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Module 07 Audio Examples
Module 07 Audio Examples
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Firstly,alittle'enhancementcontent'...abriefreviewoftheAltiverbreverbpluginbyAudioEase.
Altiverbisasocalled'convolutionreverb'thatcansamplerealacousticspacesandreproducethem
digitally.Providingthatthesourceisrecordedverydry,withaslittleambienceaspossible,thentheresults
canbeamazinglylifelike.
Hereareafewfascinatingdemonstrations,producedbyAudioEasethemselves.
Firstlyasportsannouncer.Thefilestartswiththedrysignal.Nextfollowaseriesofreverberantspaces...
UtrechtConservatoryoffice
Studiocontrolroom
WisseloordStudio1
OutdoorstadiumthroughPA
Carinterior
IndooricehockeyarenathroughPA
Storagebasement
Pianowithsustainpedaldown
Examplefile:altiverbsportscommentary.wav
Secondlywehavejazzdrums,recordeddry...
Examplefile:altiverbjazzdrumsdry.wav
AndthroughAltiverbwithareverbsampledfromWisseloordStudio1...
Examplefile:altiverbjazzdrumswisseloord.wav
ThroughAltiverbwithareverbfromanorganstudyroomatUtrechtConservatory...
Examplefile:altiverbjazzdrumsstudy.wav
ThroughAltiverbwithareverbfromasmallchapelatUtrechtConservatory...
Examplefile:altiverbjazzdrumschapel.wav
Forcomparisonhereisthedryrecordingputthroughastandardreverbplugin...
Examplefile:altiverbjazzdrumsdverb.wav
Next,aguitarandcello,throughavarietyofreverberantspacesimulations...
Examplefile:altiverbguitarcello.wav
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('MontanaSkies'byJonathanAdams)
Hereisanexampleofasampledorchestra.Thisisentirelyunrealisticwhendry,butwhenreverbisadded
usingAltiverbtheresultisaltogethermoreconvincing...
Drysound...
Examplefile:altiverborchestralpositiondry.wav
WithAltiverb...
Examplefile:altiverborchestralpositionpositioned.wav
Onequestionthatarisesishowsimilarissampledreverbtotherealthing.HereisAudioEase's
demonstrationofadrumsetrecordeddry,thenplayedbackthroughloudspeakersinWestlakeStudioD
andrerecorded.
Thisisthedryrecording...
Examplefile:altiverbdrumssource.wav
Hereisthererecordedversion,withnaturalacoustics...
Examplefile:altiverbdrumslive.wav
AndthedryrecordingthroughAltiverbusingaprogramsampledfromthesamestudio...
Examplefile:altiverbdrumsaltiverb.wav
Itisveryconvincing,butasonelastfinessewecanaddthebackgroundnoiseoftherealroom...
Examplefile:altiverbdrumsaltiverbroomnoise.wav
Inconclusion,providingyoucanstartwithaverydrysourcethathasno'acoustic'ofitsown,Altiverbcan
recreateacousticspacesveryconvincingly.
ReverbPlugins
Herewecomparetworeverbplugins.TheDigidesignDVerbpluginissuppliedatnoextracostwithPro
Toolssoftware.Wecanthereforeexpectittoturnina'cheapandcheerful'performance.Digidesignwould
notwanttogiveawaysomethingthatwoulddiscouragepeoplefrombuyingsomethingmoreexpensive.
TheotherreverbpluginistheLexiconLexiverb.Lexiconhaslongbeenregardedasproducingthebest
hardwarereverberationunitsintheworld,particularlytheclassic224XLand480Lmodels.TheLexiverb
pluginwasarguablyjustalittletoogoodandmayhavebeendepressingthesalesoftheirmuchmore
expensivehardwaremodels.ComparedtotheDVerb,itshouldbeinstantlyrecognizableassuperior.
Asalways,judgmentofreverbqualityisverysubjective.Sohereareaudioexamplesforyoutodecidefor
yourself.A'cheapandcheerful'plugincomparedtoaplugindesignedbythe'mastersofreverb'.Itisn't
reallypossibletocomparethemprogrambyprogram,sohereareselectionsofwhattheycando..
Module07AudioExamplesNotes
Examplefile:snaredry.wav
Examplefile:snaredverbambient.wav
Examplefile:snaredverbchurch.wav
Examplefile:snaredverbhall.wav
Examplefile:snaredverbnonlin.wav
Examplefile:snaredverbplate.wav
Examplefile:snaredverbroom.wav
Examplefile:snarelexiverbchurch.wav
Examplefile:snarelexiverbgatesnare.wav
Examplefile:snarelexiverbhallmedium.wav
Examplefile:snarelexiverbplatebigdrum.wav
Examplefile:snarelexiverbplatesnare.wav
Examplefile:snarelexiverbroommedium.wav
Examplefile:vocaldry.wav
Examplefile:vocaldverbambient.wav
Examplefile:vocaldverbchurch.wav
Examplefile:vocaldverbhall.wav
Examplefile:vocaldverbnonlin.wav
Examplefile:vocaldverbplate.wav
Examplefile:vocaldverbroom.wav
Examplefile:vocallexiverbhallvocal.wav
Examplefile:vocallexiverbplaterich.wav
Examplefile:vocallexiverbplatevocal.wav
Examplefile:vocallexiverbroommedium.wav
Applyingreverbtoavocalisnottheonlywayto'fatten'itup.Hereareexampleswheredelayhasbeen
usedtoaddanecho...
Examplefile:vocaldelay100.wav
Examplefile:vocaldelay200.wav
Thetwoexampleaboveuseda'plain'delayplugin.Hereareexamplesofapluginthatemulatesanold
fashionedtapedelay.First,anicemixofdirectanddelayedsignal...
Examplefile:vocalechofarmspin.wav
Asyoucanhear,therearerepeatedechoes.Thisissometimescalled'spinecho'.Youcanheartheraw
outputofthedelaybelow.Itsoundsprettyrough,buttapedelaysdidsoundprettyrough,andsometimes
worsethanthis.Yet,whenaddedtothedirectsignalitintroducesaninterestingtexture...
Examplefile:vocalechofarmwet.wav
Onemoreexample,theabovespinechomixwithjustatouchofLexiverbadded...
Examplefile:vocallexiverbechofarm.wav
Thisexampleissomuchthickerthanthedryvocal(vocaldry.wav),yettheeffectisnotoverdone.
Othereffects
Herewehaveaselectionofothereffectspluginsappliedtoanelectroacousticguitar.Firstlytheraw
Module07AudioExamplesNotes
signal...
Examplefile:electroacousticdry.wav
Nextwithanamplifiersimulatorplugintocreatealittledistortion...
Examplefile:electroacousticampfarm.wav
Anautopanplugin...
Examplefile:electroacousticautopan.wav
Achorusplugin...
Examplefile:electroacousticchorus.wav
Afilterplugin,withthecutofffrequencymanuallyaltered...
Examplefile:electroacousticfilter.wav
Aflangingplugin...
Examplefile:electroacousticflanging.wav
Aphasingplugin...
Examplefile:electroacousticphasing.wav
Apitchchangerpluginraisingonechannelinpitchalittleandloweringtheother...
Examplefile:electroacousticpitch+99.wav
Andanotherpitchchangersetting...
Examplefile:electroacousticpitchchange9cmix.wav
Thatjustaboutcoversthefullmenagerieofplugins.Rememberthatitisusuallybettertogetthesound
rightatsourcethanapplypluginsatrandom.
Onelastexample...thedryvocalagain,followedbyprocessingwithanAphexAuralExciter...
Examplefile:vocaldry.wav
Examplefile:vocalexciter.wav
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