Hughes & Kettner Active DI Red Box 5 is the latest version of the award-winning speaker cabinet simulator, now with new filtering options for small / large enclosures, modern / vintage speakers, and loose / tight cabinet response.

The Red Box doesn't sound like a cabinet with a microphone, it sounds like the cabinet itself! Thanks to this clear and direct sound, a Red Box will delight all experienced studio engineers and PA technicians.

And the secret behind many of the best-sounding guitar tracks today is that they are double-tracked with a microphone and a red box, or that the pure red box signal is run through microphone and room emulation software plugins. This allows for a perfect combination of ambience and ultra-direct attack.