Samplicity

Impulse Response Libraries

Digital Reverbs
Volume 2:

Samplicity L96 IR Library

Version 1.3

August 2009

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License statements
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I have purchased a license to use the files from the download, I do not own them.
I will not share copies of the files with other people.
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I accept the materials "as is" and accept that they are not guaranteed to be fit for any specific
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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
by talking about them to friends and in discussions on web forums. Please do not give a away
copies of this library.

And don't forget to send me feedback, suggestions and - if possible - demos of your work with the
library that you allow me to post on the Samplicity website (in "dry" and mixed versions)!

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 January 2007 Added Altiverb 5 and 6 Wave files (split mono files);
1.0 December 2006 First version released in 32 and 24 bit Wave and Aiff formats and
24 bit SD2 format (Altiverb 4);

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Samplicity L96 IR Library

Introduction
This second IR-library from Samplicity offers 115 presets from the famous Lexicon 960L
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 use 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 second IR-library from Samplicity offers all the presets of the famous Lex 960 hardware
reverb in 32 bit, whereas version 1.0 of our first T600 library (from the System 6000) 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 Lex 960.

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.

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 second file length, but the typical RT60 level is already reached
before 2 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 downloaded RAR-file contains 6 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 L96 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 L96 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 L96 - 01 - Wave, 32 bit, 44.1 khz
Samplicity L96 - 02 - Wave, 32 bit, 48 khz
Samplicity L96 - 03 Wave Quad files, 32 bit, 44.1 khz
Samplicity L96 - 04 Wave Quad files, 32 bit, 48 khz
Samplicity L96 - 05 - Wave, 24 bit, 44.1 khz
Samplicity L96 - 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 L96 - 07 - Altiverb 5-6, 24 bit, 44.1 Khz

Samplicity L96 - 08 - Altiverb 5-6, 24 bit, 48 Khz

The preset numbering scheme is based on the bank and preset numbering of the original
Lexicon 960L. A listing of all the presets can be found at the last pages of this document.

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About the variation IRs

This library, like our first, contains a few additional IR sets, created by changing preset
parameters. These variations are:

01-01 Large Hall

The first IR set is the standard preset.
2, More Early Reflections
3, Early Reflections Only
4, Tail Only
5, Larger Size
Note that in this preset the early reflections come later than the start of the reverb tail (which I
find quite odd, but this is actually one of the favorite presets for orchestral Hollywood
recordings!)

01-04 Medium-Large Hall

The first IR set is the standard preset.
2, More Early Reflections
3, Early Reflections Only
4, Tail Only

02-03 Medium Vox Hall

The first IR set is the standard preset.
2, Early Reflections Only
3, Tail Only

03-01 Large Stage and Hall

The first IR set is the standard preset.
2, Early Reflections Only
3, Tail Only
4, Larger Size

03-02 Medium Stage and Hall

The first IR set is the standard preset.
2, Early Reflections Only
3, Tail Only

03-04 Bright Stage and Hall

The first IR set is the standard preset.
2, Larger Size

03-08 Bright Stage

The first IR set is the standard preset.
2, Early Reflections Only
3, Tail Only

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03-09 Big Stage

The first IR set is the standard preset.
2, Early Reflections Only
3, Tail Only

05-01 Large and Chamber

The first IR set is the standard preset.
2, Early Reflections Only
3, Tail Only

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Presets

01-01 Large Hall 05-01 Large and Chamber 09-01 Very Large Ambience
01-02 Medium Hall 05-02 Medium and Chamber 09-02 Large Ambience
01-03 Small Hall 05-03 Small and Chamber 09-03 Medium Ambience
01-04 Medium-Large Hall 05-04 Big Empty Church 09-04 Small Ambience
01-05 Key Hall 05-05 Medium Vocal Church 09-05 Strong Ambience
01-06 Acoustic Fill 05-06 Guitar Chamber 09-06 Heavy Ambience
01-07 Auto Park 05-07 Drum Chamber 09-07 Ambient Hall
01-08 Jazz Hall 05-08 Pulpit 09-08 Announcer
01-09 Large Church 05-09 VocalBreeze 09-09 Closet
01-10 Small Church 05-10 Snare Strainer 09-10 Gated Ambience

02-01 Large Choir Hall 06-01 Large Room 10-01 Brickwall

02-02 Medium Choir Hall 06-02 Medium Room 10-02 Buckram
02-03 Medium Vox Hall 06-03 Small Room 10-03 Big Bottom
02-04 Echo Hall 06-04 Very Small Room 10-04 10w-40
02-05 Large Bright Hall 06-05 Large Wood Room 10-05 20w-50
02-06 Small Bright Hall 06-06 Small Wood Room 10-06 Back Up
02-07 Short and Deep 06-07 Large Bright Room 10-07 Giant Cricket
02-08 Taj Mahal Deep 06-08 Medium Bright Room 10-08 Silica Beads
02-09 Beefy Hall 06-09 Small and Bright Room 10-09 Long Shadow
02-10 Bottom Heavy 06-10 Music Club 10-10 Ricochet

03-01 Large Stage and Hall 07-01 Large Plate 11-01 Large Closet
03-02 Medium Stage and Hall 07-02 Medium Plate 11-02 Medium Closet
03-03 Small Stage and Hall 07-03 Small Plate 11-03 Small Closet
03-04 Bright Stage and Hall 07-04 Drum Plate 11-04 Big Living Room
03-05 Small Empty Stage 07-05 Dessert Plate 11-05 Living Room
03-06 Recital 07-06 Wavey Plate 11-06 Parlor
03-07 Front Row 07-07 Percussion Plate 11-07 Poolroom
03-08 Bright stage 07-08 Vocal Plate 11-08 Poolhall
03-09 Big Stage 07-09 Long Bright Space 11-09 Bathroom
03-10 Multi 07-10 Plated Gate 11-10 Big Bathroom

04-01 Medium Chamber 08-01 A Plate 12-01 Car Interior

04-02 Snare Chamber 08-02 Snare Plate 12-02 Hospital Hallway
04-03 Mini Chamber 08-03 Thin Plate 12-03 Yacht Club
04-04 Small Bright Chamber 08-04 Fat Plate 12-04 Kitchen
04-05 Soft Chamber 08-05 Echo Plate 12-05 Kellar's Cell
04-06 Large Bright Chamber 12-06 Small Foley
04-07 Large Dark Chamber 12-07 Reverb Tail
04-08 Large Vocal Chamber 12-08 Airhead
04-09 Huge Chamber Note: bank 8 of the Lex 960 only 12-09 Warehouse
04-10 Slap Chamber contains 5 presets 12-10 Coffin

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