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Torpedo Captor X User's Manual

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equipment, accident including lightning, water, fire, or neglect; or if repair has been attempted by
persons not authorized by OROSYS SAS. Any implied warranties, including without limitation, any
implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose, imposed under state or
provincial law are limited to the duration of this limited warranty. Some states or provinces do not
allow limitations on how long an implied warranty lasts, so the above limitations may not be
applicable.

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FAILURE OF THIS PRODUCT NOR ANY LOSS OF INCOME, SATISFACTION, OR DAMAGES
ARISING FROM THE LOSS OF USE OF SAME DUE TO DEFECTS OR AVAILABILITY OF SAME
DURING SERVICE.

In case you have to send your TWO NOTES AUDIO ENGINEERING product to any other location, it is of
vital importance to retain the original packing materials. It is very difficult to avoid damage if shipping
the product without these materials. OROSYS SAS is not responsible for damages to the product due
to improper packaging and reserves the right to charge a reboxing fee for any unit returned for
service without the original packing materials. THE FOREGOING CONSTITUTES THE ONLY WARRANTY
MADE BY OROSYS SAS WITH RESPECT TO THE PRODUCTS AND IS MADE EXPRESSLY IN LIEU OF ALL
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2. Recommendation on the proper use of a
load box with a tube amplifier

2.1 What is a load box?

In the normal use of a tube amplifier, it is highly recommended that you always connect its power
output to a speaker cabinet prior to powering it up. The speaker cabinet (4, 8 or 16 Ohms) must
always be connected to the corresponding speaker output of your amplifier. Not doing so can lead to
partial or complete destruction of the output stage of the tube amplifier.

Most tube amplifiers makers protect their products with fuses or other protection systems, however
some amplifiers are still insufficiently protected. It is impossible to predict the behavior of all the
amplifiers on the market in case of use without a load (a speaker cabinet or a load box).

The electronic term that describes the speaker cabinet with respect to the amplifier is the “load”: we
say the cabinet “loads” the amplifier. The term “load box” is used to describe any product that
provides a load to the amplifier. The main parameter of the load box is its impedance, expressed in
Ohms. An 8-Ohm load box must be plugged to the 8-Ohm speaker output of the amplifier.

The power sent to the load is turned into heat, so please follow the cooling recommendation of the
load box — otherwise overheating may cause damage, both to the load box and to the amplifier.

Summary of Contents for Torpedo Captor X

Page 1: ...he products on the Two notes Audio Engineering website This manual describes the Torpedo Captor X and provides instructions for its operation It is highly recommended that you read this document befor...

Page 2: ...are in no way associated or a liated 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 Keep th...

Page 3: ...ents for cleaning Please keep the unit clean and free from dust Do your housework 1 1 5 Maintenance All maintenance operations must be done by service centers approved by OROSYS SAS Never try to repai...

Page 4: ...service or the shop where you purchased the product 1 5 Warranty OROSYS SAS warrants that this TWO NOTES AUDIO ENGINEERING product shall be free of defects in parts and workmanship when used under nor...

Page 5: ...r service without the original packing materials THE FOREGOING CONSTITUTES THE ONLY WARRANTY MADE BY OROSYS SAS WITH RESPECT TO THE PRODUCTS AND IS MADE EXPRESSLY IN LIEU OF ALL OTHER WARRANTIES EXPRE...

Page 6: ...issues When rst testing the ampli er at high volume monitor the color of the tubes and the general state of the ampli er Red glowing tubes or any appearance of smoke are signs of a problem that may re...

Page 7: ...headphones you can barely hear that fan 3 About the Torpedo Captor X 3 1 Introducing the Torpedo Captor X Playing your tube amp in a great sounding room with an exceptional choice of perfectly matched...

Page 8: ...ure of their ampli ed instruments The Torpedo Captor X will give you the elusive sound of the greatest recording studios and producers anytime anywhere 3 2 Only A Speaker Simulator The Torpedo Captor...

Page 9: ...of the headphone and XLR DI outputs 3 Adjust your global tone depending on tube amp choice and playing environment 4 Add room space to widen the stereo e ect on the headphone and XLR DI outputs 5 Ensu...

Page 10: ...a Torpedo Remote USB cable supplied G Connect speaker cabinet here with a jack SPEAKER cable H Choose your cabinet volume level Low position is Home level Halfway position is Club level Full position...

Page 11: ...cannot remove cabinets from the Torpedo Captor X 4 1 2 Wireless connection 4 1 2 1 Setup with your phone tablet You will connect to the Torpedo Captor X from your mobile device via Bluetooth The conn...

Page 12: ...es Virtual Cabinets The Torpedo Captor X is delivered with 32 cabinets already installed When you registering the Torpedo Captor X to your Two notes account you are o ered 3 additional cabinets as wel...

Page 13: ...hones speci cally matched to the cabinet You access the list of microphones by clicking in the blue window above the fader of the mic channel Microphones are described by their technology DYN is a dyn...

Page 14: ...centre frequency of each band from the lower to the highest Bass mode 50Hz 120Hz 360Hz 800Hz 4000Hz centre frequency of each band from the lowest to the highest Custom mode the bands are as follow Low...

Page 15: ...everb from darker to bright There is also a switch to change the acoustic characteristics of the reverb Room plenty of early re ections with a bright sound Ambience subtle early re ections and a bass...

Page 16: ...re cabinet from the right panel to the bin Note The cabinet is only removed from the Torpedo Captor X You still have it in your license and can reimport it at any time with Torpedo Remote Drag and dro...

Page 17: ...change their order in Torpedo Captor X The rst 6 slots are accessible by the PRESET knob at the front of the unit Remove presets by dragging and dropping them in the bin below Drag and drop presets f...

Page 18: ...ded lled with zeros to the selected length The internal memory has the following allowances regarding the length of the IR 512 slots for 20ms IRs in 4 banks of 128 slots 256 slots for 40ms IRs in 4 ba...

Page 19: ...he bin at the bottom this does not delete the IR from your collection only from the Torpedo Captor X You have access to some options to modify the IR le for the transfer IR length increasing the IR le...

Page 20: ...ual guitarist on the right channel in real time The slight di erences in timing and attack contribute to a beefed up tone and massive sound It has 2 parameters Balance sets the level of the twin track...

Page 21: ...er Twin Tracker is OFF The SPACE knob is assigned to the width of the reverb Or Twin Tracker is ON The Space knob is assigned to the Tightness of the Twin Tracker The Width of the reverb is automatica...

Page 22: ...wet in the reverb rack will a ect the Left or the Right XLR output 4 4 2 3 Space knob assignement It is possible to set di erent behaviours to the SPACE Knob SPACE knob assignement Behavior The SPACE...

Page 23: ...rough Program change You can see the MIDI mapping in the section of the owner s manual 4 8 Flashing red LED The Torpedo Captor X is equipped with a red LED to signal the following events or issues wit...

Page 24: ...e attenuator The attenuator allows you to dim the volume level of the cabinet connected to the SPEAKER OUT of the Torpedo Captor X The use of a cabinet is not mandatory with the Torpedo Captor X As it...

Page 25: ...ith Torpedo Remote you can set the Torpedo Captor X to send 2 di erent signals out of the XLR outputs Select the DUAL MONO routing with the purple button above the Output level knob see section 4 4 fo...

Page 26: ...Torpedo cab sim signal from the LEFT XLR output of the Torpedo Captor X and the dry amp signal from the RIGHT XLR output 5 4 2 With a cabinet Connect your favorite cabinet and mic it to have 3 di eren...

Page 27: ...eans that you own it and it is in your license stored in your computer the Remote needs to load the cabinet rst so you can edit all the parameters As you are previewing you will only have access to on...

Page 28: ...rity no billing or information on the payment method is stored on the Remote 5 5 2 tur les tur are proprietary les created with the Two notes Audio Engineering Torpedo BlendIR software The software is...

Page 29: ...change commands Control Change or CC This way you can interact with all the parameters on the unit from any kind of standard MIDI controller like a MIDI pedalboard or a keyboard Select if the unit is...

Page 30: ...tion Impedance of the cabinet see note hereunder Note when the Volume Level switch is on FULL the internal loadbox is disconnected as soon as you plug a cable in the SPEAKER output of the Captor X The...

Page 31: ...icates the Control Change numbers for every parameter as well as their range and behavior Parameter CC Range Behavior Simulation IR Loader modes Cab mic On O 6 0 1 0 O 1 On Unused 7 0 1 0 O 1 On Cab 8...

Page 32: ...req Low 46 0 127 Speci c mapping to Hz Freq Low Mid 47 0 127 Speci c mapping to Hz Freq Mid 48 0 127 Speci c mapping to Hz Freq High Mid 49 0 127 Speci c mapping to Hz Freq High 50 0 127 Speci c mappi...

Page 33: ...i c mapping to Hz Freq Mid 83 0 127 Speci c mapping to Hz Freq High Mid 84 0 127 Speci c mapping to Hz Freq High 85 0 127 Speci c mapping to Hz General Preset Mode 34 0 2 0 or 1 Simulation 2 IR Loader...

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Page 35: ...cable supplied ADC DAC Sampling frequency 96 kHz Resolution 24 bits Frequency response 30 Hz 19 kHz Min Latency 2 2 ms LINE IN to LINE OUT THD N ratio 0 03 IN LEVEL 0dB sine wave 1kHz 4dBu Signal to...

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