mistermikev
Experienced
So... have spent a ton of time going down the rabbit hole willingly on impulse responses. I'm not new to them... I have accumulated a stupid collection of them over the years but 'till now, I had just kind of used them when I needed them and never spent much time comparing.
In a world where every impulse response vender offers their version of engle/bogner/marshall/mesa... I'm much more interested in unusual offerings as everything else is covered in my collection. Anywho, snagged a few packs this weekend and wanted to make a few comments:
Lancaster audio - they had a sale this weekend 4 for 2. so for $24 I got the budda 4x12, fender super twin, bill jenkins(bass) and Epiphany UL3(bass). Lancaster doesn't list any info about their irs on their site afa specific cabs/speakers/mics/number-of-captures. So when I took the plunge and got these I was a bit disappointed to find only 3 impulses per purchase. I'm assuming they are mixes as no info re mics/placement.
On the bright side I didn't have to go through and audition hundreds of files like I would with any of the other mainstream offerings! among the 3 files I did get there weren't any 'bummers'.
The budda 4x12 is a nice contrast to the typical 1x12 or 2x12 irs you find... very full. The epiphany includes an additional 3 tweeter files so... 6 total. Nice punch. the bill jenkens is a bit dark but def something useable there.
3Sigma - was reading a post at tgp regarding the marshal 1960AHw offering from 3Sigma. As I understand, this cab was offered with the marshal super bass and featured celestion G12H30 that were apparently a bit thicker - for bass use. Thought this would pair nicely with a pseudo 'marshall major' preset I've been working on for bass. The files I got are nicely labeled and there were plenty to sort through. These sound great to me and I suspect the will work nicely for guitar as well. Wish their site had more info for each offering - also not a huge variety.
Dr Bonkers - ahh... good ole dr bonkers... why did I ever stray? Picked up the MBGR-B 8x10(bass) from dr b this weekend. No one else I've tried, short of maybe ownhammer, offers the same value for the money as Dr B. You get a TON of mic placements, tons of mixes (hyper real!), and a ton of documentation. The names of the files tell you all you need to know - no need for bulk renaming (thank you!). Most importantly - they sound outstanding. He manages to capture not only compressed punch, but fat vintage sounds as well.
I really like the fact that while others are offering "nice shiny brand new" cabinets/pictures... Dr B offers REAL cabs. some rips and tears in the pictures... maybe not exactly pretty... but the photos are as real as the irs you get.
this cab has several variations on each mic. Each speaker (all 8!) is sampled as well as some rear/distant samples. Well organized. Top notch.
If there is a downside, It would have to be that honestly, I don't think the demos on the site do the captures justice. had a hard time really HEARING the cab in the demo, but this is just one moron's opinion so... take it for what it is.
Dr B. = more please!
In a world where every impulse response vender offers their version of engle/bogner/marshall/mesa... I'm much more interested in unusual offerings as everything else is covered in my collection. Anywho, snagged a few packs this weekend and wanted to make a few comments:
Lancaster audio - they had a sale this weekend 4 for 2. so for $24 I got the budda 4x12, fender super twin, bill jenkins(bass) and Epiphany UL3(bass). Lancaster doesn't list any info about their irs on their site afa specific cabs/speakers/mics/number-of-captures. So when I took the plunge and got these I was a bit disappointed to find only 3 impulses per purchase. I'm assuming they are mixes as no info re mics/placement.
On the bright side I didn't have to go through and audition hundreds of files like I would with any of the other mainstream offerings! among the 3 files I did get there weren't any 'bummers'.
The budda 4x12 is a nice contrast to the typical 1x12 or 2x12 irs you find... very full. The epiphany includes an additional 3 tweeter files so... 6 total. Nice punch. the bill jenkens is a bit dark but def something useable there.
3Sigma - was reading a post at tgp regarding the marshal 1960AHw offering from 3Sigma. As I understand, this cab was offered with the marshal super bass and featured celestion G12H30 that were apparently a bit thicker - for bass use. Thought this would pair nicely with a pseudo 'marshall major' preset I've been working on for bass. The files I got are nicely labeled and there were plenty to sort through. These sound great to me and I suspect the will work nicely for guitar as well. Wish their site had more info for each offering - also not a huge variety.
Dr Bonkers - ahh... good ole dr bonkers... why did I ever stray? Picked up the MBGR-B 8x10(bass) from dr b this weekend. No one else I've tried, short of maybe ownhammer, offers the same value for the money as Dr B. You get a TON of mic placements, tons of mixes (hyper real!), and a ton of documentation. The names of the files tell you all you need to know - no need for bulk renaming (thank you!). Most importantly - they sound outstanding. He manages to capture not only compressed punch, but fat vintage sounds as well.
I really like the fact that while others are offering "nice shiny brand new" cabinets/pictures... Dr B offers REAL cabs. some rips and tears in the pictures... maybe not exactly pretty... but the photos are as real as the irs you get.
this cab has several variations on each mic. Each speaker (all 8!) is sampled as well as some rear/distant samples. Well organized. Top notch.
If there is a downside, It would have to be that honestly, I don't think the demos on the site do the captures justice. had a hard time really HEARING the cab in the demo, but this is just one moron's opinion so... take it for what it is.
Dr B. = more please!
