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What's the deal with IR?

#41
kyral210 said:
but changing impulse responses (which are indistinguishable from a real cab being recorded) makes a huge difference.
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AN IR can capture all sorts of thing besides the cab including the amp and EQ.
It's also possible your and my interperetation of huge are very different. If i can make it with a little bit of eq knob turning it isn;t huge in my opinion.

jimfist said:
We listen to speakers in the far field vs. near-field with one ear only an inch or so away from the speaker.
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Playing live yes, but if you are trying to duplicate the tone from your favourite recording there is a strong chance it was miced near field and that is what you are hearing in the recording
 
#42
crazyBassClown said:
AN IR can capture all sorts of thing besides the cab including the amp and EQ.
It's also possible your and my interperetation of huge are very different. If i can make it with a little bit of eq knob turning it isn;t huge in my opinion.


Playing live yes, but if you are trying to duplicate the tone from your favourite recording there is a strong chance it was miced near field and that is what you are hearing in the recording
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Yes, of course. We agree, though it seems some don't care for mic'd cab IRs. Mic'd bass cabinets are pretty standard fare for many. IMHO a good cab IR is just as viable from a tone standpoint. For others, YMMV.
 
#43
hello friends. The problem I feel with the IRs is that when I change from one pickup configuration to another, I don't hear much difference between the sound of the neck and the bridge. I don't know if it happens to anyone else. I use NUX Melvin Leed Davis and Irs York
 
#45
melloncollie said:
I think it depends on what IR’s you’re using how much difference you might hear. You’re not just hearing the speaker, you’re hearing the cabinet the speaker it’s in, the microphone(s) used to record it and then outboard gear.
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This. 100% In the majority of band settings what matters most with bass is consistency of tone. Not that there aren’t a thousand exceptions, but they are that….exceptions. Let the guitars and keys splash a ton of different colors across a song, but the majority of listeners are going to appreciate one superb bass tone locking tight with some well mic’ed drums. The better you can deliver that the more you will be asked back.
 

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