SPEAKER CAB IR -Free IR cab tools

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Elantric

http://line6.com/support/topic/14428-impulse-response-101/#entry108511


If anyone wants to experiment with IR's, while they're waiting for their Helix, they can get the LeCab2 .vst plugin from LePou.  This is a free IR loader that can be launched from within your DAW.  Then dowload some IR's to load into LeCab2.  I'd suggest some of the free cabinet IR's from Catharsis.  Very easy to do this and a lot of fun.

LeCab2
http://lepouplugins.blogspot.com/2010/12/lecab2-vst-for-windows.html?m=1

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I would add to DarrellM5's post... You can use your HD500 for this if you have one:

Set up a patch with a Full Amp and select No Cab. Attach some FRFR monitoring solution to the HD500 or use headphones

Connect USB to Computer and set up your DAW (Reaper?) so that Inputs are from HD500 and Outputs are to HD500,
Set USB Hardware monitoring level to 0 (very important this turns off the direct path in the HD500 and routes everything via USB)
On a new track set input to be HD500, add LeCab2 VST and arm so that you can monitor the audio on the track.
Open the LeCab2 VST editor and load 1 or more IR's

The audio path should now be: guitar -> HD500 [Amp] -> usb -> DAW [LeCab2] -> HD500 -> FRFR

There will be more latency than you are used to, but it is a great way to play with the concept of IRs

Personally I found that if listening over headphones (HD500) you could get an absolute wall of sound by using 5 or 6 different IRs (same Cab different mics and positions), but when sent to my lower quality PA speakers the extra detail didn't come across well enough to justify using it.

Jim Williams

This is a pretty good one as well. It's free and you can get it in 64 or 32 bit.

http://www.igniteamps.com/audio-plug-ins
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Elantric

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1 th2
2 LePou le456 with ir
3 LePou lecto with ir
4 th2 amp with ir
5 real tube amp with mic
6 mercurial u530 free
7 gt 10 drive with ir
8 joyo british
9 real tube preamp in to ir

ir =catharsis 2off pringles in lecab


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https://www.thegearpage.net/board/index.php?posts/30062125/

IR loaders are pretty much all VST plugins, so you need a VST host. If you don't want to use a full blown DAW, there are quite a few more basic free VST hosts. Here's one resource:

https://bedroomproducersblog.com/2011/05/16/bpb-freeware-studio-best-free-vst-host-applications/

I like Cantabile Lite myself, it lets you save "virtual vst rigs" and you can load multiple VST's at one time in your chain, so a lot more capable than just a simple single-vst loader, but way less complex and heavy compared to a DAW.

I also used to use SAVIhost to run one VST on its own as a stand-alone application. I don't use it anymore so not sure how well it still runs on modern hardware, but it's as simple and lightweight as you can get to host just 1 VST.

For IR loaders, again, quite a few free ones, here are some good ones to try:

Pulse by Lancaster Audio (formerly Rosen Digital):
https://lancasteraudio.com/shop/plugins/pulse/

NadIR by Ignite Amps:
http://www.vst4free.com/free_vst.php?id=1790

Lecab2:
http://www.vst4free.com/free_vst.php?plugin=LeCab2&id=958

Just google "free IR loader" for many other suggestions to try. They're all pretty small downloads and easy to try out with a decent VST host.

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