Are Impulse Responses Better Than Real Cabs??

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[LuisVasquezMusic]

It specially helps people like me that live in 3rd world countries where the income is not that great and the cost to import real cabinets is ridiculous.

[agentviktor]

For me the number one benefit is the cost efficiency, because having a cab, loaded with good speakers is one thing, but buying a Royer or Neumann and a better preamp costs the same as the guitar rig. With IRs you can play a lifetime for about 100 bucks.

[zeevshaff]

I agree with absolutely everything and yet after years of using ir’s and modelers I recently bought my first amp and cab (mini rectifier + matching cab) and the sound in the room (playing in a live set up) is incomparable. Literally my bands entire sound improved in an instant. I still record via Ir’s they are for sure the best way to record

[divebomb]

I've watched a few of your videos now. You are articulate, to the point, and communicate really well. Just wanted to make that known! Great job as always. Signed... a guy with 8 physical cabinets. :-)

[drlove]

I used to not get it either. One day I thought, I have these 2 great amps but I only record using plugins. Why not use my amps? Your channel and others proved to me that IR's can work. I bought a Two Notes loadbox and some IR's and haven't looked back. Later I bought a Revv G20 and it's my main amp now just because of the built in loadbox. I love the sound of a cranked cab in the room, but 90% of the time I'm using IR's and I completely agree with everything you've said 100%.

[justinlonghofer]

I built an oversized isolation box big enough for an oversized Mesa Recto 4x12 cab and mic'd it up with several mics in semi-fixed positions V30's and Eminence Legends (X pattern). Its in a closet and so I can crank any amp I have and get a consistent recordable sound. I found with IR's I was having almost too many options. So in my case less is more and it gave me a fun project to do too. I'm just analog and old-school with my tone. I have an ENGL vertical 2-12 special edition red that absolutely crushes! Something special about capturing the sound in that moment. I'm certainly not dogging on IR's...I have X50 and it kicks ass. Cheers

[igorkundovic]

I agree with you about everything you mentioned in the video, you are 100% right. However, one big and for me very important thing real cab has and IRs don't is the (hate this word, but don't know the other one for this) is the feel and direct unprocessed sound, when i feel response from my mesa cabinet that bumps directly to my chest and it is triggered from me playing and inspiring me to keep playing and writing music. That being said, i also use IRs when recording, convenience is there, no doubt.

[NickHillMakesMusic]

Yep... all the right reasons to explore Impulses. They are an amazing tool to get closer to that sound in your head. Cheers Jon!

[musicinsession]

a) This channel is one of my favourites b) everything you say I completely agree! When I discovered IR's in particular in conjunction with the Torpedo Captor and the Kemper, I never again mic'ed an amp, unless if I had a studio at my disposal. Another great thing about IR's is that you can REALLY quickly test a variety of amps and settings that would cost you a true fortune if you had to use a studio for it. Also, I now do all my guitar tracking at home and only go to the studio to do vocals and drums. Saved me £4000 on my last record!! IR's for the win! And yes, NOBODY will ever tell the difference!

[xtakerux]

I was closed minded regarding this topic, until i tried making my rig to sound better than the digital stuff, , and i failed 😐 its really hard to achieve the flexibility of digital IRs

[KK-hpbl]

thanks brother, I agree with you totally...
nice video as always 🙂🙂🙂

[anthonysilva]

I recently bought a EVH 5150iii 4x12 cabinet and a torpedo captor x . The race is on!!!

[springbreakband]

Respect to Sonic Drive for their amazing videos, endless knowledge, and information as well as this video making some great I can't help but laugh just a little at the title/concept, considering ALL the IR packs OwnHammer has for sale. Anyway, good show!

[ZaryaMain]

This video nails it. IRs make my amp sims sound much better. They sound better than any cab I can afford. They sound better than my cabs mic'd up in MUCH less time. You can easily re-amp your cab after you record something.

[WillyhoweGuitar]

You're Completely right! I absolutely love my Mesa 2x12 Recto cabinet, But for home practice I usually run IR's through my monitor speakers at home. Even when I gig, I run my Modeller>Poweramp>Mesa 2x12 for stage volume. Then I run an XLR output from my modeler with an IR straight to front of house so I know im always sounding consistent.. Sound guys love me. IR's are a life saver(Plus they dont break your back)!

[eliaskapravelos]

My apartment is on the top floor and I am in an isolated project studio room, so I get to enjoy both worlds, but the ease of use and flexibility is awesome with IRs, the fact that I can change cab sounds so quickly is great, while also being able to make my own IRs with my franken-cab 4x12 project (UK v30, G12-k100, and a greenback and Eminence DV-77 real soon to complete that) and modest mic selection.

[borhksalduero]

I am with you buddy, my neighbours agree too.
IRs have been the best upgrade for studio musicians undoubtedly!!

[jonathantrengove]

It’s a fine balance. I mike up my cab often with two different mics, none of which I can ever find IRS for, and the sound is huge and full. That room isn’t treated but with a 120W ENGL head even with the master on 4, and channel volume on 2 that’s loud. I have not been able to get IRS that sound close and that don’t need a lot of EQing in the DAW to take out the hardship frequencies. Still playing around with all options, even considering an ENGL cabloader.

[bernardomoron]

I was really considering buying the helix stomp and using IRs just as an alternative to a real amp in live situations but I live in Brazil (and not even in the big cities like Sao Paulo, it's kinda the underground scene of the underground hahaha), so most of the places we play don't even have FOH monitors and the possibility to mic cabs, so we have to play just with the sound our amps can give to the whole place. Maybe one day I will be able to use them.

[MangoOverload]

Ever since I bought a bunch of your IRs, my recordings got worlds better. I used to try and make a Randall ISO cab work in a terraced house. I don't want to bother anyone obviously, so I was apprehensive to really crank the amp even with the ISO cab (which does work great but isn't a miracle worker). I spent next to no time mic'ing the speaker up for the best result, so I'd track all the guitar parts with a sub par guitar tone and my mix would suffer in the end. I was basically swimming upstream the whole time. Now I primarily record using Neural paired with OwnHammer, my mixes are so much better. I generally start with guitar sounds, so to start with a tone I really am proud of makes blending with everything else as much less stressful process :)