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IR-1 is
for any DAW user who needs superior reverbs and ambiences. IR-1 is a convolution
reverb which has flexible classic controls of the key reverb parameters. Unlike
other convolution reverbs only the IR-1 allows editing of all the traditional
reverb parameters. IR-1 comes with an extensive library of samples and presets
that recreate the sonic environment of over 60 carefully sampled real acoustic
spaces and over 60 samples and presets created by classic hardware devices. The
technology used in creating this library is based on the culmination of years of
research by leading acousticians with Waves and establishes new benchmarks for
clarity and accuracy in a sampling reverb. |
The Advantages
and Disadvantages of Past Technologies Electronic "artificial"reverbs
offer the advantage of more control of individual reverb parameters, but their
disadvantage is the lack of accuracy reproducing real acoustic spaces.
Conversely the attraction of Sampling or convolution based reverbs is the
accurate reproduction of natural acoustic spaces. Their chief drawback is the
inability to control reverb parameters in the familiar and flexible fashion
offered by traditional artificial reverbs.IR-1 offers the best of both
approaches without the compromises. |
A Revolution
of Control IR-1 introduces the first Convolution based reverb that
allows classic parameters to actually affect the convolution, not just "filter
the result" in order to produce parameter changes. This addresses the previous
shortcoming of convolution based reverbs while maintaining controls familiar to
artificial electronic reverbs. |
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Compatibility & System requirements:
Supported on selected hosts
via RTAS | HTDM (Mac)
| AudioSuite | VST | DirectX (Win) | MAS (Mac) | Audio Units (Mac)
Requirements:
Mac |
PC |
- G4 867mHz or
faster
- OS-X 10.2.2 or later
- 512MB RAM
- 800x600 minimum
display
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- Pentium4, AMD AthlonXP or
faster
- Windows 2000(sp3) or
XP
- 512MB RAM
- 800x600 minimum
display
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Key Features:
- Extensive Library captured using new state of the art techniques
- 96 kHz - Support for high resolution
- Reverb Time
RT60 - Unlike
existing products the IR-1 uses unique Impulse Response (IR) manipulation
techniques to allow shortening and lengthening (times 4) of the Reverb Time
while maintaining acoustic coherence and preserving the natural envelope and
frequency content.
- Size - Controls the
Room size and applies acoustic modeling methods on the actual IR ER (Early
Reflections) portion to make the space smaller or larger while maintaining its
signature.
- Reverb Decay
Envelope - A graph-based multiple breakpoint envelope allows unlimited
options for re-shaping the reverb's decay behavior.
- Density - Affects
the space's density and applies innovative modeling methods by controlling the
actual IR's reflections, resonance, and inherent randomness to make the space
clearer or denser.
- Reso -
(Resonance)Analyzes the frequency response of the impulse response (IR) and
derives the room modes allowing acoustically based control of IR modal
timbre.
- Decorrelation -
While not a classic reverb control, de- correlation allows greater control of
the reverberation's stereo spaciousness.
- ER/Tail/Direct
Independent Control
- IR-1 analyzes the IR for the early reflection/reverb tail (ER/Tail) boundary
marker and allows the classic control of gain and pre-delay for each portion.
- Damping -
Proportional to the reverb time, this control applies innovative filtering
methods to control the IR's low, mid, and high frequencies separately.
- 4-Band paragraphic
EQ - Controls the reverb's color by a Renaissance based 4 band paragraphic
EQ.
- CPU Usage Control -
Special Efficient-Stereo components requiring less processing power; A "low CPU"
mode utilizing intelligent algorithms that require less CPU usage while
preserving high sound quality and definition.
- Direct Convolution
Length Control -
This allows control over the length of the actual real-time convolution.
Therefore the CPU load can be reduced if desired by using a shorter convolution
length and a longer RT 60.
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