Universal Audio OX Reactive Amp Attenuator with Speaker Emulator | Reverb Tone Report

[@williamswick7049]

My wife is going to be so happy when I start collecting amp heads instead of pedals.

[@DaveLizmi]

lmao :)

[@AndrewJohnClive]

He he he...

[@elvagabundovatti]

Hahaha. Nice one! :)

[@srwaite7]

Lol

[@neoaureus]

Wives of the guitar world are uniting….watch the fuck out.

[@pbgas3434]

This unit is amazing! I've had it for a month now and it serves so many purposes! I use it for recording direct, playing quietly at home and using it live FOH. The fact that I can attenuate the amp on the stage and still run FOH is fantastic! Hope they add a few V30 models at some point in the future.

[@GuitarJawn]

I have been thinking about getting the OX Box recently. I bet you like it even more with the V30 models UA added.

[@JohannesLabusch]

Forget about cone cry, I can hear the sobbing of all those tinnitus-plagued, almost deaf 70s rockstars.

[@alexmurphy5289]

I'm 30 and have tinnitus.. But not from rocking out. This box will save my ass!

[@MrDMF567]

I watch a lot of Andy’s vids for stuff I’m not in the market for...just so I can see & hear him rip it. He’s a just great guitarist

[@URSoulSurgeon]

He's a just great

[@mrcali68]

You have been in many many videos and I have heard you conjure up tons of amazing tones. THIS blows them all away! That Plexi with the OX ...is heavenly!

[@sfdvr2]

He's got the best licks- Needs to put out a book of Andy's Cool lick, intros etc. that are just fun to play.

[@Sonicblue1922]

Neil tone was awesome. Hope you do more videos on the Ox. It is a great device.

[@gdrugg2006]

Universal Audio just makes the best stuff. End of discussion.

[@midi510]

I've always liked Andy's demos. Didn't know he started working with Reverb, though.

[@dww0902]

I get it. Custard Pie on Pi Day.

[@benjaminbaldwin1118]

I must own this device. Stellar, as always, Andy!

[@edadpops1709]

Wow stellar piece of kit. Amazing demo ,so much info . I had to grab my good headphones for this one .best ox demo.

[@alenamusic888]

Wow soooooooo COOL!!! Amazing playing Andy -thank you for doing your thing with the ox!!!! ;-)

[@skunkproductionsMLA]

I realized I was cured of GAS for some time when I saw Andy doing demos for Reverb instead of Pro Guitar Shop.

[@calebbohrer3757]

I don’t really get it. Can you still hear it in the room? Or is it just for recording? If so, where does the sound come out?

[@qissahelpdesk4850]

Callimg it. This one's making it to Andy's 2018 top 10 pedals episode.

[@thomaslong8401]

I didn’t understand a word he said. I could hear the words. But not what they meant.

[@Desperado665]

So does this mean I can finally use my vibroking cranked and not get ear damage?

[@simonpoole2352]

Tasty! Nice to hear some Stooges riffs in a demo.

[@bigbo1865]

Sounds great and I love the retro look.!!!

[@davidr1620]

Looks like I'm gonna have to sell some gear to get this bad boy.

[@morpheussandman5711]

Yes, me too!!

[@mikmc]

Me too 😖🤤

[@JLR-Handmade]

Great rendition of custard pie!

[@larryjeffryes6168]

I had no idea this thing did cone cry (the same as speaker scream?)!!! Theres an invention on the back burner cause UA would be hard to beat. I gotta hear Jensen P10Qs qnd P12Qs through this thing and alnico blues!

[@adicide9070]

get this guy a pick. he clearly wants one.

[@punkindrublic14]

So you're saying I can actually get my Fender Twin past 1 on the volume...

[@leandroestradatv]

😂😂😂

[@r.llynch4124]

once the foot switch comes out, game over! I hate dealing with IR's so this is so much better and actually much more accurate. world class delays, reverbs and studio compressor too?..WOW. nothing close to this on the market. looking at the future here guys and gals. tube amps rule.

[@НиколайВиноградов-ю6ч]

The beast speaker sim.

[@B2Rockin]

So in a live setting putting the Ox between your head and cab, this thing emulates other speaker cabs and mics through your actual cab? lol sounds pretty wild, also hard to justify if you've already bought in to Fractal Axe FX or Kemper, correct me if I'm wrong.

[@mountisa9918]

Which exact plexi model are you playing here?

[@galactictravels224]

can you pull the editor up in my daw if I use pc or do you have to have a ipad or can you use a I phone

[@TheSterlingSound]

So the Marshall does not 'virtually' blow up the 1x12 combo with its 100w power? Wouldnt that be realistic though?

[@LateNightYinzer]

Ah, you need the death to speaker cabs, instantaneous destruction and blow your house down plug in

[@PEMAMETAL]

First tone 0:00 - 0:45 was the real cabinet attenuated? Or was it the ox speaker simulation?

[@thirdroompro]

Every attenuator I have known puts a strain on the transformers. Does this do the same?

[@reverse_shiny9923]

Blake Thompson nope it is active attenuation. Not like the crappy passive resistance ones

[@hawg427]

Andy, do you like the UA OX better or the Two Notes equivalent? Thanks Bro

[@michaeljustice124]

How the hell does he pick like that? My Tortex .88 has actually grown into my thumb I use it so much!

[@wadewaggoner]

No support for windows? I wouldnt recommend this then... two notes studio is dual simulating cabs and microphones with more in depth software for about the same price. Thumbs up for the video! Was very informative.

[@AndyDemos]

UA announced in June 2019 that the OX is now windows 10 compatible!

[@neilanderson9151]

why does nobody ever demo clean tones with the ox box?

[@jean-philippegiola7352]

Hi! What's riff is played at 3:10? Thx

[@elwrongo]

I don't even know what cone cry is but I want it

[@the5chord]

What was the tune he played with the Vox?

[@patrickcarroll1754]

Omg. He did it.

[@MrCleitus]

Working for reverb now are we ?

[@alfonzobonanza4165]

Man! I like your reviews very much. You have the best tones and what I like most...you play a lot of Led Zeppelin stuff. You nail it...BUT... it´s very hard to watch you playing without a pick...is anything left of your fingernail????

[@lordgraga]

Was something out of phase when you mixed the real cab with the simulated one? Sounded terribad until you turned down the volume.

[@loudnoisestudios]

Jacob K Guitar yes there’s latency on the ox. you have to record both signals and align the tracks afterwards.

[@pirateradio808]

@@loudnoisestudios how do you align the tracks in your DAW? Do you look up how many samples of latency there is and enter a number to nudge one track, or do it visually by looking at the two tracks, or what? (I'm not good at this stuff)

[@loudnoisestudios]

Pirateradio EightOhEight you can both nudge by number or do it visually, whatever suits you best. (maybe save a copy of the original in case something goes wrong.) there’s also a plugin that works great for these types of situations, auto align by soundradix.

[@pirateradio808]

@@loudnoisestudios thanks for those tips! (I save originals of everything, i.e. when quantizing...I use Cubase and there is a great feature called Track Versions where you can save the track as is, before editing anything like that, and return to it any time, without saving a whole copy of the project for every change you make.)

[@ctsguitar]

I find there always seems to be a weird out of phase sound & way too much treble with the UA equipment... I can say based on my opinion of owning the stuff.

[@miroslavmusic]

I thought it was just my hearing. There's some kind of upper end "has" floating on top of most presets.

[@HouseOfSpheres]

Did you mute the input signal from the console before running it into your DAW? I thought the same thing, and figured I was just doing something incorrectly. Eventually figured out the console has to be muted if you're going to audition the input audio in your DAW.

[@morpheussandman5711]

Thats the closest tone ive ever heard on the Ocean! So its the room mic that gives the main riff its tone? Is there any pedal that can emulate that "room mic" tone??

[@stompboxcoverband9404]

Prolly a dumb question, but here goes lol. Is this too much to spend for only wanting an attenuator for my JMP 100 watt superlead? I don't need any computer access or anything, just wanting a great sounding attenuator?

[@saxonsteve]

Check out the Rivera Rockcrusher Attenuater.

[@Sixstringhiggs]

Yea man, there are significantly cheaper options for simple attenuation.

[@anthonydevries576]

What Zeppelin song is the opening riff again

[@yearginclarke]

Custard Pie.

[@jameswheeler5967]

Whats that last riff played on the reverend guitar?

[@vmp0001]

The Black Keys kind of sound

[@Detroitriot1968]

ZZ; Enjoy & Get It On

[@pompom906]

No support for Windows or Android pfff

[@LateNightYinzer]

Call me old school, but the whole wifi thing and controlling it from an app on your iPad just turns me off. It sounds good, damn good actually. But, idk. There's something I can't get past. I like my guitar equipment to not mix with computers until it's finally getting recorded.

[@pirateradio808]

it's basically for people who cannot crank it up at home... if you can more power to you

[@ceez3841]

@@pirateradio808 it's for Apple sheeple

[@LateNightYinzer]

@@pirateradio808 That's not really my point, I've had attenuators over the years and I get it man. My point is, say you've got a great vintage Marshall or Fender tube amp that you want to crank..why would you want to edit that sound on an iPad? Why edit it in any way at all if you can avoid it? If that's what you want, why not just buy a Kemper and call it a day? Hey, just my .02.

[@pirateradio808]

@@LateNightYinzer I have a great collection of amps (too many frankly) and I generally record them as is -- but the ones that get used 99% of the time either have a master volume or are extremely low wattage (i.e. my vintage 1953 Gibson GA-20). I own 2 attenuators and don't use them, because they suck the tone out. But I have one amp (a Tone King) that has a built-in attenuator and have literally never turned it off. Maybe if I did I'd realize the amp goes from great to unbelievably great, but it's just far too loud for home studio use even with the attenuation set at a moderate setting (and unlike putting attenuators inline of my other amps, it sounds great even attenuated). I haven't used a Kemper but I would rather get the actual tone of my overdriven tube head than a digital emulation of that, if it came down to it. I do know people who can't make much noise at home, at all, for various reasons, so for them the OX would be a great choice. Maybe it doesn't sound any better technically than a Kemper, but even a placebo effect for someone who has spent thousands of dollars on a vintage Fender brownface amp, to be able to hear it pushing really hard (albeit through digital speaker emulation or an attenuator) is worth something in terms of inspiration.

[@pirateradio808]

@@ceez3841 thank you for exhibiting your stupidity, always good to have a laugh on a Thursday

[@pskemster]

🤘🤘😎

[@20thisisme]

I guess what I'm confused about is the sound that we hear on this video would be the direct out signal for recording. Not what the artist is hearing in the room? Or are all those speaker emulations being heard in the room as well. Through the cab speaker chosen. I understand the emulations would also be heard through headphones. Via the headphone jack But If I was playing through a marshal 2x 12 cab and then used the au ox to emulate a fender black face cab. I'd still be hearing the sound through marshal speakers in the room. So are those cab emulations for recording only? Trying to understand this one if anyone can help.

[@20thisisme]

Maybe if I was to buy a FRFR cab it would be best then use the ua ox to colour my sound to whichever cab I felt a groove on at the time.

[@okaytastic6691]

With monitors you’ll hear what’s coming from the ox

[@eggman1978]

Great product but ouch ££££$$$$

[@jmdb3342]

by the way ... any clean sound ...? Maybe !?

[@AndyDemos]

Not with a Marshall like that!

[@jeha1852]

first sound is out of phase

[@morpheussandman5711]

just in case nobody knows. This unit ONLY allows Apple software. I cancelled my order due to this.

[@evhstringer]

Ipad 300.00

[@AndyDemos]

Windows 10 is now supported

[@allrequiredfields]

I was interested until I saw the price. I'd pay $500 for something like this but not 13 hundred fucking dollars.

[@andremessias2974]

guitar players are half way there...... Did I read speaker emulator ? Is that speaker emulation DIGITAL ?!?!?!?! ohhhh Why to go 50% digital ? Please.. do yourself a favor and go 100% digital. Get a modern modeler and have 300 different amps. No one will notice ... The only thing people will notice is how bad you play. Bad playing caused for years chasing "tone" instead of actually playing. Your wife will thank too

[@veerchasm1]

Software based features...immediately lost interest

[@BrettSmithDaniels]

Veer Chasm why? Plenty of great software nowadays!

[@theboofin]

You have no idea, do you??

[@sambac2053]

Can't tell what the box does when you don't start with clean, no effects. Reviews with no reference point are useless.

[@lushkordz6643]

Im sorry guys but i prefer to stick with my good old (not that much actually) GT100 which cost a ridiculous fraction of this piece of gear ...maybe the next step in the modeling tek but im gonna wait 4 a couple of years N keep exploring the brilliant Dual Processing tek of my GT100 which sounds beautiful IMO when the signal is warmed up with a Blackbird trial tube preamp pedal + a transistor MXR 10bands EQ before plugging into it // No need 4 any damned expensive valve amps + this additional stuff to make your valve amp sounds better at low volume or such ...so funny lOl