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Mee too. Mesa RR215 is the best in package for my use where both SVT versions were nasal and dull compared to Mesa.
Does anyone here used a software based IR loader with the DI output on their amp? I'd like to utilize the DI out on my amp for silent recording. Honestly the Pre+Power DI out on my amp sounds great as is, but I would like to start experimenting with cab sims without investing in a cab sim hardware/pedal.
Does anyone use a software based IR loader?
Is it possible to record low latency with a plugin based IR loader, or does the signal need to be run through the sim after recording due to latency?
Thanks in advanced!
Does anyone use a software based IR loader?
Is it possible to record low latency with a plugin based IR loader, or does the signal need to be run through the sim after recording due to latency?
Thanks in advanced!
yeah, I use NadIR by Ignite Amps for this purpose. Its free and has some useful features like LPF/HPF, resonance, and a room blend.
I monitor through the DAW and I don’t notice any latency while jamming and recording.
We have a winner
The Mooer Radar included bass cabs are fantastic
Ampegs and a Bassman that is great
Almost don't need to load my IRs
almost
The Mooer Radar included bass cabs are fantastic
Ampegs and a Bassman that is great
Almost don't need to load my IRs
almost
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Only feature that I miss, is capability to blend cab sim with non-cab sim sound. But this is not the only one because I haven't seen any cab sim pedal with this feature
. By having blend feature I could feed only one signal to FOH, now I need to have two where one is from Mooer and one just before it. I ended up skipping the cab sim in live and let the real cab talk (miked if needed?) along the DI non-cab sim signal.
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I couldn't get attachment seen correctly during edit so needed to make a new post.Only feature that I miss, is capability to blend cab sim with non-cab sim sound. But this is not the only one because I haven't seen any cab sim pedal with this feature
Here is how I use Mesa IR with Reaper. Their factory VST plugin "Reaverb" eats IRs and let you blend wet and dry signals making things easy without the need of using two tracks. I hope this feature will be coming to pedals too one day.
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Only feature that I miss, is capability to blend cab sim with non-cab sim sound. But this is not the only one because I haven't seen any cab sim pedal with this feature
I believe the Darkglass Element has the blend feature you're talking about.
Hello,
I wonder if someone makes an IR for the Ampeg B-18? I know that Two Notes has the B-25 and it sounds great!
I wonder if someone makes an IR for the Ampeg B-18? I know that Two Notes has the B-25 and it sounds great!
I’ve got a TONEX pedal so I’ve reopened impulse rabbit hole.
I dig into old Redwirez and Lancaster. Redwirez because of many options and Lancaster because of their simplicity.
I dig into old Redwirez and Lancaster. Redwirez because of many options and Lancaster because of their simplicity.
Personally I use IR cab sims because I run an amp-less setup, it features several tone shapers, and a tube preamp both at the start and end of the signal chain, but right before the second tube preamp and DI I got a NUX Melvin Lee Davis preamp, loaded with an Aguilar Tone Hammer amp emulation, and my favorite choice of IR until recently used to be the stock Ampeg SVT-212AV IR cab sim, but then I gave exprimenting with different 3rd party IR cab sim files a second shot, and ended up falling in love with an IR, captured by and purchased from Doctor Bonkers, of an obscure, I believe late 60 or early 70's 1 x 15" + 2 x 8" cab, named the Poly Pro.
I can warmly recommend Doctor Bonkers IR's, when you purchase an IR pack of a cab you get a butt load of different captures of the same cab in all possible kinds of resolutions and bit depths, captured with all kind of different microphones, including 2 mic mixes and 1 mic files, including IR files where the poweramp has been included as part of the IR (so probably not the right choice if you are prone to suffer from option paralysis).
Personally and more specifically I found I preferred the particular IR simulations of the Poly Pro cab captured with 1 or 2 AKG C414 XLS II microphones, and so far settled for a single mic IR file, captured at the cone (I assume the cone of the 15" speaker unit of this cab), with the poweramp captured as well, though the other captures where the AKG C414 was used sounded really nice as well, so hard to chose, and I might eventually go for one of the other options.
It starts rolling off low end, but not steeply, from about 70Hz (same did the Ampeg IR cab sim I used before), and the high end starts to roll off more steeply around 5Khz or so.
It reproduces a really punchy, and not least snappy, really well defined and articulate, clear tone.
I can warmly recommend Doctor Bonkers IR's, when you purchase an IR pack of a cab you get a butt load of different captures of the same cab in all possible kinds of resolutions and bit depths, captured with all kind of different microphones, including 2 mic mixes and 1 mic files, including IR files where the poweramp has been included as part of the IR (so probably not the right choice if you are prone to suffer from option paralysis).
Personally and more specifically I found I preferred the particular IR simulations of the Poly Pro cab captured with 1 or 2 AKG C414 XLS II microphones, and so far settled for a single mic IR file, captured at the cone (I assume the cone of the 15" speaker unit of this cab), with the poweramp captured as well, though the other captures where the AKG C414 was used sounded really nice as well, so hard to chose, and I might eventually go for one of the other options.
It starts rolling off low end, but not steeply, from about 70Hz (same did the Ampeg IR cab sim I used before), and the high end starts to roll off more steeply around 5Khz or so.
It reproduces a really punchy, and not least snappy, really well defined and articulate, clear tone.
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Looked into it, cause I forgot, and the cab is actually named Polytone Pro, and was originally designed with guitar in mind (somewhere in the 70's), specifically jazz guitar, and a couple of jazz guitar legends played these in the 70's.
If you are interested I believe the full package costs 10$ and can be found at the Doctor Bonkers shop under 1x15 cab impulse responses, both in the bass and guitar section.
It doesn't have tons of bottom end, and in that aspect it doesn't sound like your typical 15" cab, but the bottom end on the other hand is really tight, still sufficient enough that it works great for bass, and overall this IR cab sim is, as said, really clear and articulate.
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I own a B-18 and have made one for the amp but not the cab - if you're interested I can send you a capture of my cab if I ever make one.
Well that didn't last long...
I am back at using the stock Ampeg SVT-212AV IR cab sim.
It simply sound both fuller and more open.
I still stand by my recommendation of Doctor Bonkers IR's though.
Just for some reason I can find nothing, other of the stock cab sims, Doctor Bonkers. Shiftline, or otherwise, that beat that stock Ampeg cab sim for me.
Doctor Bonker's 1 x 15" Trace Elliot cab sims sounds great as well though, just not quite right for me.
I have in my extensive (compulsive 
) collection of IR's nothing finer than this Bergantino Impulse Response Collection | Celestion Digital
) collection of IR's nothing finer than this Bergantino Impulse Response Collection | Celestion Digital
"Celestion have joined forces with Bergantino Audio Systems to faithfully capture in digital form the tones of their superb NXT (X-Treme Neo) series of bass guitar cabinets."I have in my extensive (compulsive
That's what I like to see! The original artisans joining force with the IR makers to capture the original essence of the cabs. It is an extreme addition to the intent of the cabs.
