“Maximum Tonal Benefit”: Celestion YouTube Videos Show How to Get the Most from Celestion Impulse Responses

Ipswich, UK (April 29, 2020) —Celestion, the premier manufacturer of guitar and bass loudspeakers, and professional audio drivers for sound reinforcement, and creators  of digital tone, is pleased to present a carefully curated library of videos on the CelestionUK YouTube channel offering demonstrations, user tips, reviews, and expert advice, enabling players and producers alike to  gain maximum tonal benefit  from using the extensive  family of expertly recorded Celestion Impulse Responses. Celestion’s acclaimed collection of guitar and bass speaker IR tones are perfectly suited to artists, musicians, engineers, players and producers who are working at home right now, and are available for audition and download at CelestionPlus.com.

Celestion IRs (impulse responses) are highly accurate digital representations of the company’s legendary speakers, available for download. They allow users to closely simulate by digital means, the tone that one would get from playing a guitar (or bass) through one of Celestion’s physical speakers.

To help users get the most from their IR collections, Celestion’s have curated a comprehensive library of videos on their CelestionUK YouTube channel, presented by a wide variety of accomplished artists, songwriters, performers and mix engineers. These videos offer something for everyone – from players to producers, from those just beginning to use IRs, to experienced users.

Nashville-based Guitarist, Songwriter and Musical Director Chris Wrate has worked with A-list artists such as Kelsea Ballerini, Ariana Grande, David Foster, Daniel Powter, Colbie Caillat and Charice, as well as playing on TV shows like Oprah, American Idol, The Tonight Show, Jimmy Kimmel Live, The Today Show and Ellen.  See the video Chris Wrate compares the official Celestion IR with the stock IR in his Kemper profile.

Celebrated guitarist Pete Thorn is a long time Celestion IR user and has presented several comprehensive videos demonstrating the flexibility of Celestion IRs and highlighting some of their main advantages. Titles include:  An Introduction to Impulse Responses, Celestion Impulse Responses, Demo by Pete Thorn, Achieving Great Clean Tones with Speaker IRs  as well as a video comparing seven different IRs, GUITAR CAB IR SHOOTOUT! Greenbacks/4-12″ cabs.

British guitarist Robby Miller is known for performing and recording with a wide array of performers, among them: Ryan Roxie, The Scruff, Happy Mondays, We Are Scientists, D-A-D and Faster Pussycat. Miller has incorporated Celestion Impulse Responses into his guitar arsenal to achieve the tones he wants for performance, teaching and recording. Check out his Impulse Response blog and videos including: An Easy Way to Get Started with Celestion IRs and Robby Miller: Celestion Speaker IRs – Good Right Out The Box!

Brittany Bowman is a Los Angeles-based female multi-instrumentalist (drummer, guitarist, bassist) and songwriter who has been playing since she was ten years old, and has since performed on stage with bands like Green Day to working on major tours. Check out her Official Celestion G10 Creamback Impulse Responses: Review and Comparison, where she plays through the Celestion G10 Creamback impulse responses, loaded into her Line 6 HT Stomp.

Producer, mixer and audio engineer Cenzo Townshend  has worked with artists and bands including The Rolling Stones, a-ha, Kaiser Chiefs, U2, Snow Patrol, Florence + the Machine, Friendly Fires, Bloc Party, Franz Ferdinand, The Maccabees, Jamie Cullum and Thirty Seconds to Mars. See the video recorded at his Decoy Studios: Cenzo Townshend talks about Celestion Impulse Responses.

And check out up-and-coming instrumentalist Doug Weiand demonstrating just how portable and convenient Celestion IRs can be as he records a full demo track on the show floor at the recent Winter NAMM 2020 convention: Celestion IR Live Demo: Recorded Live on the Show Floor at NAMM 2020.

Visit CelestionPlus to explore the extensive family of genuine Celestion acclaimed guitar speaker Impulse Responses such as the:   A-TypeBlackstar Cabinet, Celestion BlueCelestion Cream, Celestion Gold, Classic Lead 80, G10 Creamback, Heritage G12H 55Hz, Heritage G12M, G12 EVH, G12K-100, G12-35XC, G12T-75,  G12-50GL LynchbackG12-H150 Redback, G12M Greenback, G12M-65 Creamback, G12M-75 Creamback, G12H Anniversary, G12-65, Neo Creamback, V-TypeVintage 30  and bass impulse responses such as the BL10-100X, BN15-400X, BN10-200X, BN15-300X, PULSE10, PULSE12 and PULSE15. and many other models.
About Celestion Impulse Responses
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 perfect tone. Once you find a tone that you love, it can be precisely recreated, in the studio or on the road, time after time. And the IRs allow 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.
Celestion Plus.

About Celestion and Celestion Guitar Speakers
An important element to essential British guitar tone since the birth of Rock & Roll, Celestion Guitar Speakers are famous for their lively and vocal midrange character with plenty of sparkle and chime. With worldwide headquarters in Ipswich, England, Celestion design, develop and manufacture premium guitar and bass loudspeakers, and high-quality professional audio drivers for sound reinforcement. These world-renowned speakers are used onstage and in clubs, theatres and other venues the world over. Contact Celestion at: info@celestion.com and visit us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/celestion.
www.celestion.com

Celestion Blackstar Cabinet Impulse Responses Debut in Two notes Format

Ipswich, UK (April 16, 2020) —Celestion, the premier manufacturer of guitar and bass loudspeakers and professional audio drivers for sound reinforcement applications, is pleased to announce the new  Blackstar Cabinet (Two notes) Impulse Responses, a Two notes format collection of IRs which capture the unique tones of Blackstar Amplification’s iconic speaker cabinets. The new Two notes format IRs which feature twelve of Blackstar’s legendary cabinets loaded with classic Celestion speakers, are available for audition and download at CelestionPlus.com.

Twelve Impulse Response libraries capture the distinctive tones of Blackstar guitar cabs loaded with legendary Celestion speakers using the unique Two notes IR recording method. These include:

  • Blackstar S1-412A 4×12 closed back containing Celestion Vintage 30 speakers
  • Blackstar S1-412A PRO 4×12 closed back containing Celestion Vintage 30 speakers
  • Blackstar S1-212 2×12 closed back containing Celestion Vintage 30 speakers
  • Blackstar HT Venue 412B MKII 4×12 closed back containing Celestion Seventy 80 speakers
  • Blackstar HT 212VOC MKII 2×12 closed back containing Celestion Seventy 80 speakers
  • Blackstar HT 212VOC MKII 2×12 open back containing Celestion Seventy 80 speakers
  • Blackstar HT STAGE 60 2×12 open back containing Seventy 80 speakers
  • Blackstar Artisan 412A 4×12 closed back containing Celestion Vintage 30 speakers
  • Blackstar Artisan 30 1×12 open back containing a Celestion Vintage 30 speaker
  • Blackstar Artist 30 2×12 open back containing Celestion V-Type speakers
  • Blackstar JJN-212VOC MKII 2×12 open back containing one Celestion V-Type and one Celestion G12T-75 speaker; V-Type miked
  • Blackstar JJN-212VOC MKII 2×12 closed back containing one Celestion V-Type and one Celestion G12T-75 speaker; V-Type miked

Each Blackstar cabinet impulse response has been recorded with eight microphones using the exclusive Two notes IR recording protocol, allowing the end user the virtual freedom to move the microphones around the recording space and to use the Overload Parameter (available in the Wall of Sound software and Torpedo Studio hardware) to push the speakers into distortion if desired, for an almost limitless number of tone options.

This particular range of Blackstar Cabinet (Two notes) impulse responses is available for download for use with the proprietary Two notes Torpedo hardware and Wall of Sound software only. (Celestion’s original classic collection of Blackstar Cabinet IRs is available for download in .WAV format for compatibility with the majority of DAWs and amp modellers.)

The New Blackstar Cabinet (Two notes) Impulse Responses from Celestion are available for purchase individually or as a full collection for a significant discount.

The Blackstar Cabinet (Two notes) Impulse Responses join the collection of other IRs available in Two Notes format such as: Neo 250 Copperback (Two notes,) Laney cabinets (Two notes,) Orange Cabinets (Two notes,)  Celestion Ruby (Two notes,) Suhr Cabinets (Two notes,) Celestion Blue (Two notes,)  G12M Greenback (Two notes) and Vintage 30 (Two notes.)

And visit Celestion Plus to explore the extensive family of genuine Celestion acclaimed guitar speaker Impulse Responses such as the:   A-TypeBlackstar Cabinet, Celestion BlueCelestion Cream, Celestion Gold, Classic Lead 80, G10 Creamback, Heritage G12H 55Hz, Heritage G12M, G12 EVH, G12K-100, G12-35XC, G12T-75,  G12-50GL LynchbackG12-H150 Redback, G12M Greenback, G12M-65 Creamback, G12M-75 Creamback, G12H Anniversary, G12-65, Neo Creamback, V-TypeVintage 30  and bass impulse responses such as the BL10-100X, BN15-400X, BN10-200X, BN15-300X, PULSE10, PULSE12 and PULSE15. and many other models.

About Celestion Impulse Responses
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 perfect tone. Once you find a tone that you love, it can be precisely recreated, in the studio or on the road, time after time. And the IRs allow 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. Celestion Plus.

About Celestion and Celestion Guitar Speakers
An important element to essential British guitar tone since the birth of Rock & Roll, Celestion Guitar Speakers are famous for their lively and vocal midrange character with plenty of sparkle and chime. With worldwide headquarters in Ipswich, England, Celestion design, develop and manufacture premium guitar and bass loudspeakers, and high-quality professional audio drivers for sound reinforcement. These world-renowned speakers are used onstage and in clubs, theatres and other venues the world over. Contact Celestion at: info@celestion.com and visit us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/celestion.
www.celestion.com

Celestion Introduces the Blackstar Cabinet Impulse Responses

Ipswich, UK (April 1, 2020) —Celestion, the premier manufacturer of guitar and bass loudspeakers and professional audio drivers for sound reinforcement applications, is pleased to debut the new Blackstar Cabinet IRs, the newest additions to the company’s Backline Heroes range of Impulse Responses. The new IRs which feature fifteen of Blackstar’s legendary cabinets loaded with classic Celestion speakers, are available for audition and download at CelestionPlus.com.

The new IRs allow users to enjoy classic Blackstar cab tone whether at home, in the studio or playing live on stage.

Using highly-accurate recording techniques, Celestion’s expert sound engineers have meticulously captured the unique tones of these Blackstar cabinets and made them available as IRs in digitally downloadable format. The official Celestion-recorded Blackstar Cabinet Impulse Responses available include:

  • Blackstar S1-412A 4×12 closed back containing Celestion Vintage 30 speakers
  • Blackstar S1-412A PRO 4×12 closed back containing Celestion Vintage 30 speakers
  • Blackstar S1-212 2×12 closed back containing Celestion Vintage 30 speakers
  • Blackstar HT Venue 412B MKII 4×12 closed back containing Celestion Seventy 80 speakers
  • Blackstar HT Venue 212 MKII 2×12 open back containing Celestion Seventy 80 speakers
  • Blackstar HT 212VOC MKII 2×12 closed back containing Celestion Seventy 80 speakers
  • Blackstar HT 212VOC MKII 2×12 open back containing Celestion Seventy 80 speakers
  • Blackstar HT STAGE 60 2×12 open back containing Seventy 80 speakers
  • Blackstar Artisan 412A 4×12 closed back containing Celestion Vintage 30 speakers
  • Blackstar Artisan 30 1×12 open back containing a Celestion Vintage 30 speaker
  • Blackstar Artist 30 2×12 open back containing Celestion V-Type speakers
  • Blackstar JJN-212VOC MKII 2×12 semi-open back containing one Celestion V-Type and one Celestion G12T-75 speaker; V-Type miked
  • Blackstar JJN-212VOC MKII 2×12 semi-open back containing one Celestion V-Type and one Celestion G12T-75 speaker; G12T-75 miked
  • Blackstar JJN-212VOC MKII 2×12 closed back containing one Celestion V-Type and one Celestion G12T-75 speaker; V-Type miked
  • Blackstar JJN-212VOC MKII 2×12 closed back containing one Celestion V-Type and one Celestion G12T-75 speaker; G12T-75 miked

Each Blackstar Cabinet impulse response has been accurately recorded using the same studio-quality microphones (Royer R-121, Shure SM57 and Sennheiser MD421) in the same six adjustable positions as our core range of Celestion IRs – as well as an extra rear position for the open back cabinets. This offers 18 tone options for each cabinet, plus Celestion’s usual additional mic mix options. Each Blackstar cab impulse response has also been recorded using a Neumann TLM 107 room mic (in Left, Right and Stereo) for users to mix in and achieve their desired tone. In addition to the five different cab types included, the Blackstar collection also offers some of Celestion’s most-loved speakers: the Vintage 30, Seventy 80, G12T-75 and V-Type.

The range of Blackstar Cabinet impulse responses are all downloaded in .WAV format for compatibility with the majority of DAWs and amp modellers.

The New Blackstar Cabinet Impulse Responses from Celestion are available for purchase individually or as a full collection for a significant discount.

The Blackstar Cabinet Collection of Impulse Responses join the extensive family of genuine Celestion acclaimed guitar and bass speaker Impulse Responses such as the:   A-TypeCelestion BlueCelestion Cream, Celestion Gold, Classic Lead 80, G10 Creamback, Heritage G12H 55Hz, Heritage G12M, G12 EVH, G12K-100, G12-35XC, G12T-75,  G12-50GL LynchbackG12-H150 Redback, G12M Greenback, G12M-65 Creamback, G12M-75 Creamback, G12H Anniversary, G12-65, Neo Creamback, V-TypeVintage 30  and bass impulse responses such as the BL10-100X, BN15-400X, BN10-200X, BN15-300X, PULSE10, PULSE12 and PULSE15. and many other models.

About Celestion Impulse Responses
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 perfect tone. Once you find a tone that you love, it can be precisely recreated, in the studio or on the road, time after time. And the IRs allow 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.  Celestion Plus.

About Celestion and Celestion Guitar Speakers
An important element to essential British guitar tone since the birth of Rock & Roll, Celestion Guitar Speakers are famous for their lively and vocal midrange character with plenty of sparkle and chime. With worldwide headquarters in Ipswich, England, Celestion design, develop and manufacture premium guitar and bass loudspeakers, and high-quality professional audio drivers for sound reinforcement. These world-renowned speakers are used onstage and in clubs, theatres and other venues the world over. Contact Celestion at: info@celestion.com and visit us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/celestion.
www.celestion.com

Celestion Announces the Availability of the Ruby Guitar Speaker Impulse Responses in Two notes Format

Ipswich, UK (March 24, 2020) —Celestion is delighted to announce the availability of their Celestion Ruby Two Notes Guitar Speaker Impulse Responses, for use with the critically acclaimed Torpedo (Studio, Live, C.A.B) hardware, the speaker and miking simulation engine; and Wall of Sound software environment (a DAW plug-in version of Torpedo.)  The Celestion Ruby Two Notes Impulse Responses have been fully re-created in Two Notes’ proprietary format and are available both in the  Two Notes store, as well as alongside the full line of other genuine Celestion Impulse Responses on CelestionPlus.

The Celestion Ruby

Two Notes speaker impulse responses ooze rich musical warmth and bring a familiar alnico vibe, complete with mellow highs and a sophisticated midrange. This Two notes speaker impulse response is the perfect digital representation of the Celestion Ruby delivering a mellow clean sound and rich, saturated gain tones all without sacrificing any of the character you’d expect from Celestion’s world-famous alnico speakers. Recorded in a world-class live room, the new Ruby Two Notes speaker impulse response collection provides a rich variety of guitar speaker tonality, with depth, balance and supreme musicality.

The Celestion Ruby impulse responses in Two Notes format include five different cabinet configurations, available both individually and as a collection:

1×12 (open back)

1×12 (closed back)

2×12 (open back)

4×12(closed back)

The Two notes IR format gives users full access to all the available functionality of the Two notes environment. These are all new IR captures, closely following the Two notes IR recording protocol. Each cabinet is recorded with 8 microphones, and the user has the capability to move around each microphone in the virtual room: an almost limitless number of IRs generated by the Two notes proprietary format. Each impulse response is fully compatible with the Overload Parameter (available in both Wall of Sound and Torpedo Studio), a unique non-linear convolution processing capability that is able to reproduce the distortion of the speaker when pushed hard.   And there is there’s no difference in quality between the current WAV files and the new Two notes’ format files. Customers get the same highly accurate speaker tones, simply in a format best tailored to the Two notes environment.

Furthermore, adding Celestion IRs to the Two notes environment means users also get the Celestion quality tone re-produced using five additional microphones: AKG C414EB, AKG D12, Beyer Dynamic M160, Coles 4038 and the Neumann U47.

Customers can still use Celestion’s standard WAV format IRs on Two notes’ hardware and software as before, but without the full functionality and additional microphones offered by the Two Notes proprietary format.

The new Celestion Two Notes Ruby Impulse Responses join the collection of other IRs available in Two Notes format such as: Neo 250 Copperback (Two Notes,) Laney cabinets (Two Notes,) Orange Cabinets (Two Notes,)  Suhr Cabinets (Two Notes,) Celestion Blue (Two Notes,)  G12M Greenback (Two Notes) and Vintage 30 (Two Notes.)

See the extensive collection of other genuine Celestion Impulse Responses, with guitar speaker IRs including the A-TypeCelestion BlueCelestion Cream, Celestion Gold, Classic Lead 80, G10 Creamback, Heritage G12H 55Hz, Heritage G12M, G12 EVH, G12K-100, G12-35XC, G12T-75,  G12-50GL LynchbackG12-H150 Redback, G12M Greenback, G12M-65 Creamback, G12M-75 Creamback, G12H Anniversary, G12-65, Neo Creamback, V-TypeVintage 30  and bass impulse responses such as the BL10-100X, BN15-400X, BN10-200X, BN15-300X, PULSE10, PULSE12 and PULSE15.

About Celestion Impulse Responses

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 perfect tone. Once you find a tone that you love, it can be precisely recreated, in the studio or on the road, time after time. And the IRs allow 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 (but are not limited to) 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. Celestion Plus.

About Celestion and Celestion Guitar Speakers
An important element to essential British guitar tone since the birth of Rock & Roll, Celestion Guitar Speakers are famous for their lively and vocal midrange character with plenty of sparkle and chime. With worldwide headquarters in Ipswich, England, Celestion design, develop and manufacture premium guitar and bass loudspeakers, and high-quality professional audio drivers for sound reinforcement. These world-renowned speakers are used onstage and in clubs, theatres and other venues the world over. Contact Celestion at: info@celestion.com and visit us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/celestion.
www.celestion.com

Celestion Boosts their Line of Bass Impulse Responses with the New BL10-100X and BN15-400X IRs

Ipswich, UK (February 18, 2020) — Celestion, the premier manufacturer of guitar and bass loudspeakers whose classic guitar tones have made the company world-renowned, is pleased to add  two new bass speaker impulse responses, the BN15-400X and BL10-100X, to their collection of Bass Impulse Responses. The new Bass IRs, along with the complete collection of other authentic Celestion bass and guitar speaker tones, is available for audition and download at CelestionPlus.

The Celestion BN15-400X has often been a go-to bass speaker for those looking for a thunderous low-end performance. For those looking for a warm bass tone that never sacrifices punch, this speaker is purpose-built to command the bottom line with a driving, rhythmic thump.

The Celestion BL10-100X is built for bass without compromise – this 10” 100-Watt bass guitar speaker delivers heavy-duty presence with drive, clarity and full-bodied tone. Designed for an extended, balanced low-end, punchy mid-range and just enough treble “zing”, the Celestion BL10-100X is characterised by huge amounts of linear excursion ideal for high-powered rock performances.

Now the Celestion BN15-400X and BL10-100X bass speakers have been faithfully captured as bass speaker impulse responses. Both the Celestion BN15-400X and BL10-100X bass speaker impulse responses are available for download in 2×10 (Ported) and 4×10 (Closed Back) cabinet configurations – or as a Bass Bundle with added Playing Style mixes.

Celestion’s complete range of impulse responses includes a number of options for bass players, featuring many of the company’s best-selling bass guitar speakers. And Celestion’s meticulous impulse response capture process has been used for the company’s bass IRs.

In particular, this meant selecting the most appropriate microphones for recording bass guitar.

Each speaker has been recorded in the most popular cabinet combinations for that speaker type, with three different microphones – a Sennheiser MD421, Neumann U47 FET and AKG D112 – each in six different positions for additional tonal variety, creating an extensive IR library for each speaker. Also included is a room mic recording using a Neumann TLM 107 (the same room mic used for our regular IRs.)

A new addition to the bass impulse responses is an extra high frequency recording (using a Neumann KM84), which can be used on its own or mixed with one of the other microphones to add an extra bit of ‘zing’ to the top-end.

And the Bass Impulse Responses feature a selection of extra mic mixes for you to experiment with, including: D112+KM84, U47+KM84, MD421+KM84, D112+MD421+KM84, U47+MD421+KM84, U47+D112+KM84, All mics, All mics+Room Stereo and All mics+Room Mono.

New “Playing Style” packs are also available separate add on options, which have optimised the IRs for a range of different playing methods: Finger basic, Finger warmth detail, Plectrum (Pick) basic, Plectrum (Pick) aggressive and Slap.

As with all genuine Celestion IRs, each of the new bass speaker impulse responses are downloaded in .WAV format for compatibility with most DAWs, IR plug-ins and amp modelling software.

The new  BL10-100X and BN15-400X Impulse Responses join the growing collection of other Bass IRs including the BN10-200X ; BN15-300X, PULSE10, PULSE12 and PULSE15, as well as all the other genuine Celestion acclaimed guitar speaker Impulse Responses such as the:  A-TypeCelestion BlueCelestion Cream, Celestion Gold, Classic Lead 80, Heritage G12H 55Hz, Heritage G12M, G12 EVH, G12K-100, G12-35XC, G12T-75,  G12-50GL Lynchback,   G12-H150 Redback, G12M Greenback, G12M-65 Creamback, G12M-75 Creamback, G12H Anniversary, G12-65, Neo Creamback, V-TypeVintage 30 and many other models.

About Celestion Impulse Responses

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 perfect tone. Once you find a tone that you love, it can be precisely recreated, in the studio or on the road, time after time. And the IRs allow 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 (but are not limited to) 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. Celestion Plus.

About Celestion and Celestion Guitar Speakers
An important element to essential British guitar tone since the birth of Rock & Roll, Celestion Guitar Speakers are famous for their lively and vocal midrange character with plenty of sparkle and chime. With worldwide headquarters in Ipswich, England, Celestion design, develop and manufacture premium guitar and bass loudspeakers, and high-quality professional audio drivers for sound reinforcement. These world-renowned speakers are used onstage and in clubs, theatres and other venues the world over. Contact Celestion at: info@celestion.com and visit us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/celestion.
www.celestion.com

Celestion Introduces the Vox Cabinets Collection of Impulse Responses

Ipswich, UK (December 16, 2019) — Celestion, the premier manufacturer of guitar and bass loudspeakers celebrated for their classic guitar tones, is pleased to announce that they have teamed up with Vox Amps to meticulously capture the tones of three of their iconic speaker cabinets.  The result is the new Celestion Vox Cabinets Collection of Impulse Responses.  The new Vox Cabinets Collection, along with the expansive collection of authentic Celestion guitar speaker tones, is available for audition and download at CelestionPlus.

The new Vox cabinet collection of impulse responses have been created using the same painstaking recording techniques applied to all of Celestion’s own classic speaker impulse responses, with expert sound engineers have faithfully capturing the distinctive tones of three VOX cabinets in several configurations:

  • VOX V212C 2×12 open back containing two Celestion G12M Greenbacks
  • VOX 212 HWX 2×12 open back containing two Celestion Blues
  • VOX V412BN 4×12 closed back containing four Celestion G12M Greenbacks

Available singly or as a collection, these speaker impulse responses offer the authentic tones of high-quality VOX cabinets cabinet to add to any arsenal.

Each VOX cabinet has been sampled using the same pro-quality microphones (Shure SM57, Royer R-121 and Sennheiser MD421) in the same six positions as the other Celestion impulse responses – as well as an additional rear position for the open back cabinets. This gives you 18 (or 21) tone options for each cabinet, plus our usual extra mic mix options.  In addition, each cabinet has been recorded using Neumann TLM 107 room mics (Left, Right and Stereo) to mix in as desired to achieve that preferred tone.

The new VOX cabinet speaker impulse responses are all downloaded in .WAV format for maximum compatibility with a wide range of leading DAWs and amp modellers.

The Celestion Vox Cabinet Impulse Responses join all the other acclaimed guitar speaker Impulse Responses such as the:  A-TypeCelestion BlueCelestion Cream, Celestion Gold, Celestion Ruby, Classic Lead 80, G10 Greenback, Heritage G12H 55Hz, Heritage G12M, G12 EVH, G12K-100, G12-35XC, G12T-75,  G12-50GL Lynchback,   G12-H150 Redback, G12M Greenback, G12M-65 Creamback, G12M-75 Creamback, G12H Anniversary, G12-65, Neo Creamback, V-TypeVintage 30 and other models as well as Bass IRs including the BN10-200XBN15-300X, PULSE10, PULSE12 and PULSE15.

About Celestion Impulse Responses

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 perfect tone. Once you find a tone that you love, it can be precisely recreated, in the studio or on the road, time after time. And the IRs allow 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 (but are not limited to) 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. Celestion Plus.

About Celestion and Celestion Guitar Speakers
An important element to essential British guitar tone since the birth of Rock & Roll, Celestion Guitar Speakers are famous for their lively and vocal midrange character with plenty of sparkle and chime. With worldwide headquarters in Ipswich, England, Celestion design, develop and manufacture premium guitar and bass loudspeakers, and high-quality professional audio drivers for sound reinforcement. These world-renowned speakers are used onstage and in clubs, theatres and other venues the world over. Contact Celestion at: info@celestion.com and visit us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/celestion.
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Celestion adds the G10 Vintage to its Collection of Impulse Responses

Ipswich, UK (November 20, 2019) — Celestion, the premier manufacturer of guitar and bass loudspeakers celebrated for their classic guitar tones, is pleased to introduce the G10 Vintage Collection of Impulse Responses.  The new Collection, along with the versatile collection of authentic Celestion guitar speaker tones, is available for audition and download at CelestionPlus.

The Celestion G10 Vintage is the natural progression of the respected Vintage 10 speaker, delivering original British rock attitude with powerful and rich tones. Constructed using the same voice coil design as the iconic Vintage 30,  the G10 Vintage punches well above its weight for a 10-inch, 60-watt speaker. For players who want flexibility in their speaker set-up, the G10 Vintage is the perfect solution. With a meaty mid-range and a solid bass, the Celestion G10 Vintage speaker adds richness to hollow-sounding amps, as well as offering deeper, heavier, humbucker-type girth from single-coil guitars. Use in singles to add warm vocal tones to small valve combos or use in a 4×10 cabinet for a more aggressive, heavier rock sound.

The expert sound engineers at Celestion have worked tirelessly to accurately record the weighty yet eloquent tones of the Celestion G10 Vintage speaker in digital format as a range of speaker impulse responses available for digital download .

The complete tonal range of the G10 Vintage speaker is available to download in the following classic cabinet configurations.

  • 1×10 (open back)
  • 1×10 (closed back)
  • 2×10 (open back)
  • 2×10 (closed back)
  • 4×10 (closed back)

The G10 Vintage impulse responses were recorded at world-class facilities using the highest quality recording equipment and techniques available. Using three industry-standard professional microphones in six fully-adjustable locations around each cabinet arrangement, the full range of speaker tones are labelled within the Impulse Response files as:

  • Balanced
  • Bright
  • Fat
  • Thin
  • Dark
  • Dark 2

The new Celestion G10 Vintage speaker impulse response collection can be downloaded as individual cabinet configuration files or as a complete set for a discount of up to 50%.

As with the entire collection of Celestion speaker impulse responses, the G10 Vintage collection is available to download in .WAV format to ensure they are compatible with the majority of amp modelling software and plugins.

The Celestion G10 Vintage Impulse Responses join Celestion’s own comprehensive range of acclaimed guitar speaker Impulse Responses including:  A-TypeCelestion BlueCelestion Cream, Celestion Gold, Celestion Ruby, Classic Lead 80, G10 Greenback, Heritage G12H 55Hz, Heritage G12M, G12 EVH, G12K-100, G12-35XC, G12T-75,  G12-50GL Lynchback,   G12-H150 Redback, G12M Greenback, G12M-65 Creamback, G12M-75 Creamback, G12H Anniversary, G12-65, Neo Creamback, V-TypeVintage 30 and other models as well as Bass IRs including the BN10-200XBN15-300X, PULSE10, PULSE12 and PULSE15.

About Celestion Impulse Responses

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 perfect tone. Once you find a tone that you love, it can be precisely recreated, in the studio or on the road, time after time. And the IRs allow 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 (but are not limited to) 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. Celestion Plus.

About Celestion and Celestion Guitar Speakers
An important element to essential British guitar tone since the birth of Rock & Roll, Celestion Guitar Speakers are famous for their lively and vocal midrange character with plenty of sparkle and chime. With worldwide headquarters in Ipswich, England, Celestion design, develop and manufacture premium guitar and bass loudspeakers, and high-quality professional audio drivers for sound reinforcement. These world-renowned speakers are used onstage and in clubs, theatres and other venues the world over. Contact Celestion at: info@celestion.com and visit us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/celestion.
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Upgrade

Think out of the box – suggestions for upgrading your guitar speaker

It’s well known that upgrading your guitar speaker can revolutionise your sound – but with such a wealth of speaker options to choose from, it’s difficult to know just which one is right for you.

This page isn’t meant to be a hard and fast set of rules, or a complete set of possible combinations; it doesn’t cover every playing style, guitar, amp or cabinet type. It’s simply a few ideas based on our experience and opinion; to give you a little inspiration in your quest for perfect tone.

If your favourite speaker type or combination isn’t shown here, it doesn’t mean we don’t agree, we probably just haven’t tried it yet! And if you have a few suggestions of your own, why not tell us, or better still show us on the Celestion Facebook page.

NOTE: When loading new speakers, always make sure that their total combined power handling capability is equal to or greater than the power output of the amplifier. Click here for more information on power handling.


My First Celestion

Congratulations on taking your first step towards tonal nirvana! Sometimes choosing a new guitar speaker to upgrade your tone can be confusing and even daunting, but it needn’t be…Here are a few suggestions for your first step into the world of Celestion. Try these options to begin with, if they’re not your style, there are plenty more to choose from:

Eight 15 to pump up your bedroom blaster

Ten 30 to supersize the sound of your backstage practice amp

Seventy 80 to beef up your first 4×12


Vintage Tone

In the 1960s, as players demanded greater amplification for increasingly louder and more raucous performances, amp builders turned to Celestion to provide reliable speakers that could handle the extra punishment and provide a sound that suited the new musical styles of the time. Then, we were simply making the best speakers we possibly could. Listening back now, we recognise that the sounds these speakers created were special. That’s why we call it Vintage Tone.

Celestion Blue: The original guitar speaker – warm, mellow, with a bell like chime

G12M Greenback: The fabled “brown sound” made famous first by Hendrix and again by Van Halen

Celestion Ruby “New Old Tone” a brand new cone which kinda sounds like 1965…


4 x 12

4×12 cabinets were originally invented in the 1960s, wired up to a high power head amplifier so the guitar could be heard over a thousand screaming fans (this was before the advent of decent PA). These days, the 4×12 is synonymous with raw rock and metal power. Here are a few suggestions for loading yours:

G12M Greenback: Gets you a Whole Lotta Angus

Vintage 30: Rocks like Slash and is in yer face like a Five Finger Death Punch

Heritage G12-65: When you want to dial in a 1980s Thrash attack

G12T-75: Goes with a Marshall 1960 cab, like mustard with hot dogs

G12H-75 Creamback: For a massive sound with exceptional lead guitar performance

G12K-100: Downtune like the Deftones’ Stephen Carpenter.


Boutique

An amplifier that is built from the highest specification parts, and designed and hand-crafted for the most discerning players demands a loudspeaker capable of expressing the soundscape that the builder intended. More than that, it has to help bring to life the tone that you are seeking. All manner of tonal possibilities are available from Celestion, here is a selection:

Heritage Series G12-65: For Robben Ford-style blues tones

Celestion Cream: A relaxed alnico feel that’s superbly balanced, yielding more expressiveness than you ever thought possible.

A-Type: Big bass and mellow mids, the A-Type has a classic Celestion voice with an American accent.

G12K-100: Delivering low end warmth and mid-range attack

Vintage 30: Constructed to reveal your amplifier’s innermost complexities

G15V-100 Fullback: Supersize your sound with a 15” guitar speaker.

Max Headroom

Although many of Celestion’s guitar speaker range are well known for their complex, musical break-up and distortion characteristics, sometimes you want to hold back on the growl until it’s really needed. For players who need tons of clean tone, or just want to play fast and loud and still hear every single detail:

G12K-100: Big fat magnet for big clean spank

Classic Lead 80: Powerful and controlled top end, detailed single note articulation

G12H-150 Redback: Delivering balance responsiveness and superb playability: extreme power handling without compromising tone

Seventy 80: THE modelling amp supremo

G12H-75 Creamback: 75-watts of power handling with an unmistakable G12H tone: tight lows and a punchy dynamic high end.


More Power

The evolution of amplification has long been a quest for more power. However, connect up a vintage speaker built in the early 60s with a modern amp designed to push out a lot of power, and damage is never more than a power chord away. The following speakers were built with high power amplifiers in mind, while continuing to channel the legendary Celestion sound.

G12M-65 Creamback(65-watt): High power version of the G12M. Push them hard and you’ll still get the same sweet vintage sounds

G12H-75 Creamback (75-watt): The H magnet brings additional focus, body and girth to the Creamback tone.

Vintage 30 (60-watt): The original hot-rodded Celestion delivers a unique and complex sound

Celestion Cream (90-watt): Delivering a higher power rating while preserving the very essence of an alnico guitar speaker.


Mixing It Up

A very modern approach is combining speakers with different characteristics to get your own special tonal cocktail. Here at Celestion we wholeheartedly approve of this experimental behaviour and humbly suggest a few combinations of our own.

G12H Anniversary / Celestion Blue

Celestion Gold / Vintage 30

G12M Greenback / Vintage 30

Vintage 30 / G12T-75

G12M-65 Creamback / G12H-75 Creamback

V-Type / A-Type

Remember:

  1. Match impedances (ohms): All speakers in the same box should have the same impedance.
  2. Power handling: As a rule of thumb, in a 2×12 cab, max power is 2x lowest rated speaker and in a 4×12, it’s 4x lowest rated speaker.
  3. Sensitivity matching: for best performance, speakers should have by less than 3dB difference in sensitivity.

Alnico

Back in the late 50s, Celestion modified a well established radio speaker (the G12) to produce the first purpose-built guitar speaker. It used an Alnico magnet and produced a tone that was characterised by a dampened attack, bell like chime and a tendency to compress when driven hard. In its trademark Blue livery, this speaker became part of the sound of the Beatles, and became a firm favourite with legends throughout the years. Hear it on recordings by Queen, U2 and The Foo Fighters.

Celestion Blue: The original guitar speaker: warm, mellow, with a bell like chime

Celestion Gold: Higher power handling, with a more rounded bass and softer highs

G10 Gold: Mellow Alnico character, blended with the speed and response of a 10″

Celestion Cream: Brings Alnico class to all kinds of amps from 1-watt to 90-watts.

Celestion Ruby: A richly musical warmth, with mellow highs and a smooth vintage midrange


The Power of Ten

Good sounding 10″ speakers can deliver a fast, punchy sound at wider listening angles and with reduced ‘boom’ on small stages. They can offer increased portability, reduced cost and the ability to push your amp into overdrive at reasonable levels without having drumsticks aimed at the back of your head.

G10 Gold: Everything you need from an alnico speaker in a 10″ package, Lush chime, creamy mid-range and a rich low-end

G10 Greenback: Made for dirty rock, rhythm and blues! Adds a raunchy full-bodied tone rich in low-end thump

VT Junior: Well balanced and versatile modern British tone, with sweet and clear upper mids and an articulate top-end

Ten 30: Rich and expressive, the Ten 30 combines warm lows with a vocal mid-range and an articulate top end. The clean sound is open and revealing; push hard and you’re rewarded with full-blooded Celestion grind.

Celestion Introduces the Seventy 80 Impulse Responses

Ipswich, UK (October 29, 2019) — Celestion, the premier manufacturer of guitar and bass loudspeakers celebrated for their classic guitar tones, is pleased to announce the introduction of the Seventy 80 Collection of Impulse Responses, the digital recreation of their very popular Seventy 80 guitar loudspeaker.  The new Seventy 80 Collection, along with the impressive collection of authentic Celestion guitar speaker tones, is available for audition and download at CelestionPlus.

The Celestion Seventy 80 speaker was conceived in the late 1990s as the G12P-80 and has gone on to become one of the most popular and widespread guitar speakers that the company has ever produced, having found its way into a huge number of amps and cabs around the world. Delivering a modern, gutsy British sound, the Seventy 80 packs a serious punch, taking the sound of a ceramic magnet guitar speaker to new levels.

With a detailed and crisply defined tone, the Seventy 80 has a tightly controlled, hefty low-end with a punchy, aggressive and dynamic upper mid-range. Its top-end response is clear and glassy for enhanced treble and a full-range feel without compromising its undeniable Celestion character. The Seventy 80’s low notes are tight, partnered with an upper register that has definition, and clarity, making it an excellent choice for searing lead lines or sparkling rhythm work: for all the guitar parts that are needed to really cut through the mix. Now Celestion has captured the popular Seventy 80 tone in a digitally downloadable Impulse Response.

The Celestion Seventy 80 IR collection is available in five classic cabinet configurations including:

  • 1×12 (open back)
  • 1×12 (closed back)
  • 2×12 (open back)
  • 2×12 (closed back)
  • 4×12 (closed back)

The new Seventy 80 impulse responses, as with all genuine Celestion IRs, have been digitally captured by expert sound engineers in a world-class recording studio, meticulous recording techniques and state –of-the-art equipment. Celestion have used the same range of professional, studio mics (Shure SM57, Royer R-121 and Sennheiser MD421) in the same six fully-adjustable positions as the current range of cabinet impulse response to offer the same options – Balanced, Bright, Thin, Fat, Dark and Dark 2, as well as an additional rear mic for the open back cabinets.  The Seventy 80 impulse responses have additionally been recorded using a Neumann TLM 107 room mic (Left, Right and Stereo) for the widest range of tonal options possible.

The Celestion Seventy 80 IRs can be purchased individually or as a collection for a nearly 50% discount. As with all of Celestion’s best-selling ranges of speaker Impulse Responses, the new Seventy 80 IRs are downloaded in .WAV format to ensure compatibility with the majority of amp modelling software and plugins.

The Seventy 80 Impulse Responses join Celestion’s comprehensive range of acclaimed guitar speaker Impulse Responses including:  A-TypeCelestion BlueCelestion Cream, Celestion Gold, Celestion Ruby, Classic Lead 80, G10 Greenback, Heritage G12H 55Hz, Heritage G12M, G12 EVH, G12K-100, G12-35XC, G12T-75,  G12-50GL Lynchback,   G12-H150 Redback, G12M Greenback, G12M-65 Creamback, G12M-75 Creamback, G12H Anniversary, G12-65, Neo Creamback, V-TypeVintage 30 and other models as well as Bass IRs including the BN10-200XBN15-300X, PULSE10, PULSE12 and PULSE15.

About Celestion Impulse Responses

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 perfect tone. Once you find a tone that you love, it can be precisely recreated, in the studio or on the road, time after time. And the IRs allow 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 (but are not limited to) 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. Celestion Plus.

About Celestion and Celestion Guitar Speakers
An important element to essential British guitar tone since the birth of Rock & Roll, Celestion Guitar Speakers are famous for their lively and vocal midrange character with plenty of sparkle and chime. With worldwide headquarters in Ipswich, England, Celestion design, develop and manufacture premium guitar and bass loudspeakers, and high-quality professional audio drivers for sound reinforcement. These world-renowned speakers are used onstage and in clubs, theatres and other venues the world over. Contact Celestion at: info@celestion.com and visit us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/celestion.
www.celestion.com

Celestion Introduces the Laney Cabinets Collection of Impulse Responses

Ipswich, UK (September 26, 2019) — Celestion, the premier manufacturer of guitar and bass loudspeakers celebrated for their classic guitar tones, is pleased to announce that they have teamed up with iconic British amplifier manufacturer Laney Amplification to create the Laney Cabinets Collection of Impulse Responses.  The new Laney Cabinets Collection, along with the growing collection of authentic Celestion guitar speaker tones, is available for audition and download at CelestionPlus.

Celestion and Laney Amps have created an entirely new range of cabinet impulse responses based on the unique tones of Laney’s Black Country Custom cabinets– the LA212 2×12 and the LA412 4×12. This new range of cabinet impulse responses is for guitarists, producers and musicians who want to achieve the exceptional tone Laney Cabs provide when loaded with two iconic Celestion speakers – the G12M Greenback and the Heritage Series G12H (75). This new addition to the Backline Heroes cabinet impulse response range allows users to perfectly replicate Laney tone whether experimenting at home, recording in the studio, or playing live onstage.

The legendary Laney Amplification was formed in 1967, when Lyndon Laney was playing in a local band, ‘The Band of Joy’, with John Bonham on drums and Robert Plant on vocals. Laney’s interest in electronics, combined with a lack of funds for a proper amplifier, led him to turn his hand to amp construction. Originally working out of his father’s West Midlands garage, Laney’s aim was to design and build amplifiers with certain tonal characteristics that were simply unheard of at the time.  Word quickly spread about the tone that could be achieved with these new Laney amps and he began selling to local musicians, including Black Sabbath’s Tony Iommi. In 1970, Laney Amps’ signature tone was heard on Black Sabbath’s seminal, self-titled debut album, giving rise to the birth of a brand new genre: Heavy Metal. Demand for Laney’s amplifiers quickly grew too large for production to continue from a garage so manufacturing was moved temporarily to Digbeth’s infamous Custard Factory in Birmingham, then to Cradley Heath and finally to Halesowen in 2007. Since then, Laney Amps have grown and adapted to the market over the last 50 years to include a range of stunning cabs and pedals specially designed and built for guitars, bass, keyboards and drums.

The Laney Cabinet impulse responses, as with all genuine Celestion IRs, have been digitally captured by expert sound engineers in a world-class recording studio, meticulous recording techniques and state –of-the-art equipment. Celestion have used the same range of professional, studio mics (Shure SM57, Royer R-121 and Sennheiser MD421) in the same six fully-adjustable positions as the current range of cabinet impulse response to offer the same options – Balanced, Bright, Thin, Fat, Dark and Dark 2, as well as an additional rear mic for the open back cabinets.  Both of these Laney Cabinet impulse response have additionally been recorded using a Neumann TLM 107 room mic (Left, Right and Stereo) to allow users to mix in as much desired tone as required. Options are even available to choose the sample rate and sample length (200ms or 500ms).

The Celestion Laney Cabinet IR collection includes:

  • Laney LA212 2×12 – with Celestion G12M Greenbacks– The Laney LA212 is a 2×12 cabinet with a slanted design loaded with two Celestion G12M Greenbacks offset diagonally to give the speakers room to breathe. This ensures a hefty low-end response and unbelievably clear, resonant tones offering plenty of volume without any unwanted distortion.
  • Laney LA412 4×12 – Heritage Series G12H(75Hz)– The Laney LA412 is the authentic replica of the cab used by Tony Iommi for Black Sabbath’s recordings and tours until 1979. This single angle 4×12 cabinet is loaded with four classic Celestion Heritage Series G12H speakers and was constructed with the same marine-grade birch plywood in identical oversized dimensions as the original LA412. With its tight and defined lows and incredible upper-midrange, the LA412 projects an unmistakable sound that can be felt all the way to the depths of hell!

The Celestion Laney Cabinet IRs can be purchased individually or as a pair for a 35% discount.

The New Laney Cabinet IRs can be downloaded in either .WAV format to be installed and used on the majority of DAWs or amp-modelling gear, or formatted specifically for use with the Two notes Wall of Sound environment.

The Celestion Laney Cabinet Impulse Responses join Backline Heroes Suhr and Orange amplification, and Celestion’s comprehensive range of acclaimed guitar speaker Impulse Responses including:  A-TypeCelestion BlueCelestion Cream, Celestion Gold, Celestion Ruby, Classic Lead 80, G10 Greenback, Heritage G12H 55Hz, Heritage G12M, G12 EVH, G12K-100, G12-35XC, G12T-75,  G12-50GL Lynchback,   G12-H150 Redback, G12M Greenback, G12M-65 Creamback, G12M-75 Creamback, G12H Anniversary, G12-65, Neo Creamback, V-TypeVintage 30 and other models as well as Bass IRs including the BN10-200XBN15-300X, PULSE10, PULSE12 and PULSE15.

About Celestion Impulse Responses

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 perfect tone. Once you find a tone that you love, it can be precisely recreated, in the studio or on the road, time after time. And the IRs allow 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 (but are not limited to) 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. Celestion Plus.

About Celestion and Celestion Guitar Speakers
An important element to essential British guitar tone since the birth of Rock & Roll, Celestion Guitar Speakers are famous for their lively and vocal midrange character with plenty of sparkle and chime. With worldwide headquarters in Ipswich, England, Celestion design, develop and manufacture premium guitar and bass loudspeakers, and high-quality professional audio drivers for sound reinforcement. These world-renowned speakers are used onstage and in clubs, theatres and other venues the world over. Contact Celestion at: info@celestion.com and visit us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/celestion.
www.celestion.com