Slave out,same as Suhr Reactive Load

[diddlydan]

Only became aware of the suhr reactive load http://www.suhr.com/amplifiers-for-electric-guitars/Reactive-Load/ after watching this Pete Thorn vid the other day https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i770M9pM0_k Its basically a load box, so you can DI into a recording interface and use cabinet impulse responses.He talks about the speaker impedance curve,which plays a huge part in the tone.It got me wondering,as ive been messing about with the slave out and using cabinet IR's lately.I usually mic up the cab but was curious and i have a lot of cabinet IR's.So is the slave out essentially the same thing? Ive read that the signal includes the preamp and power amp but its dropped down to line level.Does it include the speaker impedance curve?I had the cabinet on at the same time while doing this of course.It sounds ok regardless.Usable if lacking the punch of a real speaker.

 

[domct203]

The slave output does not have any kind of cabinet simulation, or speaker load provision. It is a raw signal tapped off of the output transformer.

Have you looked at the Mesa Cab Clone at all?

http://www.mesaboogie.com/cabinets-...ators/guitar-cabinet-simulator/cab-clone.html

Dom

 

[diddlydan]

Hi there,yes i know the slave out isnt a cab sim.But you can connect the slave out to a recording interface and use an impulse response of a cabinet,which is what ive been doing.Obviously the real cabinet needs to still be connected to the amp at the time but of course it wont be silent.What im curious about is how the slave out compares to the suhr reactive load or any reactive load box.It basically takes the load off the amplifier and brings it down to line level so it can be sent to a recording interface.Much like the slave out except it will be silent.Im just curious if this is the only difference between the slave out and a reactive load box because (if you watch the vid) he talks about the impedance curve of a speaker and how it affects the amps tone.Does the slave out have this built in (like the suhr) is the question?When he compares different load box types there is quite a difference compared to the ones that don't have the speaker impedance curve and the ones that do.Does anyone have an idea or anymore info on the slave out?The manual is pretty brief about it.Cheers

 

[domct203]

Hi there,yes i know the slave out isnt a cab sim.But you can connect the slave out to a recording interface and use an impulse response of a cabinet,which is what ive been doing.Obviously the real cabinet needs to still be connected to the amp at the time but of course it wont be silent.What im curious about is how the slave out compares to the suhr reactive load or any reactive load box.It basically takes the load off the amplifier and brings it down to line level so it can be sent to a recording interface.Much like the slave out except it will be silent.Im just curious if this is the only difference between the slave out and a reactive load box because (if you watch the vid) he talks about the impedance curve of a speaker and how it affects the amps tone.Does the slave out have this built in (like the suhr) is the question?When he compares different load box types there is quite a difference compared to the ones that don't have the speaker impedance curve and the ones that do.Does anyone have an idea or anymore info on the slave out?The manual is pretty brief about it.Cheers

As I explained in my previous post, the slave out is a direct tap off of the output transformer, and does not contain any kind of speaker simulation or "EQ curve".

The slave output does not have any kind of cabinet simulation, or speaker load provision. It is a raw signal tapped off of the output transformer...........

Dom