” by Sabrina Carpenter and Teddy Swims' "Lose Control," being the most recent ones.

Find more on the development history of LCT 1040 here