davidc2478 Posted November 27 Share Posted November 27 Hey guys, A while ago I bought an Acoustic IR from Selah Sounds. I dig it, sounds great with my Martin, but.... It's sooo low! My flow is this: Compressor - Studio Tube Pre (mic sensitivity) - Acoustic IR - Parametric EQ - Reverb I have the preamp level cranked to 10, Gain 6 IR is cranked from -18db to 0 I just wanted to be sure that so far this is "normal"? I added a gain block, after the IR, to test and cranked it to +10 which makes the volume better, but wasn't sure if I'm approaching this correctly. Any thoughts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schmalle Posted November 27 Share Posted November 27 You could load the IR in a sound file editor or DAW, see if it's normalized and - if not - normalize it. Audacity is free and can do that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidc2478 Posted November 29 Author Share Posted November 29 I appreciate the response. Other than checking if the IR is Normalized, am I on the right path in my acoustic setup? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
datacommando Posted November 29 Share Posted November 29 On 11/27/2024 at 6:37 PM, davidc2478 said: Hey guys, A while ago I bought an Acoustic IR from Selah Sounds. I dig it, sounds great with my Martin, but.... It's sooo low! My flow is this: Compressor - Studio Tube Pre (mic sensitivity) - Acoustic IR - Parametric EQ - Reverb I have the preamp level cranked to 10, Gain 6 IR is cranked from -18db to 0 I just wanted to be sure that so far this is "normal"? I added a gain block, after the IR, to test and cranked it to +10 which makes the volume better, but wasn't sure if I'm approaching this correctly. Any thoughts? Hi, I have various acoustic guitar IRs, including some Taylor and Martin from Selah Sound. If you have a look at the Selah demo videos available you will notice that all of their IR files are loaded into Helix Native with the level set at 0dB. I have just spent ages trawling the web, because IIRC, I’m sure that I have seen someone recommending taking the IR level for this brand to +3dB, but hey, it’s whatever sounds good to you. Anyhow, regarding your signal flow, you could try this. Guitar in > Acoustic IR > Studio Tube Pre > LA Comp > Dynamic Room Reverb. In my case, I also have a Parametric EQ, Chorus and Delay, between the comp and verb, that can be switched in to taste if needed. It may also be worth checking out some of the 3 Sigma Audio acoustic IRs. Hope this helps/makes sense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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