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ADA Ampulator 12ax7 Tube Guitar Power Amp and Cabinet Emulator RARE
Estimated price for orientation: 699 $
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Description Condition: Used: An item that has been used previously. The item may have some signs of cosmetic wear, but is fully operational and functions as intended. This item may be a floor model or store return that has been used. See the seller’s listing for full details and description of any imperfections. See all condition definitions- opens in a new window or tab ... Read moreabout the condition Brand: Korg Country//Region of Manufacture: Japan Model: A3 / FC-6
Up for auction is a rare and highly sought after ADA Ampulator Power Amp and Cabinet Emulator in near MINT condition. It works perfectly. It comes with copies of manual, warranty card and flyer. All of them are copied directly from the original, not those re-written one.Ampulator Overview:The remarkable ADA Ampulator is something entirely different: a power amp simulator. You run a preamp or the effects-send of a guitar amp directly into the single-rack-space box, which uses a single 12AX7 preamp tube (running at 175 volts) to mimic the tonal characteristics of a power amp in varying stages of sweatiness as it interacts with a speaker load. The Ampulator also includes a speaker emulator circuit similar to that on ADA's MicroCab. Plug in a pre-amp, pedal, line-out, synth, or whatever you can dream up, and get the sound of a mic-ed amp running clean or overdriven, pentode or triode, class A, A/B or B running direct to your mixer/recording device. You can also defeat the speaker emulation.Power amp emulation section:• Drive level• Presence• Class of amp (A, AB, B)• "Hum Injection" (a characteristic of Marshall amp power sections.• Triode or Pentode tubes• Power level (simulated wattage of 0.2 to 200 watts)Power amp emulation section:• Speaker emulation section• Number of speakers (1,2,4)• Speaker size (10", 12")• "Mechanical parameters" of speaker (Bright or Dark)• Open or closed cabinet• Low frequency resonance/ mic peak (emulates microphone proximity effect)• Hi frequency response (emulates mic placement, degree of on or off-axis)Front-panel knobs color the power-amp emulation. Tweaking the strength of the incoming signal or the amount of headroom regulates the degree of tube compression and distortion and creates remarkable imitations of amps of various sizes. "Hum-injection" and "tube-matching" controls introduce AC hum, which lends overdriven sounds a real-life complexity you just don't get from preamp-only distortion. You can also choose between class A, AB, and B status and triode- or pentode-style operation. The speaker-simulation section performs admirable impersonations of 1x10, 1x12, 2x10, 2x12, 4x10, and 4x12 cabinets. You can choose between brighter and darker tones and open-and closed-back simulations. Two EQ pots conjure the proximity boom of close miking and the relative brightness of a microphone situated at different angles towards a speaker cone. The Ampulator is loaded with clever, helpful features. A three-stage input LED discloses how much power-amp distortion is introduced; a second one indicates Class A, AB, or B status, while an output-section LED warns of undesirable clipping. There are two bypass switches: one for the entire system, one for just the speaker simulator. There are both 1/4" and XLR outputs, the latter switchable between mike and line levels.
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| Condition: | Used: An item that has been used previously. The item may have some signs of cosmetic wear, but is fully operational and functions as intended. This item may be a floor model or store return that has been used. See the seller’s listing for full details and description of any imperfections. See all condition definitions- opens in a new window or tab ... Read moreabout the condition | Brand: | Korg |
| Country//Region of Manufacture: | Japan | Model: | A3 / FC-6 |
Up for auction is a rare and highly sought after ADA Ampulator Power Amp and Cabinet Emulator in near MINT condition. It works perfectly. It comes with copies of manual, warranty card and flyer. All of them are copied directly from the original, not those re-written one.Ampulator Overview:The remarkable ADA Ampulator is something entirely different: a power amp simulator. You run a preamp or the effects-send of a guitar amp directly into the single-rack-space box, which uses a single 12AX7 preamp tube (running at 175 volts) to mimic the tonal characteristics of a power amp in varying stages of sweatiness as it interacts with a speaker load. The Ampulator also includes a speaker emulator circuit similar to that on ADA's MicroCab. Plug in a pre-amp, pedal, line-out, synth, or whatever you can dream up, and get the sound of a mic-ed amp running clean or overdriven, pentode or triode, class A, A/B or B running direct to your mixer/recording device. You can also defeat the speaker emulation.Power amp emulation section:• Drive level• Presence• Class of amp (A, AB, B)• "Hum Injection" (a characteristic of Marshall amp power sections.• Triode or Pentode tubes• Power level (simulated wattage of 0.2 to 200 watts)Power amp emulation section:• Speaker emulation section• Number of speakers (1,2,4)• Speaker size (10", 12")• "Mechanical parameters" of speaker (Bright or Dark)• Open or closed cabinet• Low frequency resonance/ mic peak (emulates microphone proximity effect)• Hi frequency response (emulates mic placement, degree of on or off-axis)Front-panel knobs color the power-amp emulation. Tweaking the strength of the incoming signal or the amount of headroom regulates the degree of tube compression and distortion and creates remarkable imitations of amps of various sizes. "Hum-injection" and "tube-matching" controls introduce AC hum, which lends overdriven sounds a real-life complexity you just don't get from preamp-only distortion. You can also choose between class A, AB, and B status and triode- or pentode-style operation. The speaker-simulation section performs admirable impersonations of 1x10, 1x12, 2x10, 2x12, 4x10, and 4x12 cabinets. You can choose between brighter and darker tones and open-and closed-back simulations. Two EQ pots conjure the proximity boom of close miking and the relative brightness of a microphone situated at different angles towards a speaker cone. The Ampulator is loaded with clever, helpful features. A three-stage input LED discloses how much power-amp distortion is introduced; a second one indicates Class A, AB, or B status, while an output-section LED warns of undesirable clipping. There are two bypass switches: one for the entire system, one for just the speaker simulator. There are both 1/4" and XLR outputs, the latter switchable between mike and line levels.