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CABINET SIMULATORS AND IMPULSES

In order to complete an amp head simulator, you need to add a cabinet simulator, in which you load an impulse. Impulses are sound prints that reproduce the acoustic characteristics of a cabinet or a place.

Some of the free simulators presented in this site are complete with a head and a cab, but most of them only simulate a head. So here is what you need on top of them.

Impulse loaders

Several plugins to simulate a guitar or bass cab.

Without them and without impulses, your head amp simulators will produce a buzzing sound that is not pleasant nor realistic!

Impulses

An impulse loader without impulses is like a car without gasoline.

So here is a selection of free impulses to download, as well as some information about high-quality retail impulses that you may want to check out.

Create your own impulses

As you will see, creating impulses is not a difficult task.

It may be a time-consuming process, the first achievements may not be entirely satisfying, but anybody can do it!

CABINET SIMULATORS AND IMPULSE RESPONSES

In order to complete an amp head simulator, you need to add a cabinet simulator, in which you load an Impulse Response (IR). IRs are sound prints that reproduce the acoustic characteristics of a cabinet or a place.

Some of the free simulators presented in this site are complete with a head and a cab, but most of them only simulate a head. So here is what you need on top of them.

IR loaders

Several plugins to simulate a guitar or bass cab.

Without them and without IRs, your head amp simulators will produce a buzzing sound that is not pleasant nor realistic!

Create your own IRs

As you will see, creating IRs is not a difficult task.

It may be a time-consuming process, the first achievements may not be entirely satisfying, but anybody can do it!

Impulse Responses

An IR loader without IRs is like a car without gasoline.

So here is a selection of free IRs to download, as well as some information about high-quality retail IRs that you may want to check out.

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Stanman
le 16/04/2019 à 06h56

Just wanted to thank you for your time organizing this. It took me days to compile all of these in the past! I am switching to a new workstation. This will be very handy.

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You're welcome. I'm sorry to say that I don't have much time anymore to update my website, and some information are getting a bit old. Some day, I'll make new tutorials about mixing a song, with better techniques than currently available at the moment, but they're still valid to some extent. Thanks for your support!

alessandrolima
le 31/01/2019 à 23h24

Dude, thanks a lot for this tutorial. It really helped me a lot. God bless you!

slashburn
le 02/12/2018 à 19h53

Bonjour,
Sur le "jcm 800 mercurial", quelle différence entre la 12ax7eh et la 12ax7rsd ?
Je trouve la rsd plus "grasse" et plus disto, votre avis ?

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Bonjour,
Effectivement, comme ça simule 2 variantes d'une lampe 12ax7, le son change un peu entre les deux, ce qui permet d'étendre les possibilités du simulateur.
La RSD est un peu plus pêchue et un peu plus brillante, alors que la EH met plus les basses en avant.
À choisir en fonction de ce qu'on cherche comme type de son.
Grebz

Manouzot
le 07/08/2018 à 21h58

Salut !
Tout d'abord UN GRAND MERCI pour ton site et tes plugins. Sincèrement, c'est top !
Je suis sur Mac : j'ai téléchargé ignite_amps_nadir_1_0_2_mac et les amp Mac AU.
Bien mis dans le répertoire de mes plugins et components et aucun n'apparaît dans Logic Pro X ?
Quelqu'un sait pourquoi ?
Merci pour l'aide

patvan
le 27/06/2018 à 12h50

Hi, I just stumbled on your website. Very impressed I must say. I'm planning to buy TSE X50 also. I'm currently owning a squire Strat and was wondering how I would get a warm jazz tone out of the guitar. Any idea what settings on the TSE X50 could work ? A tone like here : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nkW8gKsZiVk

Cheers,
Patrick