at the signal chain caboose and strapping on the cans for a stereo pedalboard rig rammed right into our ears .
The first thing I did upon unboxing was download the CabsLab Software to have a poke around . The Dashboard has two modes : Stereo Cabs and Stereo Mics . The former offers left and right channels : each sporting American and British speakers of all types and sizes for Guitar , Bass , Gears ( Palmer Cab Sim Clone ) and Full Range . We then have options of Sealed or Open ( Ported ) cabs . We can adjust the mic position from edge to center , create depth by delaying response between the two cabs , blend the two and even adjust the phase to mix .
The Stereo Mics mode gives us all the aforementioned speaker and cab options while adding the ability to blend between close and room mic simulations . What ’ s more is the ability to tweak the Room
Characteristics with Size , Time , Depth , Color , mic proximity control and more . This allows us to go psychoacoustic and conjure up hyper-realistic ambience with early reflections , galactic fathoms of endless decay and everything inbetween without the need for extraneous reverb or delay pedals . Of course , we are going to route them up and trip out in stereoheadphones anyway , at which this box excels . I whacked my top-shelf Dickinson D1 tube guitar preamp into a Source Audio Nemesis and ran the stereo outs into CabZeus with the headphones on and lost a valuable parent-of-twoyoung-kid ’ s night sleep . . . because I couldn ’ t stop sculpting amazing worlds of sound . I think I am going to chuck my Eventide H9 into the equation next . Goodbye , reality .
This is the cab sim pedal to end all for the foreseeable future . Make no mistake , if you are a pedalhead and need to keep the noise down , CabZeus is an essential purchase . It could also be a labor- or life-saver . Run it into front of house from the board and if the valves go on the stage amp , the show goes on — provided one has an amp-like overdrive out front . Turn the pedalboard into a full stereo rig-plotter and indeed make it part of the plot . With or without the meticulously designed supporting software , this is a tool that imparts amazing tone as well as tactile enabling beyond comprehension . It brings a bit of DAW flexibility to real world musical scenarios , which is entirely unique . I ’ m addicted .
It seems plain rude to suggest the CabZeus have any additional features , but selfishly I wish it had two headphone jacks for late night or mobile jamming with mates . I also wish it had a dedicated stereo aux input for mobile musical devices , but this is really reaching . Many features could be written on the sonic escapades enabled by CabZeus .
at the signal chain caboose and strapping on the cans for a stereo pedalboard rig rammed right into our ears .
LIVING IN YOUR OWN PRIVATE STUDIO
The first thing I did upon unboxing was download the CabsLab Software to have a poke around . The Dashboard has two modes : Stereo Cabs and Stereo Mics . The former offers left and right channels : each sporting American and British speakers of all types and sizes for Guitar , Bass , Gears ( Palmer Cab Sim Clone ) and Full Range . We then have options of Sealed or Open ( Ported ) cabs . We can adjust the mic position from edge to center , create depth by delaying response between the two cabs , blend the two and even adjust the phase to mix .
The Stereo Mics mode gives us all the aforementioned speaker and cab options while adding the ability to blend between close and room mic simulations . What ’ s more is the ability to tweak the Room
Characteristics with Size , Time , Depth , Color , mic proximity control and more . This allows us to go psychoacoustic and conjure up hyper-realistic ambience with early reflections , galactic fathoms of endless decay and everything inbetween without the need for extraneous reverb or delay pedals . Of course , we are going to route them up and trip out in stereoheadphones anyway , at which this box excels . I whacked my top-shelf Dickinson D1 tube guitar preamp into a Source Audio Nemesis and ran the stereo outs into CabZeus with the headphones on and lost a valuable parent-of-twoyoung-kid ’ s night sleep . . . because I couldn ’ t stop sculpting amazing worlds of sound . I think I am going to chuck my Eventide H9 into the equation next . Goodbye , reality .
WHAT WE LIKE
This is the cab sim pedal to end all for the foreseeable future . Make no mistake , if you are a pedalhead and need to keep the noise down , CabZeus is an essential purchase . It could also be a labor- or life-saver . Run it into front of house from the board and if the valves go on the stage amp , the show goes on — provided one has an amp-like overdrive out front . Turn the pedalboard into a full stereo rig-plotter and indeed make it part of the plot . With or without the meticulously designed supporting software , this is a tool that imparts amazing tone as well as tactile enabling beyond comprehension . It brings a bit of DAW flexibility to real world musical scenarios , which is entirely unique . I ’ m addicted .
CONCERNS
It seems plain rude to suggest the CabZeus have any additional features , but selfishly I wish it had two headphone jacks for late night or mobile jamming with mates . I also wish it had a dedicated stereo aux input for mobile musical devices , but this is really reaching . Many features could be written on the sonic escapades enabled by CabZeus .