SKnote have released IR-Lab, a powerful guitar and bass cabinet emulation plugin, available at the intro price of $29.99, increasing to $49.99 after the promotion.
IR-Lab is a realtime effect so it can be used for live playing and for mixing. It loads Impulse Responses (IR) but DOESN’T use plain, linear convolution. It uses your target IR to tune a physical model of a cabinet.
In addition, it loads SKnote’s custom Cab-packs, models specifically measured and built for it, that contain a lot of non-linear information about the target cabinet, for increased realism and more pleasant playing.
With up to eight IRs/Cab-packs can be blended together with continuous control. The blend control is stereo, so independent blends can be assigned to the stereo panorama. The simple blend control changes its shape depending on the number of active models to be blended.
Each Cab-pack can be finely-tuned by moving the microphone in front of the speaker. An extrapolated option is available for your loaded IRs, too.
The overall sound is balanced with the master EQ, when needed. Tilt, Hi-pass, Low-pass and Peak filters make fine-tuning the resulting sound super-simple. An unique feature is the “Voice-Match” function: You can automatically match the overall balance of a source IR you have to a target Cabinet you like, while retaining its original timbre. Simple and super-powerful. “Smooth” function lets you remove pronounced peaks-dips from IRs that may include too pronounced phase effects.
Cab-packs are NON-linear. Levels matter Even your own IRs become non-linear once loaded into IR-Lab! They become a physical model. Still, you can always export an IR for your outboard system. Like with real cabinets, the level of the signal affects the sound and behaviour of the cabinet. Set the input gain and balance the output Volume (or let the smart Auto-gain feature do it for you) for the best sound and dynamic response.
Easily manage and share any number of overall presets. They are always readily available in the browser. IR-Lab features a simple, plain interface for immediate access to any parameter.
IR-Lab is available to PC and Mac users (VST, AU and AAX).
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