The introduction in 2017 of authentic Celestion Impulse Responses represented the company’s forward step in making their celebrated speaker tones available as digital downloads, directly from the source and not depending on anyone else's impulse responses or emulations. Celestion IRs capture the essential behavior of a speaker in a particular 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. These IR's offer significant benefits in both recording and live production, enabling the desired tone to be precisely and consistently reproduced regardless of the recording or live sound environment.
Meanwhile, the introduction of Celestion SpeakerMix Pro enabled the company to deliver a truly forward-thinking studio software solution that enables users to get every ounce of tone from Impulse Response technology. The companion Dynamic Speaker Responses (DSRs) launched alongside the plug-in exemplify the next generation in speaker response emulation, representing a true advancement in the technology of digital speaker tone.
The Celestion A-Type is a different kind of guitar speaker with its unique modern American tone meeting undeniable Celestion character. Still faithful to the Celestion sonic spirit, the A-Type features a big, blooming low-end meeting relaxed mids and smooth, silky highs with surprising results. Translated through DSR's, these enable users to explore alternative tonal possibilities and unleash a bold new voice from a guitar amplifier.
Supremely musical and three-dimensional in sound, the A-Type has a more laid-back midrange than other speakers in the company’s range, revealing body and complexity across the entire frequency spectrum. Players looking for clean tones will enjoy the smooth articulation, while rock fans will rejoice in the thundering low end.
The Dynamic Speaker Response (DSR) files for the Celestion A Type series are available individually or as a complete set. The Celestion A Type DSR set includes five cabinet configurations: 1×12 (both open and closed back), 2×12 (both open and closed back) and 4×12 (closed back). Users can explore the full range of sounds for this classic speaker, at a considerable saving over buying the individual files.
As a host program for the new A Type and the entire line of Celestion DSRs, SpeakerMix Pro presents the genuine next-generation virtual speaker solution. More than just a top-level Impulse Response (IR) loader and convolution engine for hosting impulse responses, it offers pristine sound, mixes up to six channels of different responses into a stereo or mono track and even fixes IR sample rate/project mismatches.
Dynamic Speaker Responses (DSRs) available in SpeakerMix Pro capture the sound and feel of the speaker’s dynamic, non-linear response with even more detail and realism, allowing users to integrate their personal library of Celestion and third-party Impulse Responses to make the most of the tones they already own. It also allows to incorporate Celestion's room responses (or add new ones) into a mix for an authentic ‘live’ sound, and adding room delay for further ‘depth’ and 'size'. Users can also deploy the unique Z-curve function to closely model the dynamic electrical coupling between amp and speaker, and fine-tune the mic position, enabling adjusting the position of the microphone across the speaker until the tone is just-right (DSR-specific functionality).
The free 14-day demo of SpeakerMix Pro is available for download and automatically installs with 10 free DSR speaker cabinets curated to give users a broad tone experience across the Celestion range of guitar and bass speakers. Users can upgrade to the full version of SpeakerMix Pro at any time during or after the trial period, and purchase the full version of SpeakerMix Pro and select 10 free DSR cabs (choose the preferred DSRs from the available range on Celestionplus.com during upgrade). All of Celestion’s Dynamic Speaker Responses and SpeakerMix Pro plugin are available for VST, AU and AAX compatible DAWs at CelestionPlus.com.
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