User Guide

Waves IR-1 software guide page 5
The Impulse Responses
Another major part of the IR-series is the Impulse Response (IR) Library. The library
offers a set of high-definition IRs. Waves paid special attention to this part of the
product because it is the basic reverb sound of the IR-series reverbs. We established a
special recording setup and method specifically for IR recording. This method provides
exceptional signal-to-noise ratio, very low harmonic distortion, and a wide frequency
bandwidth (20Hz-32kHz). Thus, it offers optimal sonic depth and dimension.
This method for taking acoustical measurements was developed by Waves in
collaboration with Professor Angelo Farina of the University of Parma in Italy. The basis
of the acoustic capture method was documented and presented in the AES (Audio
Engineering Society) paper Recording Concert Hall Acoustics for Posterity. To see this
article, please check out the following link:
http://www.waves.com/objects/pdf/general/article_farina05.pdf
IR Library
The included IR library provides a comprehensive assortment of IRs and presets. The IR
library is very large (around 5GB), so it is not included with the plugin. Instead, you can
download it from the Waves web site.
To install the IR library, follow these steps:
1. Go to https://www.waves.com/downloads/ir-convolution-reverb-library
2. Click "Download Now" and select a download location.
3. Extract the downloaded zipped folder.
4. When the download is finished, click "follow these steps to install the library."
(https://www.waves.com/support/how-to-install-ir-reverb-preset-library)
5. Follow the steps to install the impulse files and the virtual acoustics files.
6. Start your DAW.