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Torpedo Reload User's Manual
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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.
2.3 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 Reload 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 Reload.
The vibration is related to what power comes out of the amplifier connected to the Torpedo Reload
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 Reload 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.
3 About the Torpedo Reload
3.1 Introducing the Torpedo Reload
Two notes Audio Engineering is proud to introduce the Torpedo Reload, the all-in-one analog interface
for recording guitars and basses in the studio. This product has been developed through several years
of technical development, with great attention paid to the needs of guitarists, bassists and sound
technicians faced with the challenges posed by the miking of 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 Reload is the interface everyone involved in modern guitar and bass recording situations
needs. It was designed at first as the perfect interface between a guitar or bass amplifier and a sound
card, so you can send the best signal possible to our Torpedo Wall of Sound plug-in, which embeds
the Torpedo technology.
