Morphosis
Official G66 Support
Well, the Axe-Fest Germany 2015 is over and after our succes with the IR-shooting at the Axe-Fest 2014 it was time for doing it again. This year i`ve did previously a lot research & development with different capture methods and sweet spot findings, resulting in some test-IRs and feedback from them, for example here.
Normally, when micing up an cabinet and audition through headphones the mic in realtime to find "sweet spots", you normally audition including the coloring Amp. So, the sweet spot is valid for the included Poweramp-color. But at the end, you want (perhaps) exclude the Poweramp-color. so you get a IR-Sound, you never miced up, because the information change! To prevent this issue, we audition and find the mic-placements by listen through the virtual "idealized FLAT Amp"! So - you get what you heard 100%!
The Axe-Fest is not only about shooting IRs (it`s the smallest part to be fair), we did not find the time to capture all the cabinets we would liked, but two cabs with some effort to do it right.
Because the Diezel 2x12 front loaded with Celestions G12K100 are a superb cabinet, we did this one again and also a Marshall 1960AX with Celestion 12G25M Greenbacks.
The IR`s of those two Cabinets will support Cab-Lab3 in all aspects:
Each MIC-position will result in 4 IR`s:
- MPT | Tube Amp colored (What the "Axe-world" knows as MIC only method)
- MPT | "Idealized FLAT Amp" (What the "Axe-world" knows as MIC+DI method)
- RAW | Tube Amp colored
- RAW | "Idealized FLAT Amp"
Mics used:
- Shure SM57 (dynamic)
- Sennheiser E906 (dynamic)
- Sennheiser MD421 (dynamic)
- Sennheiser MD441 (dynamic)
- AGK C414 (condenser)
- SE Electronics X1 (ribbon)
Power Amp used:
- Mesa Boogie 2:90 in modern & deep mode
- Virtual "Idealized FLAT Amp"
Beside the known "nearfield" placements (and some back-cabinet placements) we also captured some other stuff:
Deeflex: there are also some IRs using the Deeflex system. In short: Deeflex widening the dispersion of the sweet spot in the room, but you can also get new / other interesting mic positions with that. The dispersion effect will take affect for capturing IRs, because more speaker diaphragm area will be focused to the much smaller mic diaphragm.
Binaural Head microphone: How to capture the "Amp-in-the-room" sound to replicate its authentic in an IR? Binaural Systems will do that. Especially for In-Ear Players who wants the "room sound" on there In-Ear Monitors for better/authentic "feel", binaural Stereo IRs can help. Unfortunately binaural IRs are only for the Diezel Cab there, because we run out of time ;( Next time...
At moment i can`t say, how good those will work in UR .syx format, because of truncation to 170ms but more because of time alignement of the IRs. And time (difference beetween left and right ear) is extremely important for functionality of the "binaural experience". Cab-Lab3 seems to manage this issue for mono IR-Mixes, but i am not sure, if at export pre-time can be left in the IR. I will ask M@tt these days about some issues, what and how CabLab3 / Axe-Fx will adress things in UR-format. If not, we still have the delay parameter as a workaround...
The RAW-files are all 2seconds .wav files. So, no truncation problems. And perhaps a reason more to invest in Cab-Lab3, haha ...
So ... the RAW data is there, but it will take some days to finish the IRs and build the pack.
Just for fun and a first teaser: Here is a soundloop I´ve made, less to sound good, but more to check, if the BINAURAL-STEREO IRs (on .wav 2second basis!) work... so, take your headphone (this tecnique NEEDS to be listen LOUD (!) through HEADPHONES (!) to get full advantage what binaural do, NOT "in the room stereo monitors"!!!!!) and listen to the difference beetween a nearfield-mic vs. 5 different BINAURAL positions:
1) nearfield MIC mono
2) binaural head, front of Box 170cm high
3) binaural head, front of Box with deeflex system, 170cm high
4) binaural head, front of Box 60cm high left ear to speaker
5) binaural head, front of Box 60cm high both ears to speaker
6) binaural head, front of Box 60cm high right ear to speaker
MORE TO COME....
Normally, when micing up an cabinet and audition through headphones the mic in realtime to find "sweet spots", you normally audition including the coloring Amp. So, the sweet spot is valid for the included Poweramp-color. But at the end, you want (perhaps) exclude the Poweramp-color. so you get a IR-Sound, you never miced up, because the information change! To prevent this issue, we audition and find the mic-placements by listen through the virtual "idealized FLAT Amp"! So - you get what you heard 100%!
The Axe-Fest is not only about shooting IRs (it`s the smallest part to be fair), we did not find the time to capture all the cabinets we would liked, but two cabs with some effort to do it right.
Because the Diezel 2x12 front loaded with Celestions G12K100 are a superb cabinet, we did this one again and also a Marshall 1960AX with Celestion 12G25M Greenbacks.
The IR`s of those two Cabinets will support Cab-Lab3 in all aspects:
Each MIC-position will result in 4 IR`s:
- MPT | Tube Amp colored (What the "Axe-world" knows as MIC only method)
- MPT | "Idealized FLAT Amp" (What the "Axe-world" knows as MIC+DI method)
- RAW | Tube Amp colored
- RAW | "Idealized FLAT Amp"
Mics used:
- Shure SM57 (dynamic)
- Sennheiser E906 (dynamic)
- Sennheiser MD421 (dynamic)
- Sennheiser MD441 (dynamic)
- AGK C414 (condenser)
- SE Electronics X1 (ribbon)
Power Amp used:
- Mesa Boogie 2:90 in modern & deep mode
- Virtual "Idealized FLAT Amp"
Beside the known "nearfield" placements (and some back-cabinet placements) we also captured some other stuff:
Deeflex: there are also some IRs using the Deeflex system. In short: Deeflex widening the dispersion of the sweet spot in the room, but you can also get new / other interesting mic positions with that. The dispersion effect will take affect for capturing IRs, because more speaker diaphragm area will be focused to the much smaller mic diaphragm.
Binaural Head microphone: How to capture the "Amp-in-the-room" sound to replicate its authentic in an IR? Binaural Systems will do that. Especially for In-Ear Players who wants the "room sound" on there In-Ear Monitors for better/authentic "feel", binaural Stereo IRs can help. Unfortunately binaural IRs are only for the Diezel Cab there, because we run out of time ;( Next time...
At moment i can`t say, how good those will work in UR .syx format, because of truncation to 170ms but more because of time alignement of the IRs. And time (difference beetween left and right ear) is extremely important for functionality of the "binaural experience". Cab-Lab3 seems to manage this issue for mono IR-Mixes, but i am not sure, if at export pre-time can be left in the IR. I will ask M@tt these days about some issues, what and how CabLab3 / Axe-Fx will adress things in UR-format. If not, we still have the delay parameter as a workaround...
The RAW-files are all 2seconds .wav files. So, no truncation problems. And perhaps a reason more to invest in Cab-Lab3, haha ...
So ... the RAW data is there, but it will take some days to finish the IRs and build the pack.
Just for fun and a first teaser: Here is a soundloop I´ve made, less to sound good, but more to check, if the BINAURAL-STEREO IRs (on .wav 2second basis!) work... so, take your headphone (this tecnique NEEDS to be listen LOUD (!) through HEADPHONES (!) to get full advantage what binaural do, NOT "in the room stereo monitors"!!!!!) and listen to the difference beetween a nearfield-mic vs. 5 different BINAURAL positions:
1) nearfield MIC mono
2) binaural head, front of Box 170cm high
3) binaural head, front of Box with deeflex system, 170cm high
4) binaural head, front of Box 60cm high left ear to speaker
5) binaural head, front of Box 60cm high both ears to speaker
6) binaural head, front of Box 60cm high right ear to speaker
MORE TO COME....
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