Two Notes Torpedo Captor User Manual page 9

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may compromise their playing style and sound.
Two notes has developed a unique technology based on an adaptation of convolution techniques.
Starting with the measurement of an actual cabinet + microphone setup, the Torpedo products
embedding digital processing can accurately reproduce the system as it was measured, as well as the
microphone's position in space. In order to take full advantage of these digital algorithms, the audio
design of the highest quality guarantees a huge dynamic range and tone fidelity, and concurs in
bringing the ultimate playing experience.
The impulse response (IR) of a system describes it behavior under the form of a very detailed filter.
The convolution technique uses IRs to simulate the behavior or particular systems, such as reverbs,
speakers, EQ, etc.
It is the most accurate way to simulate sound signatures that are linear (i.e. without distortion) and
time-invariant (i.e. no effect like modulation, compression, hysteresis...). It is particularly well suited
for speaker miking simulation.
The Torpedo Captor comes with a Torpedo Wall of Sound plugin license. Torpedo Wall of
Sound offers a "virtual" alternative to traditional miking to achieve a degree of realism never
experienced previously with simulators. The musician simply plugs the Torpedo Captor in place of
his/her cabinet, connecting the amplifier's speaker output to it and without modifying any of his/her
usual settings (or connected effect pedals as applicable). From there, the Torpedo Captor Loadbox
output signal can be sent to any microphone preamplifier and that signal recorded thanks to your
DAW on a track embedding the Torpedo Wall of Sound plugin.
Torpedo Wall of Sound comes with a library of 16 cabinets and 8 microphones among the most
commonly used models in the world. You will achieve perfect virtual miking by choosing one cabinet
and one microphone, and fine-tuning the position of the microphone in front of the cabinet.
3.4 Torpedo Wall of Sound, only a speaker simulation?
Torpedo Wall of Sound is a plug-in software you can embed in your recording program. The
plug-in should be used on tracks containing guitar or bass signal recorded from a preamplifier (guitar,
bass, or any product with a line output) — or from a loadbox like the Torpedo Captor if you want to
record the signal coming from the speaker output of your amp.
The role of this plug-in is to replace the following elements of the traditional guitar or bass setup:
the guitar/bass power amplifier
the speaker cabinet
the microphone
the microphone preamplifier
to provide a signal that is the closest possible to actual guitar/bass miking as achieved traditionally in
a professional studio environment.
The miking is achieved in 3 steps with the Torpedo Wall of Sound:
1. choose a power amplifier (or switch it off if you are using a loadbox), a speaker cabinet and a
microphone (Amplifier, speaker and microphone section),
2. place the microphone in the virtual studio (Miking window and parameters),
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