TAD Silencer Power Attenuator 8 & 16 OHM / 150W
Product Description
The Silencer is used to reduce output power and volume. Many popular rock guitar sounds are based on the well known sounds created by the guitar legends of the sixties and seventies. Guitar players cranked up their amps to full volume to be heard. Tube guitar amps do sound best when played loud because the output stage starts to saturate and delivers the most musical and harmonic distortion, wonderful sustain and a thick tone with overall response.
This is what we all look for, but if a 50 or 100 Watt amp is played at full volume, then it gets so loud that you might damage your ears and you might annoy your audience, musicians or just your neighbors. The SilencerTM solves this problem.
How does the SilencerTM work?
It gets connected between the amps speaker output and the speaker(s) (or speaker cabinet) and gives total control on what part of the power output will be fed to your speakers. Crank up the amp to the setting where it sounds best and adjust the final volume for your speakers with the Silencer. All components which are responsible for great guitar tone are still working cranked up" to your favorite set-up. The final volume you hear is adjusted AFTER the amps output. The power attenuation can be set in convenient 2db steps from FULL power to 16db. From 16db on you can fine adjust to total silence.
Why does the Silencer™ offer BITE and PUNCH boosts?
Since our ears do hear less TREBLES and BASS on low volume signals (physio-acoustic effects) the Silencer™ does feature a 3-position BITE switch to boost the high end and a 3-position PUNCH switch to boost low mids and bass response.
Does the Silencer™ affect the tone quality like common attenuators?
Usually power attenuators steal brightness and definition in bass frequencies the more they attenuate the power. The Silencer™ features our new "Natural Tone Technology" which is not affecting the brightness or the definition of the guitar signal. It will keep all it's clarity.
Can I use the Silencer™ without speakers?
With the POWER switch in "LOAD" position the Silencer™ will work without any speaker connected. It works as a plain Load-Box. The signal can be taken from the adjustable LINE-Out (plain) or from the F.A.N.T.A.-Out to feed a recording system, the mixing console, a slave amp etc. This is a common setting for in-ear-monitoring or home recording.
How does the LINE-Out and the F.A.N.T.A. Speaker Simulation work? The LINE-Out is an unfiltered output with adjustable volume as used to feed LINE-Level devices. It uses a ¼" phone jack (mono). The F.A.N.T.A. (Frequency Adapted Natural Tone Accessory ) Speaker Emulation is a low impedance, balanced symmetric,tr ansformer coupled output. It provides a 3-pin XLR-Connector for a standard microphone cable to connect to the mixing console, recording system etc.. The signal runs trough a sophisticated speaker emulation which featurws unique quality: it is
reacting to your playing style!
Clean signals will sound clear and bright with only slight compression but if you play distorted the emulation will sound smooth, punchy and big bottomed with good compression. Just what you expect from the perfect speaker cabinet.
This is what separates the Silencer from most common speaker emulators; …the F.A.N.T.A.
Emulation will respond to your playing and reacts like a real speaker system. You won't need to mic the amp anymore.
How does the SilencerTM work?
It gets connected between the amps speaker output and the speaker(s) (or speaker cabinet) and gives total control on what part of the power output will be fed to your speakers. Crank up the amp to the setting where it sounds best and adjust the final volume for your speakers with the Silencer. All components which are responsible for great guitar tone are still working cranked up" to your favorite set-up. The final volume you hear is adjusted AFTER the amps output. The power attenuation can be set in convenient 2db steps from FULL power to 16db. From 16db on you can fine adjust to total silence.
Why does the Silencer™ offer BITE and PUNCH boosts?
Since our ears do hear less TREBLES and BASS on low volume signals (physio-acoustic effects) the Silencer™ does feature a 3-position BITE switch to boost the high end and a 3-position PUNCH switch to boost low mids and bass response.
Does the Silencer™ affect the tone quality like common attenuators?
Usually power attenuators steal brightness and definition in bass frequencies the more they attenuate the power. The Silencer™ features our new "Natural Tone Technology" which is not affecting the brightness or the definition of the guitar signal. It will keep all it's clarity.
Can I use the Silencer™ without speakers?
With the POWER switch in "LOAD" position the Silencer™ will work without any speaker connected. It works as a plain Load-Box. The signal can be taken from the adjustable LINE-Out (plain) or from the F.A.N.T.A.-Out to feed a recording system, the mixing console, a slave amp etc. This is a common setting for in-ear-monitoring or home recording.
How does the LINE-Out and the F.A.N.T.A. Speaker Simulation work? The LINE-Out is an unfiltered output with adjustable volume as used to feed LINE-Level devices. It uses a ¼" phone jack (mono). The F.A.N.T.A. (Frequency Adapted Natural Tone Accessory ) Speaker Emulation is a low impedance, balanced symmetric,tr ansformer coupled output. It provides a 3-pin XLR-Connector for a standard microphone cable to connect to the mixing console, recording system etc.. The signal runs trough a sophisticated speaker emulation which featurws unique quality: it is
reacting to your playing style!
Clean signals will sound clear and bright with only slight compression but if you play distorted the emulation will sound smooth, punchy and big bottomed with good compression. Just what you expect from the perfect speaker cabinet.
This is what separates the Silencer from most common speaker emulators; …the F.A.N.T.A.
Emulation will respond to your playing and reacts like a real speaker system. You won't need to mic the amp anymore.
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