[ddots-l] Re: Free Lexicon Reverb Impulses Available

  • From: "Darren H" <darren@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Fri, 19 Jun 2009 13:42:47 +0100

Now that sounds pretty amazing.

Cheers
Darren
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Phil Muir 
  To: ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
  Sent: Friday, June 19, 2009 1:25 PM
  Subject: [ddots-l] Re: Free Lexicon Reverb Impulses Available


  Darren wrote: 
  Hi Phil.

  cheers for that.

  Please excuse my stupidity, but what's a reverb impulse?

  Phil replied: an impulse file is a file that has captured a space such as a 
room, or hardware such as a Lexicon LXP1.  These files can be loaded into 
convolution   software  such as PerfectSpace that ships with Sonar.  This can 
then be added to a bus.  They sound much more realistic than normal software 
such as the Lexicon reverb that ships with Sonar.  You can get impulse files 
for bass amps, acoustic guitars, compressors etc.  You can load wave files into 
PerfectSpace, as well as some other formats.  Here's some information from the 
PerfectSpace Manual.

  "The process of convolution allows you to apply the acoustic characteristics 
of any space to any input signal. These acoustic characteristics are captured 
within audio files called impulse responses. 

  An impulse response can specifically represent a certain location, from a 
famous cathedral to a locker room shower. Impulse responses (IRs) are created 
by recording the reverberations within these spaces after playing special tone 
sweeps or firing a starter pistol. These wideband "impulse" sounds typically 
span the entire audible frequency range, so the recorded "response" includes a 
complete representation of how the space reacts to all frequencies. Use IRs of 
this type to change your project's performance location without moving an inch. 

  Convolution is not limited to emulating pre-existing spaces, though. In fact, 
you can use absolutely any sound (drums, claps, screams, towel snaps, etc.) to 
manipulate your source audio. With creative convolving, you can achieve very 
interesting filter, reverb and delay effects."


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