Publisher : Shift Line
Website : shift-line.ru/basshdirpack
Format : WAV
Quality : 24 bit 48 kHz mono
- 1.1 MB
Description : Bass HD IR Pack is a collection of impulses from twenty bass guitar cabinets.
This is an updated version of our most popular Bass IR Pack impulse pack. The new collection features improved versions of the Bass IR Pack impulse pack, as well as new cabinet impulses and extended frequency response versions for more precise sound tuning. Content
This free pack contains 10 125ms and 10 20ms impulses. You can use them with our CabZone X / CabZone Bass hardware impulse players or the Olympic MkIIIS tube preamp. The free pack files are in 24-bit 48kHz WAV format.
Additional information :
The impulse packs aren’t raw impressions of a cabinet and microphone setup in a specific position, but rather a mix of several frequency-corrected microphones to convey the overall sound of the cabinet. For this reason, the microphones aren’t labeled. Each cabinet was equipped with the microphone set that best conveys its overall sound (from one to four microphones and a sub-mic).
Describing the microphone set and balance for each impulse pack is pointless with this approach. Impulse packs aren’t physical cabinets, and the Bass HD IR Pack collection was created to simplify bass guitar performance and recording.
The collection contains not only impulses from legendary cabinets but also unique studio cabinets. We recommend focusing not on the file names, but on the results—choosing the sound that’s right for you!
In the Bass HD IR Pack, all pulses of the same format (i.e., the same length and sampling frequency) can be mixed together without fear of typical frequency response problems (comb filtering, low-frequency dips, etc.). This is possible because all pulses are phased with each other.
Furthermore, the pulses are designed to be as close as possible to each other in terms of subjective loudness perception by humans (LKFS standard ITU-R BS.1770). The loudness of the dialing pulses is -36.5 LUFS (deviations from the exact value are possible, but are not critical for overall perception). Normalizing the amplitude to 0 dB for dialing pulses is not recommended, as normalization will result in significant variations in subjective loudness perception.
The collection contains files of varying lengths—not only because hardware impulse players can only use a certain length, but also because shorter versions contain less information about the reverberation of the room in which the impulses were recorded. There’s no “longer is better” principle with impulses; it’s more a matter of personal sound preference: some prefer more “voluminous”-sounding impulses, while others prefer “as dry as possible” impulses and blend in primary reverberation reflections as needed. The only objective characteristic is that shorter impulse versions (20 ms) always have less precision in the low frequencies, but it’s worth keeping in mind that high precision isn’t always aurally beneficial.
