Your content is a gift! I love T C products you have enlightened me about so many aspects of my plethora X5;-) I ordered it when it was first announced and waited forever. So much potential and you have opened the way. Thank you
@@Kattemageren I would think the TC could make this happen in an upgrade but I don't like the idea of giving up real estate on my plethora so I may just have to stick this thing on my board
I like it. Small and simple. It seems to have everything on board I would need. I really like what it does for acoustic guitar too. Sounded spectacular. Great review.
A very good review, simple, clear, no boring long playing. All informations that are needed to understand. I would buy at once - but not avaible at the moment.
Thanks for a great review. I've got a pedalboard that I use live. Usually, it is sent to a PowerStage 170 > 4x12 cabinet. But I'd like to be able to go direct to the house board at clubs when needed, or to a flat response powered speaker, so I don't have to carry a heavy 4x12 every time. I think this pedal is what I'm looking for to make it work.
Excellent video explaining the features 🔥 I was going to use the pedal to create mixes with a blend of guitar plugins and distortion pedal + IR tracks.
I'd love to see how this works in the effects loop of the plethora. Then one could map the effects loop to a spot on the board using any desired effect pedals. In this rig set up, it might be smarter to use a distortion at the beginning of the chain rather than in the effects loop with the IR loader.
Question… what about clean tone? Seems like not many companies making clean preamp products. I mean there’re so many guitarist not just play rock… thank you for the video!
I'm looking forward to trying it out with some 3 Sigma Acoustic IR's... they have versions that are 'tuned' for using an electric guitar (Humbuckers, Singlecoils, etc.) as the source for the IR's.... no need to take the acoustic for that *one acoustic song* anymore 🙂
Question for you. So maybe 2 or 3 drive , preamp, etc pedals before the TC IR pedal but then do you put delay and reverb or modulation pedals after it before going to your audio interface or FOH ?
That is still my preferred way of doing it, out of several, and I explore that more in depth (but sort of indirectly) in the video that's launching at 5 pm: th-cam.com/video/AJo3uv-_nTo/w-d-xo.html 👍🏻
This video was so helpful. Thank you for making. I am going to be using this to play Worship music at my church. My pedal rig is as follows. Martin D-15 into Boss Tuner, SP Compressor, MXR Analog chorus, Oceans 11 then to Amumu Glorifier Acoustic pre/DI. Where do you think the placement of the Impulse needs to be?
Nice video, but I just didn't want to know what it could do. I wanted to know if it was of good quality. Even an ugly phone can have a lot of functions :-)
Good question, unfortunately I don't know. The Plethora has a few built-in IRs already, accessible from the Global settings menu, but it does lack the flexibility of the Impulse.
@@PedalPlatform I am aware of the cab simulations that came with a fw update. Would those actually be considered an IR? Original firmware lacking cab Sims was certainly improved with added cab Sims but I think it would be a no-brainer to include and impulse feature in a further firmware update. I did appreciate the addition of a Looper however it is just so very basic that I can get the same thing out of my old flashback pedal and not lose real estate on my plethora
For acoustic guitar, this is a small fraction of the price of say a LR Baggs Voiceprint or NUX Air, although you would have to perhaps download some IR files. There are a ton of acoustic IR files out there. For instance search youtube for "acoustic IR files"
Excellent video. I am looking for a cab simulator, mainly for recording into a DAW (likely using an analog mixer patched between the IR pedal and the DAW). Are there any other IR Cab Pedals I should consider before buying one? Again, very detailed excellent video. Thanks. Phil NYC Area
Hi Phil, thank you for the kind comments. 🙏🏻 There are a few other IR pedals on the market, with different specs / price points. My two personal favourites are the Impulse and the TwoNotes Torpedo CAB M+. Very different price points, sizes, specs, etc, but both excellent. If you just need a simple pre-baked IR loader with audio in - audio out with excellent quality, you can't go wrong with the Impulse. If on the other hand you want to be able to not only load IRs but also play around with different mic positions, have XLR out, etc, then check out the CAB M+.
This looks great! I've been using IRs for years. Good to see TC doing it! I have nerdy technical questions. What processor is this using? Only 100ma and 200mS of processing is awesome! I have learned that IRs work best with a reactive load after an amp. When using IRs without an amp, a really specific EQ is required to emulate the response of an amp interacting with the cabinet- a narrow (high q) 6dB-8dB boost around 100Hz and a broad 6dB shelf around 8khz, sloping gently down. Can Impulse do that? It makes a HUGE difference. It sounds like that's what some of the "amp" IRs are doing, but it would be nice to have a tweakable way to do that, like on the Mooer Radar. Anyway, looks great, thanks!
@@jaredmacabale7285 depends on the application. I use the Radar after a preamp, with the parametric EQ set for a narrow 6dB boost at 100hz and a gentle slope up to a similar level around 10k. This emulates the curve of a tube amp interacting with a speaker. If I didn't need that feature any decent IR processor would be fine. At home I often use the old torpedo cab after a suhr reactive load. I will probably go with the TC in the future. I also have the Sonicake IR loader, and it sounds good but has almost 10 milliseconds of latency, which is noticable and annoying at times!
@@JamieTyson thank you for the insight. A lot of commenters I see have clipping issues on radar. That's why I am leaning more into Nux studio. You have same issues on radar?
@@jaredmacabale7285 thanks, hope it's helpful! Don't really have clipping problems, and the unit has good indication of input and output clipping. I guess you have to be mindful of gain staging. What signals are they feeding it? Mine sits after an all tube preamp with pretty high output, but I have it down pretty low. I do have the output on the radar down pretty low, maybe 25, but it works great. Mine is in front of delay and verb, which I run in stereo into a stereo DI to the house. We monitor with in-ears. I mention this method because I feel it's superior to using it at the end of the chain like an amp. There's nothing inherently wrong with that, but this is what I have found works best for me.
@@JamieTysonI wonder if you can even use the TC with a line level let alone speaker level, all they show is the use on a pedalboard with very low levels. Also theres no input gain dial.
Hey. Great review! Could this device be placed in an effects loop on a Quilter Superblock US pedal amp , setting the Cab Sim to FRFR? Seems like it would be a great way to expand that amp. - Thank you!
With the software, can you blend/mix the raw signal and IR signal? Say I want 50% of my original acoustic pickup signal to come through and 50% IR signal processing?
They're the best thing since sliced bread for going direct to a desk, interface, full range speakers, etc... 😁 Thank you for your continued support! 🙏🏻
Thanks. Isn't it strange to put the IR simu (= the cab) before the amp in the JOYO example ? I am lost in this virtual world where I can over virtualize everything and play music in my 2x3x2 home box ;)
Strange it may be, but you’d be surprised how well this works into practice amps. I came to think of it as a severely finely stamped eq with booster. Try it out in all sorts of spots in the signal chain. You’d be so surprised.
I apologize, I believe the way I labeled the text at the top from left to right wasn't the best choice... need to remember that for next time. The Joyo is indeed before the Impulse, as the signal is flowing right to left, in typical pedal fashion! 🙏🏻 Sorry!
@@PedalPlatform No pb, so this Impulse pedal accepts, in input, the level of the Joyo ? I don't know it but it seems to be an amp guitar pedal which outputs directly in guitar cabs with high power ?
The Zip Amp is just an overdrive pedal, but the name is very misleading. It gets quite loud for a pedal, but it's not capable of driving speakers 😄 And no, the Impulse wouldn't be able to accept that type of level anyway, it would probably fry the pedal 🤐
Hello there Thanks for the nice review? My question is I am using a Input and output Buffer pedal, should i put this pedal before the output Buffer or after the output Buffer pedal? Thanks
Hi, thx for the video! In the 1st example, I see it works fine and that's how I ' d like to use it.. But the output of the Captor is balanced and the input of TC is unbalanced,right?? Are you going straight into the DI of the interface??
Hi! The input is unbalanced, but you can use it with the Captor without a problem. It won't have the same noise rejection capability as a purely balanced connection, but I haven't found it to be an issue. And yes, I'm going straight to the interface in this case :)
So I’m looking to get a pedal to load some IRs I have of the Midiverb II since they’ve gone up in price recently and I’m curious to see how it would sound, however since this pedal doesn’t really have a on/off or bypass mode, would it be possible to load a “blank” IR to bypass it in my chain? Any advice welcome
You can bypass it, you just lose the ability to switch between two IRs A/B on a single tap. Press and hold the footswitch and it toggles between A/B mode and regular bypass mode. 👍🏻
You can absolutely use this pedal, but you don't need to bypass the preamp section: the Impulse will work as a cabinet simulator for the ME-80's built-in preamps, giving you a lot of flexibility when choosing emulated speaker types. By the way, and I'm not sure you knew this, but the ME-80 also has a built-in cabinet simulator. If you insert a dummy plug such as an headphone adapter on the record output, it'll activate the cab sim on the the regular outputs, and you can go straight to the PA with it. I'm not sure how good the internal cab sim will be, but it might good enough for your purposes :)
@@PedalPlatform thanks so much for the quick response! One last question, in an acoustic set up would the Impulse IR offer reverb selections presets only or I could play with the reverbs? And if I were to use a soft boost, do you plug the boost after the Impulse and into the board?
Sorry for this late one, got a bit busy yesterday! 😬 The Impulse doesn't offer reverb presets, but it does offer some acoustic guitar impulse responses that mostly modify the body resonance response to help with piezo pickups. And in an acoustic guitar situation with a boost, I'd keep the Impulse before the boost :) Hope it helps
Another fantastic video!!! Can you confirm the power requirements for this thing? I've got the Mooer Radar now and it's fine but it needs a 12V 1A (1000mA) power supply. So I've split the incoming power on my board and stuffed the Mooer wallwart under there. It's not cool. I'd far prefer something that can easily use my existing pedal power supplies (TrueTone, VooDoo labs, etc)
What I meant is that it will accept 16, 24, and 32 bits fixed point (PCM), and 32 bits floating point .wav files, without the user having to worry about converting, truncating, etc. What it does internally is its own business. 😉😁
Hi there! Ik would like to use the impulse to record at home or do rehearsals on a behringer xr18. Is this good enough to replace a real amplifier or do I need to have a preamp pedal also on the pedalboard? Thanks
Assuming you already have overdrive / distortion pedals on your board, you can use the "pedal platform" impulse responses to shape the sound, and that could be enough. In that case I'd still recommend experimenting with setting up a very light compressor either right before or after the Impulse, to provide a bit of "sag" to the tone - otherwise you get a very direct, "solid state like" response that might not be to your liking. Either way, I still prefer to use a preamp style pedal for what I consider to be my best results. 😄
@@PedalPlatform many thanks! Meanwhile I bought one. According to the manual: IR 13 - 20 are PEDAL PLATFORM IRs, lovingly designed by the TC Engineers to provide a complete pedal platform for your pedalboard. PEDAL PLATFORM IRs consist of a clean amp and a cab sim together to transform your pedalboard into a DI ready guitar rig. No preamps necessary. -> however the distortion not sounds great, it works enough for rehearsal or home stuff.
Great video man ! What is the signal chain when recording exactly? Can you just plug your head directly into the pedal then the pedal directly into your audio interface? Or do you need some kind of di loadbox? Can't seem to find the answer nowhere
Thank you! 🙏🏻 And you *always* need a load box with the Impulse, if your amp doesn't provide one already. The Impulse is an instrument / line level device, if you plug your speaker output directly without a load box you might damage your amp, the Impulse, or both. My preferred signal path is guitar -> pedals -> amp -> load box (I use the torpedo captor) -> load box line out to Impulse -> optional delays / reverbs -> audio interface.
Not meant for that. The TRS output jack is a balanced output (= like XLR but it's a TRS jack connector). It's not a stereo output. UPDATE: No it's most probably not a balanced output but just a mono output (as indicated by another TH-cam reviewer).
@@isaacandhismusic1153 Hi Isaac, actually the "balanced output" info was never confirmed and it's most probably just a mono output. So I think you can plug headphones in it and check for yourself if the volume is loud enough. It isn't designed for this and the only volume you should change is the output going into the input of your Impulse pedal. It might do the trick.
The Captor acts as a load box for the Marshall amp and converts the output into line level for the Impulse. That way I don't blow up the output transformer on the Marshall (never run a tube amp without a speaker / load!), and I don't fry the Impulse by running speaker level signal into it :)
@@PedalPlatform thank you so much for the info. which one do u think better as an impulse loader to give authentic external ir tone in between mooer radar n tc electronic's impulse loader?
I have the Mooer Radar which can go up to 44.1 KhZ on the sampling rate, what does the Impulse go up to? Is that related to what level of the MS of the IR that the pedal can reproduce? Trying to figure out if this would be an upgrade or if I should just hold out for an Iridium down the line.
Hi Peter, sorry I didn't make it very clear, my bad... you don't need to do anything specific: just select the IR you want to use with the arrow buttons, then tap the footswitch, select another one, and that's it. The Impulse will remember the last one you were using on each slot. 😁
They are useful, yes! But you might still want to add a compressor before the Impulse, or a very light overdrive, because the response is linear, without sag or anything of the sort.
@@PedalPlatform So you mean we can imitate sag with a compressor ? Should we then add the compressor pedal before or after a distorsion pedal (in order to imitate a good amp) ? Thanks for your feedback !!
@@PedalPlatform Awesome!! Thanks a lot, I will try that. Placing the compressor after may actually also solve the issues with distorsion pedals that include a gate.
This is super helpful! What PC OS is the software compatible with? I have some acoustic IRs I'm partial to. I could conceivably use this instead of my Plethora with a couple choice analog pedals for an even smaller footprint.
I'm not sure, but I can't see why it wouldn't... I've only tried it under Windows 10 so far, but I don't think it uses any specific features that wouldn't be found on Windows 8. I'll try asking around though.
@@PedalPlatform Great, thank you. After years of using Line 6 Variax with Workbench, Yamaha updated their software to W10 only. End of an era for me. That pushed me into Plethora and away from digital guitars. 😁
I' not expert and don't fully understand : I'd like to use my amp and my pedalboard with my PC. Can I go : guitar > pedalboard > amp head > TC Impulse > my PC (I usually use Reaper and BIAS FX) ?
The Impulse does not replace a physical speaker, it is not a load box. Don't feed your 100W Marshall into it. You don't want to. Trust me. You will have to load down the amp first just like in the video - done with a captor 8.
Not necessarily dumb! IRs are mostly used to emulate speaker cabinets, which you don't need if you're already playing through one with your combo amp. But you can also find IRs to do other stuff, such as the acoustic guitar IRs, that will tweak your guitar sound if you plug it in somewhere else in the signal chain 😃 So... not dumb if you want to go that route 😉
@@PedalPlatform oH! I see. too bad. Maybe if we organized a trucker convoy protest, they would change that, and extend the ms limit in the future, with somekind of a firmware update? hehehe
🤣 The main problem with extending the limit would be the processing power required to keep the latency down enough to still be usable as a guitar pedal. This is one of those areas in which there really is no such thing as a free lunch...
@@PedalPlatform I see .... If this hasn't the power, it hasn't the power. I imagine there are other pedals that do. I remember a specific one that DID reverb IR's but I can't remember its' name. I don't even know if the company is still around.
It remembers the last IR you used in each slot, so you just need to switch to slot A, pick an IR, switch to slot B, pick another one, and that's it. If you want to change them at any point, it's the same process: switch, pick, done.
@@PedalPlatform I figured it out….you switch to A or B with the footswitch. Then use the nav buttons to dial up an IR. Then hold the nav button down, and hold the footswitch down for about 5 seconds. Then release them both and the IR is saved to A (or B).
You don't need to hold anything down... you only need to hold the footswitch down to toggle between A/B and Bypass mode. The IRs are loaded and "stored" to the slots the moment you pick them with the navigation buttons. 👍🏻
I have Cinders overdrive and Wire Tap recorder of tc electronic. If I put Impulse after the Cinders and before the Wire Tap, do I have a good recording?
When the WireTap converts the WAV to MP3 (to send to the app) it already applies a cabsim. So if you just want a nice MP3, you don't need an additional cab sim. However if you absolutely need the WAV file, yes you can do that (by choosing one of the "AMP" IRs on the TC Impulse).
Ok, I don't know about the MP3 of the App. Becouse it is cool to record without that I connect the pedalbord to audio interface and PC....But to improve the quality of the recording?
@@acnof Yes, install the WireTap app if you haven't. You can upload the loops from the pedal to your phone (it often fails when the audio is longer than a minute) and then on your phone you will find the MP3s. Actually I don't remember if the conversion to MP3 happens on the pedal or in the app so you can connect your computer to the pedal with the USB cabel to verify the content of the pedal.
@@tanguydelooz2881 Yes I use the app but I don't know that when the Wire Tap converts the wav to mp3 it applies a cabsim. But to have a recording like with a sound card what can I buy?
@@acnof Yes, I think it does apply a cabsim otherwise all these MP3 files would sound like crap on the app. (Moreover you can share the MP3 with the app.) Try it, then you will know. Otherwise any pedal that has a "speak simulation" or "mix" output will do. There are so many options that I can't suggest which one would suit you most, if you actually need it. Hope this helps.
Instrument / line should be fine, and you can use the level knob to keep your interface running nice and clean without pushing the preamps too hard or clipping the inputs. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Terror Stamp cab sim out already has an impulse response. No way to turn it off. It probably wouldn’t sound so good stacking up multiple IR’s. Worth trying anyway.
The Impulse isn't a load box, so don't use the Speaker Output on the Terror Stamp as that might destroy the Impulse. As Felipe replied though, the Terror Stamp already has cab sim, so I don't know what the results would be using that output, but might be worth a try.
@@PedalPlatform there is an emulated out and a line out that you can use if you don't like the emulated output. I was under the impression that you could go from line out to ir to Foh. I am aware of the fact that you must have a load but thought that was what the stamp was built for.
@@PedalPlatform This is exactly what the directions to the terror stamp say "the send jack output on the fx loop can also be used as a line out without cab sim, if the terror stamp is being used as a preamp on a pedal board with no speaker connected. I'm assuming I can go from the line out to the impulse di to FOH. Am I correct? Any help would be greatly appreciated.
@@PedalPlatform Is it better sounding than the Digitech CabDryVR ? I have that one and am very disappointed. It just sounds like to much frequencies are taken off. I prefer the analog mix output of the BadMonkey by far. (For usage without amp and just compressors, drive and reverb pedals.) The A/B mode on the Pulse is very clever. Because what would be the use of turning it off ? Maybe to play clean actually.
Not typically, unless you have an IR that aims to modify the sound of your guitar, such as the acoustic guitar IRs I demo. If you're using the speaker cabinet simulator IRs, you should use this either after a loadbox connected to the speaker out of the amp (always AFTER the loadbox).
Good question: it's so low an unnoticeable I've never even had the curiosity to measure it... 😬 As an educated guess, I'd put it at roughly 1 ms, but I'll have to confirm that at some point.
@@tenderstems Sorry, I just checked on the official product page and in the manual and I didn't find any mention of of a balanced TRS output. It's probably just a TS mono output. So the easiest is to have a small mixing console (with headphones out) to plug in, with other audio devices, so you can have the same setup at home as at a venue or rehearsal.
I really don't know but wouldn't that be the inverse of the latency ? And if you calculate 1 / latency, with the known latency, does it give you a good rate ?
HI! I would like to ask. I am not sure I am clear with the benefits what it offers. Does IR also mean that I dont need an amp&cab sim pedal if I just want to go straight to a PA, or to an interface? For electric guitars: I place it at the end my chain (on a regular pedalboard) and that it is, or I miss sg and I always need need an amp sim somewhere in the chain. Thx!
@@tanguydelooz2881 i am trying to choose between radar, tc impulse, and nux mini studio? Which would you suggest. And durability is a major factor for me
@@jaredmacabale7285 Best would be for you to try them and check if you dig the digital aspect. TC has generally a good audio fidelity. I never tried Nux but the interface seems practical. Otherwise there's still second hand Digitech Screemin Blues pedals for 40eur with analog mix output. Otherwise a Helix multieffect might be the cheapest/simplest/good quality solution if you haven't bought any pedal yet.
its nice but really it appears to be different EQ curves... that would end up endlessly tweaking and comparing and wasting time.. im sure its great but what is the RIGHT sound? hard to tell once your ears start to compare such small differences in tone. endless tweaking
Good video except for 1 thing......The best way of assessing these IR pedals, and IR plugins, is to A/B them against the real speakers in cabs. That cannot be done on youtube cos youtube makes everything sound the same and is useless for any tone comparisons. You have to do it live yourself. I have not A/B'ed actual cabs against the Impulse but I have for Captor X, and some IR plugins. Outcome for all my A/Bs has been always poor for the IRs. Real cabs poo on IR and it gets worse as you increase volume. With the Impluse, when you start adding more digital conversions with a Captor X in the chain also, you're degrading the original analog tone with each new device you add to the chain. For this reason I avoid all IRs and a-d-a conversions. I stay analog as much as possible and mic real cabs :)
@@PedalPlatform hahaha no problem if you use modern Mesa Boogie amps that have both variable wattage and great master volume dials. I also have a Fryette Power Station 2 :)
@@PedalPlatform ok yes my mistake there. . But is Captor 8 100% transparent in not effecting base amp tone? Every new thing you add to a chain you increase the risk :)
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Your content is a gift! I love T C products you have enlightened me about so many aspects of my plethora X5;-) I ordered it when it was first announced and waited forever. So much potential and you have opened the way. Thank you
Is this something that may be coming to the plethora with a firmware update?
@@terrysettle9669 who knows. Vintage Echo was added in a fw update for plethora a short while ago
@@Kattemageren I would think the TC could make this happen in an upgrade but I don't like the idea of giving up real estate on my plethora so I may just have to stick this thing on my board
Thank you so much for your kind comments! 🙏🏻
I like it. Small and simple. It seems to have everything on board I would need. I really like what it does for acoustic guitar too. Sounded spectacular. Great review.
Thank you, glad you like it! 🙏🏻
This is the video that sold me. Far better than the TC release video!!! Thank you so much bro!!
Thank you Artie! 🙏🏻
I just bought this pedal. I can't wait to test it out this weekend.
Hope you have fun with it!
A very good review, simple, clear, no boring long playing. All informations that are needed to understand. I would buy at once - but not avaible at the moment.
I love that you have a Captor 8 in your chain because this setup is damn near exactly what I'll be using, signal chain-wise. Thank you!
The fact that this has snake on it and is a pretty cool speaker emulator sells it for me.
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Please do this vs Mooer Radar. Many thanks man.
Yes, please
Radar has a headphone out so that wins.
@@isaacandhismusic1153 and the sounds quality of those two?
I believe the Radar sounds better and Moore believable (LOL)
Radar uses 12v adapter power supply while TC uses 9v. Radar has better EQ but I believe you can load more IR's on TC.
Thanks for a great review. I've got a pedalboard that I use live. Usually, it is sent to a PowerStage 170 > 4x12 cabinet. But I'd like to be able to go direct to the house board at clubs when needed, or to a flat response powered speaker, so I don't have to carry a heavy 4x12 every time. I think this pedal is what I'm looking for to make it work.
Excellent video explaining the features 🔥 I was going to use the pedal to create mixes with a blend of guitar plugins and distortion pedal + IR tracks.
Great work of Art !
Does someone know about the latency of this pedal?
Thanks for the extensive demo 🙌 !! And now: goodbye to a truckful of cabs...?? 🤔😵🚚🔇
Its also exactly the same enclose and interface as the new Ditto+ Looper just with a red paint job.
Game is most important !!!! great rev.
I'd love to see how this works in the effects loop of the plethora. Then one could map the effects loop to a spot on the board using any desired effect pedals. In this rig set up, it might be smarter to use a distortion at the beginning of the chain rather than in the effects loop with the IR loader.
GameChanger pedal and video! Enjoyed it a lot! Instant like and sub. So it's not just for cab IR's I hope, right? Can I load my fave guitar tone?
Question… what about clean tone? Seems like not many companies making clean preamp products. I mean there’re so many guitarist not just play rock… thank you for the video!
Great presentation!
I'm looking forward to trying it out with some 3 Sigma Acoustic IR's... they have versions that are 'tuned' for using an electric guitar (Humbuckers, Singlecoils, etc.) as the source for the IR's.... no need to take the acoustic for that *one acoustic song* anymore 🙂
Great Review my friend. I subscribed!
Awesome, thank you!
Thanks for your review, really good!
Glad you liked it!
Question for you. So maybe 2 or 3 drive , preamp, etc pedals before the TC IR pedal but then do you put delay and reverb or modulation pedals after it before going to your audio interface or FOH ?
That is still my preferred way of doing it, out of several, and I explore that more in depth (but sort of indirectly) in the video that's launching at 5 pm: th-cam.com/video/AJo3uv-_nTo/w-d-xo.html 👍🏻
This video was so helpful. Thank you for making. I am going to be using this to play Worship music at my church. My pedal rig is as follows. Martin D-15 into Boss Tuner, SP Compressor, MXR Analog chorus, Oceans 11 then to Amumu Glorifier Acoustic pre/DI. Where do you think the placement of the Impulse needs to be?
If the intent is to use the acoustic guitar IRs, I'd place it close to the beginning of the chain, probably right after the tuner. 👍🏻
Nice video, but I just didn't want to know what it could do. I wanted to know if it was of good quality. Even an ugly phone can have a lot of functions :-)
Is this something that might show up in a firmware update for the plethora X5?🤔
Good question, unfortunately I don't know. The Plethora has a few built-in IRs already, accessible from the Global settings menu, but it does lack the flexibility of the Impulse.
@@PedalPlatform I am aware of the cab simulations that came with a fw update. Would those actually be considered an IR? Original firmware lacking cab Sims was certainly improved with added cab Sims but I think it would be a no-brainer to include and impulse feature in a further firmware update. I did appreciate the addition of a Looper however it is just so very basic that I can get the same thing out of my old flashback pedal and not lose real estate on my plethora
For acoustic guitar, this is a small fraction of the price of say a LR Baggs Voiceprint or NUX Air, although you would have to perhaps download some IR files. There are a ton of acoustic IR files out there. For instance search youtube for "acoustic IR files"
It's a nice alternative for sure. What you don't get in control, you make up for in versatility. 😁
Great review.! Is it possible to adjust the level of the IR? Ex. 70% IR and 30% raw input?
thank you , this was verry usefull for me
Excellent video.
I am looking for a cab simulator, mainly for recording into a DAW (likely using an analog mixer patched between the IR pedal and the DAW). Are there any other IR Cab Pedals I should consider before buying one?
Again, very detailed excellent video. Thanks.
Phil
NYC Area
Hi Phil, thank you for the kind comments. 🙏🏻 There are a few other IR pedals on the market, with different specs / price points. My two personal favourites are the Impulse and the TwoNotes Torpedo CAB M+. Very different price points, sizes, specs, etc, but both excellent. If you just need a simple pre-baked IR loader with audio in - audio out with excellent quality, you can't go wrong with the Impulse. If on the other hand you want to be able to not only load IRs but also play around with different mic positions, have XLR out, etc, then check out the CAB M+.
@@PedalPlatform I'll check it (CAB M+) out and keep you posted. Thanks for that info. appreciated.
Phil
You're welcome!
Should look at a Moore Radar, similar to the TCE but better I think.
This looks great! I've been using IRs for years. Good to see TC doing it! I have nerdy technical questions. What processor is this using? Only 100ma and 200mS of processing is awesome! I have learned that IRs work best with a reactive load after an amp. When using IRs without an amp, a really specific EQ is required to emulate the response of an amp interacting with the cabinet- a narrow (high q) 6dB-8dB boost around 100Hz and a broad 6dB shelf around 8khz, sloping gently down. Can Impulse do that? It makes a HUGE difference. It sounds like that's what some of the "amp" IRs are doing, but it would be nice to have a tweakable way to do that, like on the Mooer Radar. Anyway, looks great, thanks!
Which do you prefer? Mooer radar, nux solid studio or this?
@@jaredmacabale7285 depends on the application. I use the Radar after a preamp, with the parametric EQ set for a narrow 6dB boost at 100hz and a gentle slope up to a similar level around 10k. This emulates the curve of a tube amp interacting with a speaker. If I didn't need that feature any decent IR processor would be fine. At home I often use the old torpedo cab after a suhr reactive load. I will probably go with the TC in the future. I also have the Sonicake IR loader, and it sounds good but has almost 10 milliseconds of latency, which is noticable and annoying at times!
@@JamieTyson thank you for the insight. A lot of commenters I see have clipping issues on radar. That's why I am leaning more into Nux studio. You have same issues on radar?
@@jaredmacabale7285 thanks, hope it's helpful! Don't really have clipping problems, and the unit has good indication of input and output clipping. I guess you have to be mindful of gain staging. What signals are they feeding it? Mine sits after an all tube preamp with pretty high output, but I have it down pretty low. I do have the output on the radar down pretty low, maybe 25, but it works great. Mine is in front of delay and verb, which I run in stereo into a stereo DI to the house. We monitor with in-ears. I mention this method because I feel it's superior to using it at the end of the chain like an amp. There's nothing inherently wrong with that, but this is what I have found works best for me.
@@JamieTysonI wonder if you can even use the TC with a line level let alone speaker level, all they show is the use on a pedalboard with very low levels. Also theres no input gain dial.
Hey. Great review! Could this device be placed in an effects loop on a Quilter Superblock US pedal amp , setting the Cab Sim to FRFR? Seems like it would be a great way to expand that amp. - Thank you!
With the software, can you blend/mix the raw signal and IR signal? Say I want 50% of my original acoustic pickup signal to come through and 50% IR signal processing?
good vid m8 , Bang on
Emily Hopkins needs to try this pedal!
Great, as always ... 👍
Thank you! Cheers!
Great vid. Straight into the info. No yada yada yada!
Thanks Andy 🙏🏻
I'm so impressed, and don't even know what an Impulse Response is. Must research.
They're the best thing since sliced bread for going direct to a desk, interface, full range speakers, etc... 😁 Thank you for your continued support! 🙏🏻
Thanks.
Isn't it strange to put the IR simu (= the cab) before the amp in the JOYO example ?
I am lost in this virtual world where I can over virtualize everything and play music in my 2x3x2 home box ;)
Strange it may be, but you’d be surprised how well this works into practice amps. I came to think of it as a severely finely stamped eq with booster. Try it out in all sorts of spots in the signal chain. You’d be so surprised.
I apologize, I believe the way I labeled the text at the top from left to right wasn't the best choice... need to remember that for next time. The Joyo is indeed before the Impulse, as the signal is flowing right to left, in typical pedal fashion! 🙏🏻 Sorry!
@@PedalPlatform No pb, so this Impulse pedal accepts, in input, the level of the Joyo ? I don't know it but it seems to be an amp guitar pedal which outputs directly in guitar cabs with high power ?
The Zip Amp is just an overdrive pedal, but the name is very misleading. It gets quite loud for a pedal, but it's not capable of driving speakers 😄 And no, the Impulse wouldn't be able to accept that type of level anyway, it would probably fry the pedal 🤐
Do i need preamp pedal for this?
Hello there
Thanks for the nice review? My question is I am using a Input and output Buffer pedal, should i put this pedal before the output Buffer or after the output Buffer pedal? Thanks
It should be fine in either position, but try it and see if it makes a difference with your particular rig.
... if only for your sense of humor (wish more reviews were done this way!).
Thank you 🙏🏻😃
Good video nice work !!
This could work putting it at the return of a practice amp?
How is this powered? 9 volt battery? AC adapter only? Thanks.
Hi, thx for the video! In the 1st example, I see it works fine and that's how I ' d like to use it.. But the output of the Captor is balanced and the input of TC is unbalanced,right?? Are you going straight into the DI of the interface??
Hi! The input is unbalanced, but you can use it with the Captor without a problem. It won't have the same noise rejection capability as a purely balanced connection, but I haven't found it to be an issue. And yes, I'm going straight to the interface in this case :)
So I’m looking to get a pedal to load some IRs I have of the Midiverb II since they’ve gone up in price recently and I’m curious to see how it would sound, however since this pedal doesn’t really have a on/off or bypass mode, would it be possible to load a “blank” IR to bypass it in my chain?
Any advice welcome
You can bypass it, you just lose the ability to switch between two IRs A/B on a single tap. Press and hold the footswitch and it toggles between A/B mode and regular bypass mode. 👍🏻
@@PedalPlatformawesome thanks!
I allows you to play Snake? I'm getting the pedal!
Some decisions are easy that way 🤣
Well.... What a cut pedal....
Great video, again 😊
I love cut petals! I'm waiting for the Ginsu 3
🤗🤗🤗
Thanks again! 😁
Thanks for the video. Could I use this pedal and bypass the pre amp section of a Boss ME-80 to go straight into a PA?
You can absolutely use this pedal, but you don't need to bypass the preamp section: the Impulse will work as a cabinet simulator for the ME-80's built-in preamps, giving you a lot of flexibility when choosing emulated speaker types.
By the way, and I'm not sure you knew this, but the ME-80 also has a built-in cabinet simulator. If you insert a dummy plug such as an headphone adapter on the record output, it'll activate the cab sim on the the regular outputs, and you can go straight to the PA with it. I'm not sure how good the internal cab sim will be, but it might good enough for your purposes :)
@@PedalPlatform thanks so much for the quick response!
One last question, in an acoustic set up would the Impulse IR offer reverb selections presets only or I could play with the reverbs? And if I were to use a soft boost, do you plug the boost after the Impulse and into the board?
Sorry for this late one, got a bit busy yesterday! 😬 The Impulse doesn't offer reverb presets, but it does offer some acoustic guitar impulse responses that mostly modify the body resonance response to help with piezo pickups. And in an acoustic guitar situation with a boost, I'd keep the Impulse before the boost :) Hope it helps
The only thing is lacking for me is the xlr out
hi! the tc electronic IR loader can mix/blend between the original signal and the IR or it's only can "on/off" the IR? thanks you!
Hi! Only on/off, no blend 👍🏻
Top end sounded raspy and cold. I like the Mooer Radar better.
Another fantastic video!!! Can you confirm the power requirements for this thing? I've got the Mooer Radar now and it's fine but it needs a 12V 1A (1000mA) power supply. So I've split the incoming power on my board and stuffed the Mooer wallwart under there. It's not cool. I'd far prefer something that can easily use my existing pedal power supplies (TrueTone, VooDoo labs, etc)
It runs off a 9V power supply 😉As long as you feed it 100 mA or more, it's happy. 😉
@@PedalPlatform thank you!! Goodbye Mooer Radar.
I had no idea Daniel Lanois had a twin! 😉
Tell me if I'm wrong, but I feel like I could achieve all this with a 10 band EQ pedal...no?
An IR is like an eq. curve with thousands of bands vs. 10 - big difference!
@@christianboddum8783 Ohh….I see, well if that’s the case I understand the difference (and all the fuss about IRs) thanks!
amazing thanks for sharing😀
6:33 it’s 24-bits uncompressed. 32 bits will be compressed to 24-bits. Correct me if I am wrong.
What I meant is that it will accept 16, 24, and 32 bits fixed point (PCM), and 32 bits floating point .wav files, without the user having to worry about converting, truncating, etc. What it does internally is its own business. 😉😁
@@PedalPlatform I guess it doesn’t really matter. Unless it’ll distort with lower bits?
Hi there! Ik would like to use the impulse to record at home or do rehearsals on a behringer xr18. Is this good enough to replace a real amplifier or do I need to have a preamp pedal also on the pedalboard? Thanks
Assuming you already have overdrive / distortion pedals on your board, you can use the "pedal platform" impulse responses to shape the sound, and that could be enough. In that case I'd still recommend experimenting with setting up a very light compressor either right before or after the Impulse, to provide a bit of "sag" to the tone - otherwise you get a very direct, "solid state like" response that might not be to your liking.
Either way, I still prefer to use a preamp style pedal for what I consider to be my best results. 😄
@@PedalPlatform many thanks! Meanwhile I bought one. According to the manual: IR 13 - 20 are PEDAL PLATFORM IRs, lovingly designed by the TC Engineers to provide a complete pedal platform for your pedalboard.
PEDAL PLATFORM IRs consist of a clean amp and a cab sim together to transform your pedalboard into a DI ready guitar rig. No preamps necessary. -> however the distortion not sounds great, it works enough for rehearsal or home stuff.
Great video man ! What is the signal chain when recording exactly? Can you just plug your head directly into the pedal then the pedal directly into your audio interface? Or do you need some kind of di loadbox? Can't seem to find the answer nowhere
Thank you! 🙏🏻 And you *always* need a load box with the Impulse, if your amp doesn't provide one already. The Impulse is an instrument / line level device, if you plug your speaker output directly without a load box you might damage your amp, the Impulse, or both.
My preferred signal path is guitar -> pedals -> amp -> load box (I use the torpedo captor) -> load box line out to Impulse -> optional delays / reverbs -> audio interface.
@@PedalPlatform Thank you so much for your quick answer my friend ! Couldn't be more clear than that ! Have a good one 🙌🏻
Can you plug headphones straight to the out jack and use it with headphones
Not meant for that. The TRS output jack is a balanced output (= like XLR but it's a TRS jack connector). It's not a stereo output. UPDATE: No it's most probably not a balanced output but just a mono output (as indicated by another TH-cam reviewer).
@@tanguydelooz2881 they really dropped the ball their. This thing seems perfect for a headphone practice rig
@@isaacandhismusic1153 Hi Isaac, actually the "balanced output" info was never confirmed and it's most probably just a mono output.
So I think you can plug headphones in it and check for yourself if the volume is loud enough.
It isn't designed for this and the only volume you should change is the output going into the input of your Impulse pedal. It might do the trick.
very nice demo.what is the use of torpedo captor 8 in here?
The Captor acts as a load box for the Marshall amp and converts the output into line level for the Impulse. That way I don't blow up the output transformer on the Marshall (never run a tube amp without a speaker / load!), and I don't fry the Impulse by running speaker level signal into it :)
@@PedalPlatform thank you so much for the info. which one do u think better as an impulse loader to give authentic external ir tone in between mooer radar n tc electronic's impulse loader?
I don't have personal experience with the Mooer, but going by specs alone, I'd choose the Impulse.
How do you do a factory reset on the impulse?
It's in the video, look for the "mayday" chapter. 👍🏻
I have the Mooer Radar which can go up to 44.1 KhZ on the sampling rate, what does the Impulse go up to? Is that related to what level of the MS of the IR that the pedal can reproduce? Trying to figure out if this would be an upgrade or if I should just hold out for an Iridium down the line.
Same! My Mooer is collecting dust though
I like the Radar a lot. It can do many things.
One thing I missed in your otherwise great review is an explanation of how you choose which IRs to store in the A and B slot?
Hi Peter, sorry I didn't make it very clear, my bad... you don't need to do anything specific: just select the IR you want to use with the arrow buttons, then tap the footswitch, select another one, and that's it. The Impulse will remember the last one you were using on each slot. 😁
@@PedalPlatform ok, great, thanks a lot! 😄👍
Can it load reverb IRs?
So I plug this to line out of my amp and then I can record it to audio interface?
Would also be nice to hear the pedal platform settings without any pedals. Are these useful as a clean sound, adding dirt via pedals?
They are useful, yes! But you might still want to add a compressor before the Impulse, or a very light overdrive, because the response is linear, without sag or anything of the sort.
@@PedalPlatform So you mean we can imitate sag with a compressor ? Should we then add the compressor pedal before or after a distorsion pedal (in order to imitate a good amp) ? Thanks for your feedback !!
@@tanguydelooz2881 Yup :) Personally I'd place it after the distortion to emulate the saggy response of a cranked power amp. 👍🏻
@@PedalPlatform Awesome!! Thanks a lot, I will try that. Placing the compressor after may actually also solve the issues with distorsion pedals that include a gate.
Can you load ir's into this from android? And can I use its own amp head similar with my impulse responses?
I'm a little confused. Is there different amp models in this pedal or only speaker ir models? Do we still need a amp modeler to go into this? Thanks!
This is super helpful! What PC OS is the software compatible with? I have some acoustic IRs I'm partial to.
I could conceivably use this instead of my Plethora with a couple choice analog pedals for an even smaller footprint.
Mac and Windows! Both work the same way, drag and drop, rename and reorder if needed, good to go!
@@PedalPlatform Thank you! Windows 8?
I'm not sure, but I can't see why it wouldn't... I've only tried it under Windows 10 so far, but I don't think it uses any specific features that wouldn't be found on Windows 8. I'll try asking around though.
@@PedalPlatform Great, thank you.
After years of using Line 6 Variax with Workbench, Yamaha updated their software to W10 only. End of an era for me. That pushed me into Plethora and away from digital guitars. 😁
Aww man, that sucks... I still have my Variax in the corner... 😉
the pedal must to be with a 9v power supply to load impulses or just the usb cable?
I' not expert and don't fully understand : I'd like to use my amp and my pedalboard with my PC.
Can I go : guitar > pedalboard > amp head > TC Impulse > my PC (I usually use Reaper and BIAS FX) ?
The Impulse does not replace a physical speaker, it is not a load box. Don't feed your 100W Marshall into it. You don't want to. Trust me. You will have to load down the amp first just like in the video - done with a captor 8.
Does it has any srv IRs? Srv speakers simulations
Can I plug this into my combo amp or is it a dumb idea ?
Not necessarily dumb! IRs are mostly used to emulate speaker cabinets, which you don't need if you're already playing through one with your combo amp. But you can also find IRs to do other stuff, such as the acoustic guitar IRs, that will tweak your guitar sound if you plug it in somewhere else in the signal chain 😃 So... not dumb if you want to go that route 😉
Is this TonePrint compatible, and are there any 10s and 15s for bass?
Can I ask a probably dumb question? What about reverb IR's? If it doesn't have any preloaded ones .....I can load my own right?
It's not dumb 😉 You can load your own IRs, but the Impulse truncates the IR length to 200 ms, which makes it way too short to be used for reverb IRs.
@@PedalPlatform oH! I see. too bad. Maybe if we organized a trucker convoy protest, they would change that, and extend the ms limit in the future, with somekind of a firmware update? hehehe
🤣 The main problem with extending the limit would be the processing power required to keep the latency down enough to still be usable as a guitar pedal. This is one of those areas in which there really is no such thing as a free lunch...
@@PedalPlatform I see .... If this hasn't the power, it hasn't the power. I imagine there are other pedals that do. I remember a specific one that DID reverb IR's but I can't remember its' name. I don't even know if the company is still around.
pity the didn't make it stereo...
It's easy to use but how do you store an Impulse to the A slot or to the B slot? (so I can use it in A/B mode with the two I want to use?)
It remembers the last IR you used in each slot, so you just need to switch to slot A, pick an IR, switch to slot B, pick another one, and that's it. If you want to change them at any point, it's the same process: switch, pick, done.
@@PedalPlatform yes but how do you “pick” the IR.
@@PedalPlatform I figured it out….you switch to A or B with the footswitch. Then use the nav buttons to dial up an IR. Then hold the nav button down, and hold the footswitch down for about 5 seconds. Then release them both and the IR is saved to A (or B).
You don't need to hold anything down... you only need to hold the footswitch down to toggle between A/B and Bypass mode. The IRs are loaded and "stored" to the slots the moment you pick them with the navigation buttons. 👍🏻
Can WAVs also be copied to pedal as USB drive?
Yup, but if you do it through the app it organizes the folders, names, etc for you, and it's also drag and drop, so...
I have Cinders overdrive and Wire Tap recorder of tc electronic. If I put Impulse after the Cinders and before the Wire Tap, do I have a good recording?
When the WireTap converts the WAV to MP3 (to send to the app) it already applies a cabsim. So if you just want a nice MP3, you don't need an additional cab sim. However if you absolutely need the WAV file, yes you can do that (by choosing one of the "AMP" IRs on the TC Impulse).
Ok, I don't know about the MP3 of the App. Becouse it is cool to record without that I connect the pedalbord to audio interface and PC....But to improve the quality of the recording?
@@acnof Yes, install the WireTap app if you haven't. You can upload the loops from the pedal to your phone (it often fails when the audio is longer than a minute) and then on your phone you will find the MP3s. Actually I don't remember if the conversion to MP3 happens on the pedal or in the app so you can connect your computer to the pedal with the USB cabel to verify the content of the pedal.
@@tanguydelooz2881 Yes I use the app but I don't know that when the Wire Tap converts the wav to mp3 it applies a cabsim. But to have a recording like with a sound card what can I buy?
@@acnof Yes, I think it does apply a cabsim otherwise all these MP3 files would sound like crap on the app. (Moreover you can share the MP3 with the app.) Try it, then you will know.
Otherwise any pedal that has a "speak simulation" or "mix" output will do. There are so many options that I can't suggest which one would suit you most, if you actually need it. Hope this helps.
Where does this plug into on the audio interface? Inst in? Or mic preamp?
Instrument / line should be fine, and you can use the level knob to keep your interface running nice and clean without pushing the preamps too hard or clipping the inputs. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
@@PedalPlatform thank you
Could I put this on my board running my pedals into an orange terror stamp out of the terror stamp into the impulse out to FOH?
Terror Stamp cab sim out already has an impulse response. No way to turn it off. It probably wouldn’t sound so good stacking up multiple IR’s. Worth trying anyway.
The Impulse isn't a load box, so don't use the Speaker Output on the Terror Stamp as that might destroy the Impulse. As Felipe replied though, the Terror Stamp already has cab sim, so I don't know what the results would be using that output, but might be worth a try.
@@ivanfeaguirre terror stamp also has line out that you can use if you don't like their emulated output.
@@PedalPlatform there is an emulated out and a line out that you can use if you don't like the emulated output. I was under the impression that you could go from line out to ir to Foh. I am aware of the fact that you must have a load but thought that was what the stamp was built for.
@@PedalPlatform This is exactly what the directions to the terror stamp say "the send jack output on the fx loop can also be used as a line out without cab sim, if the terror stamp is being used as a preamp on a pedal board with no speaker connected. I'm assuming I can go from the line out to the impulse di to FOH. Am I correct? Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Amazing pedal, whats the latency reate at?
I haven't measured it yet, mostly because it's low enough that I've never noticed it 😁 I'll try running a quick measure soon and report back!
@@PedalPlatform Is it better sounding than the Digitech CabDryVR ? I have that one and am very disappointed. It just sounds like to much frequencies are taken off. I prefer the analog mix output of the BadMonkey by far. (For usage without amp and just compressors, drive and reverb pedals.)
The A/B mode on the Pulse is very clever. Because what would be the use of turning it off ? Maybe to play clean actually.
Do you put it in front of the amp, like an overdrive ?
Not typically, unless you have an IR that aims to modify the sound of your guitar, such as the acoustic guitar IRs I demo. If you're using the speaker cabinet simulator IRs, you should use this either after a loadbox connected to the speaker out of the amp (always AFTER the loadbox).
Is it possible to put it in between the Amp and the cabinet?
Nope! That would most probably fry something... 😬
would a short reverb IR fit in it?
Only a very, very, very short reverb, because it truncates anything above 200 ms. 😉
I hope it sounds better IRL.
Looking forward to hearing it in your video! 😁
How much is the latency of this ir pedal?
Good question: it's so low an unnoticeable I've never even had the curiosity to measure it... 😬 As an educated guess, I'd put it at roughly 1 ms, but I'll have to confirm that at some point.
Thanks for the awesome video! The tones from your LES PAUL sounded a little thin. Is that just my computer or does this thing sound really amazing?
Is there anyway to plug headphones into this?
Not meant for that. The TRS output jack is a balanced output (= like XLR but it's TRS jack connector). It's not a stereo output.
@@tanguydelooz2881 too bad. I’d have picked one up if it had one
@@tenderstems Sorry, I just checked on the official product page and in the manual and I didn't find any mention of of a balanced TRS output. It's probably just a TS mono output.
So the easiest is to have a small mixing console (with headphones out) to plug in, with other audio devices, so you can have the same setup at home as at a venue or rehearsal.
@@tanguydelooz2881 no worries, I already have an ir loader with a headphone jack, but would prefer something in this size
Sample rate?
I really don't know but wouldn't that be the inverse of the latency ? And if you calculate 1 / latency, with the known latency, does it give you a good rate ?
HI! I would like to ask.
I am not sure I am clear with the benefits what it offers. Does IR also mean that I dont need an amp&cab sim pedal if I just want to go straight to a PA, or to an interface?
For electric guitars: I place it at the end my chain (on a regular pedalboard) and that it is, or I miss sg and I always need need an amp sim somewhere in the chain.
Thx!
TC Electronics "ME TOO!!!" ... kinda late to the game. Mooer Radar has been great for almost 3 years now
Not the same specs !! I believe this loads up to 200ms IRs and it takes 9V instead of 12V. :)
@@tanguydelooz2881 i am trying to choose between radar, tc impulse, and nux mini studio? Which would you suggest. And durability is a major factor for me
@@jaredmacabale7285 Best would be for you to try them and check if you dig the digital aspect.
TC has generally a good audio fidelity. I never tried Nux but the interface seems practical.
Otherwise there's still second hand Digitech Screemin Blues pedals for 40eur with analog mix output.
Otherwise a Helix multieffect might be the cheapest/simplest/good quality solution if you haven't bought any pedal yet.
@@jaredmacabale7285 Check out UAFX Dream 65, Joyo American Sound, Behringer TM300. :)
its nice but really it appears to be different EQ curves... that would end up endlessly tweaking and comparing and wasting time.. im sure its great but what is the RIGHT sound? hard to tell once your ears start to compare such small differences in tone. endless tweaking
If this had MIDI input I would buy it. But it doesn't 😑
Would have been a nice extra feature!
100Hz and 10kHz? Pretty useless for bassists. Thanks TC, you almost nailed it.
That is not an EQ pedal, just general Tone. You should use your preamp or dedicated EQ pedal for EQ tweak.
Good video except for 1 thing......The best way of assessing these IR pedals, and IR plugins, is to A/B them against the real speakers in cabs. That cannot be done on youtube cos youtube makes everything sound the same and is useless for any tone comparisons. You have to do it live yourself. I have not A/B'ed actual cabs against the Impulse but I have for Captor X, and some IR plugins. Outcome for all my A/Bs has been always poor for the IRs. Real cabs poo on IR and it gets worse as you increase volume. With the Impluse, when you start adding more digital conversions with a Captor X in the chain also, you're degrading the original analog tone with each new device you add to the chain. For this reason I avoid all IRs and a-d-a conversions. I stay analog as much as possible and mic real cabs :)
I'm not sure my neighbours would agree with your methodology if I were to try it... 🤐
Oh and I'm using the regular, all analog Captor 8, so no conversions there. 😁
@@PedalPlatform hahaha no problem if you use modern Mesa Boogie amps that have both variable wattage and great master volume dials. I also have a Fryette Power Station 2 :)
@@PedalPlatform ok yes my mistake there. . But is Captor 8 100% transparent in not effecting base amp tone? Every new thing you add to a chain you increase the risk :)
Good grief, you really know nothing about IRs do you?
no idea what your on about watching this video haha