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11 Convolution Reverb:
Space Designer
Space Designer is a convolution reverb effect. You can use
it to create exceptionally realistic reverberations.
Space Designer generates reverb by convolving, or combining, an audio signal with an
impulse response (IR) reverb sample. For example, imagine that you apply the Space
Designer to a vocal track. If you load an IR recorded from an actual opera house into
Space Designer, it will convolve the IR of the opera house with your vocal track and put
the singer inside the opera house.
An impulse response is a recording of a room’s reverb character; to be more precise: a
recording of all the reflections in a given room, following an initial signal spike. The
actual impulse response file is a standard audio file—it is not the file type that is
unique, it is how the file is used.
Space Designer can operate as mono, stereo, true stereo (meaning each channel is
processed discretely), or surround effect. Space Designer not only loads existing
impulse responses, but offers sound sculpting features such as envelopes, filters, EQ,
and stereo/surround balance controls that provide you with unprecedented control
over dynamics, timbre, and length via a comprehensive set of parameters. In addition,
Space Designer includes an on-board impulse response synthesis facility.
You can use Space Designer to create both a highly realistic reverb if you use an IR
recorded from a real space, or a completely unique effect if you use a synthesized IR
that doesn’t represent any real space. Convolution can be used to put your audio signal
inside any space, including a speaker cabinet, plastic toy, and so on, if you make an IR
from it. And with Space Designer’s extensive audio processing features, you can exactly
tailor its space to your material.