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THU | OwnHammer (r)Evolution Debut Bundle Cab Mixes etc
I want to use the deluxe reverb IRs … But I am overwhelmed with choices. I’m not sure if I should use stereo or mono for the two cabinets in THU, etc. I’m also not sure which deluxe reverb samples to use – – there are so many from different angles. Does anyone have any suggestions? I’m going to need a lot of tips for this
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You should be using the 200ms mono IRs in each slot. 200ms IRs are industry standard. 500ms stereo IRs capture more of the “room” in which the cab was captured, rather than the close-up cabinet which is more traditional. Furthermore the 500ms true stereo IR only works with software that can actually load it, which I think is only Thafknar at this point for iOS. You can read about what true strereo IRs are in the FAQ section of OwnHammer’s site. I don’t believe th-u can load stereo IRs properly if at all, though I’m not 100% sure. In any case 200ms mono is the way to go, usually.
Once you unzip your 112DVRB IR folder that you purchased, you will notice subfolders divided into sample rates (44.1/48/88.2/96). Choose the sample rate in which you’re working in, whether that’s what’s set in th-u standalone, AUM, or your DAW. Inside each sample rate sub folder you will find a folder called “summary”. Those are basically the “greatest hits” IRs from all that are available, and as Ownhammer states those are the ones that present the most balanced and general characteristics of that speaker/cab. Those IRs have coding like DK (dark) or SS (sweetspot). So I generally start with with summary sweet spot IRs for each that I buy, in the proper sample rate. All the other IR folders at vert engineer specific and techy, and you may never even need them. They also have “rear” IRs, but in th-u you can also adjust the “rear” and “45 degree” aspects of what you load. So experiment with that. I generally would use just one IR, but if you use two, try loading a sweet spot and a rear and see how it sounds without any th-u adjustments. Or mix and match two completely different IRs and adjust one to be more rear or 45 degree. Does that help?
Don’t upload the entire zip file, it’s too many files. You can upload just the summary file, in several sample rates if you want, or you can move all your summary folders into one newly rezipped file and upload that.
Also, each IR purchase has a pdf manual in one of the folders, where they go in depth about all the coding they use in the names and what it means. That should help a lot. Cheers!
Here’s a video guide I made for dealing with OwnHammers on iOS. Applies to Thafknar, or th-u, or any IR loader really. It’s more about how to deal with iOS.
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@audiobussy I’m very happy that th-u now has an IR loader, it’s a major development, but there is one significant caveat. th-u loader is cpu optimized, as a result the IRs are not full spectrum. The smoking gun can be found in the manual for th-u desktop...
Accuracy setting in th-u desktop
“Accuracy sets the overall accuracy of the IR in the lowest frequencies (sub 80 Hz). Usually Low (L) is good for CPU overhead, unless you need a very faithful and deep bass response, then choose either Mid (M) or High (H).”
This “accuracy” feature doesn’t exist in the iOS loader and it’s exactly what’s missing in the sound compared to the same IR loaded in Thafknar. I’ve discussed it with @espiegel123 and the difference in sound is quite significant. It optimizes the IRs in a way that makes them similar in quality to IRs already pre-loaded in apps like th-u or Nembrini. I’m going to ask the devs to implement the accuracy feature on iOS, even if it means higher cpu. Maybe it’s not possible. I think the th-u loader can be tweaked with respire/hpf/lpf/rear/45 and lead to good results, but an unaltered IR in Thafknar loaded as is sounds better.
If you have Thafknar or another convolution loader app, you should see for yourself. Load the exact same IR in th-u, just one, and also in Thaf. Make sure it’s volume matched so you can compare them at the exact same output volume (Thaf gain at 1.0 makes it quite louder, so turn that down). Or impulsation, whatever you have used before. It’s quite a difference especially in the overall richness.
EDIT: this was happening because the cabinets in th-u into which you load IRs have the “LPF” setting on by default. This was cutting out the richness. The th-u IR loader is full spectrum, it turns out.
@audiobussy Here's a video I made about my struggles with this exact issue. It's long but I hope it helps
Thanks Dave!
@JoyceRoadStudios Nice detective work!