Manual Cabulator Model 2930 Power soak, speaker simulator and D. I.
Manual Cabulator, Model 2930 Version 1.2 – 11/2009 Designer: Ralf Reichen, Jens Gronwald This manual contains a description of the product. It in no way represents a guarantee of particular characteristics or results of use. The information in this document has been carefully compiled and verified and, unless otherwise stated or agreed upon, correctly describes the product at the time of packaging with this document.
Content Symbols & Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Scope of Delivery & Packaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Important Security Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Hook Up .
Symbols and Notes IN THIS MANUAL A LIGHTNING SYMBOL WITHIN A TRIANGLE WARNS YOU ABOUT THE POTENTIAL FOR DANGEROUS ELECTRICAL SHOCKS – WHICH CAN ALSO OCCUR EVEN AFTER THE MACHINE HAS BEEN DISCONNECTED FROM A POWER SOURCE. AN EXCLAMATION MARK (!) WITHIN A TRIANGLE IS INTENDED TO MAKE YOU AWARE OF IMPORTANT OPERATIONAL ADVICE AND/OR WARNINGS THAT MUST BE FOLLOWED. BE ESPECIALLY ATTENTIVE TO THESE AND ALWAYS FOLLOW THE ADVICE THEY GIVE.
Important Security Information Lightning: Before thunderstorms or other severe weather, disconnect the machine from wall power (but to avoid life threatening lightning strikes, not during a storm). Similarly, before any severe weather, disconnect all the power connections of other machines and antenna and phone/network cables which may be interconnected so that no lightning damage or overload results from such secondary connections.
Introduction Tonehunter and SPL The Cabulator is a cooperative developmental effort between the guitar amp firm of Tonehunter and SPL. It brings together many years of experience from the professional music scene, combining specialized knowledge of electric guitarists and SPL‘s established international reputation in the research and development of analog studio electronics.
Introduction Advantages You can operate the Cabulator intuitively right from the start and need no further know-how. The sound tuning is well balanced so that there are no bad or wrong settings at all, but instead a broad range of great sounds. • With the Cabulator a guitar amp can always be played loud without necessarily being loud. • Fully analog construction for authentic sonic quality and direct, latency-free playability. • Variable power soak without dynamic loss or damped highs.
Introduction A Complete – Not Approximated – Simulation An important aspect of processing guitar sounds is the reproduction of chords: The strings should exhibit a fine resolution and homogeneous, musically unified sound. From this emanates the deep, complex and unified sonic structure typical of the best cabinet assemblies. This aspect is also a prime consideration in the Cabulator‘s uniquely precise output: Through its new concept in signal processing you experience a completely authentic sonic feel.
Sound Performance Lab www.spl.info MADE IN GERMANY ® The SPL logo is a registered trademark of SPL electronics GmbH Tip = (+)/Sleeve = GND Developed by Tonehunter, Germany www.tonehunter.com ® The Tonehunter logo is a registered trademark of Tonehunter Ltd.
Rear Panel Connections Speaker In SPEAKER IN Tip = (+)/Sleeve = GND Here you connect the guitar amp‘s loudspeaker output. Connector variant and pin configurations follow industry standards: Unbalanced 1/4" jack connector with the signal at the tip and ground at the sleeve. 8Ω Load Only ! Connect to Speaker Out of Amplifier Max: 100 Watts SPEAKER IN As with any typical amp and cabinet cabling, it is critical to observe loudspeaker cable of a minimum 1.5 mm2 cross section.
Rear Panel Connections D. I. Output D.I. OUTPUT The front panel controls SPEAKER VOICING as well as the switches CABINET and CHARACTER regulate the signal which appears at the D. I. OUTPUT connector. Tip = (+)/ Ring = (–) Sleeve = Audio GND Only! Balanced 1/4" TRS connector. Wiring TRS: tip =hot (+), ring = cold (-), sleeve = ground. Transformer Bal. Line Output Use balanced TRS wiring or unbalanced (mono) jack wiring in order to connect to converters/ recording devices or stage boxes etc.
Front Overview Control Elements Power Soak The POWER SOAK control determines the level of power reduction for the guitar amp signal. Set fully left mutes the signal, turned fully right results in a power reduction of -8 dB. Therefore, the signal level at the SOAK OUTPUT is always reduced by at least 8 dB. An 8dB reduction can be compared approximately to the volume that results from a „half power“ setting at guitar amps; usually this is still pretty loud in many situations.
Control Elements Cabinet: Open/Close This switch toggles between an open and closed guitar cabinet characteristic. OPEN sounds definitely more open, brilliant and direct. The signal contains more transients and produces less punch. The CLOSED setting offers more punch and with its added compression more closely creates the impression of the compressed air in a closed box, though with less brilliance and detail.
Setup 2: Power Soak Only SOAK OUTPUT D.I. OUTPUT Tip = (+)/Sleeve = GND DC POWER – Transformer Bal. Line Output DC 9V Connect to Recording Device, Stagebox, etc. DC POWER D.I. OUTPUT ® The SPL logo is a registered trademark of SPL electronics GmbH MADE IN GERMANY IMPORTANT ADVICE IN ORDER TO AVOID POSSIBLE DAMAGE OF YOUR GUITAR AMPLIFIER DO NOT SET ITS MASTER VOLUME ABOVE 70%. REFER TO MANUAL FOR MORE INFORMATION. 1 Tip = (+)/Sleeve = GND Developed by Tonehunter, Germany www.tonehunter.
Setup 3: Speaker Simulation and Power Soak Console, AD converter, stage box, etc. 3 SOAK OUTPUT D.I. OUTPUT Tip = (+)/Sleeve = GND DC POWER – Transformer Bal. Line Output DC 9V Connect to Recording Device, Stagebox, etc. DC POWER D.I. OUTPUT ® The SPL logo is a registered trademark of SPL electronics GmbH MADE IN GERMANY IMPORTANT ADVICE IN ORDER TO AVOID POSSIBLE DAMAGE OF YOUR GUITAR AMPLIFIER DO NOT SET ITS MASTER VOLUME ABOVE 70%. REFER TO MANUAL FOR MORE INFORMATION.
Specifications Input Speaker In 1/4" TRS jack Impedance Max. input load 8 Ohm 100 W RMS, 200 W peak Outputs Soak output 1/4" TRS jack D.I. output 1/4" TRS jack, transformer balanced Impedance unbalanced ca. 220 Ohm balanced ca. 440 Ohm Max.
Block Diagram Cabulator Model 2930
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