On Fri, 10 Sep 2010 22:49:26 +0800 Ray Rashif <schivmeister@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On 10 September 2010 22:36, Renato <rennabh@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > As a side note, could someone explain what exactly are IR-files and > > how software like guitarix and rakarrack use them to emulate > > amps/cabinets/rooms? > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impulse_response > > They are basically audio files, or you can call them "reverberation > samples". > > If you record the impulse response of a hall, the resulting audio > file, when applied programmatically to a signal, will process that > signal against the "properties" it had recorded. > ok... is it the same for impulse responses of amps/cabinets? then, if I understand correctly, these files are convoluted with the signal... this means that the overall effect will be equivalent to a specific equalization, or to some type of reverb...or both? the fact is the wiki talks about "convolution reverb", but I used to think that amp emulation was just a matter of equalization renato _______________________________________________ Linux-audio-user mailing list Linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.linuxaudio.org/listinfo/linux-audio-user
