Samplicity

Impulse Response Libraries

Digital Reverbs
Volume 1:

Samplicity T600 IR Library

Version 1.3

August 2009

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This library has been created with a lot of dedication, studying and (very) long recording, editing
and processing sessions. If you like the results, please help us to promote the Samplicity libraries
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And don't forget to send me feedback, suggestions and - if possible - demos of your work with the
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Producer
Peter E. Roos
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Deltaworks BV / Samplicity
The Netherlands
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Version history

Version Release Comments

1.3 August 2009 Downloadable version of the IR sets removed the AIFF and Altiverb 4
files, as well as a secondary folder structure for Altiverb. I had to
reduce the DVD image from 4 Gb to an acceptable download size.
Added 32 bit Quad files for Waves IR1 and the Vienna Suite plugin.
1.2 February 2007 Added two folder organisations for Altiverb 5 and 6 - tested with AV5
and AV6 on Mac and PC with Logic, Nuendo, Cubase and ProTools;
resolved filenaming problems that made AV not recognize the stereo-
to-stereo versions.
1.1.5 January 2007 Added Altiverb 5 and 6 Wave files (split mono files);
1.1 December 2006 Added 32 bit floating point Wave files and 32 bit Aiff files to the
collection;
Changed folder and file names to the filename style used in the
Samplicity L96 library;
The T600 library is now only available on a multi-format DVD-R;
1.0 February 2005 First version released in 24 bit Wave, Aiff and SD2 file formats;

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Samplicity T600 IR Library

Introduction
This first Impulse Response (IR) library from Samplicity offers 89 presets from the famous
TCE System 6000 hardware reverb in pristine 32 bit quality (24 bit versions are also included).
All IRs are available in 48 Khz as well as 44.1 Khz versions, in the Wave file format. For Altiverb
5/6 users there a two folder structures, containing the Wave files with the required folder names
and file names.

About "True Stereo"

This library contains True Stereo, or "stereo-to-stereo" impulse response sets, as well as "mono-to-
stereo" impulse files. The True Stereo sets use filenames that end with "L" and "R". Mono-to-stereo
files end with "C" (for Center). This does not apply to the Altiverb files, where we follow the
filenaming convention of AudioEase.

If you are not certain how to load True Stereo IR sets, please check the documentation of your
convolution plugin.

True stereo IR sets consist of two stereo IR files, one with reverb information for sound from the
left (L) input channel and one for sound from the right (R) input channel. Both files need to be
fed with a centered mono signal from respectively the L and R channel. Most current convolution
plugins have presets for True Stereo applications.

If you use mono-to-stereo IRs it is a good practise to make the input signal mono or nearly mono.
Otherwise off-center sounds will have an off-center reverb, which sounds rather odd.
For optimal results use the True-Stereo IR sets

Why 32 bit?
This version of the Samplicity T600 library now also includes all the presets of the famous System
6000 hardware reverb in 32 bit, whereas version 1.0 only provided 24 bit files. The advantage of
using 32 bit files is that you get a slightly better quality than when using 24 bit files, since we did
all the processing and editing in 32 bit floating point format. Of course we have also created and
included 24 bit versions of all presets in case your plugin cannot handle 32 bit files.
For optimal results use the 32 bit IR versions
Using 32 bit IR-files instead of 24 bit files does not make any difference in CPU-load, as all
convolution plugins use 32 bit floating point as their internal processing format. Still, the
Samplicity impulse responses are typically long and thus may require more CPU resources than
other - free or commercial - IR's from the System 6000.

Note: the Wave files use the 32 bit floating point format (required for the Waves IR-1 plugin).

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File lengths and SNR

By using long sine sweeps as input for the deconvolution process (= "recovering the impulse
response from a device or real space"), we were able to produce signal-to-noise (SNR) levels
between -110 dB and -135 dB (after correcting for subsonic noise and DC-offsets). We have faded
out the tails of the impulse responses just before they reached their noise floor. In the editing
phase we encountered a small number of problematic presets that relied too much on modulation
effects. For these presets we have based our IRs on so called "spike" recordings, which results in
lower SNRs (around -80 to -90 dB after noise reduction).

Reducing CPU load

If you do not want to have your plugin spend too much CPU-power on processing the ends of the
IR-tails, you can fade out after -70 dB, using a drawn volume curve in your plugin. A preset like
the Large Hall may have a 4.6 second file length, but the typical RT60 level is already reached
around 2.3 seconds. So, without losing too much detail, you can significantly reduce the CPU load
by fading out before the end of the IR file(s).

Folders and files

The DVD contains 13 folders that each contain all IRs in a specific format. Select the format you
want to use and copy all the folders and their files to a harddisk of your Digital Audio
Workstation.

Upgrading from a previous T600 release?

Important: if you are upgrading from a previous version, please note that we have changed folder
and filenames in versions 1.2 and 1.3. This means that if you replace the T600 IRs currently on
your system, your projects files (e.g. in Logic, Nuendo, Cubase or ProTools) may not
automatically find and load the previously selected IR sets! So, do not upgrade right before an
important project deadline!

Folders with Wave format files

Samplicity T600 - 01 - Wave, 32 bit, 44.1 khz
Samplicity T600 - 02 - Wave, 32 bit, 48 khz
Samplicity T600 - 03 Wave Quad files, 32 bit, 44.1 khz
Samplicity T600 - 04 Wave Quad files, 32 bit, 48 khz
Samplicity T600 - 05 - Wave, 24 bit, 44.1 khz
Samplicity T600 - 06 - Wave, 24 bit, 48 khz

Folders with Altiverb 5 and 6 files, in Wave format

For Altiverb we have created a main folder structure with all the presets, with subfolders for
mono-to-stereo and for stereo-to-stereo.

Samplicity T600 - 07 - Altiverb 5-6 Wave, 24 bit, 44.1 Khz

Samplicity T600 - 08 - Altiverb 5-6 Wave, 24 bit, 48 Khz

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Please note that the T600 library does not have mono-to-stereo IRs for all presets.
We have used a numbering scheme that is different from the original System 6000 presets.

A listing of all the presets can be found at the last pages of this document.

About the special "position" programs

There are 4 IR sets with additional variations:

T600 - 030 Natural Hall

T600 - 032 European Orchestra Hall
T600 - 043 New Age Hall
T600 - 068 Medium Room

The additions are:

A True Stereo version with less early reflections

A True Stereo version with no early reflections (= tail only)
8 mono-to-stereo IR's for sources at specific stage positions

The "position" IR files are meant for mono-to-stereo use and contain the appropriate early
reflections for sources at a specific position in the stereo field. The filenames are based on a
position in a 60 degree stereophonic "arc".

Position 1, L30 is fully left.

Position 2, L15 is a bit more to the center.
... etc
Position 8, R30 is fully right.

These files are meant to be used this way:

Determine where you want to pan a specific instrument or source in the stereo image
Load the corresponding "position" IR into a separate bus as a single mono-to-stereo IR
Make sure that the convolution plugin in this bus receives a MONO and centered input signal
Apply the "position" IR fully wet to this bus
Send an appropriate amount of signal into this bus for the instrument(s) that you want to give
ambience to

This will add the generic reverb tail together with the appropriate early reflections
for this position.

Please note that "mono-to-stereo" means that you have to provide a mono input signal, even if the
source signal is not centered!

Please contact peter@peterroos.com if this is not clear.

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List of all reverb impulse response sets

In the following table the True Stereo programs are indicated in the LR column. Mono-to-stereo
programs are indicated in the C column. In the program folders you will find the same naming
convention.

The "predelay" column indicates the embedded leading silence in the IR up to the first early
reflections. This delay corresponds exactly (= sample accurate) to the preset of the original
digital reverb unit and it is an essential part of the reverb effect. Most plugins allow you to
shorten this predelay, if you prefer that. Keep in mind, that the predelays are part of the design
of the preset and represents the time it takes the original sound to hit the first reflective area.
Removing pre-delays can make your mix sound muddier.

No. Type Name RT60 1

Length 2
LR 3
C 4
Predelay5

1 Hall 001 - Small Dense Hall 1,2 2,3 35

2 Hall 002 - Small Hall 1,2 2,5 10

3 Hall 003 - Ambient Hall 1,3 2,8 13

4 Hall 004 - Acoustic Guitar Space 1,4 2,5 3

5 Hall 005 - Piano Hall Front Row 1,4 2,6 21

6 Hall 006 - Short Hall 1,4 3,0 42

7 Hall 007 - Joy Hall 1,5 3,2 30

8 Hall 008 - Band Leader 1,6 2,0 73

9 Hall 009 - Big Empty Club 1,7 3,0 48

10 Hall 010 - Stage and Hall 1,7 3,0 15

11 Hall 011 - Big Jazz Scene 1,8 3,4 27

12 Hall 012 - Bright Theatre 1,8 4,1 46

13 Hall 013 - Concert Piano 1,8 3,2 15

14 Hall 014 - Overhead Mics 1,9 3,3 15

15 Hall 015 - Slapback Vocal Hall 1,9 3,5 105

16 Hall 016 - Smokey Hall 1,9 3,3 14

17 Hall 017 - Concert Arena 2,0 2,9 32

18 Hall 018 - Warm Venue 2,0 3,0 7

19 Hall 019 - Vocal Hall 2,0 3,7 4

20 Hall 020 - Medium Vocal Hall 2,1 3,1 12

21 Hall 021 - Large Hall 2,3 4,6 13

22 Hall 022 - Medium Hall 2,3 4,3 41

23 Hall 023 - Medium String Hall 2,3 4,5 74

24 Hall 024 - Balad Vocal Hall 2,5 3,0 45

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No. Type Name RT60 1

Length 2
LR 3
C 4
Predelay5

25 Hall 025 - Back Wall Hall 2,6 4,9 83

26 Hall 026 - Bright Guitar Hall 2,7 4,2 1

27 Hall 027 - Show Hall 2,7 5,3 26

28 Hall 028 - Deep Male Vocal Hall 2,9 4,4 25

29 Hall 029 - Female Vocal Hall 2,9 3,7 2

30 Hall 030 - Natural Hall 3,0 6,0 15

31 Hall 030 - Natural Hall, Less ERs 3,0 6,0 15

32 Hall 030 - Natural Hall, No ERs 3,0 6,0 15

33 Hall 030 - Natural Hall, Position 1, L30 3,0 6,0 15

34 Hall 030 - Natural Hall, Position 2, L15 3,0 6,0 15

35 Hall 030 - Natural Hall, Position 3, L7 3,0 6,0 15

36 Hall 030 - Natural Hall, Position 4, C(1) 3,0 6,0 15

37 Hall 030 - Natural Hall, Position 5, C(2) 3,0 6,0 15

38 Hall 030 - Natural Hall, Position 6, R7 3,0 6,0 15

39 Hall 030 - Natural Hall, Position 7, R15 3,0 6,0 15

40 Hall 030 - Natural Hall, Position 8, R30 3,0 6,0 15

41 Hall 031 - Empty Arena 3,1 3,2 1

42 Hall 032 - European Orchestra Hall 3,1 5,8 33

43 Hall 032 - European Orchestra Hall, Less ERs 3,1 5,8 33

44 Hall 032 - European Orchestra Hall, No ERs 3,1 5,8 33

45 Hall 032 - European Orch Hall, Position 1, L30 3,1 5,8 33

46 Hall 032 - European Orch Hall, Position 2, L15 3,1 5,8 33

47 Hall 032 - European Orch Hall, Position 3, L7 3,1 5,8 33

48 Hall 032 - European Orch Hall, Position 4, C(1) 3,1 5,8 33

49 Hall 032 - European Orch Hall, Position 5, C(2) 3,1 5,8 33

50 Hall 032 - European Orch Hall, Position 6, R7 3,1 5,8 33

51 Hall 032 - European Orch Hall, Position 7, R15 3,1 5,8 33

52 Hall 032 - European Orch Hall, Position 8, R30 3,1 5,8 33

53 Hall 033 - Grand Vocal Hall 3,2 3,8 40

54 Hall 034 - Large Warm Hall 3,3 5,6 14

55 Hall 035 - Bright Slap Hall 3,6 7,1 99

56 Hall 036 - Cathedral 3,6 5,2 7

57 Hall 037 - Gospel Hall 3,6 5,9 6

58 Hall 038 - Large Clear Hall 3,6 5,8 136

59 Hall 039 - Warm Slap Hall 3,8 7,7 87

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No. Type Name RT60 1

Length 2
LR 3
C 4
Predelay5

60 Hall 040 - Church Piano 3,9 5,3 0

61 Hall 041 - Church 4,1 8,1 79

62 Hall 042 - Big Orchestra Hall 4,3 9,5 33

63 Hall 043 - New Age Hall 4,4 8,8 47

64 Hall 043 - New Age Hall, Less ERs 4,4 8,8 47

65 Hall 043 - New Age Hall, No ERs 4,4 8,8 47

66 Hall 043 - New Age Hall, Position 1, L30 4,4 8,8 47

67 Hall 043 - New Age Hall, Position 2, L15 4,4 8,8 47

68 Hall 043 - New Age Hall, Position 3, L7 4,4 8,8 47

69 Hall 043 - New Age Hall, Position 4, C(1) 4,4 8,8 47

70 Hall 043 - New Age Hall, Position 5, C(2) 4,4 8,8 47

71 Hall 043 - New Age Hall, Position 6, R7 4,4 8,8 47

72 Hall 043 - New Age Hall, Position 7, R15 4,4 8,8 47

73 Hall 043 - New Age Hall, Position 8, R30 4,4 8,8 47

74 Hall 044 - Warm Cathedral 6,0 10,1 1

75 Room 045 - Drum Bin 0,2 0,6 3

76 Room 046 - Closet 0,3 0,8 3

77 Room 047 - Rhodes Thicken 0,4 0,6 24

78 Room 048 - Small Booth 0,4 0,6 4

79 Room 049 - Tight and Round 0,4 1,1 0

80 Room 050 - Small Wood Room 0,5 1,3 7

81 Room 051 - Black Velvet 0,6 1,5 1

82 Room 052 - Small Room 0,6 1,4 22

83 Room 053 - Small Percussion Room 0,7 1,5 33

84 Room 054 - Coffee House 0,8 1,7 11

85 Room 055 - Clear Guitar Room 0,9 2,0 23

86 Room 056 - Acoustic Guitar Ambience 1,0 2,0 3

87 Room 057 - Drum Expander Room 1,0 1,9 4

88 Room 058 - Generic Live Club 1,0 2,0 34

89 Room 059 - Short Slapback Verb 1,0 2,6 95

90 Room 060 - The Studio 1,0 2,1 7

91 Room 061 - Wide Ambient Chamber 1,1 1,8 45

92 Room 062 - Band Rehearsal Room 1,2 2,6 3

93 Room 063 - Clear Room 1,2 2,5 4

94 Room 064 - Hard Drum Space 1,2 1,9 5

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No. Type Name RT60 1

Length 2
LR 3
C 4
Predelay5

95 Room 065 - Tom Tom Reverb 1,2 2,5 25

96 Room 066 - Bossa Nova Percussion 1,3 2,9 3

97 Room 067 - Medium Basement 1,3 2,5 12

98 Room 068 - Medium Room 1,3 2,7 22

99 Room 068 - Medium Room, Less ERs 1,3 2,7 22

100 Room 068 - Medium Room, No ERs 1,3 2,7 22

101 Room 068 - Medium Room, Position 1, L30 1,3 2,7 22

102 Room 068 - Medium Room, Position 2, L15 1,3 2,7 22

103 Room 068 - Medium Room, Position 3, L7 1,3 2,7 22

104 Room 068 - Medium Room, Position 4, C(1) 1,3 2,7 22

105 Room 068 - Medium Room, Position 5, C(2) 1,3 2,7 22

106 Room 068 - Medium Room, Position 6, R7 1,3 2,7 22

107 Room 068 - Medium Room, Position 7, R15 1,3 2,7 22

108 Room 068 - Medium Room, Position 8, R30 1,3 2,7 41

109 Room 069 - Rap Club 1,3 2,4 10

110 Room 070 - Bright Snare Room 1,4 2,3 34

111 Room 071 - Slapback Piano 1,4 2,2 133

112 Room 072 - Studio 20 x 20 1,4 2,0 20

113 Room 073 - Percussion Room 1,6 3,5 3

114 Room 074 - Studio 40 x 40 1,6 3,2 2

115 Room 075 - Fat Snare Room 2,0 2,9 14

116 Room 076 - Vintage Snare Room 2,0 3,5 3

117 Room 077 - Slow Snare 2,1 3,3 10

118 Room 078 - Straight Tail Percussion 2,4 3,2 24

119 Plate 079 - Fat Drum Plate 0,6 1,1 3

120 Plate 080 - Drum Wood Plate 0,7 1,6 3

121 Plate 081 - Ambient Plate 0,9 1,9

122 Plate 082 - Piano Plate 0,9 1,9 3

123 Plate 083 - Stairway Plate 1,1 1,9 7

124 Plate 084 - Slapback Plate 1,3 2,6 120

125 Plate 085 - Bright Plate 1,5 2,5 75

126 Plate 086 - Silky Gold Plate 2,0 4,2 1

127 Plate 087 - Soft Drum Percussion 2,0 3,1 2

128 Effect 088 - Out in the Dark 1,4 3,6 50

129 Effect 089 - Steel Drum 3,9 5,1 2

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1
RT60: the amount of time required for sound to decrease 60 dB in loudness
2
Length: the length of the impulse(s) in seconds
3
LR: stereo-to-stereo, using two impulse files
4
C: mono-to-stereo, using one impulse file
5
Predelay: the time in msec to the first early reflection within the impulse response

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