Changing the traditional order of things, Celestion announced the introduction of the Hempback Digital Dynamic Speaker Responses (DSR) and Impulse Responses (IR) for use with DAWs, just ahead of the worldwide retail availability of the physical availability of this unique guitar speaker, model G12M-50. This is a new strategy for a guitar speaker manufacturer, allowing anyone to experiment with the sound, before committing to the actual driver on a combo or stack guitar amplifier.
The digitally downloadable tones of the Hempback guitar speaker are available as Dynamic Speaker Responses (DSRs,) the next-generation digital speaker responses designed especially for use with SpeakerMix Pro, the self-contained studio-grade DAW plug-in from Celestion. DSR’s bring news levels of detail to guitar and bass speaker tones, and SpeakerMix Pro uses its unique DSR algorithm to make existing IRs more dynamic sounding, enhancing their tone with even greater feel.
The first-ever hemp cone guitar speaker built by Celestion, the Hempback is described by the British brand as “distinctive and well-defined, delivering a balanced low end, plenty of mid-band character together with smooth, silky highs.” The speaker is particularly targeted for use in American voiced amps, for example combos such as a Deluxe Reverb or Blues Jr., delivering “true American-flavored tones along with clean tones that are second to none. The Hempback offers a smooth and “smoky” sound that’s musical and responsive and lets the hemp tone shine through,” Celestion adds.
Both the Impulse Response and Dynamic Speaker Response files for the Celestion Hempback series are available individually or as a complete set. Users can explore the full range of sounds for this exciting new speaker even before buying the real thing, and at a considerable saving over buying the individual files. Each of the Hempback IR and DSR collections include five cabinet configurations: 1×12 (both open and closed back), 2×12 (both open and closed back) and 4×12 (closed back).
As a host program for the new Hempback and the entire collection of advanced Celestion DSRs, SpeakerMix Pro presents the genuine next-generation virtual speaker solution. More than just a top-level IR loader and convolution engine for hosting impulse responses, the software offers mixes up to six channels of different responses into a stereo or mono track and even fixes IR sample rate/project mismatches.
With SpeakerMix Pro, users can discover Celestion’s proprietary Dynamic Speaker Responses (DSRs), integrate their personal library of Celestion and third-party Impulse Responses to make the most of the tones they already own, and incorporate Celestion’s own room responses (or add their own) into the mix for an authentic ‘live’ sound. It’s even possible to add room delay for further ‘depth’ and ‘size’. With SpeakerMix Pro, users can also deploy the unique Z-curve function to closely model the dynamic electrical coupling between amp and speaker, and fine-tune the microphone position across the speaker until the right tone is heard. This is a 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. All of Celestion’s Dynamic Speaker Responses and the SpeakerMix Pro plugin are available for VST, AU and AAX compatible DAWs.
The new Hempback digital collection is available for audition and download at CelestionPlus.com, just days ahead of the worldwide retail availability of the highly anticipated physical G12M-50 Hempback guitar speaker.
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