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This is an essential speaker cab for home, studio and stage!  Rivera has made major improvements on the isolation cab design.  You've got to hear it to believe it!  Time to crank your amp but not your neighbors ears!

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Rivera Silent Sister Isolation Cabinet for Electric Guitar

Also in this recording Royer Labs R-101 Ribbon Microphone Mojave Audio MA-200 Tube LDC Microphone Lynx Aurora 16 I/O D/A and A/D Converter Rivera Knucklehead-Tre 120 Top Guitar Amplifier Head Sebatron AXIS 200VU Two Channel Tube Preamp A Designs Pacifica Stereo Preamp

The Silent Sister SS-1 recording isolation speaker cabinet by Rivera attacks one of the greatest challenges for musicians: how to get an amplified guitar tone at a low level! This cabinet relieves air pressure through... Read more

The Silent Sister SS-1 recording isolation speaker cabinet by Rivera attacks one of the greatest challenges for musicians: how to get an amplified guitar tone at a low level! This cabinet relieves air pressure through a built in air labyrinth in the back side of the cabinet which attenuates the sound level while relieving the sealed compartment air pressure drawbacks. The panels inside the SilentSister are designed to relieve standing waves and reflections. The cabinet has two pre-wired microphone goose necks to allow for mic placement, handles and wheels for easy transportation, and two Neutrik XLR connectors on the back for signal connection. This isolation cabinet is designed for home and studio recording as well as live performances. Please contact our knowledgeable staff here at SoundPure with all your questions and orders! 919.682.5552 or 888.528.9703

Rivera Amps - Clubster Royal, Silent Sister, Venus 3 Release Video - NAMM 2010

Also in this recording Rivera Venus 5 Guitar Combo Amplifier

Rivera Amps showed several new products at Winter NAMM 2010. Rivera which is already known for having a fantastic line of new and vintage style all tube guitar amps has released 2 new amps to the line. The Clubster Roy... Read more

Rivera Amps showed several new products at Winter NAMM 2010. Rivera which is already known for having a fantastic line of new and vintage style all tube guitar amps has released 2 new amps to the line. The Clubster Royal which is a more wallet friendly offering based off the Chubster 40; and the Venus 5 which will be the highest gain of the Venus line . There is also an innovative new iso-guitar cabinet, the Silent Sister, built with the recording guitarist in mind that was shown at NAMM. These fantastic amps are all available for purchase through Sound Pure, who is always available to answer any questions you have about guitars, tone, and the recording process. Call Sound Pure toll free 888-528-9703, or e-mail them at sales(at)soundpure.com

James Tyler Studio Elite Electric Guitar with Hazmat Schmear

Also in this recording Lynx Aurora 16 I/O D/A and A/D Converter Royer Labs R-101 Ribbon Microphone Sebatron AXIS 200VU Two Channel Tube Preamp Rivera Knucklehead-Tre 120 Top Guitar Amplifier Head

This Studio Elite from James Tyler has a Hazmat Schmear Finish, a smooth and responsive maple fretboard, amazing lead/rhythm circuit, and mid boost preamp. This guitar sounds like butter! Check out SoundPure's website... Read more

This Studio Elite from James Tyler has a Hazmat Schmear Finish, a smooth and responsive maple fretboard, amazing lead/rhythm circuit, and mid boost preamp. This guitar sounds like butter! Check out SoundPure's website to learn more about the specs of this super-strat from Tyler. Call or email our guitar boutique experts with any questions 919.682.5552. or 888.528.9703. Thanks to guitarist Scott Sawyer for his fantastic performance!

From Rivera Amps

One of the greatest challenges to home and studio recording is how to get a great amplified guitar tone at a low level. Introducing the Rivera SilentSister™ recording speaker cabinet.
 
With the new Rivera Silent Sister, we solved the major faults of all of the other Iso Cabs in existence today. First off, they all have the microphone residing in a sealed compartment with the sound pressure from the speaker moving the microphone diaphragm like a plunger sucking water in a sink with a clogged pipe. Instead of the microphone diaphragm existing in a free air environ, it is severely distorted physically in this sealed compartment-with the result that the recorded tone sounds terrible.
Secondly, the speaker feeds into this sealed compartment, as well as being mounted with the back of the cone in a sealed compartment. This means the speaker cone is pushing into an air wall, as well as pulling back into an air wall. The result is a severe distortion of the cone shape, heat builds up in the voice coil as the motive energy cannot be released, and all of this results in a short life for the speaker as well as dreadful tone and a non-linear frequency response.
Thirdly, is the square and perpendicular angles of the internal surfaces that create substantial standing wave issues that are reflected into the sound that is recorded. All in all, there is much to improve upon. 
 
Rivera® devised a way to relieve the air pressure issue by building an air labyrinth into the rear of the SilentSister™ cabinet. This labor intensive solution substantially attenuates the sound level while relieving the sealed compartment air pressure drawbacks.  Also, each of the angles of the panels inside of the SilentSister™ are critically designed to relieve standing waves and reflections.   
 
Bottom line is a fabulous tone, like having a great sounding speaker cabinet in free air, with the advantage of high attenuation of external sound pressure levels, and easy microphone placement.
 
Rivera SilentSister™ cabinets come standard with two pre-wired microphone goosenecks that have a panel fitted with two Neutrik® XLR connectors on the back of the cabinet for easy signal connection.  We also fit a Celestion G12T-75 speaker (8 Ohm) as standard, and it is pre-wired into a jack panel at the back of the cabinet as well.  Ruggedly built with hardwood-core plywood and finished in black Nyflex™ carpet for years of road abuse. We also have fitted built-in casters for easy transport.
 
Perfect for home and studio recording, churches, pubs, night clubs and café’s-or anywhere you need to reduce the on-stage level and put it through the PA system or record.

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