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Originally Posted by elambo  I didn't realize this was the Praise-Only forum. Although, ironically, it's you who has tried to spin my post - I certainly don't regret listing my personal "observations." I could do without the feeble attempt to make me into a bad guy for having a less-than-perfect experience.
There are two levels to this issue (even if they may seem like the same thing, it's not quite so. There's the issue of "how good is good enough):
1) the quality of the IRs
2) the IR's ability to emulate the M7
As I've said, I'm very happy with #1. No one's suggesting that IRs offer the best sound quality possible from current technology, so I take them for what they're worth.
Unfortunately, I'm not impressed with regard to #2 above.
Several people have stated that the IRs are perfectly accurate. If true, then yes, I'm unimpressed with the M7 and won't be buying one because I prefer my current hardware reverbs. Others - Casey among them - have suggested that the IRs will not match the hardware. That's not exactly great news for the IRs. So it's really a matter of perspective - your own paradigm, isn't it.
Help me spin this into an honest, positive scenario for someone like myself, but I don't imagine you will. As a Bricasti follower from the beginning I can't imagine ignoring this whole topic as you suggest. |
It's a question of value system and enculturation.
Someone floats out some free IR's and instead of saying "Hooray!" and "Thank you!" and leaving it at that, you start in with "Wait a minute, I have deduced via Q.E.D. based on what someone I don't know has said on the internet, that the Bricasti might actually be worthless! Commence defending yourselves!"
What can I say, dude? It's just dismaying, is all. Bummer for everyone involved. It's an ungenerous, cold angle on the whole business.
Here's the deal: these are IR's of a fantastic, innovative, and incredibly valuable piece of hardware outboard. (I don't own one, but have used them in studios. Spend a little time with one, your jaw will drop.) These IR's were floated out as (a) a promotion for the company that did the IR's and (b) the company that made the source piece of gear. As it turns out, everyone is playing nice. And we all win! We get some interesting IR's for free, they increase awareness of and interest in their products.
Do you honestly believe these static IR's obviate the complexity of the Bricasti? I mean,
come on.
Even if your response to that question is "maybe," the only decent thing to say is "Thank you" and decide privately what this means to you. Hopefully, it intrigues you about the Bricasti, but if it doesn't,
keep it to yourself. Y'know?
To take this nice gesture as an incentive to go on a valuation witch hunt is... well, it's just a bummer response. I know it's the internet and all, but there are still human beings behind all of this.
- c