IR loaders

IMPULSE RESPONSE LOADERS

LECAB 2 - NADIR - Mix IR 2

A cabinet simulator is made of 2 things:
- An IR loader, which is a plugin with various options,
- An IR, which is an audio file. This audio file is the sound print of the gear you wish to emulate. The IR is what will allow you to simulate the sound of the chosen cabinet, so its quality is essential if you want a good result. In fact, your cabinet simulator is merely an IR loader. Then you choose what type of cabinet you want to emulate.

How to use it?
That's simple. You pick one of the plugins below, for example LeCab 2, then you place it after your amplifier simulator, and you load an IR in it.

The cabinet simulators you can download below are provided without any IRs, so you have to find or buy them and load them in your cab simulator.
You may download free IRs, below, find some on the Internet (free or not), or make them yourself...

LECAB 2

LePou gives us access to no less than 6 IR slots simultaneously! For each one of them, you can invert the phase if needed, set the delay time, configure a lowpass and a highpass filter, and of course you can set the pan and volume. You can also solo each slot, link the loaded IRs of 2 slots (but other controls remain independant). You can also control the latency. The lower it is, the more CPU-consuming it becomes and vice-versa. Last but not least, the graphic interface is nice and clean!

But why would I use 6 cabs at the same time?
Well, with only one guitar take, you can get six differents sounds, which allows you to get a bigger sound, or to obtain sounds that are impossible to achieve with only one cab, by using various IRs, modifying the panning or the other settings... You don't have to use all six available slots, but if you wish to experiment, you can. I usually use two IRs of the same cab but with different microphones, so it will simulate the sound of a real cab recorded with two microphones. And if I want a bigger sound, I can add more IRs. Very convenient.

One nice improvement over the previous version of the plugin, it now remembers the IRs' folders of origin. So you don't need to scratch your head anymore if you don't remember what IR was used when the IR name is not explicit.

Download: LeCab 2 (Rev1)
(Poulin_LeCab2_Rev1.rar, 849 KB)

NADIR (web site)

NadIR is a free plugin from Ignite Amps. This Italian company makes and sells real guitar amplifiers, and they develop excellent amp simulations (demos on this page). NadIR allows you to load an IR in either available slots and modify the settings as you see fit. You can pick a mono, double mono or stereo signal, set the processing quality depending on your computer ressources, use high-pass and low-pass filters, set the delay and panning of your IRs.

Downloads

Please use the (official web site) to download the latest version, or download the older versions below.

PC VST 32 bits (Ignite Amps NadIR 1.0.2 VST PC x86.zip, 3.41 MB)
PC VST 64 bits (Ignite Amps NadIR 1.0.2 VST PC x64.zip, 3.45 MB)

Mac VST (Ignite Amps NadIR 1.0.2 VST Mac Universal Binary.zip, 6.65 MB)
Mac AU (Ignite Amps NadIR 1.0.2 AU Mac Universal Binary.zip, 6.73 MB)

MIX IR 2 (web site)

This plugin was offered to anyone who bought the complete collection of Redwirez impulses. It's now been replaced by Mix IR3 that you can buy for US$ 52.95.
Please also note that Redwirez Impulse Responses are among the best on the market. Not free, but excellent.

MESSAGES

Jammin n' Rollin
le 27/10/2021 à 08h28

Hi Grebz, New to your page and found it by error and a great error it was! I am new to all this home recording and I never thought it was going to be this overwhelming... Lots of good info here, so thank you!!

Anonyme
le 21/09/2021 à 19h19

Juste pour te remercier, ton site est super : Une mine d'infos, et un des rares endroits (le seul ?) où on peut encore trouver certains vieux plugins :))

bourguiba24
le 17/05/2021 à 19h18

Bonjour,
je voudrais utiliser uniquement ma voix et tout les bruits envisageables afin de générer ce que j'appellerais "la pulsation" de ma composition.

Existe t'il des logiciels (et peut être tous en sont capable) qui aprés enregistrement d'un son se cale sur le dit son pour enregistrer le motif.
Ma formation d'origine c'est la batterie et donc j'aimerais pouvoir improviser vocalement (ou en tapant du pied aussi par exemple) des motifs et qu'ils soient ainsi reconnus par le logiciel avec un microphone.
j'espére que ma question est compréhensible !
Vous avez compris que je suis assez ignare en MAO ... juste chez moi un petit séquenceur autonome pour m'accompagner à la guitare !
Merci par avance

Gib
le 28/04/2021 à 20h35

Any way to make one of these be a perfect fit for a Chuck Shuldiner tone??

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Honestly, I have no idea. It's the first time I even hear about Chuck Shuldiner. But here's a webpage referencing his gear:
https://equipboard.com/pros/chuck-schuldiner
You could try the free amp Emissary, maybe?
Grebz

Sean
le 27/04/2021 à 16h44

Hello from the USA!

I'm writing you today because I need help with the LE456.

I've been using it for years now and I've created a very specific tone for my songs that I'd like to keep using. I recently upgraded from an Intel Macbook Pro to an Mac Mini with an M1 chip.I use Logic Pro X and it's a 64 bit system.

I put the .component files into my component folder and validated the plugin via the plugin-manager in logic. I also "Allowed" the plugin via the System and Security tab in Mac settings. It's still not coming up in my sub menu so I can put it on my channel strip. Is there any way to get it working with the M1 chips? I love this site and appreciate the work you do <3 Thank you!

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Hello Sean,

Thanks for visiting my website!

I don’t have good news… I’m a PC user, so I have no idea how things work on a Mac.

Furthermore, I know that the new M1 model has a very different CPU than the older Mac Intel CPUs, and it requires that software be updated to fully work. I also know that Rosetta can supposedly « translate » older programs, but does this include plugins ? I’m not sure about that. I’ve seen announcements from plugin manufacturers informing their users that their plugins were updated and M1-compliant, which probably means it’s a necessity to do so. Unfortunately, the guy behind the Lepou plugins stopped his activity and no longer updates them. So if it doesn’t work now, chances are it never will.
Unless there’s a magic trick I don’t know about.

Grebz