Two Notes VM-202 - Manual (Page 11)

Part 2
Quick start
1 Introducing the Torpedo VM-202
Two Notes Audio Engineering is proud to introduce the VM-202, the second product of the Torpedo series.
This product has been developed through several years of technical development, with great attention
to the needs of guitarists, bassists and sound technicians confronted to the challenges of miking of instru-
ment amplifiers, on stage or in studio. The Two Notes team took extreme care to design the high-end,
professional Torpedo VM-202 rack unit. Our goal is to provide ease of use, reliability, versatility and, above
all, perfect audio quality.
The Torpedo technology was created as an answer to the high pressure musicians have to deal with :
a lack of time, limited gear availability, loud amplifiers that can’t be played at desired volume, and bulky
and heavy cabinet to carry. In addition, many musicians are most comfortable with their analog amplifier
and effect pedals, and don’t want to perform using modeling digital systems, which may compromise
their playing style and sound.
For them, the VM-202 offers a "virtual" alternative to the traditional miking, using a technology derived
from the convolution reverberation, to achieve a degree of realism never experienced previously with
simulators
2 Only a speaker simulation ?
The VM-202 is placed between a preamplifier (guitar, bass, or any product with a line output) and a
recorder (Digital Audio Workstation, tape recorder) or a sound diffusion system (headphones, monitors).
The role of this unit is to replace the following elements of the traditional guitarist setup :
• the amplifier
• the speaker cabinet,
• the microphone,
• the microphone preamplifier,
to provide a shaped direct signal, the closest possible from a traditional guitar miking, in a professional
studio environment.
The preamplifier miking is made in 3 steps with the VM-202 :
1. choose an amplifier, a speaker cabinet and a microphone (Spkr/mic section),
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