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el-bo, thank you kindly for your thoughts!

I'll probably skip this purchase, though. The price is right, but I don't see myself using these IR's very extensively. Also, as I wrote earlier in this post, I have a number of Kontakt libraries - not only those from FrozenPlain - that have a dedicated IR section and include various creative IR samples. I find such an approach much more convenient for sound design with IR's rather than using them through a separate plugin.
 
el-bo, thank you kindly for your thoughts!

I'll probably skip this purchase, though. The price is right, but I don't see myself using these IR's very extensively. Also, as I wrote earlier in this post, I have a number of Kontakt libraries - not only those from FrozenPlain - that have a dedicated IR section and include various creative IR samples. I find such an approach much more convenient for sound design with IR's rather than using them through a separate plugin.

No prob's, man! I'm definitely gonna keep plugging away at them Hopefully, I'll find some good sweet spots.
 
I created this thread to list all libraries of impulses for convolution reverbs.

Post your links below and I will update this first post!

Free
GN’s Personal Lexicon 480L
Impulse Responses by Fokke van Saane
OpenAir
LDS Lexicon 224XL
Samplicity M7 IR
Studio Nord Analog Reverbs
Waves IR Convolution Reverb Library (not sure if compatible with other reverbs)
Voxengo IM Reverbs Pack (modeled using software)

Commercial
BOOM - Outdoor impulse responses $55
Frozenplain Frostpoint $12
NRS - Impulse Reverbism $24
PastToFuture (multiple packs at $10-15)
Prime Sonic Space Impulse Responses $49.95
Prime Sonic Space Impulse Responses vol 2 $49.95
STN Impulse Sets (very cheap)
Soundiron Sick 3 $59 (includes 355 reverb impulses)
https://www.syberdelix.com/syverb/ (Syberdelix Syverb) (multiple libraries $13.95)
Hi! I am just moving into Music and focusing on Symphonic arrangement. Are there issues with Nuendo & Cubase "Reverence" Plugin which makes it lackluster? I ask because as I research Convolution Reverb solutions, no one seems to reference it in the shootouts or recommend it.

Also if you would be so kind as to list your top 3 (or at least favorite) Convo Reverb solution, I would appreciate it.


Sincerely,
Humble Noob
 
Hi! I am just moving into Music and focusing on Symphonic arrangement. Are there issues with Nuendo & Cubase "Reverence" Plugin which makes it lackluster? I ask because as I research Convolution Reverb solutions, no one seems to reference it in the shootouts or recommend it.

Also if you would be so kind as to list your top 3 (or at least favorite) Convo Reverb solution, I would appreciate it.


Sincerely,
Humble Noob
Reverence is fine. I guess the reason it does not show up on lists is that it is DAW specific. When asked about reverbs, I personally would hesitate to mention Ableton Live native stuff. So that may be at least one factor?
 
Reverence is fine. I guess the reason it does not show up on lists is that it is DAW specific. When asked about reverbs, I personally would hesitate to mention Ableton Live native stuff. So that may be at least one factor?
Thank you SO very much (and your response-time is breath-taking! If I may trouble you for two more super quick questions...

I could understand how DAW specificity could be an impediment (especially considering what you are doing in here with sharing Impulse Responses)...

That stated:
1.) Can Impulse Responses be imported into any convolution reverb software (like reverence), or are they proprietary... (Again, just learning and trying to figure out what I'll need long term to prevent repeated expeditures due to erroneous purchases.)

2.) Which Conv. reverb solution is your personal preference?
 
Thank you SO very much (and your response-time is breath-taking! If I may trouble you for two more super quick questions...

I could understand how DAW specificity could be an impediment (especially considering what you are doing in here with sharing Impulse Responses)...

That stated:
1.) Can Impulse Responses be imported into any convolution reverb software (like reverence), or are they proprietary... (Again, just learning and trying to figure out what I'll need long term to prevent repeated expeditures due to erroneous purchases.)

2.) Which Conv. reverb solution is your personal preference?
1. Most are .wav files and can be used in pretty much all convolution reverb, even Waves IR-L files which are proprietary format can be converted to .wav

2. Personally I use MConvolutionMB or Waves IR-L. But the free ones are great (Convology XT or MConvolutionEZ) as well including those in DAWS
 
My pleasure. To be clear, I am not the thread starter. But I will try and answer your questions - and others can add and chime in where I’m talking nonsense.

1. impulse responses are basically just recordings, “samples” if you will, so they typically come in familiar formats such as WAV and FLAC files. Most convolution solutions I am aware of allow you to load those. Undoubtedly there are other plugins that have somehow “repackaged” said IR waveforms / samples in a proprietary format in order to “protect” the “intellectual property”

2. Since the quality / usability of convolution lies MAINLY in the IR itself, the choice of a player is mostly determined by whether or not they have unique “proprietary” content. Let me explain my point of view. Altiverb and Spaces II are two revered reverbs that rely on IRs. Their IRs are uniquely “stored” in the core of the plugin, and they largely determine the value of the package as a whole. The same applies to MIR for instance. The fact that you can get the “sound” of the Teldex stage or the Synchron stage is a huge deal for some. If that’s the case, you’re sort of forced into the direction of the plugin that “offers” the particular IR of a unique space.
 
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My pleasure. To be clear, I am not the thread starter. But I will try and answer your questions - and others can add chime in where I’m talking nonsense.

1. impulse responses are basically just recordings, “samples” if you will, to they typically come in familiar formats such as WAV and FLAC files. Most convolution solutions I am aware of allow you to load those. Undoubtedly there are other plugins that have somehow “repackaged” said IR waveforms / samples in a proprietary format in order to “protect” the “intellectual property”

2. Since the quality / usability of convolution lies MAINLY in the IR itself, the choice of a player is mostly determined by whether or not they have unique “proprietary” content. Let me explain my point of view. Altiverb and Spaces II are two revered reverbs that rely on IRs. Their IRs are uniquely “stored” in the core of the plugin, and they largely determine the value of the package as a whole. The same applies to MIR for instance. The fact that you can get the “sound” of the Telsex stage or the Synchron stage is a huge deal for some. If that’s the case, you’re sort of forced into the direction of the plugin that “offers” the particular IR of a unique space.
For some reason I always forget I have Space II. you explained it all better than me Temme :)
 
2. Continued.

Like @Markrs points out, there is another “category” of IR players, that come with their own IR collection AND allow you to load / drop in your own.

Now... in that category I, like Mark, use Waves IR1 and Meldaproduction MConvolutionMB.

I highly recommend them. It is fun to use as a reverb, but also for sound design purposes as you can drop in any waveform you like and “convolve” away....
 
2. Continued.

Like @Markrs points out, there is another “category” of IR players, that come with their own IR collection AND allow you to load / drop in your own.

Now... in that category I, like Mark, use Waves IR1 and Meldaproduction MConvolutionMB.

I highly recommend them. It is fun to use as a reverb, but also for sound design purposes as you can drop in any waveform you like and “convolve” away....
Temme, if you have MTurboReveb you can load in the IRs and move the short and long reverb points around, which is very cool. I only have the LE version so have to make do with more limited controls
 
My pleasure. To be clear, I am not the thread starter. But I will try and answer your questions - and others can add and chime in where I’m talking nonsense.

1. impulse responses are basically just recordings, “samples” if you will, to they typically come in familiar formats such as WAV and FLAC files. Most convolution solutions I am aware of allow you to load those. Undoubtedly there are other plugins that have somehow “repackaged” said IR waveforms / samples in a proprietary format in order to “protect” the “intellectual property”

2. Since the quality / usability of convolution lies MAINLY in the IR itself, the choice of a player is mostly determined by whether or not they have unique “proprietary” content. Let me explain my point of view. Altiverb and Spaces II are two revered reverbs that rely on IRs. Their IRs are uniquely “stored” in the core of the plugin, and they largely determine the value of the package as a whole. The same applies to MIR for instance. The fact that you can get the “sound” of the Telsex stage or the Synchron stage is a huge deal for some. If that’s the case, you’re sort of forced into the direction of the plugin that “offers” the particular IR of a unique space.
Ahhh... ok. And so while the IR's are generally interchangeable, a lot of the value from proprietary for these matters, rely upon what comes "packaged" as a spatial environment with the software...

Much like a "Big Mac" combo meal can only be had at McDonald's and not Burger King... But outside of specificity.... Both serve the same "general" opportunities to consume a path to heart attacks and emergency rooms?
 
Temme, if you have MTurboReveb you can load in the IRs and move the short and long reverb points around, which is very cool. I only have the LE version so have to make do with more limited controls
I haven’t even gotten round to try this ;)
 
Ahhh... ok. And so while the IR's are generally interchangeable, a lot of the value from proprietary for these matters, rely upon what comes "packaged" as a spatial environment with the software...

Much like a "Big Mac" combo meal can only be had at McDonald's and not Burger King... But outside of specificity.... Both serve the same "general" opportunities to consume a path to heart attacks and emergency rooms?
You sure have a way with words! ❤️

Very well put. It’s like Burger King has a Whopper. So if your kid only wants a Whopper you sort of HAVE to go there. While at the end of the day, it doesn’t REALLY matter that much, because you’ll get the same heart attack.

And I bet when you fed your kid a Big Mac blindfolded it could have sworn it was a Whopper.

This is a great video that showcases how important it is to really get the most expensive reverb out there:

 
anyone still using bricasti samplicity m7 IR? what's your favorite reverb?
recently i like using berlin hall, vienna hall, and boston A hall and it sounds really nice.
 
thanks. btw, which bus do you add gold hall or sunset chamber? strings, wind, brass?
sometimes i like to add berlin hall to master bus.
I don't produce much with brass, but sometimes use the Gold Hall (more lush than the Sunset Chamber) on the master bus, and the Sunset Chamber (which is tighter and more controlled) on individual instruments either as a track insert or a bus send.
 
You sure have a way with words! ❤️

Very well put. It’s like Burger King has a Whopper. So if your kid only wants a Whopper you sort of HAVE to go there. While at the end of the day, it doesn’t REALLY matter that much, because you’ll get the same heart attack.

And I bet when you fed your kid a Big Mac blindfolded it could have sworn it was a Whopper.

This is a great video that showcases how important it is to really get the most expensive reverb out there:


Ironically... that is LITERALLY the video which tipped me over the edge toward the "concertina wire" of craven desire to comprehend the theorum behind...

..."Impulse Response"! LOL


So, follow up question. If they are merely sound files, is this forum intended to help one another share the halls and spaces from one another... visa vie allowing us to eat our Whoppers & onion rings while sitting at Micky D's to enjoy salty fries and McD strawberry shakes? Like trading "Happy Meal" toys?

Sorry for all of the food analogies. I'm on keto and have been craving some crazy stuff recently (but that's ok, i'm gonna throw a Pork Chop into my face in 5 minutes).
 
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