SToons

vintagevibe

scook


If Guitar Rig 4 or 5 has a way to add user IRs I have not found where.

Guitar Rig 4 does not use IR's but 5 does.  If you use the Control Room Pro in stead of the older cabs it used Redwire Impulse Responses (IR's).  I know if no way to add your own IR's.

Coulda swore I answered that question in post #68. Reflektor.

But reflector is separate purchase.  It's not possible with just GR.

vintagevibe
 
But reflector is separate purchase.  It's not possible with just GR.

Of course not. Reflektor is an add on. Wouldn't make much sense to sell it if was included free. Nonetheless, it is possible in GR5 with the addon and anyone with Komplete may already have Reflektor. I hadn't noticed anyone mentioning "without the use of an addon". Perhaps NI will incorporate it in the next release, who knows?
 
As others have mentioned you can simply mute the Cab in GR5 and use Perfect Space instead. If GR5 subsequent effects/processing are required you just add another instance of GR5 with no amps/cab and go from there.

vintagevibe

scook


If Guitar Rig 4 or 5 has a way to add user IRs I have not found where.

Guitar Rig 4 does not use IR's but 5 does.  If you use the Control Room Pro in stead of the older cabs it used Redwire Impulse Responses (IR's).  I know if no way to add your own IR's.

Didn't GR4 have Control Room (which is impulse-based)? I thought the difference in GR5 was the new Control Room Pro which is much more flexible (but still won't let you use your own impulses) .

Yep, you got it right on all points. When 4 Control Room and 5 Control Room Pro were announced (both IR based) there was a fair amount of user chatter about adding the ability to use your own IRs. There are workarounds as mentioned in this thread.

Edit: I find it interesting that IRs have popped up as a topic again. I though this stuff was old news.

It is rather old news for most, but I recently relocated and no longer have the kind of rooms I used to have for studio work, I never needed IR's in the past and found them cumbersome...now however I m reticent to build another large room and while I haven't exactly streamlined I am working in a different fashion than I used to and prefer to "cheat" rather than search around/build/rent/etc...a decent room for some of my work...

If an IR can get me within 95% of where I want to be room wise its a no-brainer at this point...if not...well there's certainly using an actual "room" again...I just don't want the hassle of driving/finding/setup/etc...

Hope it works out for you.
For a room simulation, I would try using Perfect Space. That is what it is designed for.
If you like it, you might want to check out it's big brother from Voxengo, Pristine Space.

Psychobillybob


How would you guys suggest using an IR with this? is the MixIr2 worth the entrance price vs. perfect space? I mean it is an IR...I suppose it just needs some kind of wrapper?

The MixIr2 is not that expensive, the site seems worthy like they've done some serious work...the full monty here might be worth it if there's a way to utilize it in X2...

Seems like the day of needing rooms might be changing..

I'm a bit biased - I like these guys at RedWirez a lot. They're a small business, so your e-mails don't get lost and unanswered. But their stuff is so good that companies like NI and Scuffham license their impulses. 


I haven't used Perfect Space in a while, but MixIR really shines when it comes to guitar cab emulation, because you can load multiple impulses and mix them, which, imho, is the secret to a lively guitar sound - say, a ribbon mic on the grid, a '57 a few inches away, a pair of mics to capture the room sound...

Control Room Pro (in Guitar Rig) does allow to create such mixes, but it doesn't let you chose your own impulses. MixIR2 gives you almost endless options.

scook


Yep, you got it right on all points. When 4 Control Room and 5 Control Room Pro were announced (both IR based) there was a fair amount of user chatter about adding the ability to use your own IRs. There are workarounds as mentioned in this thread.

Edit: I find it interesting that IRs have popped up as a topic again. I though this stuff was old news.

I know what you mean. I remember when I started using impulses - using Sonic Foundry's Acoustic Mirror... I'd hit "process offline" and see the CPU on my PII 350 go up to 300% usage. But the sound I got on the other end was worth it. 

Yea, I did not bring over my collection of SoundForge IRs with the new install. I did drag over a lot of IR wavs though. Might need to dust that stuff off, just for fun.

Beepster


This vid seems to be showing some far better tones than the others... still don't understand IR though. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hnOqsSfaq80

That is a good video beepster. 4 mics per cabinet.... too cool, I have been playing with this for a few days. Here are some good ideas for making an acoustic preset. I have made something like this for live applications. 
 
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s4G_syltwZM&feature=relmfu