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Torpedo Live User's Manual
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Always keep in mind that your amplifier may not have been conceived to be used at maximum
volume for a long period of time. Running an amplifier at high volume will cause premature wear of
the tubes and possible malfunctions or damages at the output stage.
The fact that the volume control of your amplifier is not set at maximum
doesn’t mean your amplifier is not running at maximum volume. A good
habit is to keep the usual volume setup you would use in rehearsal or on
stage, rather than just following what the volume potentiometer indicates.
3 Is the use of a loadbox totally silent?
We usually talk about “silent recording” when a loadbox is involved. If we compare the loadbox
solution to a traditional cabinet miking solution, it is obviously A LOT quieter. Noises that you may
have not been able to hear before due to the volume of the speaker cabinet will now be more
apparent. Here are a few of those sounds that you might have to take into account:
• Your guitar or bass strings can be heard. If you are not used to this, it could be initially distracting,
depending on your environment.
• You may hear some noise coming out of your Torpedo Live when playing, like there is a tiny speaker
inside the box. This is perfectly normal and there is no reason to worry. The sound is produced when
power goes through the coil of the reactive load embedded on the Torpedo Live. The vibration is
related to what power comes out of the amplifier connected to the Torpedo Live and to the signal’s
frequency content (notes played are heard). Your ampli- fier, specifically the output transformer of
your amplifier, may also produce similar noise. Such noise is usually not heard, simply because it is
normally obscured by the sound coming from the loudspeaker.
• The Torpedo Live 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.
About the Torpedo Live
1 Introducing the Torpedo Live
Two notes Audio Engineering is proud to introduce the Torpedo Live, the optimized for live playing
version of the critically-acclaimed Torpedo hardware series. This product has been developed through
years of technical research, with great attention to the needs of guitarists, bassists and sound
technicians confronted with the challenges of miking instrument amplifiers, on stage or in the studio.
Our goal is to provide ease of use, reliability, versatility and above all, perfect audio quality.
The Torpedo technology was created as an answer to the high pressure musicians have to deal with:
lack of time, limited gear availability, loud amplifiers that can’t be played at desired volume, as well
as bulky and heavy cabinets to carry. In addition, many musicians are more comfortable with their
