The Impulse Responses
Another major part of the IR-series is the Impulse Response (IR) Library. The library offers a set of high-definition IR’s. Waves paid special attention to this part of the product because it is the basic reverb sound of the IR-series reverbs. We established a special recording setup and method specifically for IR recording. This method provides exceptional signal-to-noise ratio, very low harmonic distortion, and a wide frequency bandwidth (20Hz-32kHz). Thus, it offers optimal sonic depth and dimension.
This method for taking acoustical measurements was developed by Waves in collaboration with Professor Angelo Farina of the University of Parma in Italy. The basis of the acoustic capture method was documented and presented in the AES (Audio Engineering Society) paper Recording Concert Hall Acoustics for Posterity. To see this article, please check out the following link:
http://www.waves.com/objects/pdf/general/article_farina05.pdf
IR Library
The library that is included with the purchased IR-series covers all of the reverberation needs of the most demanding studio professionals. It consists of 4 main parts:
•The Basic IR set is installed with the IR-series.It is available in the downloadable demo as well as in the full product.
•Sampled Acoustics V2 contains a set of world-class Concert Halls, Opera Houses, Cathedrals, Studios and more. These are natural spaces captured in the USA, Italy, Japan, the UK, Israel, Australia, and more. Our original Sampled Acoustics library has been reprocessed with enhanced quality, and new micing techniques were added. In accordance with our vision of continuously expanding the IR library, new venues have also been added to the library.
•Virtual Acoustics - Devices contains Sampled IR’s from classic reference reverb hardware.
•Virtual Acoustics – Synthetic contains synthetically generated or pre- processed IR’s.
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