roscoe5 Posted July 6, 2016 Share Posted July 6, 2016 I thought I would post these early since I have missed a few weeks. I went for the bass cab IR's this time as I have an immediate need for a gig, and I really need to show some bass love. I think these IR's have a bit more depth than the Helix bass cabs. I'll be trying these out live this weekend just through PA and monitors, no bass amp.Note that I have also IR'd the horn as well, which is one thing I have been missing from the Helix bass cabs. I think there is also a nice bid of bleed from the woofers in the D2 horn mic that contributes to the overall sound. I intuitively placed a horn block in a parallel block with the woofer IR block and use the IR Block Level control as a horn attenuator (see pic below). Update!!! Added sound clips to Soundcloud. A few sound clips of the factory Helix Cali Bass and Cali 400+ presets with my Mesa Powerhouse 212 + M9 amp or 400+ amp IR's. The horn IR's were captured along with the woofers. The horn IR's are placed in parallel with the woofer IR's in the IR preset versions. https://soundcloud.com/michael-potts-995394155/sets/helix-cali-bass-factory-cabs-vs-mesa-ph212-wooferhorn-irs Link to main IR folder https://www.dropbox.com/sh/lstuzn05tdpin9v/AADjdknZwdrze5VqaO7whHroa?dl=0 Link to new Mesa Bass IRshttps://www.dropbox.com/sh/wuqugyipjaowprn/AADNC4wGQaKIq66QiMF6dgL1a?dl=0Gear:Mesa M9 212 Combo Cab, like a Powerhouse 212 but slightly smaller and punchier (MesBas212)Mesa M9 Carbine (M9)Mesa 400+ (4P)Microphones: AKG D112 (D1) on the woofer, Audix D2 (D2) on the HornNaming Convention:<cab>_<amp>_<mic>_<mic position>_<modifier>IRs:MesBas212_M9_D1_0oc.wavMesBas212_M9_D1_1oc.wavMesBas212_M9_D1_2oc.wavMesBas212_M9_D2_Horn.wavThese IR's are draft-working as there is a nasty low-mid peak I need to tame with mic position and I ran out of time. The horn is good though. They are still fun to play with and will give you guys an idea of the difference in a tube and SS power amp IR, but I may be replacing these later once I can tame the 400+ beast.MesBas212_4P_D1_0oc.wavMesBas212_4P_D1_1oc.wavMesBas212_4P_D1_2oc.wavMesBas212_4P_D2_Horn.wav Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fabbr Posted July 6, 2016 Share Posted July 6, 2016 you really deserve a medal or something. thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roscoe5 Posted July 6, 2016 Author Share Posted July 6, 2016 Just came across a cool way to get a bass cab + DI sounds for some more punch and presence. This is pretty standard approach for both stage and studio. I've never used bass IR's before. I saw the IR block Mix % control and the light bulb went on. Maybe I'm late to the party.For IR blocks, you have a mix control...Helix cabs have no mix control, so I had to put in a parallel path with a volume block to pass the amp DI signal... Watch out Ideascale, I'll be comin atcha soon for Mix % on the Helix cabs ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roscoe5 Posted July 8, 2016 Author Share Posted July 8, 2016 Added sound clips to Soundcloud. A few sound clips of the factory Helix Cali Bass and Cali 400+ presets with my Mesa Powerhouse 212 + M9 amp or 400+ amp IR's. The horn IR's were captured along with the woofers. The horn IR's are placed in parallel with the woofer IR's in the IR preset versions. https://soundcloud.com/michael-potts-995394155/sets/helix-cali-bass-factory-cabs-vs-mesa-ph212-wooferhorn-irs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glowal2 Posted March 13, 2021 Share Posted March 13, 2021 On 7/8/2016 at 11:54 PM, roscoe5 said: Added sound clips to Soundcloud. A few sound clips of the factory Helix Cali Bass and Cali 400+ presets with my Mesa Powerhouse 212 + M9 amp or 400+ amp IR's. The horn IR's were captured along with the woofers. The horn IR's are placed in parallel with the woofer IR's in the IR preset versions. https://soundcloud.com/michael-potts-995394155/sets/helix-cali-bass-factory-cabs-vs-mesa-ph212-wooferhorn-irs Hi bro! May you again upload or send a link to download your IR's ? :) I will be very thankful becouse I bought Helix and I really want good IR's for my bass. Thank you in advance :) Matt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roscoe5 Posted June 6, 2021 Author Share Posted June 6, 2021 On 3/13/2021 at 11:47 AM, Glowal2 said: Sorry for the late reply. I probably still have those IRs on my old computer. I'll see if I can find them and put them on Dropbox this week. Hi bro! May you again upload or send a link to download your IR's ? :) I will be very thankful becouse I bought Helix and I really want good IR's for my bass. Thank you in advance :) Matt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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