Coldsummer
Experienced
......and anyone else suitably qualified to chime in!
I've just purchased cab pack 18 and am really enjoying trying out the different IR's and mixes, I'm getting some really nice warm results yet with plenty of clarity and punch. One of the main benefits I'm finding is that these IR's help some presets cut through the mix better without altering the basic tone of the preset which is really useful. I'm planning to try cab pack 8 next.
However, I've always been a bit overwhelmed by the IR thing to be honest. I think maybe it's because I've never been in a studio environment and experienced the real life practice of recording different speakers using a variety of mics and placements so it feels alien to me and I often feel that I'm shooting in the dark especially when faced with a mass of IR's and I simply don't know where to start apart from trying each one in turn. Because of this I tend to go for the custom mixes first just to narrow down the choices.
So my question is, can you give me (us) a brief summary of the characteristics of each different mic and placement, and perhaps which sounds/situations each one would suit? I know it's a huge can of worms and it can be subjective but a push in the right direction would be really helpful to me so I have some idea of a more 'informed' starting point rather than aimlessly auditioning random IR's until stumbling upon one.
I know there will be a lot of eager souls at this point just wanting to utter the immortal 'use your ears' but that really doesn't help and isn't what I'm asking.
Anyway, any helpful answers would be very appreciated!
I've just purchased cab pack 18 and am really enjoying trying out the different IR's and mixes, I'm getting some really nice warm results yet with plenty of clarity and punch. One of the main benefits I'm finding is that these IR's help some presets cut through the mix better without altering the basic tone of the preset which is really useful. I'm planning to try cab pack 8 next.
However, I've always been a bit overwhelmed by the IR thing to be honest. I think maybe it's because I've never been in a studio environment and experienced the real life practice of recording different speakers using a variety of mics and placements so it feels alien to me and I often feel that I'm shooting in the dark especially when faced with a mass of IR's and I simply don't know where to start apart from trying each one in turn. Because of this I tend to go for the custom mixes first just to narrow down the choices.
So my question is, can you give me (us) a brief summary of the characteristics of each different mic and placement, and perhaps which sounds/situations each one would suit? I know it's a huge can of worms and it can be subjective but a push in the right direction would be really helpful to me so I have some idea of a more 'informed' starting point rather than aimlessly auditioning random IR's until stumbling upon one.
I know there will be a lot of eager souls at this point just wanting to utter the immortal 'use your ears' but that really doesn't help and isn't what I'm asking.
Anyway, any helpful answers would be very appreciated!