Free bass cab IRs: download WAV by style and cabinet size, CC BY 4.0
Ready-made bass cabinet IRs by style and by cabinet size are free to download and use anywhere under the CC BY 4.0 license.
Pack version: 1.1
Download all 70 IRs in one archiveZIP, 2.6 MB
| Style | IRs | Frequency response | Size | Archive |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock | 10 | View | 371 kB | Download371 kB |
| Punk | 10 | View | 344 kB | Download344 kB |
| Metal | 10 | View | 349 kB | Download349 kB |
| Blues | 10 | View | 352 kB | Download352 kB |
| Typical cabinets | 30 | View | 1.1 MB | Download1.1 MB |
| Everything in one archive | 70 | 2.6 MB | Download2.6 MB |
| Cabinet | IRs | Frequency response | Size | Archive |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1x15 | 9 | View | 342 kB | Download342 kB |
| 2x15 | 7 | View | 275 kB | Download275 kB |
| 1x12 | 8 | View | 297 kB | Download297 kB |
| 2x12 | 8 | View | 295 kB | Download295 kB |
| 2x10 | 8 | View | 277 kB | Download277 kB |
| 4x10 | 12 | View | 419 kB | Download419 kB |
| 6x10 | 5 | View | 208 kB | Download208 kB |
| 8x10 | 8 | View | 277 kB | Download277 kB |
| 8x8 | 2 | View | 90 kB | Download90 kB |
| 4x6 | 3 | View | 125 kB | Download125 kB |
Frequently Asked Questions
Where do these IRs come from?
Orbit Bass Cab Builder calculated them: a mathematical (not AI) model of bass cabinets. There you can also build your own cabinet and make your own IR.
Why synthetic IRs, when there are so many real ones?
A recording doesn't need a demonstration that you own a $2,000 cabinet and a $3,000 microphone. It needs an even, predictable sound, and synthetic IRs do that better: there is no room and no standing waves in them, and any IR from an archive opens on the plugin's page, where you see its frequency response and can move the mic. You can see every IR's frequency response before you download it: "View" in the table.
If you want the sound of your own favorite cabinet with all its bumps, take an IR of that cabinet. Orbit Bass Cab Builder builds its own, unique one.
Which sample rate: 44.1, 48 or 96 kHz?
The one your project or device runs at. Every archive has all three.
Where do I load an IR?
Into any IR loader: in your DAW, in a processor or in a plugin, for example OrbitCab.
What is in an archive?
- the IRs in the folders 44.1k, 48k and 96k, and next to each WAV its preset for the plugin (.toml);
- every IR's frequency response as a picture, and a collage of the whole pack: a click on any cabinet in it opens that cabinet on the plugin's page;
- README and license;
- index.html: the collage and a table of all IRs, each with an "open live" link. It opens that cabinet on the plugin's page, where you can listen to it, see its frequency response and change it.
Can I change an IR from an archive to suit me?
Yes. The "open live" link in index.html, or a click on a cabinet in the collage, opens it on the plugin's page: move the mics there and download your own IR. Also, every WAV carries its cabinet's link and the preset itself, and the .toml next to the WAV opens in the plugin.
Can I use these IRs anywhere?
Yes, under CC BY 4.0: in music, in software, in devices, in commercial and closed products too. One condition: credit Darwin's Cat, for example "IR: Darwin's Cat, darwinscat.com".
Where can I get real bass cabinet IRs?
- OwnHammer AMPG Bass: a commercial pack;
- York Audio AMPG 410 HS: a commercial pack;
- TONE3000: bass cabinet IRs that musicians upload themselves. Each one has its own terms of use.