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alright... I have heard a whole lot of people talk about how they like SIR. But i have looked at the thing and haven't figured out how to use it for the life of me. Does anyone have a good link or know of some guidelines for using this thing....? I most likely sound like I can barely get dressed in the morning, but... help
 
In addition to the plugin itself, you're going to need some impulse responses. Have a look at www.noisevault.com for example, or do a google search for echochamber, I don't know the exact URL right now, it's a swiss site.

Then, in the plug, there's a button on the top right. If you click on it, you can specify which impulse you want to use. If there are more than one impulse files in that directory, SIR will show you a list in the right part of its window, so you can choose much quicker between different ones.
 
i tried it once, and the thing is such a CPU monster.......i didnt think it was worth it.
 
WOOOHOOO! i feel like a kid in a candy store. This thing is awesome. I don't see how it's a cpu hog, but I love it. That was way easier than it looked to get that moving along.

Does anyone have any reccommendations for places to find impulse responses?

Thanx for the help...
 
johnbob said:
WOOOHOOO! i feel like a kid in a candy store. This thing is awesome. I don't see how it's a cpu hog, but I love it. That was way easier than it looked to get that moving along.

Does anyone have any reccommendations for places to find impulse responses?

Thanx for the help...
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Convolution reverbs and impulse modeling reverbs like SIR are notorious for taking a lot of processor power - that is their nature; they require a whole truckload of math. The key is to learn how to operationally use them properly in your editor. Trying to run too many instances of SIR (i.e. on several tracks) simultaneously is going to get your computer bogged down to a snail's pace real quick. The trick is to get it set on one or two tracks at a time and then lock those tracks before moving on so you're not putting too big of a load on the CPU at one time.

As far as a source for impulse files, I agree with nessbass; Noisevault is a great source. I got a ton of impulses for Lexicon, Eventide, TC and others there.

G.
 
SIR and convolution reverb in general is quite possibly my favorite kind of reverb processing.
A bit of a CPU hog, but not too bad. I have a p4 3.6 1gb RAM and it has no problem running a few instances of SIR.
Though it also is heavily dependant on the length of the impulse.
 
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