PwrCabs

PowerCabs is a collection of 10 N4/N4Player Acqua libraries for guitarists who need hyper-realistic cabinet responses for their amp simulators. Each PowerCab represents the sampling of a selected chain made of: a power-amp section, a combination cabinet/speaker, a microphone, and a mic preamp connected by hi-quality, expensive short cables, and recorded through mastering-grade converters.

PwrCabs vs IRs

PwrCabs are NOT simple IRs. Like Virgo, each PwrCab is made up of 10 harmonics x 30 levels = 300 different FIR impulses, giving you a dynamic, deep, “living” tone. It represents a completely different solution from the usual IIR based plugins and the most accurate existing reproduction of the final stages of a regular guitar recording chain.

Sampled gear

Power Amps

MSBG 6L6: 100W power-amp section of a very famous American amplifier, in silicon diode / bold configuration for the maximum bite.
BGNR EL34: 100W power-amp section of a 20th-anniversary boutique American amplifier.
V2100 EL34: simply the best 100W power-amp ever built. Heavy as a tank, produced in a very limited run, and used by at least a pair of the most iconic guitar players of the ‘90s.

Cabinets

60A: classic English slant 4×12 cabinet, probably the world’s best-selling 4×12 cabinet ever made.
60B: classic English straight 4×12 cabinet, with the typical basket-weave grill cloth.

Speakers

T75: featured in the world’s top-selling 4×12 cabinet, it provides a scooped and bright tone. The speaker of choice of YJM and many other classic metal players.
V30: despite its name, this is 'the' modern guitar speaker, great for “hot-rodded” amplifiers.
M25: Greenback 25W speaker, to get that classic rock tone.
H30: Heritage 30W speaker, with the 55c/s ‘bass’ cone, famous for its thick tones, deep back end, complex midrange, and detailed top end.

Microphone

57: the most used microphone for guitar cabinets.

Mic Preamps

A12C: American preamp, a standard for guitar recording.
B73: British preamp, another standard that needs no presentation.