Instruction Manual

Configuring and using TORPEDO VB-101
8.5 Overload
• A loudspeaker is essentially a system designed to faithfully
reproduce the sound transmitted by the amplifier. Nonethe-
less, a loudspeaker is determined by certain particular audio
properties depending on the power that is applied to it.
The "Overload" parameter reproduces the natural saturation occurring when the loudspeaker is
driven too hard. At maximum value, you get the sound of a loudspeaker close to destruction. A
good start would be to select a value between 0% and 20%, then increasing it if you want to create
a special effect.
8.6 Mix
• Mix A and B using this mix parameter. At 0% you will hear
only A, at 100% you will hear only B, and 50% means that
the amount of A and B is the same. Please note that, de-
pending on the cabinet and microphone combination you
choose for A or B, one may sound louder than the other. This
is perfectly normal, adjust the Mix to find the perfect setting.
8.7 Dry / Wet
• Combine the dry, unprocessed sound, with the mix between
A and B. This parameter is particularly interesting on clean
sounds for bass and guitar, or when searching for new and
original sounds.
9 BYPASS
There are two "BYPASS" switches, each associated to a red LED. The left one switches off the TOR-
PEDO simulation, the right one switches off the "POST FX" module.
10 POST FX
You carefully prepared your guitar/bass sound in the previous section, it is now time to tailor your
guitar sound for mixing, whether for recording or on stage.
The "POST FX" section brings you some essential tools to quickly get a studio-quality ready-to-mix
sound.
10.1 Low Cut
It is usual to apply a low-cut filter on the guitar to make some room for the bass and bass drum in
the lower frequencies. The low-cut filter can also be used to remove extreme low frequencies that
can lead to an imprecise sound on the bass.
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