"Of all my IRs, which sounds the most like this Tone Match?"

[Eric T Amble]

Hi everybody,

I'm a cover band guy ('80s metal), and I'm looking to cop the rigs from the albums as nearly as possible (using information from the 'net).
Because I know that a lot of the album sound is "studio magic" best left to my FOH engineer, I'm looking for something a little more "guitarist-y": the sound that really came out of the real rig in the studio.
IRs are a sticking point. For example, I have, like, a couple dozen "1960A with Vintage 30s" IRs.

In the past, I've:

1. Set up the rig (with a Looper block in front to play the riffs);
   
2. Done a Tone Match to the album after the AMP block;
3. Set up a CAB block on a different row from the Tone Match; and
   
4. Used a Mixer block with an LFO to alternate between the Tone Match and the CAB, effectively auto-A/B-ing them while I scroll through my list of IRs.

Has anybody run into a better way to take a Tone Match, and get the IR that most closely resembles it? I'd love to know. I almost wonder if Cab-Lab (or similar) could have some kind of analysis function that would rate the similarity between the Tone Match and the IRs.

Thanks,
Eric

 

[CZER]

Hey Eric
I'm not really sure if I understand Your desire (my english is not so sophisticated and I'm drunk right now) but do You wish to copy guitar sound of the bands You cover?
Regards.
Paul.

 

[Eric T Amble]

Hi Paul--it's OK, LOL!
Maybe a simpler thing to ask is: "How can I find the best IR (rather than a Tone Match) to copy an album's guitar tone?"

 

[CZER]

Hi Paul--it's OK, LOL!
Maybe a simpler thing to ask is: "How can I find the best IR (rather than a Tone Match) to copy an album's guitar tone?"

Hello,
I don't know how You can FIND best IR to copy recorded guitar sound but I know how You can CREATE it .
I had same issue. Search for this clip on YT: " Making guitar impulses with Voxengo Deconvolver". First on search result list, 6:16 sec.
I made like dozen IRs this way with a tones of my fav bands (In flames, Entombed, Slayer, Bolt Thrower). I hope that's what You are looking for .
Regards,
Paul.