Reactive load boxes that also offer top-quality speaker simulation have been seriously expensive — until now...
Dummy load and speaker simulator products allow guitarists to use tube amps at their 'sweet spot' level, either sending an attenuated signal on to a real speaker, or running silently and using a digital simulation of a miked-up speaker for recording. French company Two Notes were among the pioneers in this market sector, and their convolution-based, dynamic speaker-cabinet, microphone and room simulations are some of the most detailed and convincing available. They now offer a very comprehensive range of stage and studio products, from their top-of-the-range Torpedo Studio hardware box to their Wall Of Sound plug‑in.
The new Torpedo Captor X puts the dummy load/attenuator functions of the Captor and the sophisticated speaker and signal-chain software emulation of the CAB M into one compact — and surprisingly affordable — box. In fact, the software functions go beyond those of the CAB M, with variable output modes, a stereo reverb and the new Twin Tracker automatic double-tracking simulation.
