CT-Vocs212AlnBL-58.wav
Name decoding:
- CT → Choptones
- Vocs → reference to Vox-style cabinet (AC30 / british chime)
- 212 → checkout 2x12”
- AlnBL → speaker Celestion Alnico Blue
- 58 → microphone:
- Shure SM58 → softer than the 57, less harsh, more rounded
Sound character
This IR is a classic Vox boutique:
- low light but musical
- bright mid-highs (chime)
- high sweet but present
- natural compression (Alnico Blue)
Result: open, bright, three-dimensional sound
Perfect for:
- clean Vox
- indie / british
- U2 style
- pop
- ambient
- edge of breakup
Recommended Parameters
IR level
Dynamic IR → do not compress
Examples:
- Clean: -3 dB
- Indies: -4 dB
- Light crunch: -5 dB
Rule: Maintains the “chime” and dynamics
Cuts high frequencies
Alnico Blue → very bright → fundamental parameter
Realistic range:
- 5.5 kHz → 8 kHz
Examples:
- Clean hot: 5.8 kHz
- Indies: 6.5–7 kHz
- U2 style: 6–6.5 kHz
Rule: too high = sharp sound too low = you lose chime
Cuts low frequencies
light bass → DO NOT overdo it
Realistic range:
- 70Hz → 110Hz
Examples:
- Clean: 75 Hz
- Indies: 85 Hz
- Crunches: 90–100 Hz
Rule: maintains balance without emptying
Blend IR / dry
Standard:
- 100%
Creative:
- 80–90% for ambient
Pro Tips
Great starting point:
- Gain: -4 dB
- HiCut: 6–6.5 kHz
- LoCut: 80–85 Hz
- Mixes: 100%
This IR:
It reacts very well to the ideal touch with perfect delay and reverb with single coils
if too bright: lower HiCut slightly
CT-Vocs212AlnBL-58 is perfect:
for bright cleans for indie and pop for ambient for “chime” recordings
Setup Examples
Classic Clean Vox
Sound:
- brilliant, open, three-dimensional
Indie / British tone
Sound:
- chime, defined, modern
U2 / The Edge style
Sound:
- bright but controlled
Ambient / shimmer
Sound:
- spatial, airy