Recabinet User’s Manual
Recabinet is a library of convolution impulse responses, and is compatible with a wide variety of convolution impulse response software plugins. These plugins are designed to run in a variety of recording software for PC and Mac. Some of this software is free, and in our testing, is just as good as the paid software for use with Recabinet. If you do not currently have recording software, we recommend Reaper for the PC, and GarageBand for the Mac. Reaper is free to try out, and inexpensive for non-commercial use. GarageBand is included with Macs made in the last few years. If you do not currently have a convolution impulse response plugin, we recommend keFIR for the PC, and LAConvolver for the Mac, both of which are free.
Cabinets and Mics
Recabinet is organized in 3 main folders, each containing a collection of impulse response les for use with a convolution impulse response plugin. For most of these plugins, you will use the “Other Hosts” version. For Altiverb and AxeFX, use the specic versions provided
Each subfolder represents a dierent real-world cabinet (with a silly nickname for legal reasons.)
Cabinets
• “Angora”- Line 6 Vetta 4×12
• “Damien”- Marshall 1936 2×12
• “Ghandi”- Mesa Standard/Oversize 4×12
• “Genzie”- Genz Benz G-Flex ported 2×12
• “Igor”- Krank Krankenstein 4×12
• “Kirby”- Carvin 4×12 British Series
• “Manatee”- Ampeg SVT 8×10 Bass Cabinet (using Ampeg SVT Pro Classic power section)
• “Sterling”- Marshall Hand Wired 4×12 (late 1960s reissue)
• “Trapezoid”- Roland Micro Cube (using native power section)
All 4×12 and 2×12 cabinets were powered using a Randall RT2/50 power amp, loaded with 6L6 and EL34 power tubes. They were sampled using 4 different microphones, listed below:
Microphones
• “57″ - Shure SM57 - industry standard dynamic microphone, the most popular microphone for guitar recording.
• “i5″ - Audix i5 - modern industry standard dynamic microphone, for a full-range, aggressive response.
• “4060″ - Audio Technica 4060 - modern high-SPL condenser microphone, for warm, full-bodied tone.
• “D6″ - Audix D6 - modern kick drum mic, great for getting the low “cabinet rumble”tone as a blend-in with your primary tone.
The “57”and “i5”mics were sampled in 4 different positions (cap, edge, cone, edge45), at 3 depths per position (on the grill, 1/2 inch away, and 1 inch away.) See the Microphone Positioning Diagram for a visual representation. All microphones were sampled using the amazing Universal Audio 2-610 mic preamp, with the exception of the beta “Ghandi” impulses, which were sampled using the stock mic preamps on a Presonus Firepod audio interface.
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