Universal Audio OX Reactive Amp Attenuator with Speaker Modeling Demo

[@williep1626]

Those rig pre-set options are game changing. I'm floored at the sheer amount of cabinet and mic options with the software.

[@electronicsanta8149]

I recently purchased one of these units. Changed my life. They are totally totally amazing. The only issues i have with the thing is the cost!!!! It’s not cheap, but then again you get what you pay for. It’s amazing!!!!!

[@christianboddum8783]

The height of the feet is a sweet detail. Many units can't be stacked on an amp head, because the handle destabilizes any thing on top of it.

[@vancitycanucks]

Agreed.

[@johnfulmer209]

You absolutely nailed the tone of Jimi - Axis Bold As Love (Live Instrumental). For that alone I want this.

[@BrettSmithDaniels]

Holy crap! They've done it! Sounds amazing! Moved into an apartment a year ago and although I love my place, I've been unable to record my amp (65' Princeton Reverb RI) at home. I'm a full-time musician so it's been difficult, and although Bias FX is good it just doesn't feel the same. I'd imagine this probably would? If so it's going to be my next purchase

[@professorhamamoto]

He's a great player, too. I have a Rivera Rocker Crusher Recording but the OX will give me the fully-produced sound that I've been looking for. I have decided.

[@tanker5207]

Any chance you'll offer just the attenuator section without the digital modeling?

[@sonofkikkoman]

that rug modeling tho.

[@joe1hundred]

really ties the room together

[@JoseyStranded]

To be able to upload any UAD plug-ins in to the OX and control them with a midi controller would make this an absolute must have for me at least.

[@DPSharky1]

Wow!! That is absolutely Amazing! My Hot Plate is really feeling uncomfortable right now. knowing it might probably be replaced in the not too distant future.

[@JimmyDevere]

UA needs to making something similar for singers i.e. effects, preamp model etc that's gigable, can be sent to front of house like the oxbox.

[@JJDPROMEDIAPRODUCTION]

Man, UA is showing that, IF they want to, they could produce a Modeler that would wipe out any other Modeler on the market today.. This OX is wicked!!!

[@ykdickybill]

For years I’ve been happy with my dual terror and ppc412. But now I’m thinking about a Friedman and an Ox. 🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯

[@DavidKestler]

I'm addicted. Another Gotta have piece of gear.

[@rkharper]

Fantastic Demo!

[@toneseeker4968]

Most fantastic thing I've ever seen! I hate my attenuator. I'm gonna start saving my pennies right now!

[@joestrickl]

Is it Windows/Android software compatible?

[@hydra514]

Really cool gear. Universal Audio always make some great stuff

[@RockDrillSuite]

That was an awesome demo. I could see myself having a blast with this and tweaking different cabs, mic placements, etc. This has everything I want! Then I saw the price in the comments because apparently no one ever states the price of the product they are trying to sell!

[@elvagabundovatti]

A dream comes true. Real game changer! Well done UAD. LOVE it!

[@MicahBuzanANIMATION]

I think what I'm looking for is a preamp - any recommendations?

[@cjsnidlio9409]

What speaker was the friedman plugged into? The ox has a built in speaker? Or where was it sending the output to I don't understand

[@veerchasm1]

My old 90’s Zoom amp simulator called and told the OX “hold my beer” 🍺

[@DMarlow83]

This thing sounds great... My only issue is it seems like the output simply comes in a stereo pair, which is really inhibiting during the mixing process. It could really use the ability to separate the mics from the room and the effects... What happens when you get into a mix and the tracked sound is to wet, or you want a section of the song to be just the room mics? Really bummed because I would snatch that up in a hear beat!

[@alanpowell4655]

Hello Gents, great review. I have a AC15C2 amp for home use and it's quality apart from the extreme loudness of it, my neighbor's love me "not" I am looking at purchasing one but I can't cant find a demo of how to set it up, what cables to disconnect and where they go into the OX. Is this something you would be interested in doing ? Thanks in advance

[@ytmilkyway]

Is the cabinet speaker(fender) linked to line out(ox) ? I think there is no monitor speaker.

[@Wealthwithtomi]

One question..ok..you can manipulate the sound with a lot of different cabinets. But the outsound comes from the fender speaker all the time ? So that speaker can not be manipulate ? So the outsound always comes out from the speaker that is connected? Right ?..Best regards.

[@cjsnidlio9409]

Is this true bypass? Like the rivera rock crusher you can just switch it off so that there is no attenuation. That way you can get the tone you want. With the attenuator already plugged in and ready to go. But the attenuation doesn't kick in until you decide to turn it on

[@jesse_cole]

I just want to know what kind of pickups are in that strat.

[@vancitycanucks]

Don't get why this is worth more than double the price than the Fryette Power Station 2, in fact the attenuation is stepped vs linear which is a huge con (Rivera and Palmer attenuators do this too and its maddening that you can't get the sweet spot)

[@guyguyguyjean]

You can't get the sweet spot in wich of the attenuators?

[@stingray_493]

great demo ... wonderful product !!

[@tmuka]

how are you monitoring the direct out sounds in the room without headphones? are there studio or PA monitors off camera?

[@shysingh]

sooo.. if you use multi amps... like Yngwie, Joe Bonnamassa and many many others.. how many of these would you need?

[@toreycates8411]

is there any way to get the dsp effects in this thing to output of the speaker out jack? I want those effects in a live setting coming out of my amp.

[@dandyism7288]

Torey Cates Now you can.... but with a Boss tube amp expander

[@AgorizTribe]

can you prove it with a metal setting?

[@satch4u3]

Really want one of these. What is footswitch jack do? Hopefully you can control the different rigs remotely with it!

[@Florian-78]

Thanks for the video. When you output from the OX to the cabinet, do you benefit from the simulation/modeling from the OX or only when you output with Line Out? What is the 3-button footswitch that works with UAD OX? Thank you

[@sweetwater]

Hi, Florian! Thanks for your message. The OX output to a physical cab does not pass the modeled speakers or any of the studio signal processing. The line outs and digital outs carry the emulation. A 3-button footswitch is assignable to EQ and effects in programmable combinations. Please contact us direct with other questions as you have them! Robert Williams, Senior Sweetwater Sales Engineer, [phone] ext. 2371, [e-mail]

[@louderthangod]

Tough sell compared to the Two Notes Reload which is also a reamp and has the Wall of Sound software for recording with IR’s so as a recording device seems like a better fit for me. Live I use cranked full stacks and for my particular genre is totally normal so not what I need.

[@tocaster]

For 1300 bucks! - I’d just buy a better amp like a Mesa.

[@benallmark9671]

Lol , I'm guessing you own a Mesa

[@christianboddum8783]

This seems like the sweetest solution yet, but, it is expensive. It is a tool, and I guees the price doesn't scare me for what it does, but still....

[@GuitarsAndSynths]

How does this compare to less expensive amp attenuators like the Weber Mass 200 and Rivera Rock Crusher? It is super expensive for a made in China product which is bad to me because I want to support American made products.

[@greek42069]

Not sure if anyone has asked but how would you connect this to a VOX AC15 where the speaker is hard-wired and there is only 1 external speaker jack and 1 etension speaker jack? Really interested in one of these but dont want to order it and have to return it because my amps not compatable. Thanks

[@TomaszGutka]

I also have AC15 and you can either plug it into EXTERNAL SPEAKER OUT with the same Ohm set on the device as on the switch on the back of the amp and have the ability to silently use just the monitor out or headphones OR plug into EXTENSION SPEAKER OUT with 16ohm setting on the device and use built-in speaker of the combo along with having ability to send signal from the OX to an interface, FOH or headphones

[@robertrosejr1]

Mitch is great

[@tracynorton6410]

how come no PC app?

[@michelleleighton6986]

Does your amp need an effects loop to use this?

[@Fallowsun]

Stunning

[@Techn1colorfilms]

Can you just go from your guitar into the ox into the line on the back or do you have to go through amp

[@sweetwater]

Hello, Jeffrey! The UA OX is a reactive load box, so it's meant to go between your tube amp and the speaker. So yes, you'll need an amp. But there's other cool stuff you might be more into. Give us a call! Thanks for the interest! Ben Jimenez, Sweetwater Sales Engineer, [phone] ext. 1312, [e-mail] - Se habla Español

[@bmcash3411]

Does the delay and reverb only go to the line out or will it come out of cab too?

[@sweetwater]

Hi and thanks for contacting us. The modeled effects from the UA OX are only applied to the direct to DAW signal. When connected to a speaker, OX acts as a traditional load box. Please contact us direct with other questions as you have them! Robert Williams, Senior Sweetwater Sales Engineer, [phone] ext. 2371, [e-mail]

[@JCASHES1]

Can someone help me with setting up my OX with my set up of mac, cubase 10 and yamaha N12 mixer

[@richardgordon9939]

the end riff he plays sounds like doom the game

[@patrickcarroll1754]

Can you still use effects pedals such as an overdrive after you attenuate it with the UAD OX? Or does this basically make drive pedals obsolete?

[@DavidLenat]

Since OX attenuates the output of your tube amp before the speaker, you can use any pedals you normally would into the front of your amp. OX allows you to drive the amp, giving you more control over the interaction between your guitar, pedals, and amp. For instance, a pedal like a fuzz face can sound harsh into a clean amp, but playing it through a slightly overdriven amp will deliver warmer more dynamic tones like you hear on many classic recordings where the tube amps were being pushed. OX loves pedals!!!

[@patrickcarroll1754]

David Lenat - I really appreciate the response. That’s great to hear. I’m all about reaching the most character from my amp. Your product is impressive. When I can save up 1,200, I will definitely be a customer.

[@nodfactor8808]

Are there settings/models for bass guitar or electric piano applications on the OX?

[@thomasestrada5215]

David Lenat i

[@flfl186]

Great Job. Could I use the OX Box in the speaker emulator option with my headphones, means without any physical amp or speaker?

[@sweetwater]

Thanks for the questions. The Ox comes equipped with a headphone output on the front of the device. If you want to use the line outs on the back for headphones, you can. They pass unpowered line level signal. If you have any other questions please give me a call! Michael Morgan, Sweetwater Sales Engineer, [phone] ext. 1607, [e-mail]

[@JimmyDevere]

You need an amp. This does speaker emulation not amp simulation.

[@jackleyton5504]

OMG, why does the low E and A strings FLUBB-OUT so much with that guitar? I just hope it is the guitar and not the OX BOX. Ill find out soon enough because mine just arrived. :(

[@babagadoush1]

Do these cause tubes to die quicker?

[@the80386]

Only if you crank up the amp way high.

[@uriteimwrong7317]

80386 isn’t that a yes. All attenuators shorten the life of tubes.

[@the80386]

attenuation may have the effect of reducing tube life but that's because people almost always use attenuation to be able to crank the amp up to get a certain tone and then quiet it down by the attenuator. it's the 'cranking up' part that causes the reduction in life, not attenuation itself.

[@uriteimwrong7317]

80386 oh ok thx for the info. Apt living allows me to turn up and that’s if I’m lucky and with my wife added in there to 2.

[@elvagabundovatti]

I don´t think so. These kind of amps are designed to play loud.

[@calvinaustin81]

I see there are a lot of experts here throwing their knowledge about, so I thought it's a nice place to ask a question. I want an amp attenuator for my Marshal JCM 800 2203 (16 ohms) 100 watts amp. In my country India, the wall power is 230volts. Which one should I buy? My amp has two output cables from the head to the speaker (L-R guess), so how do I deal with that?

[@elvagabundovatti]

If you just need an attenuator, go for a second hand Marshall SE 100. About 200 bucks.

[@JonGUK]

Yep, I gotta have one :)

[@jaredfreestone9041]

can the software app be used with the headphones out option?

[@sweetwater]

Hi, Jared! The iPad app interacts with all emulated outputs, and will indeed affect the Headphone Out! The only thing it won't change is the speaker output, since the OX doesn't inject any of its own effects into the guitar amp's signal. Thanks for your interest! Brandt Miller, Sweetwater Sales Engineer, [phone] ext. 1628, [e-mail]

[@6stringmyles]

I’m a bit confused. Was the sound coming out of the Deluxe the entire time? Can you use the modeling section out of your regular amp?

[@stratomycaster881]

How did you go from the ox speaker out to that fender combo’s speaker? There’s no way the original fender speaker cable is long enough to reach! And it would have to be speaker cable ending in a pair of clips, no?

[@elvis_chen]

This is cool!

[@sbrave]

Les Paul/humbucker comparison?

[@DavidHendersonMusicChannel]

Here's my first shot at the OxAmp: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pKaalZWrZ691b9k

[@thomasfokas]

Take my money!!!!!!

[@SL001]

Thanks to Andy Timmons & Martin Miller, I spotted this thing, ended here and now I want it. Guys... I hate you...

[@TheAndyCzech]

this seems like it's very similar to the spark amp at 3 times the price.

[@ront8270]

I don’t think I could use OX on my super reverb .

[@Rrouthmusic]

So you can use this without a cab live?

[@timhintz]

Yes.

[@elvis_chen]

Just line-out to your PA.

[@AnAmericanGuitarist]

Les Paul as an afterthought. Bummer. I am not a strat fan unless someone like Beck, Blackmore, SRV or Yngwie have it because they are so unique in their playing style. Most strat players who demo gear have the brittle twang style and single coils and that doesn't appeal to me, so that sound and style presented don't really demonstrate what this would do for me as if Rockers with Les Pauls tore into some standard tuned ROCK, so I keep looking at other gear, hopefully demonstrated with a Les Paul and some actual Rock lead playing. The OX looks interesting. So do the Tone King Iron Man and the Suhr attenuators. Still looking around.

[@MrTommySullivan]

I like this product, but it's WAY overpriced.

[@larrytate1657]

I agree. No reason to be 1200 bucks, they want to make 1050 bucks profit on everyone they sell I guess.

[@nickh1933]

Agreed, its a great unit but 899 would be a better street price point and even that is pricey. A Suhr Reactive Load into any DAW and plugins is cheaper

[@r.llynch4124]

not for what it does. name something else that does this? nothing else out there. and lots of upgrades down the road.

[@gtizzle101]

Two Notes Torpedo and Rivera Rock Crusher do the same exact thing

[@r.llynch4124]

2 notes is close but no reverb, delay, stereo, room mics, or comp so there is the extra cost for the ox. rock crusher not even in the same ballpark. just needs a foot controller for live use to control the 6 rigs.

[@guyguyguyjean]

Woudn't it would be as good to use a tube screamer and simply turn the volume down on tne pedal to keep the sweet distortes tone???

[@guydouglas6094]

$1,300!!!!!!!!!! - worth more than some amps that this would be plugged into. Why so high? what R&D and manufacturing setup required? ' ... dozens of spot-on mic and guitar cabinet emulations ... ' it's MORE than just an attenuator then. Make an attenuator without the extras for 1/2 price and you may have me. I want to attenuate the volume in a 'live' listening situation like a smaller venue - I have all the floor pedal shit that give me 'my sound' and push my amp etc.

[@InstruMentalCase]

17:48

[@mattyounis5636]

Well good by rock crusher

[@71ojn]

Wish they would have added a line in for using with modeling amps.

[@MrIkesimba]

Jon Chan Aren't modeling amps digital? Why would they require an attenuator?

[@uriteimwrong7317]

MrIkesimba because it can still get very loud.

[@MrIkesimba]

Marc Stanford1122 Huh? It's digital, so just turn it down, the tone doesn't require you to push a tube power amp into clipping. You don't need to attenuate a digital amp

[@uriteimwrong7317]

MrIkesimba yep you’re right. I was not thinking after all the posting.

[@AlanHAGOSHaggarty]

Why do people love to diss sound engineers? @13:05 Is it because we get paid?

[@MrFuzzleupagus]

I see Sweetwater just knocked $200 off this. It’s still out of my price range. 😢

[@grandnaguszek7417]

¡DIOS MIO!

[@timhernandez9413]

Will this make me play any better? haha

[@declassified1]

where is the horrible hum coming from ?

[@elvagabundovatti]

Single Coil Pickups

[@bwz1979]

Fat guy in a little coat...............Chris Farley singing

[@jeha1852]

without midi for live playing it's overpriced

[@trayoibry8246]

the way thex pronunce OX makes me Sweat...

[@markk9184]

Seems like Mitch is getting a little hefty.

[@MikeConde]

Well worth it but Ouchy...1299

[@r.llynch4124]

seems from the post here most people do not understand what this does. trying to compare this to something that cost 400 bucks is pretty damn funny. understand the product first before you claim your 400 dollar load box is just as good...lol

[@juliendaussy2026]

Thank god someone said it it's like no one saw the video or red anything about it they heard what they wNted to hear. Man i was out for just an attenuator but i will probably get this baby. The utility for gigs is what closed the deal

[@brianboni4876]

Hey wait a second, was that a really misleading video? There is no amplifier in the OX so all of the twiddling with the iPad, the mic, switching of the "RIG" knob and talk of a "fully produced sound" and "room" requires some other mystery system that you will need but is not shown or properly referred to in the video. @13:40 he says the OX is not a USB interface which seems odd as it has all the parts of an interface, (my guess is marketing pulled that one to keep it from competing with other UA products). Of course no interface means you'll need to buy one to use the digital outs. You'll also need a DAW and a PA and what about the mic they show? This means you'll need to use at least three audio input channels plus a guitar amp to do what they show. That PA likely will also need to be in stereo as shown by the stereo metering on the iPad and the references to stereo imaging of the plugin effects. I can see where this device has its place and the video should have spent more time defining where it is best used and less pie in the sky with a mostly invisible rig.

[@larrytate1657]

It’s just a 1300 dollar attenuator and amp simulator basically.

[@k.padraigokane1472]

It's NOT an amp simulator

[@ViTAR30]

you mean and cab sim

[@r.llynch4124]

maybe you should do some more homework since you don't even know what it actually does.

[@MitchMichelleOfficial]

AHEM... maybe you could take a look at two tones Torpedo? twice the usefulness at half the price. Actually less than half and more than two times useful...just sayin'...

[@giancarlopaolini7529]

it seems that the attenuated sound of your amp cannot take advantage of the software that comes with the OX as it's a separate thing. If so it's quite reductive and other better, cheaper solution would then be available. thumbs down UA.

[@MrIkesimba]

Or... you can just buy a Fryette Power Station for half the price.

[@Drew_Vernon]

But that doesn't have the majority of the features that this does, least of all the cab modelling.

[@MrIkesimba]

Wires Dream Disasters It does 95% of what this does. If I want the rest I'll grab Amplitude or one of the million other plugins and still save money

[@vancitycanucks]

I think Cab Modelling is the only feature the PS2 doesn't have compared to this....Except the Power Station has a lot more, like being able to increase the wattage of an amp with real 6L6 power section or act as a neutral power amp.... at half the price.

[@thomasestrada5215]

haven't tried the ox,did try the Fryette did not like it at all.

[@r.llynch4124]

power station isn't even close to what this does.

[@FernandoMoura08]

I rarely play with distortion.... I guess this one's not for me then!!! Not a note with clean sound on this demo...I have a headache!!

[@RaJuRMusica]

why do caucasian guitar videos always have to be distorted?? about 95% of european video pertaining always distort the signal. Kinda makes sense mentally I guess to those who like drugs.....instead of living clean.....LOL

[@TheAndyCzech]

This thing SUCKS!!! Be warned that it only connects to your computer with wifi and the wifi drops constantly if it works at all. There is no usb cable to connect to this device. At this price you would expect more thoughtful engineering and utility. The customer service at Universal Audio is non-existent. Don't waste your money.