Summary tab controls

The Summary tab provides information about the impulse file. The following section describes all controls located on the Summary tab.

Control

Description

Impulse

This control is identical to the Impulse drop-down list on the General tab. For more information,

 

see Impulse on page 216.

 

 

Dry Out

This control is identical to the Dry Out fader on the General tab. For more information, see Dry

 

Out on page 216.

 

 

Wet Out

This control is identical to the Wet Out fader on the General tab. For more information, see Wet

 

Out on page 216.

 

 

Quality/speed

This control is identical to the Quality/speed check box on the General tab. For more

 

information, see Quality/speed on page 216.

 

 

Recover tab controls

The Recover tab is used in creating your own impulse files. For more information, see Creating impulse files on page 220. The following section describes all controls located on the Recover tab.

Control

Description

Recorded file

The Recorded file box allows you to select the file containing the test tone recorded in the field.

 

You can enter the path directly into the box or click Browse to locate and select a file.

 

 

Test file used

The Test file used box allows you to select the file that was used as a test tone. You can enter

 

the path directly into the box or click Browse to locate and select a file.

 

Note: You should use one of the test files included in the Acoustic Mirror Impulse Files\Test

 

Tones folder on the Sound Forge application disc.

 

 

Impulse output

The Impulse output box allows you to specify where the recovered impulse response file is

 

saved. You can enter the path directly into the box or click Browse to locate and select a folder.

 

 

Remove very low frequencies

When you select this check box, very low frequencies (which are typically comprised of noise)

 

are removed from the impulse response. This increases the impulse response’s signal-to-noise

 

ratio.

 

 

Recover Impulse

Clicking the Recover Impulse button starts the impulse recovery process. After the process is

 

complete, an impulse file is created and saved in the folder specified in the Impulse output file

 

box.

 

 

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