Solo String Demo

Here is a slow string piece using Garritan Personal Orchestra
Here are several examples with different Hollywood Impulse Responses mixed in - note how the timbre changes and adds incredible fullness and definition as well as reverberation to the overall sound. No EQ was uses on any of the demos in these or any other examples on this web page. Only wet levels were mixed in with the dry signal - that's all ! Here is the original dry sound (no reverb):

Solo String Demo 1

Solo String Demo 2

Solo String Demo 3

Distorted Guitar Demo

Here are several examples of a distorted guitar sound when Hollywood Impulse Response is added. Logic's Space Designer was used and the room size was reduced from the original 4 second length to 0.78 seconds for a room sound. Here is the original dry sound Guitar Distortion

Guitar Distortion Dark, I

Guitar Distortion Dark, II

Guitar Distortion Bright, I

Guitar Distortion, Clear

Guitar Distortion, Bright II

Kick'n Jazz Demo

Here is a Jazz Guitar Example from Kickin Jazz. Here is the original dry sound: Kickin Jazz Guitar Dry. Here is the an example with the original hall size reduced tfrom 4 seconds to 1 second: Kickin Jazz Guitar with hall size reduced

Note: The above audio demos were samples from Garritan Personal Orchestra - permission was obtained from Gary Garritan to use GPO for these demos. The only reverb used in these examples is from Numerical Sound's Hollywood Impulse Responses.

Electric Guitar Flat

Electric Guitar Bright

Electric Guitar Dark

French Horn, Violins, and Concert Harp Demos

These demos use the first reverberation from Hollywood Impulse Responses called "Small Sound Stage". Each instrument has 5 demo variations.

Solo French horn using C3 note

French Horn Flat
French Horn Warm
French Horn Dark
French Horn Clear
French Horn Bright

1st Violins using the C4 note

Violins Flat
Violins Warm
Violins Dark
Violins Clear
Violins Bright

Concert harp using the C2 note set

Harp Flat
Harp Warm
Harp Dark
Harp Clear
Harp Bright


Note: The above audio demos were samples from Garritan Personal Orchestra - permission was obtained from Gary Garritan to use GPO for these demos. The only reverb used in these examples is from Numerical Sound's Hollywood Impulse Responses.

Laurence Stevenson Demos

Solo Violin with different Hollywood Impulse Responses. Note the overall timbral change.

Laurence Stevenson Flat
Laurence Stevenson Warm
Laurence Stevenson Dark
Laurence Stevenson Bright
© 2003 by Laurence Stevenson. All Rights Reserved. These performances use Pure Space Reverberation Impulses. Mastering by Ernest Cholakis. This material can only be used to listening to or as a demonstration of Numerical Sound's reverberation technology. This material can not be used in any other way unless permission is first obtained.
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Lawrence Spector Demos

This example is from the CD Romantic Evening. An excerpt from Track 15 El Noi de la Mere - Catalonian Folk Song.

El Noid Warm
El Noid Dark
El Noid Bright
© 2006 by Lawrence Spector. All Rights Reserved. These performances use HIR Reverberation Impulses. Mastering by Ernest Cholakis. This material can only be used to listening to or as a demonstration of Numerical Sound's reverberation technology. This material can not be used in any other way unless permission is first obtained.
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Mary Knickle Demos

Here is Mary Knickle singing in Latin.

Original Impulse shortened to 1.49 seconds for a "large room sound".

Mary Knickle Dark
Mary Knickle Bright
Here is the same reverb impulse at its original full length.

Mary Knickle Dark
Mary Knickle Bright
© 2003 by Mary Knickle. All Rights Reserved. These performances use HIR Reverberation Impulses. Mastering by Ernest Cholakis. This material can only be used to listening to or as a demonstration of Numerical Sound's reverberation technology. This material can not be used in any other way unless permission is first obtained.

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