In standalone form it may lack versatility but the Captor does a lot of things really well, it’s solidly made and when integrated with a DAW, it opens up a world of quality direct recording possibilities. If the 16 virtual cabinets aren’t enough then more than 150 others are available – you can purchase a permanent license for any extras you want for €8 each.Ĭombined with the Torpedo Wall Of Sound, the overall theme is very similar to UA’s OX, but the processing is done by your computer rather than the Captor. There are also various rooms and you can alter ‘mic position’, add effects and EQ the sound while the Captor works as a load box to silence your amp. The free download comes loaded with two virtual cabinets, eight microphones and eight power-amp simulations, but entering a unit-specific code that comes with the Captor gives you access to 16 cabinets. Torpedo Wall Of Sound is compatible with Mac or PC and is compatible with any DAW that will run plugins in AU, VST, RTAS and AAX format. The second is a free downloadable plug-in called Torpedo Wall Of Sound. The first is the Torpedo CAB stompbox (£359 street) that contains 32 cabinet simulations with optional software control. If your DAW/interface allows you add EQ, compression, delay and reverb effects to the monitor/recording signal path, it gets even more fun.īut if that’s not to your taste, Two Notes provides two workarounds. Playing your tube amp in a great sounding room with an exceptional choice of perfectly matched speaker cabinets and microphones is truly joyous and an. The bass setting warms and smooths to tone, and we actually prefer it with single coils. To our ears, it’s based on a fairly bright, closed-back cabinet/speaker set-up, with tightly controlled bass and a dry, punchy tone that rock players will certainly enjoy. While the Captor restricts you to just one speaker simulation, this may not be an issue because it sounds very good. We find the Captor’s attenuated tone a little bright and fizzy anyway, so nothing is sacrificed sonically to enjoy a finer degree of control. Since the thru output is exactly what it claims, you can plug the Captor’s non-attenuated output into an external attenuator. While it may tame a 100-watt high- gain amp to a sensible gigging level, a 15-watter is reduced to home practice levels. Used purely as an attenuator, the Captor’s fixed 20dB cut provides a substantial amount of attenuation.
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