CabClone IR and IR+ units. These were captured using Dynamic and Ribbon microphones and are brighter and
more open sounding.
MANIPULATING/STORING IR FILES
As mentioned in the Overview, the Badlander, the first ever to include our CabClone IR DI, opens up a new world
of flexibility and convenience. The 8 choices (repeated in each Channel) of Impulse Response Captures of our
most popular MESA Speaker Cabinets are a HUGE time-saver and inspiration-preserver when you can’t use
Cabs or don’t have the environment suited for great room recordings. The array of IRs provide great choices
in the very best of virtual cabinetry and gives you 8 instant voicing options, as well as footswitchable indepen-
dence to treat the two channels differently when recording direct or sending live mic-free stage sounds to the
front of house in performance venues.
The IRs within this Factory Loaded “Live” collection are a little brighter so that they translate better in Live or
dense mix environments. Stored within the Library are the “Studio” versions of these same cabinets captured
with a different set of microphones and ideal in mind. They feature reduced top end and a warmer, smoother
sound. These can be placed in any of the 8 locations on the Rotary controls in either or both Channels.
The MESA Cabinets featured in the 8 “LIVE” Presets of both Channels are as follows:
1. 4x12 RECTO STANDARD – Celestion V30s – MESA Proprietary – 8 Ohm
2. 4x12 RECTO TRADITIONAL – Celestion V30s – MESA Proprietary – 8 Ohm
3. 2x12 RECTO HORIZONTAL – Celestion V30s – MESA Proprietary – 16 Ohm
4. 1x12 RECTO – Celestion V30 – MESA Proprietary – 8 Ohm
5. 1x12 THIELE – Celestion C90 – MESA Proprietary – 8 Ohm
6. 2x12 LONE STAR – Celestion C90 – MESA Proprietary – 16 Ohm
7. 1x12 LONE STAR 23 – Celestion C90 – MESA Proprietary – 8 Ohm
8. 1x12 CALIFORNIA TWEED 23 – Jensen 100w Alnico “Blackbird” – 8 Ohm
The Cab Library Folder contains enough memory space, depending on their file size, to hold hundreds of third-
party IRs. With room and power to store and manipulate sounds for your direct needs, the Badlander has the
potential to be a super versatile sound palette for many of your guitar needs, be they on stage or in the studio.
NOTE:
When manipulating IRs within the MESA IR Drive, each memory location within the 8 Presets in the MESA
IR Drive must contain one IR and one IR only. Placing two IRs in each or any of the locations, or no IR at all in a
memory location, will produce the same result as having a blank location, and there will be no sound at all in
that memory location on the Cab Select Rotary.
NOTE:
Important!! Don’t forget to eject the CabClone IR Drive just as you would a Flash Drive when you are
done manipulating the IRs.
And finally, perhaps one of the most valuable uses for the CabClone IR feature on the Badlander lies in its use
as a personal practice tool via headphones at home, backstage, or wherever you might want to apply its great
tone and feel without necessarily having to share it with others.
DIRECT OUT
This standard 3-Pin Male XLR is for connecting to your Recording Console, a Front of House Mixer, or the Monitor
Board. Cable length is usually fine, up to 75 Feet or so, as it sends a Balanced Signal. The Level is determined
by the LEVEL Control here in the CabClone section and the setting of the MASTER controls on the Channels.
NOTE:
It is always a good practice to zero out the Channel and Master Faders on the destination Console and/
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