Strymon Iridium 101 (part 1) - How I Dial in Tone

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Walk through of everything I like about the Iridium from Strymon and how I set it up to get some of my favorite tones!
MY STRYMON PRESETS
Bigsky: guitarpresets.com/product/jr-...
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*PART TWO coming soon ... stock IR's vs. David Hislop IR's.*
Find me on Instagram: / jamesransom
Contact/inquiries: jransom430@gmail.com
Guitar:
Veritas Portlander
Amp:
Strymon Iridium - Chime and Round settings w/ David Hislop IRs
Pedals:
Goodwood Audio Interfacer
Xotic Effects RC Booster
Keeley Compressor+
JHS Superbolt V2
Benson Preamp
Vertex Boost
Strymon Timeline
Strymon Bigsky

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21 июн 2020

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@alvaro6574 4 года назад

Cool! Looking forward for the part 2

@stuartvivier732 4 года назад

Have just gotten an Iridium and your videos are incredibly helpful! Thanks man!

@jamesransom7711 4 года назад

Hey Stuart! Thanks so much for the kind words. Hope you’re enjoying it!

@dewlab3 4 года назад

Love my Iridium!! Thanks for this video I’m learning a lot from you!!

@jamesransom7711 4 года назад

Thanks so much! You can get them at David Hislops website. Just search his name and you should be good!

@ruthbroadway3157 3 года назад

Super helpful videos thanks man!

@theaaronimal 3 года назад

Bro! Tone is ridiculous. Super helpful video! Some of the best tone on RU-vid!

@jamesransom7711 3 года назад

Thanks so much man! Means a ton 🙏🏽

@mattmccartin4033 4 года назад

Really been eyeing the iridium. I think this vid sold me!

@jamesransom7711 4 года назад

Awesome! Great choice for sure.

@TimNewman1 3 года назад

Loved this video man!!

@jamesransom7711 3 года назад

Thanks Tim!

@jonathans4616 4 года назад

I bought the Iridium in June. It continues to amaze me how much it sounds like a tube amp. To me it makes for the perfect quiet stage setup for church. It seems to respond to all my pedals very well. It’s easy to dial in such great tones. That middle dial is key for tone changes. I’m still in training for the church band, but I think this setup will serve me well. Thanks for your video.

@jamesransom7711 4 года назад

Hey Jonathan! So cool to hear that you’re getting involved with your local church team.

@davidhallowell3457 4 года назад

Super helpful - thanks! I'm brand new to the Iridium, and didn't know about David Hislop IRs. I just bought some and the first A/B tests a really convincing. Big improvement for the sound and feel that I like. It's going to be fun digging in deeper. If you were going for the most pristine clean / ambient tone that does well with big reverb ... and suggestions for the DH choices to start with? Thx.

@jamesransom7711 4 года назад

Hey David! For those kinds of tones I’d start with the twin (eminence speaker) on the 545 (3) position on the round mode. For the chime, trying either the G12 or the blue on the 545 (3) setting and see which one you’re digging.

@eldaddio 4 года назад

Thanks for taking the time to make this video.. I've just got the Iridium, but struggling to get the right tone. Should the Iridium go into a line level input on my USB interface, or the guitar Hi-Z input, in your opinion?

@eldaddio 4 года назад

Okay, I tried both and the Hi-Z is just a bit hotter, that's all. I tried it with a Spark booster set to clean and everything 12 o'clock using the Fender amp/cab, and it actually sounds pretty good.

@jamesransom7711 4 года назад

Awesome! I was gonna say use that guitar input. I set my interface to Instrument level instead of Line for the Iridium.

@wolfganghuber3616 4 года назад

Thanks a lot for your test, sounds very good with your Veritas Guitar! Would be helpful if we could see your settings of the iridium and Pedals, it´s goona be tyring to listen to your explanation of the settings. I´m looking forward to your test of the Hislop IR´s and how you compare them to the stock IR´s. The Stock IR´s are already custom/3rd party, so not made by Strymon. But many Iridium like the Hislop IR´s a lot.

@jamesransom7711 4 года назад

I’ll work on that second shot! Right now only have one nice camera. Thanks for the comment!

@terro570 2 года назад

I have an existential doubt, can I connect it to Seymour Duncan's Powerstage 170? I can tell that it is the amp that I use in conjunction with a 2x12 cabinet. I use analog pedals

@joelgraham3 2 года назад

I was wanting to see how it was hooked up to the computer for recording -thanks

@jeffwatson7811 4 года назад

Curious if you tried the hislop kemper profiles (with hislop IR) and how they compare to iridium?

@jamesransom7711 4 года назад

Hey Jeff! Used to use the Kemper actually but sold it right before Hislop came out with his Kemper stuff (profiles and IRS), so unfortunately I never got to play around with that combination in particular.

@Samueldonovan2007 Год назад

It’s wild that I used tube amps for 10 plus years, never even wanting to try and if the modelers and then my church bought kempers and I was shocked. That led me into trying the iridium and it blew me away. I’m using it live too. The DH Pro Sonic is so close to a real pro sonic

@jamesransom7711 Год назад

It’s crazy how far stuff has come!

@jbowdridge11 3 года назад

Can you make a video talking about how you record? The tone i get out of the headphone output of the iridium is so much richer than what I can seem to get when recording direct into my DAW. I'm using a focurite solo so it is not capable of stereo (I think) and I make sure to use the mono L output. I think what I'm struggling with is setting the levels on my guitar, drive pedals, iridium and scarlett and im curious how you set it up. thanks!

@jamesransom7711 3 года назад

I’ve had a few people ask for a video on how I record so I might have to throw that together soon! You’re definitely only going to be able to record mono with your Solo unit, but you’re like hearing the iridium in stereo with your headphones directly out (if the switch on the back is set to stereo). As far as levels go, set the gain on your interface to noon. Then set the iridium level to 9 oclock, and play your loudest setting. Then adjust the iridium level to where the guitar is as loud as it can get without clipping.

@joelgraham3 2 года назад

@@jamesransom7711 so you don't use a direct box but you use an audio interface? or does it have a USB that you use? after it is in the DAW can a plugin be added? I have heard that on playback you only hear the guitar track - all of the endless rumors in forums

@_davidpoveda 3 года назад

Hey man! Did you use Greenbacks 545 (3) on the chime setting and G10 545 (3) on the round?

@jamesransom7711 3 года назад

I mix and match a lot of the time! I usually use the G12 and G10 on the chime (if I’m only using DH IRs), and the G10 and his twin speaker with the round.

@jasonbaak 4 года назад

Great video, thanks! Around 0:40 you say you use the Iridium at home. What do you use in a live setting?

@jamesransom7711 4 года назад

Thanks Jason! Live at church I run my hot rod on the left and the Iridium on the right. Hot rod would be a nightmare to try to run at home!

@elinspyrd9554 3 года назад

@@jamesransom7711 what you mean by hot rod on the left, coming from bigsky then right goes to iridium?

@jamesransom7711 3 года назад

Eli NsPyrd if I’m running the iridium and my amp, I run 1/4” out of my interfacer. The left output goes to my amp, and the right goes to my iridium.

@benjaminthancock 3 года назад

Through my headphones, the Iridium sounds huge and amazing at the end of my pedalboard chain. But through my interface, it fizzes out and clips like crazy. No headroom. Any tips for an interface newbie?

@jamesransom7711 3 года назад

Should be easy to fix! What interface and DAW are you using?

@benjaminthancock 3 года назад

@@jamesransom7711 I'm using a Scarlett Focusrite 2i2 3rd Gen and Garageband.

@jamesransom7711 3 года назад

@@benjaminthancock awesome! Recording basically comes down to gaining everything correctly to start. Digital amps like the Iridium don't sound great when they clip or when they're even close to clipping. So I'd first set the gain on your interface channels to something fairly standard (in between 10 oclock and 1 oclock), with the iridium output at noon. Play clean, if it's slamming the preamp of the channel, then back the iridium volume down. Then play your loudest sound, and do the same to check the levels.

@connoringlish7516 4 года назад

Do you remember which IRS specifically you used ?!

@treymax88 4 года назад

How do you run the iridium into your computer/what speakers do you use on your computer? Just bought the iridium but don't want the good sound to be muddled by my garbage desktop speakers

@jamesransom7711 4 года назад

Hey Trey! Might do a vid on this in the future, but right now in run my Iridium into the front of my interface (Focusrite 18i8 Gen2), and then L/R out into my monitors (Yamaha HS7’s). Hope this helps!

@syberwalden 2 года назад

Good stuff. I’m new to IRs so i find it very overwhelming. Are these IRs available to buy anywhere. Thanks

@jamesransom7711 2 года назад

The David Hislop IR’s are available on his website!

@waffle5633 3 года назад

Why not just set the iridium to achieve the tone you get after the RC booster? Is there something about the RC booster you can't get with just the iridium? love the tone btw!

@jamesransom7711 3 года назад

Thanks man! I like how the RC feels, so I usually set the amps a little cleaner and then dial in the feel with that. Makes it easy to change quickly when I’m switching guitars too.

@dewlab3 4 года назад

Where can you get the DH IR’s?

@HerroYuy246 4 года назад

On his website davidhislop.co

@flavanthensome 2 года назад

I love your tone, but I don't have the strymon delay and reverb. I would love to hear a breakdown of your presets to try to mimmick with other gear.

@jamesransom7711 2 года назад

Would love to help out! What gear are you currently using? I’ve actually moved away from the two big box strymons and will be doing an updated vid here soon!

@flavanthensome 2 года назад

I actually use drive pedals and an iridium going into my interface and use the delays and reverbs in Logic(I don't play live, just some light home recording). I also have a few Waves delays and reverbs. Just trying to find a usable, kinda basic PDub tone.

@faiz88ish 3 года назад

How did u recorded the good quality sound with video ?

@jamesransom7711 3 года назад

Hey Muhammad! What do you mean in particular?

@jb909jb 2 года назад

tone update: you mentioned you like the iridium more than kemper after 17 minutes here... wonder how ACS1 compares on sound/tone.. the dual amp feature is cool, but wondering about sound..

@jamesransom7711 2 года назад

They both sound good, just a little different. The iridium naturally has a little more low end/low mids, and the ACS1 is a little more open/sweeter in the highs.

@matthewxiong2970 3 года назад

With Hislop IR's, do you use 200ms or 500ms?

@jamesransom7711 3 года назад

The 500! Strymon only takes those.

@matthewxiong2970 3 года назад

@@jamesransom7711 thanks for the reply! I’m able to use 200ms on my iridium. I haven’t spent that much time comparing them, but I don’t hear a difference.