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Distorted Horizon · Post by **Distorted Horizon** » Sun Nov 05, 2017 4:23 pm

The topic itself is quite self explanatory.

I've been givin an eye to Meldas multiband convolution, but I've already bought Thorn and SM One this month so I don't have that extra 50€ atm

Any free alternative until I treat myself with Melda?

Harry_HH · Post by **Harry_HH** » Sun Nov 05, 2017 4:34 pm

This one is free.
By adding $ 39 you get the Reverberate Core, which plays even true stereo IRs.

https://www.liquidsonics.com/software/reverberate-le/

sbj · Post by **sbj** » Sun Nov 05, 2017 7:39 pm

There is this one:https://www.siraudiotools.com/sir1.php

Jafo · Post by **Jafo** » Sun Nov 05, 2017 8:19 pm

+1 to SIR 1. I also like Ignite Amps' NadIR.

.jon · Post by **.jon** » Sun Nov 05, 2017 9:10 pm

Melda has 4 random plugins for half price every week, their "eternal madness" thingy. I got my MConvolutionMB that way, and it's a fantastic plugin if you like to get deep with convolution sound design.

Got so excited I forgot why I was posting: viewtopic.php?f=246&t=403082

Simple true-stereo capable plugin.

heyheycnv · Post by **heyheycnv** » Sun Nov 05, 2017 9:49 pm

.jon wrote: Got so excited I forgot why I was posting: viewtopic.php?f=246&t=403082

Simple true-stereo capable plugin.

IRDust is great. Used it for years. Get it and enjoy.
REAVerb is also a great freebie for convolution reverb.
SIR1 gets another thumbs up.

I moved on to Fog Convolver because I liked the added options and ease of using/exploring/organizing many multiple libraries of impulses responses.

MogwaiBoy · Post by **MogwaiBoy** » Mon Nov 06, 2017 8:27 am

Melda MConvolutionMB when it's on 50% off sale is great

ReverendLove · Post by **ReverendLove** » Mon Nov 06, 2017 5:52 pm

MogwaiBoy wrote:Melda MConvolutionMB when it's on 50% off sale is great

Well, actually is and I got it. For 25€ it is nearly a gift. Played around with it and it eats the other candidates for breakfast.

cubase's own reverence and waves' IR-L look very poor now.

cprompt · Post by **cprompt** » Mon Nov 06, 2017 9:28 pm

ReverendLove wrote:
MogwaiBoy wrote:Melda MConvolutionMB when it's on 50% off sale is great
Well, actually is and I got it. For 25€ it is nearly a gift. Played around with it and it eats the other candidates for breakfast. cubase's own reverence and waves' IR-L look very poor now.

So it is 50% off today. I've been playing around with it and for sure, it's very nice. I also have Waves IR-1/IR-L which I picked up in one of their sales over the summer which I do like a lot.

For an idiot like me, can you tell me why, other than the modulation and other effects, you think it puts the IR-1 to shame?

VariKusBrainZ · Post by **VariKusBrainZ** » Tue Nov 07, 2017 12:03 am

cprompt wrote:
ReverendLove wrote:
MogwaiBoy wrote:Melda MConvolutionMB when it's on 50% off sale is great
Well, actually is and I got it. For 25€ it is nearly a gift. Played around with it and it eats the other candidates for breakfast. cubase's own reverence and waves' IR-L look very poor now.
So it is 50% off today. I've been playing around with it and for sure, it's very nice. I also have Waves IR-1/IR-L which I picked up in one of their sales over the summer which I do like a lot.

For an idiot like me, can you tell me why, other than the modulation and other effects, you think it puts the IR-1 to shame?

Have you investigated the crossover features which make the Melda multiband versions pretty unique, just a hint

ATS · Post by **ATS** » Tue Nov 07, 2017 12:38 am

ReverendLove wrote:
MogwaiBoy wrote:Melda MConvolutionMB when it's on 50% off sale is great
Well, actually is and I got it. For 25€ it is nearly a gift. Played around with it and it eats the other candidates for breakfast. cubase's own reverence and waves' IR-L look very poor now.

IR-L is a great reverb.

cprompt · Post by **cprompt** » Tue Nov 07, 2017 12:35 pm

VariKusBrainZ wrote:Have you investigated the crossover features which make the Melda multiband versions pretty unique, just a hint

IR-1 has crossover too.

ATS wrote:IR-L is a great reverb.

Yeah, I spent more time last night playing with the advanced features of IR-1 and whilst the Melda plugin is nice, it doesn't blow IR-1 out of the water by any stretch. IR-1 also takes less CPU. It's also easier to add my own IRs and make presets - "Load IR", "Save Preset", job done. I couldn't see an easy way of doing that in MConvolutionMB without adding paths to the config and whatnot.

VariKusBrainZ · Post by **VariKusBrainZ** » Tue Nov 07, 2017 1:34 pm

cprompt wrote:
VariKusBrainZ wrote:Have you investigated the crossover features which make the Melda multiband versions pretty unique, just a hint
IR-1 has crossover too.

Not the same as Melda it doesnt, can you target bands by dynamic content, or effect transients and sustain separately?

Multicellular · Post by **Multicellular** » Tue Nov 07, 2017 2:27 pm

Reaverb (download with Reaper but is a vst can work in any DAW)

And get IRs from http://www.samplicity.com/bricasti-m7-i ... responses/

Top quality free* combo.

*I'm gathering from Reaper's purchase page that the Reaplugs are free, the DAW is what you are on your honor to pay for if you keep using it.

ReverendLove · Post by **ReverendLove** » Tue Nov 07, 2017 2:38 pm

ATS wrote:
ReverendLove wrote:
MogwaiBoy wrote:Melda MConvolutionMB when it's on 50% off sale is great
Well, actually is and I got it. For 25€ it is nearly a gift. Played around with it and it eats the other candidates for breakfast. cubase's own reverence and waves' IR-L look very poor now.

IR-L is a great reverb.

Sure it ist. I like it a lot for its simplicity.
OTH the melda is obviously more sophisticated. At the end they all are ir-hosts and they give you back what you feed them.
But i really love the crossover options for panorama, the volume and the blending feature for two different IRs. The modulation possibilities are endless and so I get to a pseudo realistic or lively ambience much easier.
And for 25€ its a no brainer. You can't do that what MConvolutionMB can do with a free ir-host. And there are very good ones in the wild. I wonder why nobody mentioned freeverb3. Ok it's ugly but it can do true
stereo too and performs exactly.

Best free/cheap convolution reverb?