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Torpedo Studio User's Manual
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This manual describes the Torpedo Studio and provides instructions for its operation. It is highly
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  • Page 1 OROSYS SAS cannot be held responsible for any damage, accidental or otherwise, that results from an inappropriate use of the Torpedo Studio. Please refer to the safety instructions included in this manual. The reproduction of any part of this document is strictly forbidden without the written authorization of OROSYS SAS.

  • Page 2: Safety Instructions

    2017/11/08 15:11 trademarks found in this document were used during the development of the Torpedo Studio product but are in no way associated or affiliated with OROSYS SAS. 1 Foreword 1.1 Safety instructions Before using the product, it is necessary to carefully read and to bear in mind the following information.

  • Page 3: Ground Connection

    1.1.5 Safety use conditions The Torpedo Studio must never be used near a heat source, near a flame, in the rain, in damp areas, near any kinds of liquids. When transporting the unit, care needs to be taken to avoid any shocks that might cause damage and therefore require the assistance of a qualified technician.

  • Page 4: Declaration Of Conformity

    Category of product: digital audio signal processor Product: Torpedo Studio Test Manager: Guillaume Pille The Two notes Torpedo Studio is certified to be compliant to the CE and FCC standards: EN 55103-1 : 1996 and EN 55103-2 : 1996. EN 60065 05/2002 + A1 05/2006.

  • Page 5: What Is A Loadbox

    Please contact your authorized TWO NOTES AUDIO ENGINEERING dealer in order to obtain an RMA to return the complete product to the Authorized TWO NOTES AUDIO ENGINEERING Service Center closest to you, with proof of purchase, during the applicable warranty period.
  • Page 6 — otherwise overheating may cause damage, both to the loadbox and to the amplifier. The Torpedo Studio is a digital loadbox. This term indicates that the Torpedo Studio is a load which can electrically replace the speaker cabinet while dissipating (transforming into heat) the power coming out of the amplifier.

  • Page 7: Is The Use Of A Loadbox Totally Silent

    • The Torpedo Studio has a built in fan, as there is quite a lot of power dissipated into heat inside the box. We selected a so called “silent fan”, but as it is running fast, it is never entirely silent. This said, you can consider that, in normal use (hearing your guitar through monitors, or headphones), you can barely hear the fan.

  • Page 8: Front Panel

    The Torpedo Studio comes with a large library of 50 cabinets and 8 microphones among the most commonly used models in the world. You can also upgrade and add many other cabinets through “La Boutique”, our online virtual cabinet store.

  • Page 9: Rear Panel

    The Torpedo Studio is a standalone unit you can bring with you in any situation, whenever silent playing is needed. The role of the Torpedo Studio is to replace the following elements of the traditional guitar or bass setup: the guitar/bass power amplifier...

  • Page 10: Tube Stage Output

    Many musicians get their sound from a particular use of that element and the Torpedo Studio gives you the possibility to use it too. To that effect, Two notes Audio Engineering has developed an original tube-stage modeling that gives you a choice of 4 different tube models (6L6, EL34, EL84 and KT88) in Push-Pull (PP) in AB class, or...

  • Page 11: Connecting The Torpedo Studio

    4.1 Torpedo Studio Quick Start The Torpedo Studio is set up to be connected, right out of the box, to a guitar or a bass amplifier, and used with headphones. You will just need a guitar or bass amplifier with a 4, 8 or 16 Ohm Speaker Output and headphones.
  • Page 12 Then, plug this cable into the SPEAKER INPUT jack of the Torpedo Studio (number 12 in figure “3.1.2 Rear panel”). Finally, plug your headphones into the Headphones output of the Torpedo Studio (number 8 in figure “3.1.1 Front panel”).
  • Page 13 Torpedo Studio before powering on your amplifier. The Torpedo Studio starts on preset 0. Now the input gain and output volume must be set up. Turn up the volume of your amplifier to the level you want and play for a few seconds: turn the input gain (number 2 in figure “3.1.1 Front panel”) until the signal stays in the top green/yellow...
  • Page 14 Last update: torpedo_studio:torpedo_studio_user_s_manual http://wiki.two-notes.com/doku.php?id=torpedo_studio:torpedo_studio_user_s_manual 2017/11/08 15:11 1. Input 4. Volume 2. Gain 5. Pan 3. Simulation 6. Output Channels 4.2.1 Inputs routing The input routing is selected through the SETUP menu. Input parameter Resulting input routing The amplifier input (Speaker Input) feeds both A and B channels The Line Left input feeds channel A, the amplifier input (Speaker Input) Line L + Amp feeds channel B.

  • Page 15: Routing Diagrams

    “Line” 4.3 In the studio The Torpedo Studio can be used in the studio for analog or digital recording. We shall concentrate here on digital recording, but you can use the Line Outputs, for example to feed a microphone preamplifier and add an extra “color” to your tone.
  • Page 16 The Torpedo Studio acts here as an analog-to-digital converter, clocked by a wordclock and connected to a DAW with the AES/EBU connection. The USB connection gives you instant control over all the parameters of the Torpedo Studio. It is also useful for uploading firmware updates, for preset backups, and for loading new simulations. The standalone Torpedo Remote software allows you to address all of those functions.
  • Page 17 The THRU, AES/EBU, S/PDIF and LINE outputs can be used simultaneously. 4.5 On stage with a preamplifier The Torpedo Studio offers two Line inputs to connect any kind of bass or guitar preamplifier, or any other Line level instrument, including keyboards.

  • Page 18: Mixing A Real Cabinet Miking And The Torpedo Studio

    On stage or in the studio, you may need to feel the sound coming out of a cabinet. You can simply connect a cabinet to the THRU output on the Torpedo Studio. You will be able to hear the sound coming from the amp as usual, without any simulation or effect from the Torpedo Studio.
  • Page 19 This can be described as the time that it takes for the signal to go from one input to one output. In the Torpedo Studio or VB-101, you can choose between two different latency modes (normal - 5.063ms or Low - 3.064ms). Please note that when switching to Low, the Overload parameter is no longer accessible, to save some CPU processing.
  • Page 20 2017/11/08 15:11 Mixing the output signal of the Torpedo Studio and a real cabinet miking will cause some issues and possibly a comb filter effect if you do not compensate for the latency. To fix that, you will need to add a delay of the latency value on the microphone track (as the microphone sound will arrive “earlier”...
  • Page 21 Dry recording the amplifier (i.e., recording the sound of the amplifier at the speaker output with the Torpedo Studio but without a speaker simulation) Using the Torpedo Studio as an external processing unit inside a digital or analog loop by using the AES/EBU, the S/PDIF or the Line I/Os...
  • Page 22 4.8.1 Step one: recording the dry signal First of all you will need to get a DRY signal from the Torpedo Studio. On the following table we have listed the various options you have with the Torpedo Studio. It is very off-putting trying to play with a completely dry sound so we have indicated on which channel you can get a wet signal (i.e., with the...

  • Page 23: Stay Connected

    You need to create a loop between the Torpedo Studio and your DAW. You can create either a digital or an analog loop. To create a loop, connect both input and output of the Torpedo Studio to the DAW: 1. The dry signal is sent from the DAW to the Torpedo Studio. On most sequencers, that track must be routed to a dedicated output, not the master output track.
  • Page 24 Here is a representation of the screen displayed in PERFORM menu. The PERFORM screen is the default screen you will see when first using the Torpedo Studio. This is the menu you will be on when you are playing without editing or changing any parameter. From that mode you can navigate the presets.

  • Page 25: Main Control Panel

    25/52 Torpedo Studio User's Manual This potentiometer controls the SPEAKER input gain of the unit. The Torpedo Studio being a digital product, it is absolutely critical that you avoid any saturation of the input signal, or you may considerably reduce the sound quality. To get the best sound, try to have the same volume (or close) on all different sounds coming to the Torpedo Studio.
  • Page 26 12. Compare switch 13. Program menu The Torpedo Studio control panel includes the various knob and switch controllers that give access to the machine and/or sound parameters. You can access any menu by pressing the corresponding switch. By pressing once you will access the last channel you edited, either A or B.
  • Page 27 Torpedo Studio is close to 5ms. In some cases (e.g., when chaining several digital audio devices), it can be beneficial to reduce the latency of the Torpedo Studio, by turning the Latency Mode to “Low”. This decreases the latency to 3ms by suppressing the Overload parameter in the Torpedo Studio’s speaker simulation and thus reducing the CPU load to...
  • Page 28 96 kHz. 5.4.3 Midi Channel: Select here the MIDI Channel you want the Torpedo Studio to respond to. When “All” is selected, the Torpedo Studio responds to all the channels (omni mode). All the signals received at the MIDI input are sent back through the “MIDI OUT/THRU” output.
  • Page 29 Device ID. Move through the alphabet using the “NAVI” knob and select the letters with “OK”. Device ID - reboot: After changing the Device ID, you will need to reboot the Torpedo Studio. 5.5 PROGRAM In this menu you can save and move the Torpedo Studio presets around.
  • Page 30 With the “COMPARE” switch, you have access to an advanced comparison functionality developed by Two notes Audio Engineering. Think about it as a temporary set of parameters that reinitialized after each startup of the unit. It can be used to quickly and easily compare two sets of parameters. This can be compared to the “Clipboard”...

  • Page 31: Power Amp

    Do not hesitate to use audio files with no direct link to speaker measuring and you can experiment with totally new sonic textures. To add such impulse responses (IRs) to your Torpedo Studio, please read the Torpedo Remote part of this manual.

  • Page 32: Speaker And Mic

    2017/11/08 15:11 brings — that is, the power amplifier. Plug your device into the LINE input of the Torpedo Studio and enjoy the typical sound of the Two notes electrically accurate virtual tube power amplifier. Power Amp: Activate the power amplifier simulation by turning this parameter “On”.
  • Page 33 2017/11/10 22:17 33/52 Torpedo Studio User's Manual 5.7.4 User User: Determine which impulse response (IR) file to use for the simulation. The “U” label indicates that the impulse has been measured (with Torpedo BlendIR) by the user. The “W” label indicates that the impulse has been converted from a wave (or aiff) file. You do not have access to the microphone positioning options when using the User impulses (both “U”...
  • Page 34 Last update: torpedo_studio:torpedo_studio_user_s_manual http://wiki.two-notes.com/doku.php?id=torpedo_studio:torpedo_studio_user_s_manual 2017/11/08 15:11 5.8.1 Distance Determine the distance between the simulated cabinet and microphone. Placing a microphone close to the cabinet will result in a precise sound with a large amount of proximity effect (dependent on the chosen model of microphone). When you move the microphone away from the cabinet, you increase the part of the studio’s acoustic (early reflections) in the sound.
  • Page 35 2017/11/10 22:17 35/52 Torpedo Studio User's Manual In standard sound pick-up, the microphone is usually placed in front of the cabinet. However, placing the microphone behind the cabinet can be quite interesting. The tone you get then will usually be softer and darker. This is particularly noticeable with closed cabinet, less with open ones.
  • Page 36 5.10.1 EQ The Torpedo Studio includes an equalizer, which is a central tool for mixing. With a few adjustments, it is possible to cut down an excess of low or high frequencies, to boost a frequency band for more presence, or to apply the classic V-shape tone onto a distorded guitar.
  • Page 37 2017/11/10 22:17 37/52 Torpedo Studio User's Manual The range of the EQ is wide: you can either use it lightly, to simply correct a particular aspect of your sound, or in an extreme way, to produce some whole new sound character.
  • Page 38 Last update: torpedo_studio:torpedo_studio_user_s_manual http://wiki.two-notes.com/doku.php?id=torpedo_studio:torpedo_studio_user_s_manual 2017/11/08 15:11 The Low and High bands have the following parameters : Gain: sets the gain of the band (except if Cut type is selected). Freq: sets the center frequency of the band (or the cutoff frequency if Cut type is selected). It can be set from 10 to 500 Hz for the Low band, and from 1 to 20 kHz for the High band.
  • Page 39 Make-up Gain: Control the gain added at the output of the compressor. 5.10.4 Reverb To enhance your experience with the Torpedo Studio, especially when playing with headphones, your unit features a room reverb. Room: The room type determines the type of reverb you will apply to your guitar or bass tone.
  • Page 40 Last update: torpedo_studio:torpedo_studio_user_s_manual http://wiki.two-notes.com/doku.php?id=torpedo_studio:torpedo_studio_user_s_manual 2017/11/08 15:11 note that when Echo is low, this parameter may not seem much effective, in which case just increase Echo. Echo (only adjustable for the Custom room): Determines how much the sound is reverberated. In connection with the Size parameter, this can be set to get very “boxy” sounds, wild overwhelming echos, or natural and realistic room sounds.

  • Page 41: Torpedo Remote

    41/52 Torpedo Studio User's Manual This encoder controls the output volume of the unit. The Torpedo Studio being a digital product, it is absolutely critical that you avoid all saturation of the input signal, or you may considerably reduce sound quality. The output volume consists in digital data, just like all the parameters in the Torpedo Studio, and it is saved together with the preset.
  • Page 42 You can store your IR files in this folder, or change the path of the folder in the interface of Torpedo Remote. To load a Two notes virtual cabinet, a .tur file or a 3rd party IR in the Torpedo, use the Memory Manager of Torpedo Remote.

  • Page 43: Want More Cabs

    Torpedo Remote features the new Two notes Boutique. This is an online store that gives you access to all of the Two notes virtual cabinets, captured with a set of 8 microphones. Make sure you have a working Internet connection and click on La Boutique: On the bottom left you find all of the cabinet collections, which are simple filters: selecting a collection...

  • Page 44: Midi Implementation

    -65% “PROFESSIONAL” discount. Once you have put all the cabinets you need in you basket, simply click on “Check out” to be redirected to the Two notes Store. The secured payment process uses your Internet Browser. No billing or information on the payment method is stored on the plug-in, so as to ensure maximum security.
  • Page 45 Every preset in the Torpedo Studio is identified by a corresponding program number. Preset 1 of the Torpedo Studio corresponds to the MIDI PC 1. You can address the 100 presets (from 1 to 100, le PC 100 appelant le preset 00). So you can access every preset by sending a Program Change message with the appropriate number.
  • Page 46 Last update: torpedo_studio:torpedo_studio_user_s_manual http://wiki.two-notes.com/doku.php?id=torpedo_studio:torpedo_studio_user_s_manual 2017/11/08 15:11 Parameter Range Behavior Ch A Ch B Band 1 Gain 0-40 0 = -20dB ; 20 = 0dB ; 40 = 20dB Band 2 Gain 0-40 0 = -20dB ; 20 = 0dB ; 40 = 20dB Band 3 Gain 0-40 0 = -20dB ;...

  • Page 47: List Of Cabinets

    Configuration Push-Pull - Class AB with KT88 7.2 List of Cabinets Designation Inspired by GUITAR cabinets 2Notes CSG Two Notes Custom 1×12“ ElectroVoice® EVM12L Alichino Cornford® Harlequin 1×12” OB Celestion® Vintage 30 UK Angl VintC Engl® 4×12“ Celestion® V30 Bayou Jenkins®...
  • Page 48 Hiwatt® 2×12“ Fane close back Watt FanO Hiwatt® 2×12” Fane open back XTCab Bogner® 4×12“ Celestion® V30 BASS cabinets 2Notes CSB Two Notes Custom 1×15“ Alu XL Hartke® XL 4×12“ AZ Ben SWR® Big Ben 1×18“ AZ Work SWR® WorkingMan 4×10“...

  • Page 49: List Of Microphones

    2017/11/10 22:17 49/52 Torpedo Studio User's Manual Designation Inspired by WGrandBlvd Ampeg® B15N 1×15” CB Jensen® C15N, Vintage Ceramic 7.3 List of Microphones Designation Inspired by Dynamic 57 Dynamic microphone Shure™ SM57 Dynamic 421 Dynamic microphone Sennheiser™ MD421 Knightfall Condenser microphone Blue™ Dragonfly Condenser 87 Condenser microphone Neumann™...

  • Page 50: Technical Data

    Last update: torpedo_studio:torpedo_studio_user_s_manual http://wiki.two-notes.com/doku.php?id=torpedo_studio:torpedo_studio_user_s_manual 2017/11/08 15:11 7.5 Technical Data Designation Characteristics Jack 6.35 mm (1/4”) unbalanced (TS, Tip/Sleeve) Speaker Input Maximum input voltage: 280 V AC (51 dBu) Security load: 200 Ohms / 10 Watts 2 X Combo XLR - Jack 6.35 mm (1/4”) balanced (TRS)/unbalanced (TS) ANALOG Inputs Maximum input level: 8.70 dBu Input impedance: 20 kOhms balanced, 10 kOhms unbalanced...

  • Page 51: Technical Support

    8 Technical support Should you encounter a problem with your product or need help regarding any technical aspects, please note that Two notes Audio Engineering has developed on-line services to provide you with fast and efficient technical support, the Two notes Help Desk.
  • Page 52 Last update: torpedo_studio:torpedo_studio_user_s_manual http://wiki.two-notes.com/doku.php?id=torpedo_studio:torpedo_studio_user_s_manual 2017/11/08 15:11 8.2 E-mail We do not offer technical support via e-mail. Please contact us via the Help Desk at the address above. From: http://wiki.two-notes.com/ - User's manuals Permanent link: http://wiki.two-notes.com/doku.php?id=torpedo_studio:torpedo_studio_user_s_manual Last update: 2017/11/08 15:11 http://wiki.two-notes.com/ Printed on 2017/11/10 22:17...

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