Recently I purchased myself an M-Vave IR Box, to try new IRs out. Man, it blows the IRs on the nano cortex out if water. It made me realise how much better they could be.
I feel like the nano cortex should have IRs at LEAST as good as the M-vave. If not, they should be better.
The IRs on the nano cortex are really holding it back, they are very muddy sounding, like someone is recording a cabinet from the other room
Have you tried IRs from companies like York Audio and Amalgam?
They improve my sound drastically…
+1 for both of these suggestions.
Amalgamaudio has really great captures
Is the issue the IR loader or the IR itself?
I’d be open to if I had access to them. I only went with M-vave due to affordability. But so far I’m very pleased with them. Prior to this, I really struggled to get a good sound with low tuned guitars (D Standard an Octave down). But with this pedal, I can literally use a single amp simulator with one setting, and a single cabinet from the IR loader, and it works for all my guitars, from standard to D standard an octave down
The IRs themselves. They sound like there is a wet blanket on them and I struggle to get clarity. Maybe some cabinets sound like this in real life, but I prefer a more clear sounding cabinet. Would also be nice if they used the EQs where you get like 7 bands you can place anywhere, a high and low shelf, and a high and low cut, all in one EQ. If M-vave can do it, I don’t see any reason why neural dsp can’t.
Hey, just poking around a little bit–are you playing at bedroom volume or full gig volume?
I used to complain about Neural’s IRs being too dark when I was on my studio monitors at home, so I went with ML Sound Lab to customize and export an IR with a much brighter (and more clear) sound. But then at gig volume, that IR I loaded was too spiky bright. Switching back to the Neural IRs balanced that out. Fletcher-Munson curve.
One thing also worth noting is that while you may not like the bundled IRs out of the box -
after tweaking the mic, it’s placement, and addressing HPF/LPF, you may find that you can turn bland water into wine.
Sometimes it is easier to flip through 50 IRs with a blindfold on vs messing with mics and placement in the dynamic IRs.
I’m mostly a bedroom studio guy. I can see them being sufficient for live stuff, but I prefer brighter sounding cabs when it comes to mixing in my studio
What tuning do you play in ?
I’ve done all that, but the M-vave IR box seems to meet the needs I have as a studio guy. I managed to get some tones out of it before with a lot of effort, but I feel like they should be a lot easier to use. I either get mud, or it lacks fundemental to the notes.
Keep in mind guys, I tune very low. It’s a lot more challenging to EQ these instruments for a mix where you can actually hear articulation like pick attack and fundementals, and the notes don’t just blur together when playing fast.
Don’t own the M-vave but couldn’t you just export the IRs and use them in nano? York Audio have a demo pack for $1 to try
Don’t they only work in the amp section ? Or is there a way to use them in the nano cortex IR section ? Last I rememeber, uploaded cabinets don’t go into the IR section of storage for some reason
I decided to try my nano cortex through a PA system today and I see what you mean. The darker cabs really do sound better for live situations.
But I still prefer the brighter ones for mixing.
I use mine, upload them to cortex cloud
Before I had the NC, I was using UA Lion for Live and recording. After shelving it for the NC I recently was forced to used it again, ( the Lion). I was shocked! UA does amp models VERY WELL and the sound and feel is stunning! I almost sold my Lion but its a keeper. I’ll never get rid of it now. Don’t get me wrong, I love the nano for its techie buffet, but the UA sound is the best in the business IMO