Jade Starr Music

AnyAmpIR

by PlayPM

Stripped back impulse response loader for guitar and bass cabinets

Apr 5, 202358 minWatch on YouTube ↗

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  1. 20:42A hardware distortion pedal straight in, then the same signal through an IR
  2. 22:47The whole interface: import button, arrows, browse knob and volume
  3. 25:13Adding a separate EQ plugin, since the app has no tone controls of its own
  4. 28:50The same purchase loading as an AU on an M1 Mac
  5. 30:32Importing a folder of cab IRs, including two that fail then reload
  6. 34:50Saving imported IRs in AUM, and how GarageBand keeps them with the project

What it does

An impulse response loader and nothing else. One button imports IR files from the Files app, as many as you want, then arrows or a browse knob step through them and one control sets volume. No amps, pedals, EQ or reverb, and no IRs ship with it, so tones come from whatever collection you load. The same purchase runs as an AUv3 on iOS and as an AU on an M1 Mac.

In the demo

Jade plays a hardware distortion pedal into it, switching the IR in and out so pedal and cabinet tone can be compared directly. She loads a metal cab pack named by band, then adds a separate EQ and noise gate as their own plugins.

Worth knowing

Saving imported IRs works in AUM but not inside GarageBand, where they persist with the project instead. Anyone wanting amp models and pedals in the box needs other apps in front.

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