V2AmpEmulationModels:
ThePocketRock-itV2headphoneampemploys
proprietaryampemulationcircuitrymodeledafter
vintageandcurrentamplifiersrecognizedbyguitarists
astruetoneclassics.Whenwesetouttodevelopthe
V2,wegotourhandsonalloftheclassicamps,
crankedthemupandanalyzedtheelectronicdata:
tubes,transformers,capacitors,tonecontrolcurves
andeverythingelseaffectingthesoundcharacteristics.
Thegainandequalizationcharacteristicsofeachof
theseampswerecarefullymeasuredsothatourV2
settingswouldcloselymatchtheoriginals.Tone
controlfrequencies,slopes,transientsandboost/cut
rangeweremeticulouslyanalyzed.Wealsocarefully
attendedtotheeffectsofpresenceswitches,“bright’
channelsetc.Also,sincevintageampstendedtohave
highlyinteractivetonecircuits,wepaidcarefulattention
tothewaythesettingofoneknobaffectedthewaythat
anotherknobontheampbehaved.Theresultisa
collectionofamptonesinthePocketRock-itV2that
emulatetheclassicampsofourtimes:three(3)clean
orslightlyover-driventones,andthree(3)dirty,
positivelynastyhighgaintones.
ClickTrack:
TheV2hasabuiltinclicktrack/metronome.Itis
activatedwiththeClickbutton.Thebuttonisa
threepositionbuttonthatallowsyoutoturntheclickon,
andchoosebetweentwopresetvolumelevels.The
presetvolumesallowyoutoselectanappropriate
volumerelativetothevolumeofyourguitar.Clickvol-1
isalowvolumewhichwillbasicallybeheardintheback
ground.Clickvol-2ishighervolumewhichwillmake
theclickmorepredominantinthemixsoiteasierto
hear.Ateithervolumelevel,theclicktoneisanatural
sampledsnaredrumhit.Itisnotanannoyingbuzzor
tone.
Oncetheclicktrackisactivated,youcanusethe
buttontoscrollthroughandselectoneofthe
eight(8)presettempos.Temposavailableare60,70,
80,90100,120,140or160bpm.Thisfeatureis
excellenttousewhentryingtolearntoplayasteady
beat.
Click
Tempo
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