On stage, in studio...
TORPEDO VB-101

Silent miking.

In studio, on stage or at home, the VB-101 is the ultimate solution for quick, easy and silent miking of your bass and guitar amplifiers.

The VB-101 is an high-end product, designed for musicians and audio technicians, demanding high quality audio, connectivity and fabrication.

How does it work ?

Just plug your amplifier to the VB-101 instead of a speaker cabinet, directly at the power output. You catch this way all that makes your tube or transistor amplifier's sound.
The Torpedo VB-101 replaces the usual miking process by a powerful simulation of the speaker cabinet, the microphone, the microphone preamplifier, and the studio acoustic environment. The miking process then tkaes place silently, with perfect control over the most important parameters : choice of speaker cabinet among many models, choice of microphone, placement of the microphone around the cabinet.

Technology :

Highly realistic speaker simulation is achieved through the use of convolution. Two Notes started from this technology and brought it further, to accurately reproduce the whole miking chain characteristics (speaker, microphone, preamplifier, studio room acoustic).

 

Setup examples :

On stage

At Home/In Studio

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Tech Spec 2U Rack Enclosure Loadbox Fixed 8 ohms input Max permissible power : 150W RMS Controlled ventilation and thermal security : amp and musician are perfectly safe. Power input (Speaker output from amp) Power output to connect a cabinet DI output without AD/DA conversion (Pre Sim Out)   Digital Processing Loaded from factory with 16 speaker simulations (guitar and bass, 8+8), internal memory capable of containing more than 32 different speakers. 8 microphones amongst the most commonly used in major studios One free speaker available to download on the website each month 5ms latency 24 bits, 192 kHz AD and DA converters 32 bits floating point, 96 kHz internal processing 100dB S/N ratio AES/EBU and S/PDIF input / output up to 96 kHz. Internal, AES/SPDIF or Wordclock sync Torpedo Remote software, PC and MAC compatible, driverless USB connection to the VB-101 MIDI handling (real time Program Change and Control Change) Optional Ethernet communication   Input / Output Power Input Power Output Balanced / Unbalanced line input, switched by relay Balanced Pre-Sim line output Balanced line dual-mono / stereo outputs Stereo headphone output AES/EBU and S/PDIF digital inputs AES/EBU and S/PDIF digital outputs Wordclock Sync MIDI In, Out/Thru USB Optional Ethernet Accessories USB cable Power supply cable User's Manual Torpedo Remote and Torpedo Capture software (download available on the website) Dimensions 44.2 x 30.5 x 8.9 cm without the rack ears 48.3 x 30.5 x 8.9 cm with the rack ears