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HQ (high-quality) models (Room A/B & Hall A/B)
The above-described room and reverb algorithms are of high quality, very
versatile and require particularly low CPU power. If you want even more
realistic and higher quality spaces and the load on your CPU less important,
take a look at the HQ modules. These simulate a room with rare plasticity and
naturalness, almost as if impulse responses were the basis. But they are not;
VariVerb Pro features an armada of delays and filter stages that may require
extra processing time, but they are still very useful.
In comparison to other modules these algorithms cast a far closer meshed net
over the virtual room. The results are natural, fast diffusion of the signal, a high
complexity of the reverb signal without echo pattern, and the possibility to
freely position the two virtual microphones.
If the HQ rooms are opened in "Expert" mode, you will notice that editing for
the first reflections is missing. The reason: in normal modules, the artistic and
sound manipulating effect is in the foreground. A natural room, however, does
not differentiate between early and late reflections. These migrate in time. The
proportion of first reflections depends on the position of the audience.
In "HQ" mode, a reflection pattern and entire sound impression including
stereo positioning may be edited via a top view of the selected room. In
"Expert" view, the usual section with the reverb sustain moves to the right and
makes room for viewing from above.
This includes freely positionable handles
for sound sources ("L" and "R") as well
as two microphones ("L mic" and "R
mic"). For instance, if you increase the
distance between the source and the
microphone ("near/far"), you will hear the
signal move away from you; as the
delays increase, the sound
characteristics become more "diffused"
and more complex in total. At the sime
time, the previously harsher early
reflections will disappear. This tool
contains a lot of potential, and it may
also be automated.