[LAD] [LAU] [ANN] IR: LV2 Convolution Reverb

[Tom Szilagyi]

On 13 January 2011 21:57, Darrin Thompson <darrinth at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Dumb n00b question:
> To use a convolution reverb one needs a recording of an impulse response
> right? If I found a random one on the internet would it tend to work ok in
> any reverb or do I need one made especially for the reverb implementation
> I'm using?

Technically, an impulse response is just an ordinary soundfile. Of
course it has a certain soundfile format, sample format, channel count
and samplerate, but if these are compatible with the convolution
reverb you're loading it into (you can successfully load it into the
plugin) then yes, it should generally work.

Of course there are proprietary convolution reverbs that are bundled
with impulse responses in a proprietary format, meaning that these
impulses are not plain soundfiles, but are in some proprietary (and
secret) binary format. Naturally, you cannot use those (and I guess if
you could somehow reverse engineer the impulses into an "open"
soundfile format, which would technically allow you to use the
impulses in an open source plugin, the EULA of that plugin's license
would have a word about it).

Tom