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Two Notes Torpedo Captor

#61
Hi everyone! Just give an update to everyone who has consequences.

I use Orange Terror Bass 500 (8 Om switch) with Torpedo Captor 8 Om without any issues.
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1. Instrument cable into the head;
2. Speaker cable into the Captor input (red mark);
3. TRS jack from Captor into audio interface.

I set controls on 10 for Terror Bass and audio interface:
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Then, I play it through DAW as usual. I use the Wall of Sound plugin to emulate cab. Without cab emulation, it sounds horrible. You can use the Fridge 9 cab as a free option. It sounds great, but I prefer AmplOld (or Ministry D’Amour Peg 810 Origin) or Babababass for cab sim. Sounds awesome. I owned vintage Marshall cabs for years, and these two gave me the closest feeling to vintage Marshall Eminence speakers.

As I understood, you can reduce the power of your head by using an 8 Om switcher on your head and make it less powerful (250W instead of 500W). Captor creates some noise during playing, which means that it works and is safe.

I used the line out, so I don’t need power in this case. Everything works as it is and sounds fantastic!
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django-ua12 said:
Hi everyone! Just give an update to everyone who has consequences.

I use Orange Terror Bass 500 (8 Om switch) with Torpedo Captor 8 Om without any issues.
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1. Instrument cable into the head;
2. Speaker cable into the Captor input (red mark);
3. TRS jack from Captor into audio interface.

I set controls on 10 for Terror Bass and audio interface:
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Then, I play it through DAW as usual. I use the Wall of Sound plugin to emulate cab. Without cab emulation, it sounds horrible. You can use the Fridge 9 cab as a free option. It sounds great, but I prefer AmplOld (or Ministry D’Amour Peg 810 Origin) or Babababass for cab sim. Sounds awesome. I owned vintage Marshall cabs for years, and these two gave me the closest feeling to vintage Marshall Eminence speakers.

As I understood, you can reduce the power of your head by using an 8 Om switcher on your head and make it less powerful (250W instead of 500W). Captor creates some noise during playing, which means that it works and is safe.

I used the line out, so I don’t need power in this case. Everything works as it is and sounds fantastic!
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Hi @django-ua12,

Amy from Two notes here! So great to see Captor and WoS are working out well for you! :thumbsup:
 
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#63
Ross Davies said:
Hi @green3101,

Ross from Two notes here - I hope you are well. We have a support article you might want to check out in relation to this here: Can I use an amplifier more powerful than the rated power of a Torpedo product ?

Let us know if you have any questions concerning this - we are always happy to help!
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I am interested in using an Ampeg V4B reissue (100 watts tube) with the Two Notes Captor X Reactive Load box and had a few questions.

1. Could you confirm a 100 watt head will not destroy the Captor X when it’s the head is cranked?

2. I can use the captor X without a cab, correct? I think I understood that part.

3. I can run one of the outputs completely unaffected by an IR don’t is essentially a DI off the power tubes. Is this correct?

Thanks for your time!
 
#64
Hi Ox Han,

Thanks for getting back to me. Please see answers to your questions below.

1. Could you confirm a 100 watt head will not destroy the Captor X when it’s the head is cranked?
Yes, but you will not likely want to run your power stage / master volume at 100% - the results will not be favorable tonally due to the nature of the poweramp itself and you will find the the sweet spot is under this 100% point. I have not used the amp in question, but I have used plenty of Ampeg amplifiers in the past and find 60-80% of max volume is the sweet spot for me!

2. I can use the captor X without a cab, correct? I think I understood that part.
You most certainly can!

3. I can run one of the outputs completely unaffected by an IR don’t is essentially a DI off the power tubes. Is this correct?
Yes indeed using the Dual Mono routing mode. This will send a Dry Amp DI when the Torpedo Processing is disengaged from one of the XLR outputs.

Please let me know if this helps and I look forward to hearing from you soon.

Kind regards,

Ross
 
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Ross Davies said:
Hi Ox Han,

Thanks for getting back to me. Please see answers to your questions below.

1. Could you confirm a 100 watt head will not destroy the Captor X when it’s the head is cranked?
Yes, but you will not likely want to run your power stage / master volume at 100% - the results will not be favorable tonally due to the nature of the poweramp itself and you will find the the sweet spot is under this 100% point. I have not used the amp in question, but I have used plenty of Ampeg amplifiers in the past and find 60-80% of max volume is the sweet spot for me!

2. I can use the captor X without a cab, correct? I think I understood that part.
You most certainly can!

3. I can run one of the outputs completely unaffected by an IR don’t is essentially a DI off the power tubes. Is this correct?
Yes indeed using the Dual Mono routing mode. This will send a Dry Amp DI when the Torpedo Processing is disengaged from one of the XLR outputs.

Please let me know if this helps and I look forward to hearing from you soon.

Kind regards,

Ross
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Thanks for the quick response!
 

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