Meet Positive Grid’s Reactor amp series – powered by “Amp Intelligence” that builds tone from text prompts, photos and recordings
Positive Grid has launched a brand-new amplifier range called Reactor, which arrives with new “Amp Intelligence” technology that can use a range of prompts to create unique tones.
The new series marks its first amp range outside of its successful Spark family that has been praised by Guitar.com on numerous occasions, from the Spark Mini to the Spark Live. The Reactor series at launch includes two combo amps that are 50W and 100W respectively, but both offer a selectable wattage slider.
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To build Reactor’s Amp Intelligence, over 200 amp designs were decoded at the circuit level: gain stages, transformers, bias points, and harmonic response were examined, capturing the behavioral DNA of popular and “legendary” amps.
In true Positive Grid fashion, players can use the accompanying Creator Hub app to get the most out of Amp Intelligence. Here, its Tone Capture tool lets you input your desired images, audio or text. You then get a complete signal chain or custom amp in return.
Essentially, you can take photos of any amp, pedalboard, or anything else that inspires a sound. You can also describe amps, artists, other ideas in your own words, or upload a track. Reactor remembers your prompts, adjustments, and settings.
Further features can be accessed via control knobs and switches on the amp itself. Its panel hosts one knob that includes six amp categories: Extreme, Hi-Gain, Crunch, Grit, Warm, and Clean.
You can also tweak classic Gain, EQ, and Master controls, or experiment with “two switches you won’t find on any other amp”: Reactor’s Push/Smooth takes you from laid-back rhythm to cutting lead, while its Heat +/- switch adjusts feel and harmonics without significantly changing volume, according to Positive Grid.
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Its selectable wattage lets users toggle between 1W, 25W, or full power and both amp variations host a custom 12″ speaker in a wood cabinet. You can also purchase an optional Reactor Control footswitch for further, hands-free control.
View the videos below, including a demo from Smashing Pumpkins’ Kiki Wong, to learn more:
The 50W variation of Reactor is priced at USD $349, while the 100W version is USD $449. View full specifications at Positive Grid.
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