The best Impulse Response [IR] sites
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- KVRist
- 279 posts since 8 Sep, 2010 from Earth (most of the time)
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- KVRer
- 5 posts since 27 Dec, 2011
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- KVRAF
- 2565 posts since 30 Mar, 2004 from Phoenix AZ USA
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- KVRAF
- 4218 posts since 15 Sep, 2010
Hey guys,
Any suggestions (free or not) for IR libraries dedicated for special fx, wild and strangeness? IR's that are miles away from reverb concert halls and rooms
Thanks!
Any suggestions (free or not) for IR libraries dedicated for special fx, wild and strangeness? IR's that are miles away from reverb concert halls and rooms
Thanks!
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- KVRAF
- 6244 posts since 25 May, 2002 from Bobo-dioulasso\BF__Geneva/CH
first of all, the main producs of spirit canyon:Neon Breath wrote:Hey guys,
Any suggestions (free or not) for IR libraries dedicated for special fx, wild and strangeness? IR's that are miles away from reverb concert halls and rooms
Thanks!
http://www.spiritcanyonaudio.com/
then this library :
http://www.virtuasonic.com/synesthesia.htm
and...
http://www.dangerousbear.com/dbsig.html
...BTW these last ones are mine, (scroll down until "deep spaces")
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- KVRer
- 5 posts since 28 Mar, 2012
http://www.kineticsoundprism.com
some totally unique impulses here from a guy working with psychoacoustics and virtual reality programming backround in film.Very nice stuff !
some totally unique impulses here from a guy working with psychoacoustics and virtual reality programming backround in film.Very nice stuff !
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- KVRAF
- 4218 posts since 15 Sep, 2010
Awesome guys, thanks for the replies! Amazing IR's indeed, from what I've heard int he audio demos. That's exactly what I'm looking for
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- KVRer
- 23 posts since 10 Apr, 2012
this.Aukikco wrote:Is there still some way to grab that somewhere?Kingston wrote:the updated big L960 stereo set at noisevault was pretty much best in everything.
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the site &will be back shortly& since 2010 apparently. they dont reply to the mails either. i am very curious about those L960 stereo impulse responses. you could drop me a message or post a link (with respect to the original site of course)...
thanks
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Brother Charles Brother Charles https://www.kvraudio.com/forum/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=271995 - KVRian
- 1104 posts since 3 Jan, 2012 from Alberta, Canada
EchoChamber.ch doesn't seem to provide links to the EchoChamger IRs anymore. However, the links on this (English Translated) site seem to all be good.
Links Here
Links Here
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- KVRian
- 1113 posts since 18 Jan, 2004 from Los Angeles, California, USA
Since several links that were of interest to me in this thread are no longer around, I thought I would mention some of the most popular payware IR libraries out there at the moment as well as my thoughts.
AltiVerb
http://www.audioease.com/Pages/Altiverb/
The strength of the AltiVerb library is the diversity. The library can really only be used in Altiverb under normal circumstances, and one of the areas the library is strongest in is providing the variety of spaces useful to post-production outside of "traditional music venues". The Altiverb engine is more colored than others like TL Space and Pristine Space and issues such as the noisefloor are sometimes not at the level of for instance Numerical Sound, but the library is very well worth the price if it addresses what you are looking for. Plus, they do more to let you know about the spaces (and visually represent them) then the other libraries mentioned. The library also sounds better than any of the free libraries I have heard so far (and I used to spend a lot of time with free ones starting 2002).
Quantum Leap Spaces
http://www.soundsonline.com/Spaces
Once again, a library tied to a specific plug-in. Unlike the diverse library of Altiverb, Quantum Leap Spaces takes a much more focused approach. The feel is quite consistent with the engineering of several of their recent libraries and it is useful for quickly and easily blending instruments recorded in other spaces with the ones native to your existing Quantum Leap libraries. My main issue is the tails. Unless they have been updated since their release, they cutoff very abruptly and in a quiet mix you may be able to hear that. In a denser mix the effect is generally limited to being sub-conscious in impact. Once again, noticeably higher quality than the free libraries I've heard on the net.
http://www.numericalsound.com/sound-products.html
Somewhere around a decade ago, when I was looking through IR collections there were really only two choices for realistic reverbs: Altiverb and the two volumes of Pure Spaces. At the time I could afford neither, but in 2007 I got around to buying one. Out of the two, Pure Spaces was the only one that could be used in multiple engines and didn't come with an engine of its own. As a result, you could hear Pure Spaces all over my work with Joanna St. Claire from late 2007 on.
While Pure Spaces is still notable for being available at higher samplerates (up to 192KHz IRs) with great sound quality, it is expensive by comparison to many other options. Hollywood Impulse Responses narrowed it's scope to cinematic soundstages and symphony halls. It was a less expensive library that also included different processed versions of each space (standard, clear, dark, warm and bright) and other things that made it easier to use without additional mixing work.
However, neither of these two libraries were true-stereo. So much more recently, Numerical Sound released FORTI and SERTI. Unlike the preceding libraries (but like Altiverb) FORTI and SERTI were tied to a particular engine: they can only be used with the VSL Convolution Plug-in in the Vienna Audio Suite. The collection also featured instrument resonances and filters. Out of the group, FORTI and SERTI are the highest in sonic quality (exceeding both the earlier Numerical Sound libraries and Quantum Leap and Altiverb) in the spaces it presents. The library is much wider in scope than HIR or Quantum Leap Spaces but much narrower than Altiverb.
So wrapping things up: all three of these collections are among the most useful available and exceed the quality of any free collections I have been made aware of to date. I use Numerical Sound collections the most, with Altiverb coming in second. If mixed Quantum Leap libraries with other libraries more often, I would likely find occasion to use Quantum Leap Spaces.
You can't go wrong spending your money on any of the three but the only way to find the one that is right for you is through careful listening. I also supplement any of the 3 with Audio Damage EOS for when I want to add a less realistic reverb into the mix as well.
In terms of taking my opinion with a grain of salt, I will mention that though I started using Numerical Sound and Altiverb collections before I did work with any of the companies involved, I have since assisted VSL and Numerical Sound through consulting, presentations and beta testing and my opinion should be taken as such. I will also say that I wish I could say more about what Numerical Sound might be planning reverb-wise in the future but my lips must remain sealed for the time being...
AltiVerb
http://www.audioease.com/Pages/Altiverb/
The strength of the AltiVerb library is the diversity. The library can really only be used in Altiverb under normal circumstances, and one of the areas the library is strongest in is providing the variety of spaces useful to post-production outside of "traditional music venues". The Altiverb engine is more colored than others like TL Space and Pristine Space and issues such as the noisefloor are sometimes not at the level of for instance Numerical Sound, but the library is very well worth the price if it addresses what you are looking for. Plus, they do more to let you know about the spaces (and visually represent them) then the other libraries mentioned. The library also sounds better than any of the free libraries I have heard so far (and I used to spend a lot of time with free ones starting 2002).
Quantum Leap Spaces
http://www.soundsonline.com/Spaces
Once again, a library tied to a specific plug-in. Unlike the diverse library of Altiverb, Quantum Leap Spaces takes a much more focused approach. The feel is quite consistent with the engineering of several of their recent libraries and it is useful for quickly and easily blending instruments recorded in other spaces with the ones native to your existing Quantum Leap libraries. My main issue is the tails. Unless they have been updated since their release, they cutoff very abruptly and in a quiet mix you may be able to hear that. In a denser mix the effect is generally limited to being sub-conscious in impact. Once again, noticeably higher quality than the free libraries I've heard on the net.
Numerical Sound FORTI, SERTI, Hollywood Impulse Responses, Pure SpacesShane Sanders wrote:http://www.numericalsound.com/purespac.html
Now that sounds like a good product. Too much money for me right now, though.
http://www.numericalsound.com/sound-products.html
Somewhere around a decade ago, when I was looking through IR collections there were really only two choices for realistic reverbs: Altiverb and the two volumes of Pure Spaces. At the time I could afford neither, but in 2007 I got around to buying one. Out of the two, Pure Spaces was the only one that could be used in multiple engines and didn't come with an engine of its own. As a result, you could hear Pure Spaces all over my work with Joanna St. Claire from late 2007 on.
While Pure Spaces is still notable for being available at higher samplerates (up to 192KHz IRs) with great sound quality, it is expensive by comparison to many other options. Hollywood Impulse Responses narrowed it's scope to cinematic soundstages and symphony halls. It was a less expensive library that also included different processed versions of each space (standard, clear, dark, warm and bright) and other things that made it easier to use without additional mixing work.
However, neither of these two libraries were true-stereo. So much more recently, Numerical Sound released FORTI and SERTI. Unlike the preceding libraries (but like Altiverb) FORTI and SERTI were tied to a particular engine: they can only be used with the VSL Convolution Plug-in in the Vienna Audio Suite. The collection also featured instrument resonances and filters. Out of the group, FORTI and SERTI are the highest in sonic quality (exceeding both the earlier Numerical Sound libraries and Quantum Leap and Altiverb) in the spaces it presents. The library is much wider in scope than HIR or Quantum Leap Spaces but much narrower than Altiverb.
So wrapping things up: all three of these collections are among the most useful available and exceed the quality of any free collections I have been made aware of to date. I use Numerical Sound collections the most, with Altiverb coming in second. If mixed Quantum Leap libraries with other libraries more often, I would likely find occasion to use Quantum Leap Spaces.
You can't go wrong spending your money on any of the three but the only way to find the one that is right for you is through careful listening. I also supplement any of the 3 with Audio Damage EOS for when I want to add a less realistic reverb into the mix as well.
In terms of taking my opinion with a grain of salt, I will mention that though I started using Numerical Sound and Altiverb collections before I did work with any of the companies involved, I have since assisted VSL and Numerical Sound through consulting, presentations and beta testing and my opinion should be taken as such. I will also say that I wish I could say more about what Numerical Sound might be planning reverb-wise in the future but my lips must remain sealed for the time being...
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- KVRAF
- 2565 posts since 30 Mar, 2004 from Phoenix AZ USA
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- KVRAF
- 14932 posts since 13 Nov, 2012
Here is something a little different, 30 custom Impulse Response's for Trash 2.
From small, tight woody spaces to big, open expansive hallways.
All produced at 96kHz and complete with 165+ new presets ready to go in Trash 2.
Righteous Rooms for Trash 2
From small, tight woody spaces to big, open expansive hallways.
All produced at 96kHz and complete with 165+ new presets ready to go in Trash 2.
Righteous Rooms for Trash 2
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Kineticsoundprism Kineticsoundprism https://www.kvraudio.com/forum/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=253124
- KVRer
- 17 posts since 23 Mar, 2011 from uk
Virtualworld and Max for live convolution pro impulse collection.
http://kineticsoundprism.com/Ableton.html
http://kineticsoundprism.com/Ableton.html
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noiseprovesnothing noiseprovesnothing https://www.kvraudio.com/forum/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=301047 - KVRist
- 203 posts since 18 Mar, 2013 from United States
10 quid?!? That's a no-brainer. Thanks for the link. 
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- KVRer
- 15 posts since 11 May, 2013 from Switzerland
Hi everybody,
just wanted to let you know that i made new High Quality Impulse Responses from 2 legendary guitar amps.
They sound ways better than the Internal cabinets. I offer them for free as donationware:
http://www.thesessionguitarist.com/impu ... -amps.html
Have fun and stay tuned,
Lars
just wanted to let you know that i made new High Quality Impulse Responses from 2 legendary guitar amps.
They sound ways better than the Internal cabinets. I offer them for free as donationware:
http://www.thesessionguitarist.com/impu ... -amps.html
Have fun and stay tuned,
Lars
