Tsakalis Audioworks MultiCab MK4 Cabinet Simulator / Pre-amp

The MultiCab MK4 offers 8 custom-made virtual guitar cabinet presets and natural room ambience combined with pre-amp type, power-amp voicing, cabinet back type and microphone type voicing controls. All carefully blended to deliver the cab sim every player has been looking for. No frustrating menus, simply plug in and enjoy one of the handiest tone-tools out there.

Maintaining the simplicity and the functionality of the highly praised MK3.5 version, we redefined our cab-simulation process delivering even better performance, clarity and dynamics to your tone. All this with the added ability to store your favorite cabs to the 8 presets via USB and the dedicated PC / MAC / LINUX app ”T.A.W. Editor”.

Main Features:

• Cabinet Simulation and Pre-Amp Effects pedal
• 8 presets of virtual guitar cabinets
• Offers Natural room ambience - for emulating a 3rd microphone, placed away from the cabinet, that captures the reflections from the room
• 2 types of pre-amp with tone control
• 2 types of power amp voicing
• 3 types of cabinet back
• 3 types of microphone voicing
• Through out
• Balanced XLR and line out
• 3.5 mm Headphones out – for silent practicing
• 3.5 mm Auxiliary in - for jamming along your favorite tunes
• Type B USB 2 connector for serial communication with PC/MAC & T.A.W. Editor app
• 55+ free proprietary cabinet simulations covering a vast variety of coveted speaker cabinets available online
• Handmade in Athens, Greece
• Powered by 9-12V DC power adapter (2.1 mm, center -, 115 mA current draw at 9V DC, 125 mA current draw at 12V DC)

Go direct to the PA and the audio interface from your pedalboard with MultiCab MK4 and create a lightweight rig. Use it as an amp DI between your amp and the cabinet to send your true tube tone to the PA. Pair it with a dummy load to practice your tube amp silently at home with headphones and jam with backing tracks by using the AUX input. The MultiCab MK4 lets you do all the above and more without having to deal with any complex menus and sub-menus.

An easy plug’n’play set-up lets you dial in the perfect settings in a matter of minutes. A mixture of elements from both analog and digital worlds were used to achieve the most realistic response. While developing the MultiCab MK4 we made a conscious decision not to use IR technology. This way, and in conjunction with parallel analog audio path, we managed to create a unit that minimizes latency up to 1.2 ms, providing the most genuine and direct experience possible. It features 8 presets each pre-loaded with a different virtual guitar cabinet heavily inspired by some legendary and iconic guitar amps and cabinets. Each virtual cab in the MultiCab MK4 has been created by recording the actual real cabinet itself in the T.A.W. HQ, using a selection of different microphones.

hrough trial and error, we’ve managed to recreate each cab’s tone and feel as accurately as possible. The MultiCab4’s always active analog path is responsible for the pre-amp modes, power amp voicing, cabinet back type and microphone type voicing. The pedals parallel digital path is responsible for the virtual guitar cabinets and room ambience. Its pre-amp section was designed with 2 JFET stages for a tube like response and touch, featuring a versatile tone control and 2 modes (CLEAN & HOT).

MultiCab4’s power section mimics the voicing and feel of a power amp in a push pull topology loaded with EL34 or 6L6 tubes, while the cabinet type section features 3 selections of cabinet back types (CLOSE, SEMI-OPEN & OPEN). Finally, the microphone section is responsible for the microphone type providing 3 types of microphone voicing (DYNAMIC, RIBBON & BOTH) With the AMBIENCE control you can adjust the level of natural room ambience. Imagine having a 3rd microphone, placed away from the cabinet, that captures the reflections from the room in which the cab is placed. Dial it past noon for a warm and small sized reverb effect.

The T.A.W. Editor application is a simple and user-friendly application through which set up your Multicab 4 device. More specifically, you can determine which cabinet will be assigned to each one of the 8 available slots of your device. Just drag and drop the cab you want to load from the right side of the app to the desired preset number on the left side and you are ready! Many other features such as rename a cab, mark a cab as favorite, import new cabs, create bundles of 8 cabs to name few, are available and easy to be done.