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SIR2 Reverb
SIR2 is an easy to use native audio-plugin to use for high quality reverberation. It's available for the plugin formats VST and AudioUnit.
It offers zero-latency processing with low CPU-consumption and non-destructive audio processing of impulse responses.
SIR2 includes high definition impulse responses (HDIR) of *real* places produced by Pinguin, Hamburg.
You can also use various impulse responses from free or commercial sources.
"SIR2 is a truly elegant piece of software, providing a great range of
general-purpose convolution facilities within a no-nonsense interface.
It's relatively CPU light, requires no dongle, and I can't fault the
sound quality.
However, what really sets it apart for me is that it makes working with convolution at mixdown so straightforward. As a result, it's usually first call whenever I need reverb, and if you forced me to choose just one reverb plug-in for everything in my mix, it would certainly be SIR2."
-- Mike Senior, author of Mixing Secrets For The Small Studio and Sound On Sound's 'Mix Rescue' & 'Mix Review' columns.
However, what really sets it apart for me is that it makes working with convolution at mixdown so straightforward. As a result, it's usually first call whenever I need reverb, and if you forced me to choose just one reverb plug-in for everything in my mix, it would certainly be SIR2."
-- Mike Senior, author of Mixing Secrets For The Small Studio and Sound On Sound's 'Mix Rescue' & 'Mix Review' columns.
Zero Latency processing
Usable even at pre-production stageCPU efficient
Low CPU-spiking even with small sound-device buffersMulti Platform
for Macintosh 32-bit/64-bit (VST/AU) & Windows 32-bit/64-bit (VST)True Stereo Impulses included
High definition impulse responses of real places includeFair Copy Protection
NO challenge/response - NO dongle required - license key basedFlexibility
imports various file formats including WAV, AIF, FLAC, BWS, OGGAudio Samples
Classical Guitar - dry
(c) by Andreas Schulz (chief editor AKUSTIK GITARRE - www.akustik-gitarre.com)
(c) by Andreas Schulz (chief editor AKUSTIK GITARRE - www.akustik-gitarre.com)
Classical Guitar - HDIR Church
(c) by Andreas Schulz (chief editor AKUSTIK GITARRE - www.akustik-gitarre.com)
(c) by Andreas Schulz (chief editor AKUSTIK GITARRE - www.akustik-gitarre.com)
E-Piano - dry
E-Piano - HDIR Theater
Features
- Zero latency processing.
- Low CPU-spiking even with small sound-device buffers.
- Includes Pinguin's High Definition Impulse Responses.
- "True Stereo" processing (a stereo convolution takes place for every source channel (left + right)).
- Routing capabilities ( mono->mono, mono->stereo, stereo->stereo...).
- High-quality internal sample rate converting.
- Imports WAV, AIF, FLAC, BWS, OGG file formats.
- Linear phase FFT-EQ.
- Fair Copy-Protection - NO challenge/response NO Dongle required - license key based.
- Free non-destructive amplitude envelope.
- Free non-destructive filter envelope.
- Pre-delay (0ms - 2000ms).
- Stretch control (high quality re-sampling).
- Forward / reverse switch.
- Stereo In / Stereo IR Control.
- Preset-managing.
- Separate dry/wet control (-60db .. +20dB).
- Auto-gain (automatic volume compensation).
- Signal routing options.
- HDIR-Direct On/Off switch.
- "Beat-Scale"-mode.
- If you have two stereo files, one with "L" and one with "R" at the end of the file name, you can click with right mouse button on one of the files to create a true stereo file. This is useful for third-party impulse response libraries.
- Built in impulse-file browser (with folders).
- Picture association.
- Waveform Zoom.
Differences between SIR1 and SIR2
| SIR1 | SIR2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Platforms | Windows | Mac(VST/AU) Windows (VST) |
| 64-bit support | - | X |
| Latency | 8960 samples | 0 samples |
| Sample-rate Conversion | low quality (linear interpolation) | high quality (sinc interpolation) |
| Import Formats | WAV | SIR, WAV, AIF, FLAC, BWS, OGG |
| Start Locater | - | X |
| HDIR-Impulses | - | Church, Recording Studio, Jazz Chamber, Theatre |
| HDIR-Direct Option | - | X |
| "True Stereo" processing | - | X |
| Preset managing | - | X |
| Pre-delay | 0-300 ms | 0-2000 ms |
| Stereo In Control | 0% - 100% | 0% - 150% |
| Stereo IR Control | 0% - 100% | 0% - 150% |
| Forward/Reverse Switch | X | X |
| Autogain | X | X |
| FFT Equalizer | low quality | high quality (linear phase) |
| Free Volume Envelope | - | X |
| Free Filter Envelope | - | X |
| Stretch | low quality (linear interpolation) | high quality (sinc interpolation) |
| Beat Scale | - | X |
| Waveform View | linear | logarithmic |
| Waveform Zoom | - | X |
| Impulse Picture | - | X |
| Price | freeware | see purchase info |
Requirements
Windows
- Windows 7 or newer
- 100 MB hard disk space
- Intel Pentium 4 or better
- VST-Host application (like Cubase, Tracktion...)
Mac
- Mac OS 10.7 or newer
- 100 MB hard disk space
- Intel Processor required
- Audio-Unit or VST compatible Host
Download
Please note: License key required. SIR2 has been discontinued and was replaced by SIR3. SIR2 is not officially compatible with Apple Silicon Macs.
Please run the including installer application and follow the instructions.
After installing SIR2 will run in demo mode. The demo limitation is a periodic bell sound which will start every 10 seconds. The Impulse Response "Theatre" is disabled in demo mode.
Download Manual (PDF)
Download free impulse responses
Compatibility
Supported Plugin Formats:VST
AudioUnit
Architecture:
64-bit Intel Win+Mac