CT-Mgan112AlnG-42158.wav
Name decoding:
- CT → Choptones
- Mgan → reference to Morgan Amplification (boutique, Vox-inspired)
- 112 → checkout 1x12”
- AlnG → speaker Celestion Alnico Gold
- 42158 → microphone combination:
- 421 → Sennheiser MD421 (body, low-mid)
- 58 → Shure SM58 (softer than 57, less harsh)
Sound character
This IR is very musical and “boutique”:
- low soft but present
- harmonic and rich mids
- high brilliant but sweet (Alnico Gold)
- dynamic response and natural compression
Result: chime sound, warm, very expressive
Perfect for:
- clean boutique
- indie / british
- blues
- edge of breakup
- ambient
Recommended Parameters
IR level
Very dynamic IR → do not compress
Examples:
- Clean: -3 dB
- Indies: -4 dB
- Light crunch: -5 dB
Rule: maintains “touch sensitivity”
Cuts high frequencies
Alnico Gold → bright but sweet
Realistic range:
- 5.5 kHz → 8 kHz
Examples:
- Clean: 6 kHz
- Indies: 6.5–7 kHz
- Environment: 6–6.5 kHz
Rule: too low = you lose “chime” too high = too bright sound
Cuts low frequencies
soft bass → need light control
Realistic range:
- 70Hz → 110Hz
Examples:
- Clean: 75 Hz
- Indies: 85–90 Hz
- Crunches: 95 Hz
Rule: maintain clarity without emptying
Blend IR / dry
Standard:
- 100%
Creative:
- 80–90% for ambient
Pro Tips
Great starting point:
- Gain: -4 dB
- HiCut: 6.5–7 kHz
- LoCut: 80–90 Hz
- Mixes: 100%
This IR is very responsive to touch:
use guitar volume use perfect pick dynamics with delay/reverb
if too bright: lower HiCut slightly
CT-Mgan112AlnG-42158 is perfect:
for clean boutique for indie and ambient for quality recordings for expressive sounds
Setup Examples
Clean boutique (Vox-style)
Sound:
- bright, chime, three-dimensional
Indie / British tone
Sound:
- open, dynamic
Edge of breakup
Sound:
- responsive, expressive
Ambient / shimmer
Sound:
- spatial, soft