Double Bass Impulse response Loader

[redtomfunk]

I have made some attempts with IR for my acoustic bass through my Line6 HX Stomp. Target result is to mimic the microphone with a piezo.
I am generally though not happy about the sound of the HX Stomp with my acoustic though.
I was wondering what you guys have tried for IR loaders and what works and what not.
Here is a list of devices:
IR loaders [Enables to load your own IR] - Acoustic IR

 

[Francois Blais]

Are we talking Double Bass?

 

[DoubleMIDI]

Are we talking Double Bass?

I think so. Bass guitars are seldom picked up by a microphone.
But the term „loader“ is a bit misleading. It is rather a loadable impulse response modeler.

 

[Jeremias Paul]

I have used these IR with my Nux IR loader pedal: Upright Basses Archives - 3 Sigma Audio
They have IR that work with magnetic pickups and indeed make my electric bass guitar sound more like an upright. Very cool!

 

[redtomfunk]

I am talking about my Marcustico, a bass guitar which sound wise is closer to an upright than a bass guitar. I treat it as an upright. The hardware loads IRs and process your input. Anyway regardless of the semantics I’d like to hear which hardware works best for you guys

 

[Timm]

I don’t have experience with any particullar units, but one crucial feature is how long an IR they can process.
It determines how low in the frequency spectrum it works.
Which IR’s are you using?

 

[redtomfunk]

I make them myself. I also bought the 3sigma German bass which is pretty good.
I got a bit turned down by the hx stomp sound so at the moment I am using the real mic + piezo setup.
Will give it another go now that I have improved my overall sound for both piezo and mic channel

 

[Happy Steve]

I have used the NU-X 'mini studio' NSS-3 in the past, and recently upgraded to the NU-X 'Impulse' NSS-4. The NSS-4 software allows you to apply high and low pass filters to a loaded IR. There is also a NU-X IR Manager software which allows applying these filters on multiple passes, achieving a steeper roll-off. The NSS-4 firmware must be up to date for compatability with the IR Manager software. I find having the hpf feature available overcomes some of the limitations of a 1024 point IR.

 

[Wasnex]

@redtomfunk Have you hear of the Audio Sprockets, Tone Dexter.
Audio Sprockets | ToneDexter - Your Studio Sound for an Acoustic Pickup
Audio Sprockets | ToneDexter II - Preliminary Product Info

 

[redtomfunk]

Yes I have. I’d like to have experiences on other ir loaders though