So let me get this straight and I am sorry if this is a stupid question.
I converted the OH waves selecting 48000 mono folder, using the UltraRes drop down in cablab and it created new folders containing 3 versions of each IR,
ir
syx
xl.sys
Are all three of these file types now in Ultra Res? I assume, I can import the syx directly into the Axe and it is UR, however must use the ir filetype if I want to mix in cablab and finally the xl.sys I assume is only for Axe FX XL.
Yes, but...
You can't load an UltraRes IR that is already in .syx format into Cab Lab for either remixing with other IRs or simply to ul it to the Axe.
The only IR types that can be loaded into Cab Lab 2, for ul'ding to the Axe or for mixing with other IRs in Cab Lab, are hi-res .syx files, low-res .syx files and the new raw .ir files.
When you ul an .ir file to the Axe while Cab Lab is set to UltraRes mode, the .ir file is converted to an UltraRes file on the way to the Axe.
When you mix several .ir files they are converted to UltraRes on their way to the Axe provided that Cab Lab is in UltraRes mode.
I'm not sure what happens if you mix hi-res or low-res .syx IRs when they are ul'd to the Axe when Cab lab is in UltraRes mode but it probably creates an UltraRes file type that has none of the benefits of the UltraRes technology.
These files will be shown in Axe Edit with italicized letters.
The fact that the Axe's screen does no show UltraRes IRs with italics anymore is kind of baffling to me.
And the fact that in a computer's file system there is nothing obviously different about an old-style .syx file and a new-style UR .syx file is also baffling.
I'm finding it very confusing to manage all these different file types along with having to parse whether I need Fractal Bot or Cab Lab to ul an IR to the Axe.
If I'm missing something really obvious I hope someone will clue me in.
Likewise, if any of my info is incorrect I hope to be corrected.
At the very least, Cab Lab could use an owner's manual now.
Also... While I'm venting....
When I shot my own UR IRs a couple of months ago (when v13 came out with the UR capability baked-in to the Axe's IR Utility) the only file format that it would allow me to save my IRs to disk were .syx format.
One of those files was an "X dump" choice and one was a "Y dump" which are the choices the Utility provided for.
My Y dump .syx file is 45kb on disk.
This is the UR file I believe.
The X dump .syx file is 12kb on disk.
If I change the file extension of the smaller .syx file to .ir will I be able to load it into Cab Lab 2 for further mixing with other IRs, etc.?
Or do I have to try to re-shoot all my IRs again?