Tutorial Video on Cab Lab and Speaker Resonance Frequency

[Scott Peterson]

Quick Tutorial on how I use the Fractal Audio CabLab App to mix up speaker cab IR's using Own Hammer IR's and get them into the Axe-FX II. Then I highlight part of my process to dial in the Low Frequency Resonance of the speaker in the Amp to best match it.

Feel free to comment, ask questions or observations.

Have fun!

 

[TBurst Std]

Many thanks Scott!

 

[AminorZmajor]

Great video Scott! Quick question: I noticed when messing around with CabLab last night that if my OH cabs were at the default db that I was clipping a bit so I dropped them to get my mix. Does that negatively impact the tone? Should I just change the master volume instead in the amp block?

 

[javajunkie]

Great video Scott! Quick question: I noticed when messing around with CabLab last night that if my OH cabs were at the default db that I was clipping a bit so I dropped them to get my mix. Does that negatively impact the tone? Should I just change the master volume instead in the amp block?

It is overall volume not the cabs. The cabs are normalized however two in parallel can cause a big volume boost. It will not harm your tone to reduce it there. I would just turn down the amp level (not master volume). turning the master volume of the amp block up or down will likely have a significant effect on your tone.

 

[AminorZmajor]

Excellent. Thanks for the clarification and my bad regarding the amp level vs. master volume...... :stupid:

 

[Diego]

Great video Scott (as usual)

 

[SeeD]

Cool video Scott

 

[sickindian]

Scott how you're running V12 already ?? Whats new apart from sounding really good with cab lab?

 

[electronpirate]

Good stuff Scott. Thanks for doing that.

Quick note on the Deluxe portion: Sounds awesome! And this should be a template for those folks who want that 'on the edge of slightly driven' tone.

 

[iaresee]

Scott how you're running V12 already ?? Whats new apart from sounding really good with cab lab?

Ha. Sharp eye. You guys are gonna love 12.

 

[Scott Peterson]

Scott how you're running V12 already ?? Whats new apart from sounding really good with cab lab?

:shock:nightmare:

 

[Hucky]

Thanks a lot for your video, Scott! While checking out Cab Lab, I noticed, that i get "This IR is corrupt" with all the older OH stuff.
Any idea, why this is happening?

 

[Scott Peterson]

Thanks a lot for your video, Scott! While checking out Cab Lab, I noticed, that i get "This IR is corrupt" with all the older OH stuff.
Any idea, why this is happening?

I do not. I have not run across that; but my focus has been primarily on the current generation of IR's from Fractal and Own Hammer which I prefer. I'll check out the first gen IR's and see if I hit the same problems.

 

[GuitarNut]

Thanks for the Video Tutorials, they are Much appreciated.

 

[Rain]

Thank you Scott !!!!

 

[RDH]

Hey Scott You Rock!!! Thanks!!!

 

[BigD1977]

Excellent! You're making me drool in the absence of my Axe. The possibilities of tonematches along with cab emulations are particularly excellent.

Just a quick tip (not a criticism, I hasten to add as I wouldn't have the patience to put together vids), but could you compress your vocal mic a wee bit to bring the level up? I'm straining to hear certain syllables with my old git ears.

 

[Scott Peterson]

Excellent! You're making me drool in the absence of my Axe. The possibilities of tonematches along with cab emulations are particularly excellent.

Just a quick tip (not a criticism, I hasten to add as I wouldn't have the patience to put together vids), but could you compress your vocal mic a wee bit to bring the level up? I'm straining to hear certain syllables with my old git ears.

Yea, I'll squash the piss out of the next ones. Sorry about that.

 

[Ben Randolph]

Thanks for making this video, Scott.

 

[jyflorida]

Very cool and helpful! Thank you for taking the time to do this!