JOYO CAB BOX, SPEAKER CABINET SIMULATOR, IR LOADER
The Cab Box is my latest Impulse Response speaker and amp simulator. This is a more expensive product offering from a company that is known for budget priced pedals. The technology in the Cab Box is quite impressive and so is the performance.
FEATURES
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| STANDARD 5-PIN MIDI INPUT FOR EXTERNAL CONTROL |
A midi input on the side of the Cab Box allows programs to be selected with program changes.
The Cab Box comes loaded with 20 Impulse Response files (see specs at end for complete list).
The two footswitches step you up and down through the programs.
In addition to speaker emulation the pedal provides power amp simulation which allows you to select tube type as well as volume and gain staging functions.
There are five buttons located below the screen, these are used to select which feature you are tweaking. A separate button is provided for selecting Power Amp tweaking.
Along with power amp and speaker simulation there are eleven microphone models that can be called upon, all the usual suspects are here (see specs at end for list of models). A shared button selects between cabinet modeling and microphone modeling for tweaking settings.
The Cab Box is packed with powerful programmable EQ features. There are three separate equalizer modes, a graphic EQ for guitar, a graphic EQ for Bass and a full four-band parametric complete with Q controls, you choose which of the three to use.
LIKES
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| INPUT AND THRU JACK ARRANGEMENT, LIKE STANDARD DIRECT BOX |
Classic Joyo Revolution Series construction, premium build quality.
Pedal operates on 9-volts DC (no 12, 15 or 18volt needed here)
Easy editing right on the face of the pedal.
XLR mic-level balanced output with ground lift switch.
Headphone output for late night headphone jamming.
Midi input for switching with “midi program changes”.
Large screen for editing.
DISLIKES
300mA current draw, requires very healthy power supply.
No power supply is included
No insert loop pre-XLR oiutput, you can still process the 1/4” output with reverb/modulation and then drive a basic direct box but no way to put reverb after the sim when using the XLR output.
Footswitches are spaced far apart to access bypass function (push both at once for bypass).
EPILOGUE - JOYO CAB BOX EMULATOR
There is a lot to like about this pedal. I’ll revisit this article again after I’ve put in some serious hours with this processor.
SPECIFICATIONS: JOYO CAB BOX - $199 street price
Power: 9 volts DC @ 300mA (center minus, same as Boss)
Headphone Output Impedance: 32Ω
IR Sample Format: WAV
Sample rate: 44.1KHz
Sample Accuracy: 24 bit, supports 16/24/32 third party IR files
USB PC connection
Input Impedance: 2.2 M Ω
Output Impedance: 470 Ω
XLR Output Impedance: 470 Ω
The following mentioned manufacturers are trademarked, they are only for your reference in comparing performance and tone. None of the mentioned trademarked names has anything to do with Joyo or software contained in the Joyo Cab Box.
JOYO CAB BOX SPEAKER MODELS
CAB model name : Cab simulation
Vib Silver 1x8 : Fender Vibro Champ Silverface
Prince. Rev 1x10 : Fender 65’ Princeton Reverb
57 Tweed 1x12: Fender 57 Tweed Deluxe
Ac 15 1x12 : Vox AC 15 C1
67 Twin 2x12 : Fender 67 Twin Reverb Blackface
Madchess 2x12 : Matchless Chieftain
AC30.Blue 2x12 : Vox V212H Alnico Blue
64 super 4x10 : Fender 64 Super Reverb
BigMan 4x10 : Fender 69 Bassman Tweed
1960A.Gre 4x12 : Marshall 1960 Green back
1960B.V30 4x12 : Marshall 1960 Vintage 30s
Juice PPC 4x12 : OrangePPC412
Sodano L 4x12 : Soldano 4x12 Lucky
Recto S 4x12 : Mesa Boogie Recto Standard
Recto T 4x12 : Mesa Boogie Recto Traditional
Die2al V30 4x12 : Diezel Rearloaded V30
Die2al G12 4x12 : Diezel Rear loaded G12-65 Heritage
Ampg SVT 1x15 : Ampeg SVT 15E
Ampg SVT 4x10 : Ampeg SVT 410HE
Ampg SVT 8x10 : Ampeg SVT 810E
JOYO CAB BOX MICROPHONE MODELS
SM57
SM58
MD421
MD441
U47
U87
RODE NT-1
MXL 2001
MXL 2003
AKG C3000
AKG C4000B
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©Sept 2021 by Mark King. It’s no ok to copy or quote without written permission.
