Celestion Introduces the G12H-150 Redback Guitar Speaker Impulse Responses
Celestion introduces G12H-150 Redback Guitar speaker tones as new additions to their celebrated line of Impulse Reponses.
As one of the premier manufacturer of guitar and bass loudspeakers, Celestion created their line of IRs using state-of-the
art gear, so that the tones are the definitive digital representations of the company’s renowned classis guitar speaker
tones.
The Celestion G12H-150 Redback is a guitar speaker of contrasts, built to deliver towering slabs of frightening, monstrous
tone, while still delivering marked detail and clarity. The new G12H-150 Impulse Responses allow players to now get this
gargantuan tone direct to their modeling amp or audio workstation, and dial in balance, responsiveness and the superior
playability of the Redback with ease.
Five different Impulse Responses are available for the G12H-150 Redback speaker, representing five distinct cabinet types,
including: 1×12 (open back,) 1×12 (closed back,) 2×12 (open back,) 2×12 (closed back) and 4×12 (closed back.) The responses
from every one of the cabinets have been recorded with three high quality, professional, studio-standard recording
microphones, with each one placed in six distinct positions (the result being 18 IRs for every cabinet type). In addition
further eight IRs per cab are included, which have been created by mixing a selection of single IRs, for additional tonal
options.
“Celestion have enjoyed an overwhelmingly positive reception to our new Impulse Responses since their introduction just a
few months ago, so adding the acclaimed Redback to our line of IRs was a natural fit,” said Nigel Wood, Celestion CEO. “We
will continue to make more original, authentic Celestion Impulse Responses available as a natural extension of our product
range- providing the authentic speaker tone our customers want, in a convenient digitally downloadable format,” he
added.
The new G12H-150 Redback Impulse Responses join the original set list of Celestion IRs available for purchase including the
G12M Greenback, G12M-65 Creamback, G12M-75 Creamback, G12H Anniversary, G12-65, Celestion Blue and Vintage 30 models
mounted in 1x12 and 2x12 open and closed back and 4x12 cabinets. Celestion IRs, which capture the essential behavior of
the cabinet in the specific space in which it was recorded, including the frequency and phase response of single drivers
as well as the interaction of multiple speakers, offer the user significant benefits. In both recording and live
production, Celestion IRs enable the desired tone to be precisely and consistently reproduced regardless of the music
recording or live sound environment. And IR users can escape the limitations of a single mic and cabinet setup and explore
a universe of possibilities to create the ideal tone. The tone can be precisely recreated, in the studio or on the road,
time after time. And the IRs allows Celestion customers to audition specific models before purchasing one or more physical
speakers.
Celestion IR digital downloads are available in uncompressed, industry standard .WAV format at 44.1 kHz, 48 kHz, 88.2 kHz
and 96 kHz sample rates at 24 bit depth, in lengths of 200 and 500 milliseconds Once the files are downloaded and unzipped,
users simply load the IRs into a convolution plug-in in their DAW or into other processing hardware. These formats will work
in all known hardware capable of loading IRs, and for the most popular hardware Celestion have already grouped together the
correct formats. Guitar processor manufacturers supported include Atomic Amps, Fractal Audio Systems, Kemper, Line 6, Logidy,
Positive Grid, Two Notes, Headrush and Yamaha. The Celestion IR files may be downloaded in the sample rate and length
appropriate for the hardware being used or as a complete package of all rates and lengths. Certain third party hardware
requires the files to be converted into a proprietary format before use.
The new G12-H 150 Redback Impulse Responses are available both as an individual single cabinet-type IR as well as a collection which includes all five cabinet.