User Manual

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5.7 Gear Menu
To access the “Gear” menu, press the 'SPKR/MIC' button on the front panel. From here, you can
choose which power amp, speaker cabinet and microphone you want to use. On A and B, you have 8
microphones and 50 speaker cabinets available. As you are surely used to choosing your guitar/bass
and amp to get a specific type of sound, you will notice here how much the choice of speaker cabinet
and microphone will impact the final sound.
Furthermore, the “User” parameter gives you access to your own impulse responses (.tur files,
measured with Torpedo BlendIR), to impulse responses shared by other Torpedo Studio users, or to
“standard” third-party impulse responses (.wav or .aiff files), either downloaded or purchased. This
feature expands the sonic and creative possibilities to infinity. Do not hesitate to use audio files with
no direct link to speaker measuring and you can experiment with totally new sonic textures.
To add such impulse responses (IRs) to your Torpedo Studio, please read the Torpedo Remote part of
this manual.
5.7.1 Mode
In the 'Gear' menu, you will have access to the main parameters of the preset, starting with the
mode. You can choose between two preset modes: Arcade or Simulation. We borrowed the concept
of Arcade VS Simulation from the world of video games.
The Arcade mode is usually the easy
way to, for example, drive a race car. You
can hit obstacles, other cars, you can still
win the race. We recommend that for
your first experience with The Torpedo
Studio you start with the Arcade preset
mode to get more familiar with the
concept of virtual miking.
The simulation mode is not for
beginners and requires more experience
and knowledge about how the car
actually works, depending on many tiny
but still important parameters (weather,
type of tires, track design…). In that
preset mode you will gain access to the
full list of parameter, to fine tune your sound and make it perfect to your ears.
5.7.2 Power Amp
When using the Torpedo Studio with any kind of guitar/bass preamplifier, or even with an electric
piano or a synthesizer, you will need the sonic color that the final stage of a traditional amplifier