Just a quick interjection if it may help anybody:
Another way to think about the mix voicings is vaguely similar, but not exact, to how my V1/V2 libraries are laid out with numbers where as you go from 1 to 5 you go from brightest to darkest (also loosely applicable descriptors):
Studio-Modern = 1 = Brightest
Studio-Vintage = 2 = Brighter
Median = 3 = Middle
Live-Modern = 4 = Darker
Live-Vintage = 5 = Darkest
In the end, everything from your fingers moving all the way around and back to the waves hitting your ears will change what the IR interacts with and what it does to the sound, as such there are no invariable ways to describe exactly what one file will do with a set of different kinds of tones and all you can do is experiment. Experimenting with a knowledge of what you're working with, a good process of elimination, and a system that makes it quick will ease the pain significantly. Taking breaks every few minutes will help it not all meld together. If one has never heard of or heard sounds from a particular cab, speaker, mic, etc, then the only thing to do is give it a whirl. Even then, these things vary in sound from unit to unit, especially the older they get.
I see a lot of guys spending a good amount of time and effort in the forums asking questions, where in the time it took to do that they may have been able to get some hands on time listening to everything and getting first hand experience rather than second hand. Discussion amongst peers is a fantastic, but sometimes that may not translate at all given the bazillion x-factors that change from that person's experience to your own. People see the colors on the canvas in different ways, and they want them to do different things for the imagery they envision. Again I think group discussion is great and this community is downright stellar, especially when going into something blind and helps to promote ideas of things to try when jumping in, and in the end it's all how you make the tools work for you. With these mix libraries I'm trying to take as much of the guesswork and tinkering out as possible, but I will never be able to do something that as-is will be perfect for everybody. I do try to get as close as I can within a reasonable amount of time and with a reasonable amount of files though.
Also, if at all possible, putting a computer somewhere in line that you can use a convolution reverb loader to rapid fire through the files is the best way to go in my opinion.
Another way to think about the mix voicings is vaguely similar, but not exact, to how my V1/V2 libraries are laid out with numbers where as you go from 1 to 5 you go from brightest to darkest (also loosely applicable descriptors):
Studio-Modern = 1 = Brightest
Studio-Vintage = 2 = Brighter
Median = 3 = Middle
Live-Modern = 4 = Darker
Live-Vintage = 5 = Darkest
In the end, everything from your fingers moving all the way around and back to the waves hitting your ears will change what the IR interacts with and what it does to the sound, as such there are no invariable ways to describe exactly what one file will do with a set of different kinds of tones and all you can do is experiment. Experimenting with a knowledge of what you're working with, a good process of elimination, and a system that makes it quick will ease the pain significantly. Taking breaks every few minutes will help it not all meld together. If one has never heard of or heard sounds from a particular cab, speaker, mic, etc, then the only thing to do is give it a whirl. Even then, these things vary in sound from unit to unit, especially the older they get.
I see a lot of guys spending a good amount of time and effort in the forums asking questions, where in the time it took to do that they may have been able to get some hands on time listening to everything and getting first hand experience rather than second hand. Discussion amongst peers is a fantastic, but sometimes that may not translate at all given the bazillion x-factors that change from that person's experience to your own. People see the colors on the canvas in different ways, and they want them to do different things for the imagery they envision. Again I think group discussion is great and this community is downright stellar, especially when going into something blind and helps to promote ideas of things to try when jumping in, and in the end it's all how you make the tools work for you. With these mix libraries I'm trying to take as much of the guesswork and tinkering out as possible, but I will never be able to do something that as-is will be perfect for everybody. I do try to get as close as I can within a reasonable amount of time and with a reasonable amount of files though.
Also, if at all possible, putting a computer somewhere in line that you can use a convolution reverb loader to rapid fire through the files is the best way to go in my opinion.
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