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The Pulse 15 are amongst my favourite IR's.
Hope you bought the full set including playing style IR's.
IMHO those deliver the best results.
Also look at some of those Celestion Bergantino IR's - well worth
Hope you bought the full set including playing style IR's.
IMHO those deliver the best results.
Also look at some of those Celestion Bergantino IR's - well worth
I agree. I like the Shift Line IR pack and the Redwirez bundle, but they are all quite "hyped" in regards to having quite distinct EQ profiles. I found that most of them have hyped bass and unnatural tamed\muffled highs.
I find that the Celestion IRs have less baked in EQ profile and are subtle enough that they do their job without influencing the tone too much.
I find that the Celestion IRs have less baked in EQ profile and are subtle enough that they do their job without influencing the tone too much.
not Bassman, but the York 410 Ampeg is pretty nice across different amp sims.
https://www.yorkaudio.co/product-page/ampg-410-hs
Since I got Two Notes Genome for free, i used the savings on the Ashdown Cab Pack
very nice!
very nice!
Hello, I haven't gone through all 40 pages of this thread, but really appreciate what I've come across so far. I’ve been playing bass for over 20 years, but IR is completely new to me. Seems like I have a lot of catching up to do.
I'd greatly appreciate recommendations for a high quality cab sim pedal that I could load the Bergantino/Celestion IR collection onto and would keep things simple-ish. It seems not every pedal is compatible with every downloadable IR?
I noticed that people here like Two Notes products, but I'm concerned about the complexity. For example, I'd like to avoid moving simulated mics around simulated speakers in a simulated room. I'd prefer a limited number of good options from which to choose, if possible. With some luck and help from you all, I'm hoping to find a favorite simulated cab or two within that Berg collection to use for recording at home (which is also new for me). I’m used to moving a lot of air with a non-simulated Bergantino cab and favor a clean, uncolored sound, in case that influences recommendations.
Confession:
I get impatient/frustrated/overwhelmed by new gear with lots of options. I want to be able to plug in, eq minimally with a good preamp pedal, perhaps add subtle reverb to help it sound like I'm playing in a three-dimensional space, then largely ignore my laptop and other gear and focus on playing bass. I'm willing to try a number of options out, twiddle, and learn what is necessary to arrive at that point. I don't yet understand what kind of interface (hardware or software) will be necessary to try out the various mics and other options these Berg IRs offer. Perhaps Celestion’s ‘Playing Style’ IRs would be a good and/or simpler starting place for me?
If you know of articles, YouTube tutorials, or other resources that might help, and not overwhelm, someone in my position or you think an amp sim or other approach would be advisable, please let me know.
Thank so much!
I'd greatly appreciate recommendations for a high quality cab sim pedal that I could load the Bergantino/Celestion IR collection onto and would keep things simple-ish. It seems not every pedal is compatible with every downloadable IR?
I noticed that people here like Two Notes products, but I'm concerned about the complexity. For example, I'd like to avoid moving simulated mics around simulated speakers in a simulated room. I'd prefer a limited number of good options from which to choose, if possible. With some luck and help from you all, I'm hoping to find a favorite simulated cab or two within that Berg collection to use for recording at home (which is also new for me). I’m used to moving a lot of air with a non-simulated Bergantino cab and favor a clean, uncolored sound, in case that influences recommendations.
Confession:
I get impatient/frustrated/overwhelmed by new gear with lots of options. I want to be able to plug in, eq minimally with a good preamp pedal, perhaps add subtle reverb to help it sound like I'm playing in a three-dimensional space, then largely ignore my laptop and other gear and focus on playing bass. I'm willing to try a number of options out, twiddle, and learn what is necessary to arrive at that point. I don't yet understand what kind of interface (hardware or software) will be necessary to try out the various mics and other options these Berg IRs offer. Perhaps Celestion’s ‘Playing Style’ IRs would be a good and/or simpler starting place for me?
If you know of articles, YouTube tutorials, or other resources that might help, and not overwhelm, someone in my position or you think an amp sim or other approach would be advisable, please let me know.
Thank so much!
The Two Notes stuff can be as simple or complicated as you want to be. The only IRs that you can adjust mic placement and room variables are their proprietary DynIR files.
Shameless self-promotion: I have a Torpedo CAB M+ listed in the classies right now...
Shameless self-promotion: I have a Torpedo CAB M+ listed in the classies right now...
I own the Bergantino collection
I much prefer the Two Notes Ashdown DynIR set
I find working with DynIRs simpler than fishing through folders of IRs
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I have replaced my Mooer Radar with a TC Impulse Loader as you may have read in my prior posts.
The Radar had more options than I needed and the TC is simple, easy to use and straight forward.
For my needs I prefer it not to have any further features (DI etc.), should you want that, there are some excellent more featured choices.
However should you want a bare bones IR loader with excellent sound quality the TC Impulse Loader is highly recommended.
Any metal players here? I'm looking for tested recommendations for IRs to use live in a dense mix. Not looking to emulate any certain cab, just wondering what has worked for you guys so far.
Also, does anyone know where I could find an IR with just a healthy amount of LPF and HPF for bass and no additional EQ?
Also, does anyone know where I could find an IR with just a healthy amount of LPF and HPF for bass and no additional EQ?
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For the second one, the Celestion Pulse 15 pack + playing styles is transparent enough for me as a plugin. A little low boost/smoothing that you would expect but doesn’t do the blanket thing on the highs really, more like helps you sit right in the mix. With NadIR you can use the HPF and LPF there if using it in a DAW.
Maybe too transparent for live use but I haven’t tried it for that application.
I'll second the Celestion 10" and 15" Pulse packs. There is still a little colour added but not too much. A bit of bass push, tamed treble (but nothing more than a typical cab), but doesn't affect your tone a ton.
Booted up Ampeg SVX for the 8x10 sound and was enjoying the color/warmth of it but I’m not the biggest fan of dragging virtual mics around.
Any recommendations for a simple warm and colored IR?
Any recommendations for a simple warm and colored IR?
The 3Sigma ones are pretty basic. Dr Bonkers as well.
