Two points: this subject matter is right up my ally so I was interested to watch the video for educational purposes: Secondly, your editing and pacing is excellent and you’re actually funny. For this reason, I subscribed. Good job dude. You’ve collected a fan.
What a fantastic overview/review. This video literally showed me multiple reasons why the Torpedo line is NOT what I totally thought I absolutely needed. Thanks so much!
I've got the last option, buy a new amp. I choose Mesa Boogie Mark V 25 with attenuators, cab simulator and DI for recording. Expensive, but it's an end-to-end solution in one package. Thanks for the deep and honest review.
I have the 35 watt version and I wish it had a direct out since the analog cab sim cannot compete with modern IRs. Also the build in solution reacts differently than having the cab on.
Funny that you mention cars, I'm just finishing up a cover of 'drive', and I will also make a video comparing captor vs mic vs amp sim as a part of that :)
I bought the 8ohm Torpedo before watching this. I still would have bought it. It does what I want. My goto amp is my Blues Junior. My goto tone involves the master being at 7 and volume at 5. It hurts. I took my amp to my friend's much nicer studio and we recorded and edited some impulses. I took my amp back to my not so nice studio and tried out my IRs from my cab. The results were a big bowl of happy soup and some giggle crackers. My amp never sounded better. Knowing your speakers and your mics, makes a massive difference when presented with the opportunity to create impulse responses from the actual amp+cab you use. It also helps to have a friend that spent half of a years pay figuring all this shit out, so all I had to was bring my amp and buy a loadbox. In truth, I did my research and took advantage of access to a good room and mics. Combined with this affordable loadbox, it made for a perfect solution with much betteer than expected results. I play at the edge of break up, most of the time, so I don't push my gear like my metal-playing offspring. Not everyone is going to have the outcome I did. My son wanted to try it on his 100W boutique hi gain. I said no. This review was entertaining and informative. Very well done.
Funny, well thought-out, and really clearly explained. Subbed. Sounds like I'm going to spring for the Suhr Reactive Load IR instead for my setup. Thanks!
Thanks :) Either way, I totally recommend it - I keep captor permanently connected to my audio interface, and while I still blend it with mics for 'serious' recordings, it really helped me with quick ones, or just taking musical 'notes'. I didn't expect to be that happy with it, I think Suhr will do the same for you :)
What an outstanding video! Thanks for the education on these two, Two Notes thing-a-ma-jigs. I was wondering what they were like and you completely steered me away from them. I'm just looking for the attenuation. Yes, amps with built in power soaks would seem the way to go. For attenuation I will look elsewhere. The Jet City Jettenuator isn't available even used and who knows if Soldano will make it again. The knock off version seems to be made by Bugera with their PS1 for only $100 which rivals the Rivera Rock Crusher at five times the price. I'm also looking at the Weber Mass Attenuator (go to their actual site and not someplace like Reverb where there's only a couple very old used models) which uses a speaker "motor" inside to mimic working with a cab.
i'm sold on it thanks. last track I recorded got me a complaint. well I needed my amp up as you will understand, but neighbours don't. I got the revolt which is amazing, but it doesn't have the amp I wanted to record, though I did use it to record a second channel to make the guitar sound bigger.
Subbed, informative and funny. Do you think this can allow me to buy an SV20h and see the police less often? No volume knob... that's a big let down but it seems a lot better than the similarly priced ones with volume control down to zero. Maybe add a master volume to the output of the captor? So I get the reactive load but fine control on volume? Maybe I should just stick with my DSL but that one also needs volume to sound nice so I think I want a loadbox either way and this solves a lot of problems. I can't record anything past 22 PM, that would solve that.
Some electronics experts explained why there is no fluid volume control on less expensive loadboxes in the comments here - basically, as I understand it, a volume control (volume trim) for low power signal is 1-2 elements (potentiometer and sometimes a capacitor to compensate for eq changes), while trim volume Control for high power signals is a few orders if magnitude more complex. If you are worried about the attenuation level, captor x has two settings (-20 and -38) - maybe it's a better choice. As I get older and lazier, I start to think that maybe the onboard DSP is also a good thing - those things do NOT sound good without impulse response, and setting one up in DAW is one of those things that take only 5 minutes, but gradually start to piss you off when you do them the 50th time 😅
Rheostats (what most attenuators use as a volume knob) can be a pretty unreliable, and they’re quite large. That’s why both the Two Notes Captor X, and the Fryette Power Stations avoid them (two notes by using fixed/switched attenuation steps, the power stations by just fully attenuating all the time and re amping).
I wish I'd found this video before I bought my captor, I find the attenuator turns my amp into a can of angry bees but they get such good reviews I assumed I must have a unique situation or be doing something wrong, but this confirms it.
eating when speaking in a vid dedicated to music and sound people is the weirdest decision I've come across in a long time ... good thing the review is very detailed and critical, because those mouth noises are really disgusting
Awesome vid...luv the humor.Good advice at the end alot of amps like the Fender tonemaster twin and deluxe have built in attenuators plus a direct out to record .If you want to play grunge tou ass a DS1 ..if you want to play metal you add a good distortion pedal like the Fender pugilist Better than any amp sim out there
Hmmmm... This was a great review.. Very informative and I believe honest. It's the first I've seen that actually mentions distinct attenuation weakness. I have been thinking about this mostly as an attenuator, the other features are just a bonus that perhaps I'll use. More food for thought... Thank you for this. 😎👍
Thanks for this comprehensive run down and demo! I'm interested in the captor for my small tube bass amp. For most bass recording it would be unecessary since even if you want to use an amp, most bass amps these days are solid state so can be run silent and the nice ones have good DI's built in. However for my little 30W tube driven amp it would be lovely to also be able to run it silent.
I have 3 "attenuators" 1 for each common ohm load even an lL pad would work for me qith a tone or a way to put highs back. My amp recomends the 2 notes for attenuation though i have liked whats in qeber stuff
Thank you for the video. If the goal is to use it for recording only, with third-party IRs on the computer, is there a difference in sound quality (line out) between the Captor and Captor X?
I only have the regular captor, so i can't really tell, but the regular captor is completely analog, so sound quality can o ly go downhill from here ;)
Was watching review after review of the captor, in the hope to tame the ear-bleeding volume of my DSL. Your review is by far the best in every way man, well done! I am however now even less sure what to do... I am convinced that the load box will do exactly what I need, but for $100 less, I could buy a Boss Katana, with all its features and the ability to play quietly and with headphones etc. surely a lot of the load box market ends up looking seriously at katanas and Sparc’s etc?
Well, katana is pretty good, I would not switch a DSL for it - amp sims, while pretty good are still far from the real thing, and while good for practicing, they will not give you a tube-driven eargasm ;). I would say that Katana will be really good for playing on headphones, but I think the main point in captor is using the -20db output and playing via the speaker - you still get the whole real thing, but at a lower volume.
I think the individual 8 and 16 is stupid. At least on the base captor here. If Weber can do it for $250 with a 4,8,16ohm, true bypass, treble compensation, full dial and has a eq for the load out…it seems the only real reason and I did…was get the captor on a sale for $200 to use with IRs. I already have an Iron Man Built into my amp. So no need for that at all…but still have to record late at night. Only benefit of the X is if you have a slow computer, or really want to use it live over a mic. That’s really it! If you can record fine at 128-256 with your computer, the captor software with 3rd party or any other vst is fine. You just won’t have direct monitoring. For me it’s pay $200 to use IRs, or pay $599 to use live, and direct monitor. $300 more for direct monitoring isn’t worth recording what will be guide tracks anyway. I’ll end up tracking over with a mic on a Saturday afternoon. So I can only really see the $300 more if…you don’t already have an attenuator, you play live a lot, don’t want to mic up and just don’t have a good recording computer to keep up with the buffer rates. 10 years ago I would of bought this…but these days you can buy a computer with 64gb ddr4 and Nvme SSD for $800-$1k. I bought a used I7 6 core Mac mini with 64gb ddr4 at $800. It’s insanely fast and can record lots of tracks at 128 buffer with vst, before even moving to 256. 256 is usually the highest latency I’d record any guitar at period. I think this should be priced more at the $400-$450 price range. A raspberry Pi or ARM computer to run this locally is cheap. The attenuator is limited. The price at $599 is widely crazy to me Vs buying a cheap IR loader pedal to put in front amy load box. From what I see the DA conversion isn’t that special, you have a mini computer and Dac stage running after. For the price of upgrade my computer, or might as well save up for a Boss Waza. Or charge one and pay your $600 and the other half off over the year. If your just trying to record at home silently, can do most stuff at 256 buffer or lower…get the base Black captor for cheaper. For $599 plus tax, id probably take advantage of a no APR for 2 years thigh store Sweetwater on a $1200 Boss Waza, pay $600 up top and then pay the small fee monthly till payed off. The price for the Captor X seems a bit steep, compared to what’s out there for cheaper or more.
Nice informative video. I am on the fence between ( 3 ) Captor X or Suhr unit or Fryette Power Station PS-2. I just want to "Tame the Volume" on a 65 Princeton Reverb reissue. Any Input ?
It's quite complex - fryette has the best volume control, but it works a bit differently to standard attenuators - it brings down the signal to line-level, and than uses its built-in tube power amp to control the volume - so it may affect the sound a little bit. Also, it supports 4/8/1 ohms, while both captor and suhr are limited here. If volume control is the main thing you're after, I'd go with fryette - what I'm missing with captor when it comes to volume control is something like -10db (loud enough to have plenty of dynamics, silent enough not to upset the neighbors), and that should be achievable with fryette.
Ok, impedance wise.... Say I have a Bogner with 4, 8, 16ohm outputs. Can I run this with a 16ohm Captor X and go via the Captor X with attenuation? Or not. Not sure if its better to just get the the Captor Black 16ohm! Thanks
You absolutely can get a 16 ohm captor x - when I was recording this there was only one version of captor x, now you can get it in the proper impedance version. If you cannot decide between captor and captor x, i think the main question is "am i going to play via headphones?" - if yes, the built in IRs beat in the captor x beat the captor. If you plan to play it via the amp using attentuation, you don't need IR at all. Also, if you plan to use it mainly for recording, you don't need captor x - it's actually better to capture dry sound and apply IRs via the plugin. Hope this helps :)
@@lobster-music amazing info my guy! Thanks so much for taking the time. One last question is, for recording on both devices, do they act as their own audio interface to computer? I think read somewhere they did. Also, great to know about the headphones! I think the Captor X might be the best from the get go for me.
@@Ibanezguy2007 I'm pretty sure the standard captor does not have an audio interface built in - it's a fully analogue device. As for captor x, i think the USB interface is only for remote control, so you will still need an audio interface - i can recommend Scarlett from focusrite ;)
Nice vid. However even lowest wattage tube amps are too loud to be cranked to 11 in an apartment without attenuator. I know that from experience, have an amp that can go to 0.1W, still waaay to loud at full volume.
Those are very different. JHS will effectively simply lower your power amp input volume (and actually, you can use any effect with volume control instead of it), while captor will reduce the power amp volume. The difference is that with captor, unlinke with JHS, you can get overdrive from your power amp, which - as some people say, is the sweetest :) The minus is that Captor only has -20db level, but actually it's ok for most purposes :)
Idk if you know this by now but there is now a 16 ohm Captor X. While there still isn't a 4 ohm option, 8 and 16 ohms work for the vast majority of amps afaik.
I know, but there is no way to update the video contents 🙄 and yeah, 4 ohm amps are pretty rare. By the way, regarding the joke about captor being solid like a Nokia phone - my captor fell on the pavement while moving yesterday. Still working, i think pavement took most of the hit 🤣🤣
Hello! Great video! I have a question. How radical is the -38db cut? I just tried the captor with it's -20db cut and volume was manageable (but not ideal) with my 20watt tube amp connected to 2x12 cab at my apartment. So I'm considering getting the Captor X since it has -38db cut. BUT. I also have an Marshall JVM410H amp on a way which is 100W amp (with master volumes). My hope is that -38db will be good attenuation for my 20w amp AND that the master volume on Marshall will make the amp also usable in the apartment with the 2x12 cab. What do you think?
Really entertaining! I was thinking of getting the Captor X, can you advise please! I want to get a Marshall SV20 Head and just connect it to the Captor as a Load Box (not attenuator) and then either use the headphones or XLR out to a FRFR PA Speaker (Alto TS212). Would you say the Captor X would be better for that due to the IR loader (for the XLR output) or is it a waste of money and I should go with Captor for half price...Thanks!
Captor x will be better in this case, as first of all - captor does not have headphones output, and second of all - they did not give it the headphone output because they claim analog speaker sims sound too dry for headphones. You would need to keep a laptop running wall of sound around to make it sound nice, and that sounds like a bit too much hussle :)
Heyy mate! I'm having a crazy noise floor (and I mean crazy high), also when I'm not playing there is an extremely loud feedback. They do mention the feedback thing, however, it's not usable at all with this level of noise (both floor noise and the feedback are almost as loud as the sound of my guitar), so I guess that it's not normal. Am I doing something wrong? Do you know something about that? From their page: "you may experience a particular type of high pitch squeal, similar to an acoustic feedback (which happens when you put your guitar or a microphone close to the loudspeaker)". There is one more thing to keep in mind, right now I'm connecting the output of the captor right into an instrument input on my audio interface (this is the only way that I can do it right now because I don't have a line in plug input in my interface, just cannon) could this be part of the problem? or shouldn't be something relevant? I guess I could buy a plug-cannon cable to solve it? since I do have a cannon line in.
@@ceniam12 you can get one a trs cable (plug-plug, but with two rings: images.app.goo.gl/d7xbJAvd4WQJCJ3Y9), but cable isn't everything, you need a balanced input in your audio interface. This can be many things, even problems with the power or a ground loop. Do you also get that noise when the guitar is not connected?
@@lobster-music Thanks for answering :) I do get the floor noise even when the amp is turned off (or was it on stand by? I cant remember), it's a bit different and a bit lower but still super high. The feedback only happens with the volume of my guitar turned up.
@@ceniam12 whoa, standby should be pretty much the same as off. This suggests that it's a ground loop or a cable problem. Does the buzz go away when you disconnect the amp from captor? And is your amp connected to your computer in any way? Any way, did you try pressing the "gnd lft" button on the captor? This should break the ground loop, if there is one.
@@lobster-music I didn't try the gnd lft, I'll check it out! The amp is not connected to the computer and the cables are working fine. So I guess it might be an issue with my installation I will have to check :S One last thing, do you think that the load of the amp should be safe while I do the testing as long as I keep it connected to the "speaker input" in the captor? It makes me freak out a bit to hear loud floor noises and feedback while the amp is on... knowing that if there is no load the amp could burn.
@@ceniam12 it should be safe, but frankly speaking, myself i also freak out about total silent recording, I mostly keep the speaker on, and neighbors pissed 😉
I know the captor 8 can only hold one cab sim in it, but can you load up different cabs into there captor 8 or is it just a built in cab sim? (I might have the words/tech talk wrong just correct me instead of being mean plz lol)
You can't load any can sims into captor 8 - it has an analogue built in cab sim, and it's not very good - I don't use it at all, i just add cab simulation in Cubase/Ableton.
Nice one sir. I connect the boss ml-2 and mt-2 to the fx loop of the mesa mini rec in 10 watt. But it gets too louder on 25 watts. Now my question is can I connect this attenuator with the pedals on fx loop ?
@@lobster-music great then. But I don’t have this software for my Logic Pro X. Any idea how do I download? Or the recording will be saved directly from the amp on the Logic Pro X as an audio track ?
@@everennui1 How's the tone? I heard they were great at first because they used American made cucumbers but then they switched to cheap Chinese cukes and the tone really suffered.
great video. I use Fender Hot Rod Deluxe IV too and I want to know what volume on your amp when you're using Torpedo Captor 8? I really dont want to piss my neighbour, thinking of buying the Torpedo Captor 8 (-20db) or Torpedo Captor X (-38db). Is -20db are quiet enough?
Let's put it this way: hot rod IV running on volume = 12 with captor doing -20 db will be as lound as running on '2' or '3' without captor. I'm using a hot rod III, so its slightly different - in my cas 12 with captor = 1.5 without it. Definitely enough to put clean channel into overdrive in an apartment building during daytime, but not quiet enough to do it at night :)
Hi! Thanks for the video. Do you have a good solution for me… I have a low watted Marshall (tubes) that I like and a pedalboard, but when I go out to play I really don’t want to take my cab with me. So is there anything I can plug my amp into so I can plug my Marshall "straight in to" the MIX/PA?
Well, I did not take both of them apart, but the block diagrams are very similar. Most extra features are mostly digital - I think they are added without big modifications to the existing circuitry. Only the extra attenuation level makes a difference - it's actually adding a new signal path, but still - its more of an add-on than full-on modification. I'm an engineer - not in electronics/electrics, but we engineers are lazy and usually forced to cut the costs down. So it's safe to assume that if two things (cars, amps, buildings, captors) are similar, most likely they are mostly copy-pasted of each other ;)
Nice and funny review (y) Just one note - isn't the impedance mismatching more of a problem with speakers than actual amps? Most amps have optional impedance or outputs (mine have 4, 8 and 16 ohms), so If you go with full attenuation and recording, that's not really a problem, right? Just switch impedance on the back of your amp to the ohms of the particular captor. I think the problem starts when you want to go with -20dB or no attenuation, because you have to match captor with your speaker too. So If I get it right, when I plug in 8 ohm captor, I'd have to set 8ohms on the back of my combo but since it has 16 ohms speaker in it, I'd have to connect external 8 ohms cabinet.
Hi mr lobster-music! How can I use the captor x with my fender 59 reissue bassman combo 4x10? Those 4 speakers means 2 ohms that s why I think I have a problem Thanks
The best possible answer is 'use the 4 ohm version' - using a higher impedance loadbox is kinda ok, but it's best to keep the mismatch to minimum anyway. From what I've read on the interwebs bassman 59 ltd has one step mismatch tolerance, and most probably it uses the same or very similar circuit to reissue.
Just to clarify for a luddite like myself, with your Hot Rod, on the first demo you are using the speaker on your amp so you had to put Captor in between your speaker out and speaker in, which is really awkward on the Hot Rod. For the second demo where you are using the speaker simulation, you are just using the speaker out on the Hot Rod correct? I'm just trying to make a distinction between how you use the Captor and the CAB M, which isn't a load box. Thanks,
It's actually sits between the speaker out and the speaker itself. Because it's a load box, you don't have to connect the speaker, but I kept it connected. I was recording all the tracks ( two mics, captor dry and captor with speaker sim) all the time for comparisons. CABM would connect to power amp out, and then to a PA system or a mixer - so the difference is that it skips the power amp section. Hope this helps :)
yes, but those are not exactly the same: they limit the preamp volume, while attenuators limit the power amp output volume. So while it may help with getting the right volume, it will nmot get the same tone as a more fluent attenuator.
Very good review!! I really enjoyed (and had laughs watching it hahaha - liked and subscribed!). Im looking for an attenuator and crossed with both captors. I still have one question: would 20db kill the sound down to the guitar string levels? I have a 20w head and Im really worried if that would happen with any of those captors.
@@lobster-music actually one more question if I may. Would you recommend another attenuator with volume control and easy recording function as the captor?
Thanks for the review. I have a VOX AC15C1 (combo) and I want to record at home. If I connect the torpedo captor with AC15 (Guitar - pedalboard - VOX AC15 - Torpedo - Audio interface - Mac). Can I still get the VOX tone? As if I'm using the 'external SP' port, it will disconnect the internal speaker of AC15.
Youl get pretty close. You'll need to find a fitting impulse response (cabinet simulator) to account for the tone of your speaker and cabinet (I know it's a combo amp, but that just means that amp is the cabinet). I would say that you can get pretty close to the tone of a miced up amp. I recently did a solo recording with captor (check the most recent vid on my channel)- i sprinkled some good reverb (plugins), echo and compression on it and im quite pleased with the results - i would say it's the closest i was ever able to get to the tone of my amp at home. I miced it up with a sm57, but i did not use it in the mix - captor sounded basically the same. But good reverb plugins and some stereo echo will go a long way.
@@lobster-music Thanks for replying. I'm wondering why you still need a Shure sm57 mic if you're using captor in your most recent video? The tone is good, but I thought using the 2 notes captor is for line-in recording, so you don't need a mic. And that's the goal - silently recording at home (at least it's my goal :D) By the way per my previous question, I thought the internal speaker of VOX has its own tone, so I want to keep that. Also, you said a cabinet simulator, is it a software? (sorry I'm new to this field). Thanks.
@@michaelhe755 yes, can sims are software plugins - you get a license for a decent one with torpedo captor, but most speaker models are not free (around $5 a piece). I ended up buying the model closest to my amp - after all, that was the tone i wanted :)
@@lobster-music Okay, thank you I think I will purchase this. In fact, I was using my tube amp directly connected with my audio interface for the last 3 months, until someone told me don't do it! Luckily my amp is still working fine. But now I'm very nervous to select the right hardware equipment (I think Torpedo Captor will be my home recording solution).
Quick question about the Load box function. This is pretty much the only function I want to use this for, so I'm thinking just the regular captor. But do I have to use the wall of sound IR loader in my DAW? or can I use whatever IR loader and IRs i want? Can I load my own IRs into Wall of sound?
I need an attenuator and a reactive load ... looking at st rock react ir but nowhere is there a comparison to captor. There is a comparison with captor live and it is in no way inferior to it.
Love my Captor X. Stocks sims are actually shit, imo. And the new Genome plugin beats the hell out of the Wall of Sound. I also don't play anything that's not high gain, so..
Your comments about volume control are ill-informed. Most attenuators don't have the kind of volume control you are talking about. This includes the UAD Ox Box, despite the fact that you state it does have that kind of volume control. For any device to have the volume control you are describing would require some kind of amplifier built into it. The Boss Waza TAE uses a Class AB amplifier to do this. The Fryette Power Station also includes an amplifier. Those designs act as a load box taking the signal from your amplifier down to zero and then use their built in amplifiers to amplify that sound again. Attenuators like the Captors or the Ox Box use discrete levels of attenuation because each notch on the selector switch is incorporating a different attenuation circuit.
Nice catch, thanks - i only had one semester of electrical engineering, and i wasn't very good at it, so yeah, i kind of suck :) but you're right, building in a massive potentiometer is not an option, ithas to be an amp. Still, ox has way more levels (hence, way more circuits) than captor...
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Important update: Captor X is now also available in 4 and 16 ohm versions.
Two points: this subject matter is right up my ally so I was interested to watch the video for educational purposes: Secondly, your editing and pacing is excellent and you’re actually funny. For this reason, I subscribed. Good job dude. You’ve collected a fan.
I agree with the subject matter, editing and pacing. I am not down with sandwich handling, though.
This is the most entertaining gear review I’ve EVER watched.
Thank you for keeping my ADD at bay!! 🖤
What a fantastic overview/review. This video literally showed me multiple reasons why the Torpedo line is NOT what I totally thought I absolutely needed. Thanks so much!
I've got the last option, buy a new amp. I choose Mesa Boogie Mark V 25 with attenuators, cab simulator and DI for recording. Expensive, but it's an end-to-end solution in one package. Thanks for the deep and honest review.
I have the 35 watt version and I wish it had a direct out since the analog cab sim cannot compete with modern IRs. Also the build in solution reacts differently than having the cab on.
are you using a digital cab simulator?
This was the best review I have seen. I subscribed after the 1000 subscribers, hope your channel continues
"Just like the ones Chuck Norris uses to power his beard trimmer..." love it!
As The Cars would say, this is 'Just What I Needed'. Quiet brilliant in-depth and informative. Still very relevant at the time of posting this.
Funny that you mention cars, I'm just finishing up a cover of 'drive', and I will also make a video comparing captor vs mic vs amp sim as a part of that :)
I bought the 8ohm Torpedo before watching this. I still would have bought it. It does what I want. My goto amp is my Blues Junior. My goto tone involves the master being at 7 and volume at 5. It hurts. I took my amp to my friend's much nicer studio and we recorded and edited some impulses. I took my amp back to my not so nice studio and tried out my IRs from my cab. The results were a big bowl of happy soup and some giggle crackers. My amp never sounded better. Knowing your speakers and your mics, makes a massive difference when presented with the opportunity to create impulse responses from the actual amp+cab you use. It also helps to have a friend that spent half of a years pay figuring all this shit out, so all I had to was bring my amp and buy a loadbox. In truth, I did my research and took advantage of access to a good room and mics. Combined with this affordable loadbox, it made for a perfect solution with much betteer than expected results. I play at the edge of break up, most of the time, so I don't push my gear like my metal-playing offspring. Not everyone is going to have the outcome I did. My son wanted to try it on his 100W boutique hi gain. I said no.
This review was entertaining and informative. Very well done.
Funny, well thought-out, and really clearly explained. Subbed. Sounds like I'm going to spring for the Suhr Reactive Load IR instead for my setup. Thanks!
Thanks :) Either way, I totally recommend it - I keep captor permanently connected to my audio interface, and while I still blend it with mics for 'serious' recordings, it really helped me with quick ones, or just taking musical 'notes'. I didn't expect to be that happy with it, I think Suhr will do the same for you :)
What an outstanding video! Thanks for the education on these two, Two Notes thing-a-ma-jigs. I was wondering what they were like and you completely steered me away from them. I'm just looking for the attenuation. Yes, amps with built in power soaks would seem the way to go. For attenuation I will look elsewhere. The Jet City Jettenuator isn't available even used and who knows if Soldano will make it again. The knock off version seems to be made by Bugera with their PS1 for only $100 which rivals the Rivera Rock Crusher at five times the price. I'm also looking at the Weber Mass Attenuator (go to their actual site and not someplace like Reverb where there's only a couple very old used models) which uses a speaker "motor" inside to mimic working with a cab.
i'm sold on it thanks. last track I recorded got me a complaint. well I needed my amp up as you will understand, but neighbours don't. I got the revolt which is amazing, but it doesn't have the amp I wanted to record, though I did use it to record a second channel to make the guitar sound bigger.
Nice work, a really well done look at the Two Notes choices. With a great sense of humor as well. Subbed.
Subbed, informative and funny. Do you think this can allow me to buy an SV20h and see the police less often? No volume knob... that's a big let down but it seems a lot better than the similarly priced ones with volume control down to zero. Maybe add a master volume to the output of the captor? So I get the reactive load but fine control on volume? Maybe I should just stick with my DSL but that one also needs volume to sound nice so I think I want a loadbox either way and this solves a lot of problems. I can't record anything past 22 PM, that would solve that.
Some electronics experts explained why there is no fluid volume control on less expensive loadboxes in the comments here - basically, as I understand it, a volume control (volume trim) for low power signal is 1-2 elements (potentiometer and sometimes a capacitor to compensate for eq changes), while trim volume Control for high power signals is a few orders if magnitude more complex.
If you are worried about the attenuation level, captor x has two settings (-20 and -38) - maybe it's a better choice. As I get older and lazier, I start to think that maybe the onboard DSP is also a good thing - those things do NOT sound good without impulse response, and setting one up in DAW is one of those things that take only 5 minutes, but gradually start to piss you off when you do them the 50th time 😅
Rheostats (what most attenuators use as a volume knob) can be a pretty unreliable, and they’re quite large.
That’s why both the Two Notes Captor X, and the Fryette Power Stations avoid them (two notes by using fixed/switched attenuation steps, the power stations by just fully attenuating all the time and re amping).
I wish I'd found this video before I bought my captor, I find the attenuator turns my amp into a can of angry bees but they get such good reviews I assumed I must have a unique situation or be doing something wrong, but this confirms it.
Thumbs up for explaining using the word "Hernia" 😂👍
Awzome video , love the humor and easy to understand .
eating when speaking in a vid dedicated to music and sound people is the weirdest decision I've come across in a long time ... good thing the review is very detailed and critical, because those mouth noises are really disgusting
Excellent, smart, well done video. Thank you.
Awesome vid...luv the humor.Good advice at the end alot of amps like the Fender tonemaster twin and deluxe have built in attenuators plus a direct out to record .If you want to play grunge tou ass a DS1 ..if you want to play metal you add a good distortion pedal like the Fender pugilist Better than any amp sim out there
Such a good video, thank you!!! Really well done
Funny jokes + Subway + great in-depth demo = 10/10 content
At least an honest and realistic review !
Hmmmm... This was a great review.. Very informative and I believe honest.
It's the first I've seen that actually mentions distinct attenuation weakness. I have been thinking about this mostly as an attenuator, the other features are just a bonus that perhaps I'll use.
More food for thought... Thank you for this.
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really excellent video, would love more like this
Thanks for this comprehensive run down and demo! I'm interested in the captor for my small tube bass amp. For most bass recording it would be unecessary since even if you want to use an amp, most bass amps these days are solid state so can be run silent and the nice ones have good DI's built in. However for my little 30W tube driven amp it would be lovely to also be able to run it silent.
Great video....and sense of humour (Chuck Norris beard trimmer 🤣). I was looking at one of these for recording my AC30 in to my DAW.
Love your humor!!
Clear explaination and very funny 🤟
I have 3 "attenuators" 1 for each common ohm load even an lL pad would work for me qith a tone or a way to put highs back. My amp recomends the 2 notes for attenuation though i have liked whats in qeber stuff
I like your style of videos... subscribed! :)
Thumbs up and subscribed for the pepper grinder...
Thank you so much for this, very thourough and very accurate!
yes, you should buy it
Love the video. New sub. Let's get you to 1k already!
Now I'm hungry. Thanks for vid.
thanks for the video I may have to rethink the captor
Np mate, i hope i cleared up some stuff:)
Very nice video!
Chuck Norris would be drinking beer instead!
Cheers from Portugal 🍺🤘🇵🇹
Chuck Norris would be drinking jet fuel ;)
This was really useful, thank you.
Very amusing and interesting video, thanks! :D
Watch untill the end. Nice VDO. Subscribed!
Very nice video!
Great video. Saved me some money.
This had me chuckling the whole time (you're band will get at least one fan, loool). Thanks for the in-depth review!
So…for DI silent record, I can use my 16 ohm Captor and record my Mesa Boogie Mark iii @ 8 ohms or 4 ohms. I just can’t attenuate or speaker out?
I think so :)
Thank you for the video. If the goal is to use it for recording only, with third-party IRs on the computer, is there a difference in sound quality (line out) between the Captor and Captor X?
I only have the regular captor, so i can't really tell, but the regular captor is completely analog, so sound quality can o ly go downhill from here ;)
Was watching review after review of the captor, in the hope to tame the ear-bleeding volume of my DSL. Your review is by far the best in every way man, well done!
I am however now even less sure what to do... I am convinced that the load box will do exactly what I need, but for $100 less, I could buy a Boss Katana, with all its features and the ability to play quietly and with headphones etc. surely a lot of the load box market ends up looking seriously at katanas and Sparc’s etc?
Well, katana is pretty good, I would not switch a DSL for it - amp sims, while pretty good are still far from the real thing, and while good for practicing, they will not give you a tube-driven eargasm ;). I would say that Katana will be really good for playing on headphones, but I think the main point in captor is using the -20db output and playing via the speaker - you still get the whole real thing, but at a lower volume.
I think the individual 8 and 16 is stupid. At least on the base captor here. If Weber can do it for $250 with a 4,8,16ohm, true bypass, treble compensation, full dial and has a eq for the load out…it seems the only real reason and I did…was get the captor on a sale for $200 to use with IRs. I already have an Iron Man Built into my amp. So no need for that at all…but still have to record late at night.
Only benefit of the X is if you have a slow computer, or really want to use it live over a mic. That’s really it! If you can record fine at 128-256 with your computer, the captor software with 3rd party or any other vst is fine. You just won’t have direct monitoring.
For me it’s pay $200 to use IRs, or pay $599 to use live, and direct monitor. $300 more for direct monitoring isn’t worth recording what will be guide tracks anyway. I’ll end up tracking over with a mic on a Saturday afternoon. So I can only really see the $300 more if…you don’t already have an attenuator, you play live a lot, don’t want to mic up and just don’t have a good recording computer to keep up with the buffer rates.
10 years ago I would of bought this…but these days you can buy a computer with 64gb ddr4 and Nvme SSD for $800-$1k. I bought a used I7 6 core Mac mini with 64gb ddr4 at $800. It’s insanely fast and can record lots of tracks at 128 buffer with vst, before even moving to 256. 256 is usually the highest latency I’d record any guitar at period.
I think this should be priced more at the $400-$450 price range. A raspberry Pi or ARM computer to run this locally is cheap. The attenuator is limited. The price at $599 is widely crazy to me Vs buying a cheap IR loader pedal to put in front amy load box. From what I see the DA conversion isn’t that special, you have a mini computer and Dac stage running after. For the price of upgrade my computer, or might as well save up for a Boss Waza. Or charge one and pay your $600 and the other half off over the year.
If your just trying to record at home silently, can do most stuff at 256 buffer or lower…get the base Black captor for cheaper. For $599 plus tax, id probably take advantage of a no APR for 2 years thigh store Sweetwater on a $1200 Boss Waza, pay $600 up top and then pay the small fee monthly till payed off.
The price for the Captor X seems a bit steep, compared to what’s out there for cheaper or more.
Nice informative video. I am on the fence between ( 3 ) Captor X or Suhr unit or Fryette Power Station PS-2. I just want to "Tame the Volume" on a 65 Princeton Reverb reissue. Any Input ?
It's quite complex - fryette has the best volume control, but it works a bit differently to standard attenuators - it brings down the signal to line-level, and than uses its built-in tube power amp to control the volume - so it may affect the sound a little bit. Also, it supports 4/8/1 ohms, while both captor and suhr are limited here.
If volume control is the main thing you're after, I'd go with fryette - what I'm missing with captor when it comes to volume control is something like -10db (loud enough to have plenty of dynamics, silent enough not to upset the neighbors), and that should be achievable with fryette.
@@lobster-music Thanks for the input. I agree the Power Station has the most flexible volume control.
Since your video the Captor X has come out with 16, 8 and 4 ohm variants
Ok, impedance wise.... Say I have a Bogner with 4, 8, 16ohm outputs. Can I run this with a 16ohm Captor X and go via the Captor X with attenuation? Or not. Not sure if its better to just get the the Captor Black 16ohm! Thanks
You absolutely can get a 16 ohm captor x - when I was recording this there was only one version of captor x, now you can get it in the proper impedance version. If you cannot decide between captor and captor x, i think the main question is "am i going to play via headphones?" - if yes, the built in IRs beat in the captor x beat the captor. If you plan to play it via the amp using attentuation, you don't need IR at all. Also, if you plan to use it mainly for recording, you don't need captor x - it's actually better to capture dry sound and apply IRs via the plugin. Hope this helps :)
@@lobster-music amazing info my guy! Thanks so much for taking the time. One last question is, for recording on both devices, do they act as their own audio interface to computer? I think read somewhere they did. Also, great to know about the headphones! I think the Captor X might be the best from the get go for me.
@@Ibanezguy2007 I'm pretty sure the standard captor does not have an audio interface built in - it's a fully analogue device. As for captor x, i think the USB interface is only for remote control, so you will still need an audio interface - i can recommend Scarlett from focusrite ;)
Nice vid. However even lowest wattage tube amps are too loud to be cranked to 11 in an apartment without attenuator. I know that from experience, have an amp that can go to 0.1W, still waaay to loud at full volume.
Enough with the Captor we want a review of that sub!
Here's a sound sample: th-cam.com/video/UxKUp_hmY7I/w-d-xo.html ;)
I have a Peavey 6505+ 112 , 60W combo that I would like to play at lower volume . Should I go for this ? Other option is Jhs black amp box.
Those are very different. JHS will effectively simply lower your power amp input volume (and actually, you can use any effect with volume control instead of it), while captor will reduce the power amp volume. The difference is that with captor, unlinke with JHS, you can get overdrive from your power amp, which - as some people say, is the sweetest :)
The minus is that Captor only has -20db level, but actually it's ok for most purposes :)
Idk if you know this by now but there is now a 16 ohm Captor X. While there still isn't a 4 ohm option, 8 and 16 ohms work for the vast majority of amps afaik.
I know, but there is no way to update the video contents 🙄 and yeah, 4 ohm amps are pretty rare. By the way, regarding the joke about captor being solid like a Nokia phone - my captor fell on the pavement while moving yesterday. Still working, i think pavement took most of the hit 🤣🤣
Hello! Great video! I have a question. How radical is the -38db cut? I just tried the captor with it's -20db cut and volume was manageable (but not ideal) with my 20watt tube amp connected to 2x12 cab at my apartment. So I'm considering getting the Captor X since it has -38db cut. BUT. I also have an Marshall JVM410H amp on a way which is 100W amp (with master volumes). My hope is that -38db will be good attenuation for my 20w amp AND that the master volume on Marshall will make the amp also usable in the apartment with the 2x12 cab. What do you think?
I think captor x has both 20 and 38 db cut, so you should be fine 😅
@@lobster-music Yeah I know. The question is if -38db is enough for a 100w Marshall. :) If I simplify ma rant. Haha
@@sergejkrynycky728 i think it should be just perfect ;)
Really entertaining! I was thinking of getting the Captor X, can you advise please! I want to get a Marshall SV20 Head and just connect it to the Captor as a Load Box (not attenuator) and then either use the headphones or XLR out to a FRFR PA Speaker (Alto TS212). Would you say the Captor X would be better for that due to the IR loader (for the XLR output) or is it a waste of money and I should go with Captor for half price...Thanks!
Captor x will be better in this case, as first of all - captor does not have headphones output, and second of all - they did not give it the headphone output because they claim analog speaker sims sound too dry for headphones. You would need to keep a laptop running wall of sound around to make it sound nice, and that sounds like a bit too much hussle :)
Heyy mate! I'm having a crazy noise floor (and I mean crazy high), also when I'm not playing there is an extremely loud feedback. They do mention the feedback thing, however, it's not usable at all with this level of noise (both floor noise and the feedback are almost as loud as the sound of my guitar), so I guess that it's not normal. Am I doing something wrong? Do you know something about that?
From their page: "you may experience a particular type of high pitch squeal, similar to an acoustic feedback (which happens when you put your guitar or a microphone close to the loudspeaker)".
There is one more thing to keep in mind, right now I'm connecting the output of the captor right into an instrument input on my audio interface (this is the only way that I can do it right now because I don't have a line in plug input in my interface, just cannon) could this be part of the problem? or shouldn't be something relevant?
I guess I could buy a plug-cannon cable to solve it? since I do have a cannon line in.
@@ceniam12 you can get one a trs cable (plug-plug, but with two rings: images.app.goo.gl/d7xbJAvd4WQJCJ3Y9), but cable isn't everything, you need a balanced input in your audio interface.
This can be many things, even problems with the power or a ground loop. Do you also get that noise when the guitar is not connected?
@@lobster-music Thanks for answering :) I do get the floor noise even when the amp is turned off (or was it on stand by? I cant remember), it's a bit different and a bit lower but still super high.
The feedback only happens with the volume of my guitar turned up.
@@ceniam12 whoa, standby should be pretty much the same as off. This suggests that it's a ground loop or a cable problem. Does the buzz go away when you disconnect the amp from captor? And is your amp connected to your computer in any way?
Any way, did you try pressing the "gnd lft" button on the captor? This should break the ground loop, if there is one.
@@lobster-music I didn't try the gnd lft, I'll check it out!
The amp is not connected to the computer and the cables are working fine. So I guess it might be an issue with my installation I will have to check :S
One last thing, do you think that the load of the amp should be safe while I do the testing as long as I keep it connected to the "speaker input" in the captor? It makes me freak out a bit to hear loud floor noises and feedback while the amp is on... knowing that if there is no load the amp could burn.
@@ceniam12 it should be safe, but frankly speaking, myself i also freak out about total silent recording, I mostly keep the speaker on, and neighbors pissed 😉
I know the captor 8 can only hold one cab sim in it, but can you load up different cabs into there captor 8 or is it just a built in cab sim? (I might have the words/tech talk wrong just correct me instead of being mean plz lol)
You can't load any can sims into captor 8 - it has an analogue built in cab sim, and it's not very good - I don't use it at all, i just add cab simulation in Cubase/Ableton.
Nice one sir. I connect the boss ml-2 and mt-2 to the fx loop of the mesa mini rec in 10 watt. But it gets too louder on 25 watts. Now my question is can I connect this attenuator with the pedals on fx loop ?
Yes, the attenuator does not go into the effect loop, it goes between the amp and speaker.
@@lobster-music but I can still connect the boss pedals infront of the amp and then use this attenuator?
@@srinivaskumar615 yes, of course.
@@lobster-music great then. But I don’t have this software for my Logic Pro X. Any idea how do I download? Or the recording will be saved directly from the amp on the Logic Pro X as an audio track ?
@@srinivaskumar615 you have to connect is to your audio interface like any other sound source - so yeah, it becomes an audio track
I bought the Captor X. I like it so far. I could use a Subway Sandwich though.
I got my sandwich. Chicken teriyaki with loads of green peppers and cucumbers.
@@everennui1 How's the tone? I heard they were great at first because they used American made cucumbers but then they switched to cheap Chinese cukes and the tone really suffered.
Nice Slap! Good luck with the Channel
great video. I use Fender Hot Rod Deluxe IV too and I want to know what volume on your amp when you're using Torpedo Captor 8? I really dont want to piss my neighbour, thinking of buying the Torpedo Captor 8 (-20db) or Torpedo Captor X (-38db). Is -20db are quiet enough?
Let's put it this way: hot rod IV running on volume = 12 with captor doing -20 db will be as lound as running on '2' or '3' without captor. I'm using a hot rod III, so its slightly different - in my cas 12 with captor = 1.5 without it. Definitely enough to put clean channel into overdrive in an apartment building during daytime, but not quiet enough to do it at night :)
Hi! Thanks for the video.
Do you have a good solution for me…
I have a low watted Marshall (tubes) that I like and a pedalboard, but when I go out to play I really don’t want to take my cab with me. So is there anything I can plug my amp into so I can plug my Marshall "straight in to" the MIX/PA?
If you are after mobility, captor x will do the trick :)
Hi, great demo! Is the captor the same inside with the X (just without the extra features) or the X has improved sound?
Well, I did not take both of them apart, but the block diagrams are very similar. Most extra features are mostly digital - I think they are added without big modifications to the existing circuitry. Only the extra attenuation level makes a difference - it's actually adding a new signal path, but still - its more of an add-on than full-on modification.
I'm an engineer - not in electronics/electrics, but we engineers are lazy and usually forced to cut the costs down. So it's safe to assume that if two things (cars, amps, buildings, captors) are similar, most likely they are mostly copy-pasted of each other ;)
love your video, so funny and useful !
Nice and funny review (y)
Just one note - isn't the impedance mismatching more of a problem with speakers than actual amps? Most amps have optional impedance or outputs (mine have 4, 8 and 16 ohms), so If you go with full attenuation and recording, that's not really a problem, right? Just switch impedance on the back of your amp to the ohms of the particular captor.
I think the problem starts when you want to go with -20dB or no attenuation, because you have to match captor with your speaker too.
So If I get it right, when I plug in 8 ohm captor, I'd have to set 8ohms on the back of my combo but since it has 16 ohms speaker in it, I'd have to connect external 8 ohms cabinet.
Hi mr lobster-music! How can I use the captor x with my fender 59 reissue bassman combo 4x10? Those 4 speakers means 2 ohms that s why I think I have a problem Thanks
The best possible answer is 'use the 4 ohm version' - using a higher impedance loadbox is kinda ok, but it's best to keep the mismatch to minimum anyway. From what I've read on the interwebs bassman 59 ltd has one step mismatch tolerance, and most probably it uses the same or very similar circuit to reissue.
You're hilarious! Great, informative video.
Just to clarify for a luddite like myself, with your Hot Rod, on the first demo you are using the speaker on your amp so you had to put Captor in between your speaker out and speaker in, which is really awkward on the Hot Rod. For the second demo where you are using the speaker simulation, you are just using the speaker out on the Hot Rod correct? I'm just trying to make a distinction between how you use the Captor and the CAB M, which isn't a load box. Thanks,
It's actually sits between the speaker out and the speaker itself. Because it's a load box, you don't have to connect the speaker, but I kept it connected. I was recording all the tracks ( two mics, captor dry and captor with speaker sim) all the time for comparisons. CABM would connect to power amp out, and then to a PA system or a mixer - so the difference is that it skips the power amp section. Hope this helps :)
Hi, does it reproduce spring reverb or pedals in front of the amp too? Thanks
It does not reproduce them, but it captures them - it captures everything except the speaker (hence the speaker simulator)
@@lobster-music then am overdrive or a reverb or whatever will sound through the line or speaker out right ? Sorry for my bad English
@@MrRoballusus yes :) and no problem, your English will get better the more you use it :)
@@lobster-music thanks
Captor X nowadays has 4 and 16ohm versions also.
I know, but it shows up in commets so much that I just added a pinned comment :)
If the problem is the limited attenuator can i run, at the same time, something like a JHS little black box or some volume pedal ???
yes, but those are not exactly the same: they limit the preamp volume, while attenuators limit the power amp output volume. So while it may help with getting the right volume, it will nmot get the same tone as a more fluent attenuator.
@@lobster-music I was saying using the captor and the JHS at the same time
Very good review!! I really enjoyed (and had laughs watching it hahaha - liked and subscribed!). Im looking for an attenuator and crossed with both captors. I still have one question: would 20db kill the sound down to the guitar string levels? I have a 20w head and Im really worried if that would happen with any of those captors.
Nothing to worry about, -20db is actually nowhere near to do that, especially if you crank your amp like it's 1969 :)
@@lobster-music thanks a lot!! Your answer really helped me!!
@@lobster-music actually one more question if I may. Would you recommend another attenuator with volume control and easy recording function as the captor?
@@guitaqui i think the ultimate recommendation is that i ended up buying captor - there's nothing better in this a price range...
Still waiting for that Wall of sound video. ;)
That's gonna take a while.. What do you want to know? ;)
@@lobster-music Not really sure, but mostly a workflow maybe?
Thanks for the review. I have a VOX AC15C1 (combo) and I want to record at home. If I connect the torpedo captor with AC15 (Guitar - pedalboard - VOX AC15 - Torpedo - Audio interface - Mac). Can I still get the VOX tone? As if I'm using the 'external SP' port, it will disconnect the internal speaker of AC15.
Youl get pretty close. You'll need to find a fitting impulse response (cabinet simulator) to account for the tone of your speaker and cabinet (I know it's a combo amp, but that just means that amp is the cabinet). I would say that you can get pretty close to the tone of a miced up amp. I recently did a solo recording with captor (check the most recent vid on my channel)- i sprinkled some good reverb (plugins), echo and compression on it and im quite pleased with the results - i would say it's the closest i was ever able to get to the tone of my amp at home. I miced it up with a sm57, but i did not use it in the mix - captor sounded basically the same. But good reverb plugins and some stereo echo will go a long way.
@@lobster-music Thanks for replying. I'm wondering why you still need a Shure sm57 mic if you're using captor in your most recent video? The tone is good, but I thought using the 2 notes captor is for line-in recording, so you don't need a mic. And that's the goal - silently recording at home (at least it's my goal :D) By the way per my previous question, I thought the internal speaker of VOX has its own tone, so I want to keep that. Also, you said a cabinet simulator, is it a software? (sorry I'm new to this field). Thanks.
@@michaelhe755 i've set it up 'just In case', ended up not using it in the mix :)
@@michaelhe755 yes, can sims are software plugins - you get a license for a decent one with torpedo captor, but most speaker models are not free (around $5 a piece). I ended up buying the model closest to my amp - after all, that was the tone i wanted :)
@@lobster-music Okay, thank you I think I will purchase this. In fact, I was using my tube amp directly connected with my audio interface for the last 3 months, until someone told me don't do it! Luckily my amp is still working fine. But now I'm very nervous to select the right hardware equipment (I think Torpedo Captor will be my home recording solution).
Quick question about the Load box function. This is pretty much the only function I want to use this for, so I'm thinking just the regular captor. But do I have to use the wall of sound IR loader in my DAW? or can I use whatever IR loader and IRs i want? Can I load my own IRs into Wall of sound?
Yes you can use any IR loader, and yes, you can load IRs into Wall of Sound. Also, I recommend looking into good reverb plugins :)
@@lobster-music Awesome! Thanks man!
@@SeattleDude1108 no need to thank, just leave a sub or a like ;)
This has to be the funniest shit I've seen in the last few weeks. Good job man, subbed for life xD
Thank you no face man!
Captor X vs Torpedo Live🙏
I need an attenuator and a reactive load ... looking at st rock react ir but nowhere is there a comparison to captor. There is a comparison with captor live and it is in no way inferior to it.
Please don't chew and talk.....other than that, excellent video. Thanks for this info.
Gotchas? Digital FOH direct signal. Back to the drawing board. Real analog speaker simulation is on the agenda. Let's have a chat.
biggest fan! That was a good joke!
whoa! THis ohm limit is really bad-I have 6 amps. All of them I use. Very funny dude!
The x comes in 8 or 16
Love my Captor X. Stocks sims are actually shit, imo. And the new Genome plugin beats the hell out of the Wall of Sound. I also don't play anything that's not high gain, so..
Genome looks nice, I'll have to try it :)
mmmm Subway Captor!
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I'm only two minutes in, so funny
Your comments about volume control are ill-informed. Most attenuators don't have the kind of volume control you are talking about. This includes the UAD Ox Box, despite the fact that you state it does have that kind of volume control. For any device to have the volume control you are describing would require some kind of amplifier built into it. The Boss Waza TAE uses a Class AB amplifier to do this. The Fryette Power Station also includes an amplifier. Those designs act as a load box taking the signal from your amplifier down to zero and then use their built in amplifiers to amplify that sound again. Attenuators like the Captors or the Ox Box use discrete levels of attenuation because each notch on the selector switch is incorporating a different attenuation circuit.
Nice catch, thanks - i only had one semester of electrical engineering, and i wasn't very good at it, so yeah, i kind of suck :) but you're right, building in a massive potentiometer is not an option, ithas to be an amp. Still, ox has way more levels (hence, way more circuits) than captor...
thumbs down for eating during video
great review but really disgusting to hear you eat for the first half of the video man..
Answering your own question is NOT a spoiler…. I wish people would stop saying Spoiler Alert and Game Changer…. Seriously, You had to eat a sandwich while recording this couldn’t wait 2 mins for either
You're hilarious.
Why are you eating and talking??? You go put of you way to ruin the audio????? OmFG
Sorry mate, I was bulking for the winter back then ;)
Get to the point, Jesus.
jesus christ i cannot handle hearing you eat.