using impulses to decide what reverb to buy

LumenStudio · 14th May 2005

Hi all,

I haven't posted here in forever, it's nice to see the board is still going strong. Now that I'm recording again I'd still like to get one nice thick lush vocal reverb, in the $1000-$2000 range. I figure impulses might be a good way to see what reverb unit I might like. How close do the noise vault impulses (of the respective units) used with SIR come to the sound of the following units:

Lexicon PCM 91
Kurzweil KSP 8
TC 4000

Have any of you compared the impulses to the actual unit?

Cheers,
Lumen

usamike · 14th May 2005

I this for live shows? If it's for the studio, check out Altiverb.

-Mike

LumenStudio · 14th May 2005

Quote:

Originally Posted by usamike

I this for live shows? If it's for the studio, check out Altiverb.

-Mike

For the studio.

alphajerk · 14th May 2005

i dunno, i have had mixed results with IR's of hardware units. first of all you cant tweak as much about the verb as with the hardware unit... and i dont think a lot of them captured [that i have heard 80,90,300,480,960,etc] really sound very good.

capturing rooms is one thing, capturing hardware is another. there is just something bizarre about it.

but things like the wendy carlos plates sound pretty good and the rooms sound fantastic, but the rooms arent as much about VERB as they are about SPACE.

Musiclab · 14th May 2005

Quote:

Originally Posted by LumenStudio

Hi all,

I haven't posted here in forever, it's nice to see the board is still going strong. Now that I'm recording again I'd still like to get one nice thick lush vocal reverb, in the $1000-$2000 range. I figure impulses might be a good way to see what reverb unit I might like. How close do the noise vault impulses (of the respective units) used with SIR come to the sound of the following units:

Lexicon PCM 91
Kurzweil KSP 8
TC 4000

Have any of you compared the impulses to the actual unit?

Cheers,
Lumen

Which patch on each unit? I think this is not the way to make a buying decision.
I own the lex and the KSP 8, of those 2 get the KSP its not even close

Sounds Great · 14th May 2005

Find yourself a Roland R-880 with controller. You won't regret it.

14th May 2005	#1
LumenStudio Gear addict Joined: Jul 2003 Location: Jersey Posts: 402 Thread Starter	using impulses to decide what reverb to buy Hi all, I haven't posted here in forever, it's nice to see the board is still going strong. Now that I'm recording again I'd still like to get one nice thick lush vocal reverb, in the $1000-$2000 range. I figure impulses might be a good way to see what reverb unit I might like. How close do the noise vault impulses (of the respective units) used with SIR come to the sound of the following units: Lexicon PCM 91 Kurzweil KSP 8 TC 4000 Have any of you compared the impulses to the actual unit? Cheers, Lumen __________________ My opinion may change at any time without notification.

14th May 2005	#4
alphajerk There is only one Joined: Jun 2002 Location: asheville NC Posts: 5,260	i dunno, i have had mixed results with IR's of hardware units. first of all you cant tweak as much about the verb as with the hardware unit... and i dont think a lot of them captured [that i have heard 80,90,300,480,960,etc] really sound very good. capturing rooms is one thing, capturing hardware is another. there is just something bizarre about it. but things like the wendy carlos plates sound pretty good and the rooms sound fantastic, but the rooms arent as much about VERB as they are about SPACE. __________________ "i must invent my own systems or else be enslaved by other men's'" william blake __________________________ email: barrett [at] alphajerk [dot] com

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usamike Gear addict Joined: Apr 2005 Location: LA Posts: 479	I this for live shows? If it's for the studio, check out Altiverb. -Mike

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