I genuinely appreciate not only the content and info, but giving out that IR for free. I am excited to A/B with this IR vs some of the other ones I’ve paid for and haven’t found much success with. New Sub 🤘🏻🤘🏻
Great video Bobby! IRs are such an option paralysis rabbit hole to go down. I think this'll help people cut to the chase and maybe not wasted so much time on them. I signed up for your IR months ago and I really like it! Keep it up dude!
Dude your Impulse Response file simply rocks. Better than the one I was using. Keep up the good work, I love the channel, you always come up with good stuff. Stay safe dude
Really awesome video, love watching all of your videos guitar tones connected still learning how to create a good tone for my metal production but your videos always give me lots of great ideas. Thank you so much Bobby!
Honestly they all sound great and could serve a purpose but your highlighted one does sound much more clear. It sounds like a clean channel blended in which what Randall use to do on old school RG
@@FrightboxRecording The IR I downloaded from your link in the description is out of phase with all of Txe X50's default IRs, am I doing something wrong?
@@SolemnGW2 If I'm attempting to use 2 (or more) IR's simultaneously, I'll typically aim to ensure that they're all (at least one) 'MPT' (minimum phase transformation) formatted IR files. To my understanding, that basically means that any/all phase information innate to an impulse's response has been removed (don't ask me how or what the exact process entails!!), ergo, increasing the likelihood that utilizing multiple IR's together from different origins will be compatible, and will ultimately 'play nicely' with each other! There's a few companies that'll include MPT formatted files with every pack they release, intended for this particular type of configuration!
I've found that the amp sim itself is never really the problem, it's usually the IR. If I have an IR loaded and I feel like I wanna reach for an EQ and do something drastic...it's probably not the right one for the job.
I think it’s subjective, since some people may like a dynamic and realistic sounding amp, while others may like a more mix ready and consistent sounding amp. Pretty much either Neural Dsp plug-ins or STL Tonality plug-ins for a comparison.
What I do hear is that the impulse response you chose is very midrange forward without too much low end. What I don't hear is an explanation of why this makes this impulse work for you in particular, or why (other than nails on a chalkboard) the other impulses aren't working. The impulse response, if chosen during production, should compliment the rhythm section and fill out the middle while being beefy enough in the lows to sound large without masking the bass and kick drum. The tones really all need to be chosen with how they impact everything else being considered. To me, the impulse responses here were merely out of the context that would allow them to be useful, as a different mix with different sonic requirements might have exactly what you need using one of the "wrong" impulse responses. Remember, as you said yourself, an impulse response is nothing but a snapshot of a mic on a cab. So if that's the case, and that IR sounds bad to you in that mix, then it'd be like acknowledging that you hadn't nailed the mic placement and cab choice yet for that track and had to keep looking.
For me, 99.9% of the time I'm going for a balanced guitar tone (lows/mids/highs) when I'm producing. It doesn't matter what production or amp I'm working with, I always find that a balanced tone works best. Whenever people send me tones that they're having trouble with, it's usually due to the fact that the IR or mic placement is not an overall, well-balanced, tone. I've been doing this for 15 years and that has almost always the issue. If you can produce a great sounding track with the other 3 tones I've used in this video, you're definitely more of a man than I am.
@@FrightboxRecording Going for a balanced guitar tone is great. It's a midrange instrument that needs some midrange detail without clouding the bass with lows that are too low, and without clashing with the cymbals with highs that are too high. Unless it does need those things. In which case, the definition of "balanced" is called into question. As I define it, a balanced guitar tone fills out the areas it needs to fill out in the mix, while not masking areas of the mix that also need to be represented. But what about Korn, who treated the guitars like bass and the bass like a guitar? The low end you didn't like might be just the fit for that kind of sound. And if the mix doesn't have much happening in the high end, then that brighter IR can help fill out the top. If it's shrill, use tape saturation or dynamic eq, which is what one would use in that situation with a mic on a cab anyway because guitars can produce nasty resonances in those ranges. Saturation tames it naturally. You do you man. You make the content you wanna make the way you wanna make it, and you make the mixes you wanna make the way you wanna make it. My point isn't to call your art into question. My point is, as an online educator myself, to ask the questions this video raises that weren't answered in the video. This way people can see these questions and this exchange, and maybe get a deeper insight into arrangement and how frequency response is less "Right v Wrong" and more "In context v Out of context". And don't make statements like "if you can get something useable out of that tone, then you're a bigger man than I". The first one, that was very bass heavy, I'd have high passed to dovetail with the bass, then mono'd the lows on the guitars so they worked with the bass to make a massive low end. Typically I'd have used bx_shredspread to do this, while using the shred knob to ensure the high was present without being harsh. It can be done, and if that's the tone I received then that's the tone the artist intended. Making statements like you made are just passing the buck to someone else's tastes and preferences, based on the project in front of them, without actually addressing the things I called into question. And it's easy to simply say "yeah, but that sucks", because that's only qualified by tastes and preferences and not on a specific issue being raised in the tone itself or why it can't be addressed quickly and easily. I too have been doing this a long time. There is no good or bad tone, there's only tones in and out of context.
@@TheNoiseFloorav I respect your opinion and point of view, but I don't view production in the same way (at least in the genre that I work in). That's why I love this stuff, it's art just as much as it is a science...different strokes for different folks!
Pure gold. Have been saying this for years now. The sim is important yes, but the IR is more so. It's the end resulting shape of the tone. I have tons of IR's and always keep using the same ones I've gotten used to. Plus once I've found a "signature" tone that I like, I tend to move on and start writing and recording, rather than tweak endlessly. That said I still enjoy playing around with new things. But for serious work I stick to my trusty favorites. Great stuff.
Another cool thing to try to see how much the cabinet change the sound, you can try using the same cab or impulse with different amps. It's a super tinny difference compared to how much the sound changes with a different cab
@@FrightboxRecording this is something that blew my mind when I did the test, people should talk more about it. A nice video suggestion if you haven't done it yet. Ps: you videos are awesome! Keep up the good work
Interesting video 😊🤘🏻 I kind liked your third IR 😄 of course we all have different ears, there was something in the lower mids, something like these old Sepultura headbanging outros 🤓
Got the Mooer radar. It's not exemplary, but its pretty badass for what it is. that og thrash bruh, left side... meh.... right side meh.... but sounds monster together hard panned..
I have definitely struggled in this area. If I was honest, I think all these tones sound cool, but it definitely has more clarity when you cycle back at the end. As a guitar player always wanting it bigger and heavier, I would end up with the recto shrill version of things. I have been learning the value of less is more sometimes.
How do u download them? The link takes me to a page saying to enter email which I did but then it takes me to a home page and I can't find the download link
Hi Bobby hope you’re doing well. i have a question about using an amp sim,when i plug my guitar into my DI Box and plug it to my interface i get a fizzy noise on palm mute technique and i also use noise gate tried different guitars and cables but still have the noise i see people on youtube use these kind of plugins without any problems any suggestions? or can you make a video about how to use amp sims properly?
Thanks for watching Karami! There's a tone of content on how to use amp sims coming in the near future. Just out of curiosity, is the fizziness coming from the amp sim tone itself?
Great IR, got a huge and great tone. Can I use it for my music? I know it is free and all, but just to be sure. Note: I used a temp mail because I don't know how to unsubscribe to your newsletter and I was afraid of being spammed, I have been spammed in the past because of one site that I put my email to download something.
Great video as usual, and great IR. I’m still struggling with the width of my mix though, I’ve tried to mix different cabs (left and right) but still when I compare it to great mixes, mine sounds so narrow. Any advice? Could be an idea for a future video, there’s nothing on TH-cam about that. I love your channel, thanks for everything!
Just downloaded your IR. I'm using it with Audio Assaults new Reamp plugin. It is definitely the best IR I've used. I've had all the issues you described. However it still does have a little of the scratchy fizz behind the palm mutes, which is one thing I've tried to get rid of and the only way I've fully got rid of it was micing a real cab. Not complaining though, it was free. It still was free of some of that high and mid nasal sound which is awesome. I will definitely keep using it. Also where did you get that EQ plugin?
Most heavy guitar tones have this even when micing a real amp. Lowpass everything over 12K and give that a shot! The EQ plugin I'm using is the stock EQ in Pro Tools.
You sent me your IR .wav file a while ago. I never used it, because I have no idea how. I use Logic. What do I gotta do to get this thing into Logic? I have amp sims. Do I somehow load the IR into them? Do I put the .wav file in my VST folder? What then? What do I do with that in Logic?
Hello Greg! All you have to do is click on the IR loader in your amp sim and it'll direct you to your computer's file structure. Just keep in mind that your sim must have a built-in IR loader, but most do these days.
@@FrightboxRecording I'm using Amplitube 5 and sometimes Amped Roots. Neither seem to have a way to load an IR. Any recommendations on an Amp Sim that I can use to load your IR?
Liked and subscribed... Bro every IR I find sounds the same to me... I just use the factory cabs in the axe fx and eq the shit out of them. Muddy. What are some good bass cab IRs?
As of right now, I just stick with a simple Sansamp plugin. TSE audio makes a good one that's free. I don't really find much of a need for bass IRs. For me, 90% of a good bass tone comes from the bass DI itself. Thanks for watching Mike!
Hey man! Check your spam and "promotions" folder. If you don't see them there, send me an email directly @ frightboxrecording@gmail.com and I'll send them directly to you!
@@FrightboxRecording your 👏🏼 IR 👏🏼 is 👏🏼 amazing 👏🏼!! I don't know if I got it but I think I can now distinguish between a good IR and a bad IR. A crappy IR sounds like there's a blanket over the actual note and the amount of fizz doesn't help either... so the saturation/distortion it's is actually covering up the actual note. On the other hand, with your IR, I can hear more of the notes I'm actually playing!
►► Download your FREE Guitar Cab Impulse Response: frightboxrecordingacademy.com/free-impulse-response/
Frightbox Recording Thanks much! Good tutorial. Will this IR work well with Ignite Emissary?
@@ckowalski1029 As long as it can import IRs, you're golden!
@@FrightboxRecording Excellent!
I can't find the download link. I enter my name and email and it just takes me to a homepage
Here's a weird idea for a video topic. "How to mix the Swedish buzzsaw guitar tone"
That's a great idea!...it's definitely not easy, that's for sure. I always have to blend it with something else.
@@FrightboxRecording Definitely. It's more flavor than an actual tone, but I'd be curious to see how you'd sort it all out.
I genuinely appreciate not only the content and info, but giving out that IR for free. I am excited to A/B with this IR vs some of the other ones I’ve paid for and haven’t found much success with. New Sub 🤘🏻🤘🏻
Enjoy dude!
Great video Bobby! IRs are such an option paralysis rabbit hole to go down. I think this'll help people cut to the chase and maybe not wasted so much time on them. I signed up for your IR months ago and I really like it! Keep it up dude!
Happy to hear that man!
Dude your Impulse Response file simply rocks. Better than the one I was using. Keep up the good work, I love the channel, you always come up with good stuff. Stay safe dude
Really awesome video, love watching all of your videos guitar tones connected still learning how to create a good tone for my metal production but your videos always give me lots of great ideas. Thank you so much Bobby!
My pleasure, Alexey!
Honestly they all sound great and could serve a purpose but your highlighted one does sound much more clear. It sounds like a clean channel blended in which what Randall use to do on old school RG
2:01 - before
5:22 - after
Amazing results. Thanks for this
Y’all, download this IR. I can’t tell you what makes it so good, but it absolutely changed my tone for the better. So good, yall. Just do it.
Hell yeah, happy to hear that Mitchell!
@@FrightboxRecording The IR I downloaded from your link in the description is out of phase with all of Txe X50's default IRs, am I doing something wrong?
@@SolemnGW2 I always disable the 2nd IR. I only use one at a time.
@@FrightboxRecording Ok thanks
@@SolemnGW2 If I'm attempting to use 2 (or more) IR's simultaneously, I'll typically aim to ensure that they're all (at least one) 'MPT' (minimum phase transformation) formatted IR files. To my understanding, that basically means that any/all phase information innate to an impulse's response has been removed (don't ask me how or what the exact process entails!!), ergo, increasing the likelihood that utilizing multiple IR's together from different origins will be compatible, and will ultimately 'play nicely' with each other! There's a few companies that'll include MPT formatted files with every pack they release, intended for this particular type of configuration!
Nice lesson and IR, thanks :)
And I have a question: how to distinguish a good amp sim from a bad?
I've found that the amp sim itself is never really the problem, it's usually the IR. If I have an IR loaded and I feel like I wanna reach for an EQ and do something drastic...it's probably not the right one for the job.
I think it’s subjective, since some people may like a dynamic and realistic sounding amp, while others may like a more mix ready and consistent sounding amp. Pretty much either Neural Dsp plug-ins or STL Tonality plug-ins for a comparison.
Frightbox Recording that’s what I have learned so far from recording/mixing guitar. Post EQ should be used as less as possible, instead use better IR
What I do hear is that the impulse response you chose is very midrange forward without too much low end. What I don't hear is an explanation of why this makes this impulse work for you in particular, or why (other than nails on a chalkboard) the other impulses aren't working.
The impulse response, if chosen during production, should compliment the rhythm section and fill out the middle while being beefy enough in the lows to sound large without masking the bass and kick drum. The tones really all need to be chosen with how they impact everything else being considered. To me, the impulse responses here were merely out of the context that would allow them to be useful, as a different mix with different sonic requirements might have exactly what you need using one of the "wrong" impulse responses.
Remember, as you said yourself, an impulse response is nothing but a snapshot of a mic on a cab. So if that's the case, and that IR sounds bad to you in that mix, then it'd be like acknowledging that you hadn't nailed the mic placement and cab choice yet for that track and had to keep looking.
For me, 99.9% of the time I'm going for a balanced guitar tone (lows/mids/highs) when I'm producing. It doesn't matter what production or amp I'm working with, I always find that a balanced tone works best.
Whenever people send me tones that they're having trouble with, it's usually due to the fact that the IR or mic placement is not an overall, well-balanced, tone. I've been doing this for 15 years and that has almost always the issue.
If you can produce a great sounding track with the other 3 tones I've used in this video, you're definitely more of a man than I am.
@@FrightboxRecording Going for a balanced guitar tone is great. It's a midrange instrument that needs some midrange detail without clouding the bass with lows that are too low, and without clashing with the cymbals with highs that are too high.
Unless it does need those things. In which case, the definition of "balanced" is called into question. As I define it, a balanced guitar tone fills out the areas it needs to fill out in the mix, while not masking areas of the mix that also need to be represented.
But what about Korn, who treated the guitars like bass and the bass like a guitar? The low end you didn't like might be just the fit for that kind of sound. And if the mix doesn't have much happening in the high end, then that brighter IR can help fill out the top. If it's shrill, use tape saturation or dynamic eq, which is what one would use in that situation with a mic on a cab anyway because guitars can produce nasty resonances in those ranges. Saturation tames it naturally.
You do you man. You make the content you wanna make the way you wanna make it, and you make the mixes you wanna make the way you wanna make it. My point isn't to call your art into question. My point is, as an online educator myself, to ask the questions this video raises that weren't answered in the video. This way people can see these questions and this exchange, and maybe get a deeper insight into arrangement and how frequency response is less "Right v Wrong" and more "In context v Out of context".
And don't make statements like "if you can get something useable out of that tone, then you're a bigger man than I". The first one, that was very bass heavy, I'd have high passed to dovetail with the bass, then mono'd the lows on the guitars so they worked with the bass to make a massive low end. Typically I'd have used bx_shredspread to do this, while using the shred knob to ensure the high was present without being harsh.
It can be done, and if that's the tone I received then that's the tone the artist intended. Making statements like you made are just passing the buck to someone else's tastes and preferences, based on the project in front of them, without actually addressing the things I called into question. And it's easy to simply say "yeah, but that sucks", because that's only qualified by tastes and preferences and not on a specific issue being raised in the tone itself or why it can't be addressed quickly and easily.
I too have been doing this a long time.
There is no good or bad tone, there's only tones in and out of context.
@@TheNoiseFloorav I respect your opinion and point of view, but I don't view production in the same way (at least in the genre that I work in). That's why I love this stuff, it's art just as much as it is a science...different strokes for different folks!
Pure gold. Have been saying this for years now. The sim is important yes, but the IR is more so. It's the end resulting shape of the tone. I have tons of IR's and always keep using the same ones I've gotten used to. Plus once I've found a "signature" tone that I like, I tend to move on and start writing and recording, rather than tweak endlessly. That said I still enjoy playing around with new things. But for serious work I stick to my trusty favorites.
Great stuff.
Tottally agree tons of IR's out there and not many that are useable, have used Bobby's cab on my EP with great results
So happy to hear that, Lee!
Another cool thing to try to see how much the cabinet change the sound, you can try using the same cab or impulse with different amps. It's a super tinny difference compared to how much the sound changes with a different cab
You're 100% correct!
@@FrightboxRecording this is something that blew my mind when I did the test, people should talk more about it. A nice video suggestion if you haven't done it yet.
Ps: you videos are awesome! Keep up the good work
Interesting video 😊🤘🏻 I kind liked your third IR 😄 of course we all have different ears, there was something in the lower mids, something like these old Sepultura headbanging outros 🤓
Thanks for the IR bobby!!
No prob, Mark!
Got the Mooer radar. It's not exemplary, but its pretty badass for what it is. that og thrash bruh, left side... meh.... right side meh.... but sounds monster together hard panned..
I know what you mean, certain guitar tones only work in situations as you've just described.
Great video. Your ir kicks ass I use it lots
Hell yeah, happy to hear it's coming in handy, Brian!
Great info, would you also do a video on IRs for bass?
Stay tuned! :)
I have definitely struggled in this area. If I was honest, I think all these tones sound cool, but it definitely has more clarity when you cycle back at the end. As a guitar player always wanting it bigger and heavier, I would end up with the recto shrill version of things. I have been learning the value of less is more sometimes.
How do u download them? The link takes me to a page saying to enter email which I did but then it takes me to a home page and I can't find the download link
I think the rise of amp and cab sims have made us neanderthal bedroom metal guitarists realize how important cabs are in forging your tone
IR's and performance are definitely the most important parts.
100% agree.
Hi Bobby! Thanks for this one, very interesting (and useful) for me! Bye.
Anytime Fred!
Hi Bobby hope you’re doing well. i have a question about using an amp sim,when i plug my guitar into my DI Box and plug it to my interface i get a fizzy noise on palm mute technique and i also use noise gate tried different guitars and cables but still have the noise i see people on youtube use these kind of plugins without any problems any suggestions? or can you make a video about how to use amp sims properly?
Thanks for watching Karami! There's a tone of content on how to use amp sims coming in the near future. Just out of curiosity, is the fizziness coming from the amp sim tone itself?
Frightbox Recording i just checked it it’s coming even without the amp sim on could it be my interface? i’m using presonus studio 24c
I've been struggling for a long time trying a lot of IR's, the Own Hammer pack seems to work, but most IR's I tried sounded muddy
I've found the same to be true on my end as well.
Great IR, got a huge and great tone. Can I use it for my music? I know it is free and all, but just to be sure.
Note: I used a temp mail because I don't know how to unsubscribe to your newsletter and I was afraid of being spammed, I have been spammed in the past because of one site that I put my email to download something.
nothing important at all, but if you paint ur TV monitor green, you can just greenscreen on a video, and move over it
Great video as usual, and great IR. I’m still struggling with the width of my mix though, I’ve tried to mix different cabs (left and right) but still when I compare it to great mixes, mine sounds so narrow. Any advice? Could be an idea for a future video, there’s nothing on TH-cam about that. I love your channel, thanks for everything!
That's an excellent idea for a video. Definitely gonna put one out on that topic within the next month. Thanks for the suggestion!
Hey buddy... Try dual tracking
Just downloaded your IR. I'm using it with Audio Assaults new Reamp plugin. It is definitely the best IR I've used. I've had all the issues you described. However it still does have a little of the scratchy fizz behind the palm mutes, which is one thing I've tried to get rid of and the only way I've fully got rid of it was micing a real cab. Not complaining though, it was free. It still was free of some of that high and mid nasal sound which is awesome. I will definitely keep using it. Also where did you get that EQ plugin?
Most heavy guitar tones have this even when micing a real amp. Lowpass everything over 12K and give that a shot! The EQ plugin I'm using is the stock EQ in Pro Tools.
@@FrightboxRecording thanks
You sent me your IR .wav file a while ago. I never used it, because I have no idea how. I use Logic. What do I gotta do to get this thing into Logic? I have amp sims. Do I somehow load the IR into them? Do I put the .wav file in my VST folder? What then? What do I do with that in Logic?
Hello Greg! All you have to do is click on the IR loader in your amp sim and it'll direct you to your computer's file structure. Just keep in mind that your sim must have a built-in IR loader, but most do these days.
@@FrightboxRecording I thought it was something like that. I'll dig around. Thanks
@@FrightboxRecording I'm using Amplitube 5 and sometimes Amped Roots. Neither seem to have a way to load an IR. Any recommendations on an Amp Sim that I can use to load your IR?
Never get the link to download. Is there anybody who can send me the download link for this great IR?!?!
Shoot me an email at frightboxrecording@gmail.com
Liked and subscribed... Bro every IR I find sounds the same to me... I just use the factory cabs in the axe fx and eq the shit out of them. Muddy. What are some good bass cab IRs?
As of right now, I just stick with a simple Sansamp plugin. TSE audio makes a good one that's free. I don't really find much of a need for bass IRs. For me, 90% of a good bass tone comes from the bass DI itself. Thanks for watching Mike!
I keep trying the link but I don't get an email with the impulse response after putting in my info :/
Check your spam and promotions folder in Gmail. If you don't see it there, email me at frightboxrecording@gmail.com and I'll send it to you directly.
I ve never received your Free IR or free guides.... maybe you need to check your emails....
Hey man! Check your spam and "promotions" folder. If you don't see them there, send me an email directly @ frightboxrecording@gmail.com and I'll send them directly to you!
Is this closed now? I haven't received the IR
Shoot me an email at frightboxrecording@gmail.com and I'll make sure you get it.
@@FrightboxRecording your 👏🏼 IR 👏🏼 is 👏🏼 amazing 👏🏼!!
I don't know if I got it but I think I can now distinguish between a good IR and a bad IR. A crappy IR sounds like there's a blanket over the actual note and the amount of fizz doesn't help either... so the saturation/distortion it's is actually covering up the actual note. On the other hand, with your IR, I can hear more of the notes I'm actually playing!
Why does every youtube "musician" only play 8th note chugs. If only you applied your elitism to guitar tone toward composition instead.
thanks man ! 🤘🏻🇧🇷🇧🇷
Anytime Rafael!
1:48 oh, I could disprove that in seconds, trust me