How To Use the IR Maker In PreSonus Studio One

If you’ve ever searched through the different categories of plug-ins within Studio One, there’s a good chance you may have come across the IR Maker. The “IR Maker” is a Native FX plug-in developed by PreSonus that essentially allows Studio One users to capture their own custom Impulse Responses for both Open Air, and Ampire.

Although it sounds a bit confusing - The concept of an IR (Impulse Response) is actually quite simple. You record the sonic finger print a piece of hardware. ie- the way that hardware reacts to a sound…

Whether it’s a Reverb preset from an external effects processor, or a Guitar Cab - by passing a “sweep” (frequency based) through the hardware, and recording the resulting file, we can essentially recall that “sound” for use in future productions. Without the need for having the hardware connected.

In this video, I demonstrate how to properly set up and use the IR Maker utility plug-in that ships with PreSonus Studio One, to record an Impulse Response of a Reverb in an External Hardware Effects Processor.

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Cheers, Marcus