LLL's Ownhammer Studio Mix Collection iR Test

[LLL]

***REVISED***
Redid the clip, no variac on amp, used T1 "Studio-Modern" mic mix iR files (Shure SM57 & Royer R121 mix)
***REVISED***

Here's the Ownhammer Speaker iR taste test; I chose 21 speakers from the set.

They're all here in a playlist (but no control over which plays):


...or go here to pick and choose:
Lefty Lounge Lizard's Ownhammer Studio Mix Collection iR Test

Playing a piece from "High Wire" by Badlands (Jake E. Lee).
Recorded once (tapped from line out), then applied 21 times to 21 different speaker iRs.
So, each clip is an exact clone of each other, but with a different speaker iR applied.
Each clip is the exact same file size and length.

Gear:

[GUITAR]
- Fender Am Std Strat body / Warmoth quarter-sawn maple neck
- Callaham Am Std Strat 2-hole whammy upgrade kit (bridge pieces, block & arm)
- early 80's Seymour Duncan SH-5 Custom (500K vol & tone)
- fresh .009 GHS Burnished Nickel Rockers

[AMP]
- JTM45RI modded to '68 1987 specs (PTP)
- NOS Mullard pre's, EHX 6CA7 power, NOS Philips 5AR4
- MM O-45JT OT

[DUMMY LOAD]
- THD Hotplate 16Ohm

[PREAMP]
- Universal Audio 2-610 / NOS Mullard 4024s, 4004s

[INTERFACE]
- EMU-1820m

[DAW]
- Reaper

===

Signal Chain (top to bottom):

guitar
|
amp (speaker out 1) -> hotplate set to "load"
| (speaker out 2)
Suhr ISO Line Out
|
UA 2-610
|
EMU 1820m
|
Reaper

===

DAW:

- SIR2 (speaker iR loader)
- Ownhammer iR files (each speaker iR) version: 500ms, 44.1KHz, 412 MAR, T1 Studio-Modern
- buss out to Waves iR Stereo with EMT140 Plate iR (slightly wet)
- Waves L1 Limiter Stereo on the "2"

NO EQ WHATSOEVER (not even lo/hi pass)!

Enjoy!

 

[TwilightOdyssey]

Re: LLL's Ownhammer Studio Mix Collection iR Test

Will check this out over the weekend!

 

[Kamanda~SD]

Re: LLL's Ownhammer Studio Mix Collection iR Test

Damn just listened to a few and they sounds great.

What's going on when you hit the big G? Sounds like somethings compressing it? Either way looks like I'm finally biting the bullet and getting some ownhammer stuff. Questions:

-Have you used anything other than SiR2 before for loading them up? If so find any difference at all (not that you should, but a Q nonetheless). Only because I was thinking of buy an iR from two notes to get the full two notes wall of sound and using that (if I'm paying for an iR loader I might as well get a few extra iR's built into the price).

-How hot was your signal coming in? Were you recording around -18 or did you try and keep it fairly hot?

-And finally...what pack did you get? I'm specifically looking for the G12-65 (EDIT: DOH I see it was studio mix collection)

 

[LLL]

Re: LLL's Ownhammer Studio Mix Collection iR Test

Damn just listened to a few and they sounds great.

What's going on when you hit the big G? Sounds like somethings compressing it? Either way looks like I'm finally biting the bullet and getting some ownhammer stuff. Questions:

-Have you used anything other than SiR2 before for loading them up? If so find any difference at all (not that you should, but a Q nonetheless). Only because I was thinking of buy an iR from two notes to get the full two notes wall of sound and using that (if I'm paying for an iR loader I might as well get a few extra iR's built into the price).

-How hot was your signal coming in? Were you recording around -18 or did you try and keep it fairly hot?

-And finally...what pack did you get? I'm specifically looking for the G12-65 (EDIT: DOH I see it was studio mix collection)

The big G thing would seem to be the variac effect kicking in; I'm hitting the chord hard.

Yes I use LePoulin LeCab2 (free VST) as well... I haven't really sat down and compared the two.

Around -10dB

The Studio Mix Collection

 

[LLL]

Re: LLL's Ownhammer Studio Mix Collection iR Test

The G12-65; I did a clip of that one.

 

[TwilightOdyssey]

Re: LLL's Ownhammer Studio Mix Collection iR Test

I have the Ownhammer Lynchback set; love it!

 

[Kamanda~SD]

Re: LLL's Ownhammer Studio Mix Collection iR Test

Awesome thanks!

 

[TwilightOdyssey]

Re: LLL's Ownhammer Studio Mix Collection iR Test

Very interesting comparison!

 

[LLL]

Re: LLL's Ownhammer Studio Mix Collection iR Test

I'm redoing this... 1 change to the amp and 1 change to the selected iR type. Clips will be up shortly.

UPDATE: Done.