Impulse Response VS Real Cab

[@BedroomGuitarHero]

Let me know what you think about how the IR measures up. Listening back to the video, I think there may be some detail in the sound lost to compression.

[@irmasil3]

I started playing 30 years ago...When I started back in the day, playing with pedalboards was shameful, but it was the only way to get some proper distortion and some effects through your bedroom amp (which was usually most of it bypassed-like playing through the clean channel neutral or effects return). Amps where for the pros, and us mere mortals could only dream. Fast forward, I have now all the gear I ever wanted, full tube rack setup and it sounds amazing. And people now tell me, the 5£ IR and 50£ plug in can do the same. I have some good quality plugins and Its which sound pretty good on bedroom volumes. BUT...The effect you get from playing in front of a cranked amp and a cab blowing air to your face can NEVER be replicated. Will you tell in a mix? Will you tell which is which in a "blind" test? The answer is: WHO CARES? You can tell for sure, if you are PLAYING in front of the cab or in front of some desktop speakers.

[@DVRKSHVYVN]

What I'd love to hear is mixing the both IR and real Cab signals together in a quad channel. The only pro of IR over real cabs I can think is when the IR is loaded with 2 different mics which cover a wider range of dynamics than a single mic/speaker combo. Great stuff as always!

[@BedroomGuitarHero]

Yeah for sure, but you can use multiple mics on a cab as well :p

[@DVRKSHVYVN]

@@BedroomGuitarHero True...but it's a matter of cost too! I'm not THAAT rich. yet.

[@BedroomGuitarHero]

Lemme know when you get your ssl console

[@joesmith5617]

Use the line out or fx out to ir the put it against the cab then u’ll notice a difference but it’s only on speaker selection all speakers sound different even 2 identical v30s will sound slightly different but I think with a mic there’s too many things that could go wrong to fuck your tone but with an ir it’s a capture you know sounds good

[@BedroomGuitarHero]

Yeah true, but in the grand scheme of things, there is a difference and a pretty serious one, but the goal is always basically to get the best sound you can, ie you’re not likely to go through all combinations of 10 different SM57s and V30s to get the one you think sounds marginally better than the others, you’d generally just pick you favs on your fav 4x12… or would you 🤪 But yeah this video is more about fidelity if thats the right word. Like digital shit is/was generally just less organic and deep sounding, so thats what I wanted to find out the difference in. Is the depth and richness of sound comparable