Two Notes VB-101 - Manual (Page 35)

Configuring and using TORPEDO VB-101
When you move the microphone away from the cabinet, you increase the part of the studio’s
acoustic (early reflections) in the sound.
Furthermore, depending on the cabinet model you use, and especially with the ones including
multiple speakers, moving the microphone away can bring some higher frequencies back. This is
simply due to the directivity of the loudspeakers. At maximum positioning (100%), the microphone is
placed 3 meters (10 feet) away from the cabinet.
8.2 Center
• Determine the distance between the axis of the loud-
speaker and the microphone (placed at a right angle). The
in-axis position (0%) allows for a maximum amount of trebles,
which are highly directives.
Moving the microphone away from the axis decreases the trebles to the benefit of the basses. At
maximum position (100%), the microphone is placed at the edge of the speaker when Distance is
0%, and 1 meter (3 feet) away from the axis when Distance is 100%.
8.3 Position
• In standard sound pick-up, the microphone is usually placed
in front of the cabinet. However, placing the microphone
behind the cabinet can be quite interesting. The tone you
get then will usually be softer and darker. This is particularly
noticeable with closed cabinet, less with open ones.
8.4 Variphi
• The Variphi parameter is a one-of-a-kind control, exclusively
found in the TORPEDO VB-101. It allows you to modify the
frequency content of the signal, using the properties of the
sum of two signals with different phases.
You are in a situation where two microphones are used, and the Variphi parameter controls the
distance (hence the phase relationship) between the two microphones. To easily hear this effect,
we recommend starting with a crunch/saturated sound on your amplifier, and changing the Variphi
parameter. You will hear a periodic change in the signal, with frequency modifications. Using Variphi,
you will fine tune the frequency content of the signal, whether you are looking for a "mid-scooped"
or a "full" sound.
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