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Whats more likely is the frequency balance (and/or [perceived] volume) is throwing you off a bit. Typically a 121 has a lot of low end, which you’ll notice extra on palm mutes, and not too much high end, whereas an SM57 has a tighter low end and is much more aggressive from the upper mids (so will probably cut through as louder when playing open notes).
You could see if there’s a suitable OH1 (SM57&121 blend) IR and try a mono cab. Or you could try blending your two primary IRs in mono in cab lab if you have that. If you want to use stereo for harder rock playing I personally wouldn’t want such drastically different sounds left and right but that’s just my own tastes (plus I’d personally just stick with mono).
I know what you mean by off centre because every time someone uploads a clip of a stereo guitar sound with hard panning and a bright sound on one side and a bassy sound on the other it makes me feel like my head is tilting when it goes between palm mutes and open chords. I am possibly more sensitive to this than many though as most people seem fine with it
I feel exactly the same..
ok so profile wise I'm like league division 6... lol..
but even so, I'll only endorse / be sponsored for kit I use and believe in [and go buy myself even if there was no deal available]
he's a man after my own heart in this respect ..
I kind of expected this...
you have to dial in the unit to whatever your monitoring system is...
even the plethora of FRFR systems all sound different..
your backline / monitoring has to be consistent
they have EQ capabilities within the block itself
on stage, no matter what fx unit you use, your config should be sorted and locked down
maybe during soundcheck / line check a small compensatory Global EQ tweak if need be..
but other than that, you should leave the unit alone on stage..
if you start fiddling whilst playing live, you run the risk of chasing your tone..
and end up fiddling with the unit throughout the live performance..
this is undesirable because:
- you have a mind on playing / performing and another on your tone.. this invites mistakes
- you'll constantly be either turning your back on the audience to get to your rack / squatting down to fiddle with the unit on the floor.. it looks bad and unprofessional from the audience perspective [and promoters / label / management etc if they are at the show]
take great time and care nailing your config at home
then book a rehearsal room and test it again at gig levels in context over backing tracks [mp3 from smartphone / iPod etc through the PA works just fine].. this gets you to within 95% of your target config..
then refine the details during a band rehearsal [because you are in full context and it's safe to ask them to stop as you refine the details]..
then never touch it again
Is there something about the Helix which attracts you more? Just curious
however, I have a question. After Firepauls experience, I decided to go all mono on my cabs and wanted to try out some Celestion IRs. My main question is how do I know which stock IRs have Mics and which I should add Mics to? I could add Mics to any of them, in some cases it sounds better to me, but the problem is I added it to my Celestion IR which was recorded with a 57 and 421, adding a 421 in Axe Edit made it sound slighty clearer to my tastes but feels wrong doung that so tried to replicate that using a PEQ block. Fact is, I’m not experienced enough with mixing to know if this is me thinking it sounds great in my bedroom or if it will actually sound good in a mix.
Sorry, thats a very broad question, but essentially there are a lot of parameters in the cab block and not sure that I should use any of them when using 3rd party IRs as it feels bad! I assume Fractal have some IRs in the box that should be manipulated using parameters in the cab block, but how do I know which IRs they are?
cheers
View my feedback at www.thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/comment/1201922
Well, we could start one with a different title ... if anyone thinks it’s important.
As an update, I've just played around for the last hour or so and found that my tone is better now I've stopped using Mic's in the cab block altogether. I put a preamp on each of my presets too and I've just removed that too, so everything is sounding good and the CPU usage has come right down. Also only using mono cabs now so all stereo is managed with FX after the cab, so it'll be easier to switch mono and know that the Cab isn't doing anything it shouldn't.
Happy to do that if people think its worth it and it'll gain traction.
View my feedback at www.thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/comment/1201922
Definitely heard an improvement since removing them...although must admit, I thought it sounded better when I first got the unit, guess tastes change over time.
View my feedback at www.thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/comment/1201922
I’ve been a long term Ownhammer user, having contributed to Kevin’s Kickstarter fund because I thought his IRs were the clearest, and wanted to see the technology improve. With humbuckers I still use one of his 2x12 IRs. For single coils I’m currently using a 4x12 IR. I can’t remember whether it’s one of Kevin’s, or Fractal Audio’s own.