Bayview Pro Audio - Native: IR1 Reverb Plug-In

Waves Native IR1 Parametric Convolution Reverb

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.

Simulated reverbs offer great control of individual parameters but can’t accurately reproduce the sound of real acoustic spaces. Convolution reverbs are sample-based, and so capture natural reverb, but haven’t offered the flexible controls of simulated reverb—until now. With the IR-1 V2, you get the actual captured sound of the world’s best venues and unmatched control using the traditional parameters you’re already familiar with. Plus, this new version now lets you capture impulse responses from rooms or devices yourself, and then modify the sound with the same flexible controls used to alter the included impulse response samples.

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.

IR1 v2 Features include:

NEW! Tools to capture your own impulse responses. You can now capture the sound of your favorite acoustic spaces and hardware devices.

NEW! Convolution Start Control lets you trim the beginning of an impulse response to eliminate unwanted predelay.

NEW! ER (Early Reflections) Buildup Control lets you adjust the buildup slope of the early reflections to control their attack sound, from crisp to smooth.

NEW! Dry Gain Mode gives you more control over the sound by letting you adjust the wet and dry signal gains separately in addition to the option of using the traditional dry/wet control.

NEW! Extensive Library of Improved Impulse Response Samples with Different Micing Options.

NEW! Dynamic Preset Handling. Adding or removing presets is now easier, with the preset menu reflecting the impulse response samples contained in the presets folder.

Reverb Time RT60 unlike existing products, IR-1 V2 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 by applying acoustic modeling to the impulse response sample, adjusting the early reflections to make the space smaller or larger while maintaining its signature.

Reverb Decay Envelope. A graph-based multiple breakpoint envelope allows unlimited options for reshaping the reverb’s decay behavior.

Density makes the space sound clearer or denser by applying modeling methods to alter the reflections, resonance, and inherent randomness of the impulse response sample.

Reso (Resonance) analyzes the frequency response of the impulse response sample and derives the room modes, allowing acoustically-based control of the modal timbre.

Decorrelation. While not a classic reverb control, decorrelation allows greater control of the reverberation’s stereo spaciousness.

ER/Tail/Direct Independent Control. IR-1 V2 analyzes the impulse response sample to find the early reflection and reverb tail (ER/Tail) boundary markers, which then allows you to alter these characteristics using the classic controls of gain and pre-delay for each portion.

Damping proportional to the reverb time, this control applies innovative filtering methods to control the impulse response sample’s low, mid, and high frequencies separately.

4-Band Paragraphic EQ controls the reverb’s color using a 4 band paragraphic equalizer based on our renowned Renaissance EQ plug-in.

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.

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 while maintaining the RT60.

Compatibility & System requirements:

Waves Native: IR1 Reverb Plug-In