New Friedman IR-X preamp

[saarangnarayan]

It doesn’t seem clear if the power amp emulation is separate from the cab IR’s, or if they’re baked in. If you use your own, do you lose power amp emulation?

I’m guessing it’s separate since the editor is supposed to offer tweaking of presence and resonance (thump)

 

[paisleywookiee]

I’m guessing it’s separate since the editor is supposed to offer tweaking of presence and resonance (thump)

Oh I missed that part. Cool

 

[jellodog]

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Preamp? Bah!

Shame. I would have preferred a nice well positioned and priced power amp to use with my FM9

 

[FuzzyAce]

This is where tube circuitry is going, preamps mainly. It is inevitable I think. Not that I want it to be, but seems more logical and cost effective considering modeling and IR technology getting so much better.
I like dabbling in amps and building, and I've been thinking my next projects will be preamps too.

 

[Whizzinby]

Sounds like a pain in the ass to have to use an editor to tweak the presence/depth. This looks straightforward though so you’ll probably find your settings once and forget. Still though, it sounds like a pain in the ass to have to use an editor to tweak the presence/depth. Maybe this is what we had hoped for the Revolt, with the extra pain in the ass of having to use an editor to tweak the presence/depth.

 

[JiveTurkey]

Missed opportunity to call it the IR-XXX

 

[GTR37]

Is this their take on that preamp that came out a few months back that I suddenly can't remember the brand of? Two-notes?

Yes likely , but this one will sound pretty decent I will bet

 

[JiveTurkey]

Yes likely , but this one will sound pretty decent I will bet

Most likely. I can't get excited about this particular niche for whatever reason. Still probably cool though?

 

[GTR37]

Come to think of it, this might well be a Synergy BE DLX module in a pedal format with a digital back-end. I hope this means the Synergy might go in this direction in the (not so) distant future

Pretty much yes I bet this is pretty much the BE Deluxe pre which is pretty cool

 

[PBGas]

Waiting for the Michael Nielson sell......

 

[GTR37]

Waiting for the Michael Nielson sell......

100% going to be posting that vid tomorrow

 

[Blix]

No stereo inputs...

 

[la szum]

This and an Headrush and your good to go.

 

[Blix]

And TRS output, this won't cut it in Germany.

 

[Whizzinby]

Waiting for the Michael Nielson sell......

@BigHairyGuitars

 

[dbagchee]

 

[2112]

Surprise surprise, Sweetwater "accidentally" jumped the gun again.

 

[Whizzinby]

He didn’t show a way to disable IRs without disabling the power amp emulation. Looked like all or nothing, unless he just didn’t cover it.

 

[dbagchee]

He didn’t show a way to disable IRs without disabling the power amp emulation. Looked like all or nothing, unless he just didn’t cover it.

He mentions at 6:23 about running into a power amp and speaker when disabling the “IR section” - maybe the IR and power amp sim are tied together?

 

[MirrorProfiles]

wonder if they’ll do a 19” rack version.

I think this pedal version is probably going to be what a lot of people want, quite intrigued as to what Friedman circuit it’s based on and how it sounds.