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half of the potentiometer rotation, reaches its maximum at 12 o’clock, and doesn’t change much

beyond this point. Therefore, you can reach the maximum volume of your ampliﬁer even if the

volume potentiometer is not set at maximum.

By reaching the maximum output power of your ampliﬁer, you will hear a lot of distortion, which may

not sound as well as you may hope. In fact, most ampliﬁers sound rather poorly at maximum volume.

Always keep in mind that your ampliﬁer may not have been conceived to be used at maximum

volume for a long period of time. Running an ampliﬁer at high volume will cause premature wear of

the tubes and possible malfunctions or damages at the output stage.

The fact that the volume control of your ampliﬁer is not set at maximum

doesn’t mean your ampliﬁer is not running at maximum volume. A good

habit is to keep the usual volume setup you would use in rehearsal or on

stage, rather than just following what the volume potentiometer indicates.

2.3 Is the use of a loadbox totally silent?

We usually talk about “silent recording” when a loadbox is involved. If we compare the loadbox

solution to a traditional cabinet miking solution, it is obviously A LOT quieter. Noises that you may

have not been able to hear before due to the volume of the speaker cabinet will now be more

apparent. Here are a few of those sounds that you might have to take into account:

• Your guitar or bass strings can be heard. If you are not used to this, it could be initially distracting,

depending on your environment.

• You may hear some noise coming out of your Torpedo Studio when playing, like there is a tiny

speaker inside the box. This is perfectly normal and there is no reason to worry. The sound is

produced when power goes through the coil of the reactive load embedded on the Torpedo Studio.

The vibration is related to what power comes out of the ampliﬁer connected to the Torpedo Studio

and to the signal’s frequency content (notes played are heard). Your ampli- ﬁer, speciﬁcally the

output transformer of your ampliﬁer, may also produce similar noise. Such noise is usually not heard,

simply because it is normally obscured by the sound coming from the loudspeaker.

• The Torpedo Studio has a built in fan, as there is quite a lot of power dissipated into heat inside the

box. We selected a so called “silent fan”, but as it is running fast, it is never entirely silent. This said,

you can consider that, in normal use (hearing your guitar through monitors, or headphones), you can

barely hear the fan.

3 About the Torpedo Studio

3.1 Introducing the Torpedo Studio

Two notes Audio Engineering is proud to introduce the Torpedo Studio. This product has been

developed through several years of technical development, with great attention paid to the needs of

guitarists, bassists and sound technicians faced with the challenges posed by the miking of