KVR Audio

Frippertronix · Post by **Frippertronix** » Mon Jan 30, 2006 6:14 am

I probably won't buy it because I find its timbre too harsh and middy. I may try eqing it some and see if I can get anywhere.

It's one of the best digital reverbs I've heard, though, in terms of creating an "enveloping" 3D space around instruments. Synth leads sound absolutley huge in W2's halls.

WhiteboySushi · Post by **WhiteboySushi** » Mon Jan 30, 2006 3:56 pm

have you tried any of the Spirit Canyon IRs with it? does it truncate them at all?

Stupid American Pig · Post by **Stupid American Pig** » Mon Jan 30, 2006 4:11 pm

so are you saying its astonishingly too harse and middy?

kahrayzee · Post by **kahrayzee** » Mon Jan 30, 2006 4:54 pm

Using the Spirit Canyon IRs with Wizooverb is like getting a host of new and strange plugins...

Frippertronix · Post by **Frippertronix** » Tue Jan 31, 2006 1:49 am

Stupid American Pig wrote:so are you saying its astonishingly too harse and middy?

Pretty much, yea.

Although I think I'm getting used to the sound of it. Maybe I'm just nit picking because I really like the realism and deepness of the sound so I'm miffed that it has some aspects that annoy me.

But in the world of plugin reverb, we can't have it all, now can we?

Haven't tried any IR's but the demos. Don't they have to be special ones, or does Wizoo take any IR and use it for the "hybrid" algo/impulse thing that it does?

loophead · Post by **loophead** » Tue Jan 31, 2006 2:36 am

Have you played at all with the internal eq ? I just ask because well you have not loaded any IR's... Sort of like taking a car for a test drive but not leaving the parking lot. It really is a great convo device and well worth the $200 street price. A big second on the SpiritCanyon stuff, but really ANY audio file could lead to really cool results.

Frippertronix · Post by **Frippertronix** » Tue Jan 31, 2006 2:43 am

loophead wrote:Have you played at all with the internal eq ? I just ask because well you have not loaded any IR's... Sort of like taking a car for a test drive but not leaving the parking lot. It really is a great convo device and well worth the $200 street price. A big second on the SpiritCanyon stuff, but really ANY audio file could lead to really cool results.

If all it is is a convo player then I can have SIR for free. I was under the impression it used some kind of special hybrids or models based on IR's so I wasn't thinking in terms of loading someone elses IR's in.

bk · Post by bk » Tue Jan 31, 2006 2:51 am

Frippertronix wrote:If all it is is a convo player then I can have SIR for free.

No. It uses a combination of High Definition (whatever that means!) impulses, and a very nice sounding traditional algorithmic reverb. The programs can use either method or a combination of both.
I'm really liking this reverb, and considering purchasing it.

loophead · Post by **loophead** » Tue Jan 31, 2006 3:04 am

The convo engine IMHO is better than the competition I have played with. The IR's 'sound' more better

You can also tweak them more than in many other engines.

Frippertronix · Post by **Frippertronix** » Tue Jan 31, 2006 3:08 am

Thanks for the info. I'll defintely go back and do some more tweaking. Bottom line is, unless I want to shell out for something like a PoCo Firewire, Wizoo is among the best available. I hate to say it but I'm not on the Arts Acoustic bandwagon.

kilroy · Post by **kilroy** » Tue Jan 31, 2006 6:15 am

Sadly, Fripper...what you probably need, is something more like this...

PianoSpace

Thrown together rather quickly whilst in a semi-stuporous, largely unconscious state of being...but you'll get the idea. I rather cheekily used Wizoo's piano mp3 for a source.

polyslax · Post by **polyslax** » Tue Jan 31, 2006 9:06 am

kahrayzee wrote:Using the Spirit Canyon IRs with Wizooverb is like getting a host of new and strange plugins...

Would love to hear some examples if anyone gets a chance.

edit: can I actually load IRs in the demo?? I'l give it a go.

polyslax · Post by **polyslax** » Tue Jan 31, 2006 9:13 am

I've been playing with the demo as well and really liking this reverb. I am not a fan of the Arts Acoustic reverb or Masterverb, although I'm sure either would be ok in a mix.

W2 also gets a stellar review in the latest SoS, " would be nice if it came with more IRs, but otherwise no real cons".

I just wish it was available for purchase online. If it was, I would already own it.

friteuse · Post by **friteuse** » Tue Jan 31, 2006 12:05 pm

One aspect to keep in mind is that Wizoo is now Digidesign. Well, I have no information about what consequences there will be, but I hardly believe that it will be supported furthermore for VST/AU platforms...

polyslax · Post by **polyslax** » Tue Jan 31, 2006 2:27 pm

polyslax wrote:
kahrayzee wrote:Using the Spirit Canyon IRs with Wizooverb is like getting a host of new and strange plugins...
Would love to hear some examples if anyone gets a chance.

edit: can I actually load IRs in the demo?? I'l give it a go.

Ok, answered my own question. I loaded some of the Spirit Canyon demo IRs into the W2 demo and yes, it is pretty cool. Then I started loading a bunch of my own audio files in W2 and in Kontakt - yeah, this could get addictive.

Wizoo W2 is truly astonishing, but...