MarkStudios
Inspired
I love IRs because I cannot find (or afford lets be real xD) certain old "sounds",cabs or speakers
but this thing has been in my mind for a while...
Honestly speaking...how long until celestion pre-rola pulsonic speakers (1962 to 1973) deteriorate further until they not longer sound "good"?
How many good quality 50s/60s fender small combo amps could there possibly be out there today?
its already difficult to find a good UK 90s made V30 on its prime (used but not "too much") and they are "just" 20-30 years old in comparison
So how much time until those sounds are even more difficult or impossible to capture therefore being gone forever?
Even if you find a 70s Marshall cab 30 years from now it will not sound the "same" as the same exact cab IR captured today...
thats why I own and love a lot of IR packs because I just cannot go to the local music store and buy those cabs/speakers anymore
(and lets not even talk about vintage mics or preamps used during IR capture...)
I'm not implying that old speakers/cab are inherently better than new ones
but they are different because of the "raw" materials used are sometimes just gone.
@York Audio @ownhammer @ML SOUND LAB @Valhallir any thoughts on this matter?
but this thing has been in my mind for a while...
Honestly speaking...how long until celestion pre-rola pulsonic speakers (1962 to 1973) deteriorate further until they not longer sound "good"?
How many good quality 50s/60s fender small combo amps could there possibly be out there today?
its already difficult to find a good UK 90s made V30 on its prime (used but not "too much") and they are "just" 20-30 years old in comparison
So how much time until those sounds are even more difficult or impossible to capture therefore being gone forever?
Even if you find a 70s Marshall cab 30 years from now it will not sound the "same" as the same exact cab IR captured today...
thats why I own and love a lot of IR packs because I just cannot go to the local music store and buy those cabs/speakers anymore
(and lets not even talk about vintage mics or preamps used during IR capture...)
I'm not implying that old speakers/cab are inherently better than new ones
but they are different because of the "raw" materials used are sometimes just gone.
@York Audio @ownhammer @ML SOUND LAB @Valhallir any thoughts on this matter?
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