hmmmm, everything you hear depends on a lot of factors. the speakers you use play a big part, but also your ears. if you start off with a warm tone, then everything else sounds fizzy. if you start with fizzy, everything else sounds dark and muffled.

here's what i do:

first i listen to the sound of my amp in the room.

then i select an IR that sounds just as warm.

i may just jam on that for awhile.

if i want to get it sounding cd quality, i will listen to a cd of a guitar tone that i like and either change the IR or eq it to sound closer to the cd.

so far i've found that some things go better with the Epsi than others. the 11R is the perfect matchup for the Epsi. what it does for the 11R is fantastic in that it takes it to another level. my Bugera amp didn't benefit from the Epsi as much as the 11R did. sure it was cool to play through the Epsi, but it didn't retain the power amp interaction like the 11R did.

more experimenting to come...

Did someone test this technique for creating matching IR:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zl684tupzpk
I think it could be useful with the Epsi

yes, it does work well. you can make an IR for any and all tones you want, then load them into the Epsi. it is a little involved, but doable if you HAVE TO have a certain tone and it needs to be exact.

i've done this a few times, but i was surprised by the fact that i didn't actually like the tone of say John Petrucci when i was playing through that same rig tone. so after a few tries at playing through other people's rigs i decided that i couldn't get past a certain tone and feel when i want to play with ispiration. so nowadays i use what inspires me, then reamp to get the tone that fit's in the mix.

DUUUUDE! I am SO on this. That's the sound I was getting in post tweaking around and was hoping someone would be able to get that in real time with the Ownhammer IRs some day. Sounds better than the Torpedo CAB! HOLY. I noticed that growl even in the Rocktron. Those Ownhamer impulses really got something, you can EQ all over the place and not have any fizz or plasticness. $200..I imagine you can also use an amp direct out too. This is the ultimate. The 11R sounds like the Kemper, and the Prophesy sounds like the first Axe FX now haha. Nice find, my friend.

Check out some of the Mickrich IRs too, they're really good too, especially for riffing around and playing metal riffs. I sold my 11R before I tried them with software sims, but must be pretty good. I never liked anything except these & the Ownhammers.

http://www.ultimatemetal.com/forum/backl...960-ppc412.html

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/2133088/DELIV_IRS.mp3

i finally did an A/B test on a couple presets to see how close i could eq the factory cab to sound like an Ownhammer. i really need another eq to finish it off.

the first riff is 11R, the second is Ownhammer.

https://soundcloud.com/tags/singtall%20eleven%20rack%20ownhammer

the first preset is called "Singtall MKIIO" and is in the superpack in the modded amps folder

I bought one, and received it last week (with a surprise : 45 euros VAT, I live in France...) I just make a quick try with the original IR, sounds good
But it will sound better with the ownhammer IR I bought too!
And there I need some advices:
Must I use only 44.1 Khz Ir?
Do you use Mono or stereo IR?
Why do you set the intput on 9 and the output on 3?
What are your fav IR from the ownhammer modern pack? There are so many...
Thanks

Alex Dinn, I will attempt to answer these questions:

Must I use only 44.1 Khz Ir?

Yes, because that is the (highest) sampling rate of the EPSi

Do you use Mono or stereo IR?

Use stereo if you have use stereo effects. I have a stereo setup (stereo power amp and 2 FRFR speakers) so I just go with stereo . If you have a mono set up you will not hear the difference of a stereo ir/effect combo.

Why do you set the intput on 9 and the output on 3?

Those are the recommended settings from Singtall who has the most experience with the 11 rack/EPSi, you can change these if you want to suit your setup, aim is to avoid clipping/distortion of the signal.

What are your fav IR from the ownhammer modern pack? There are so many...

I hear you brother , I am still working my way through the vintage pack. It is a difficult if not impossible question. as the answer depends on the tone you are after! This is why some bands spend years in the studio trying amp/cab/mic combos for that perfect tone!