Fixing the Roar
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SREV1 Sampling Guide
Fixing the Roar
As the reverberation decays, the extraneous noise captured in the impulse-response
data becomes relatively louder and can create a roaring sound. This can be seen clearly
in IREdit by setting the vertical axis to dB.
This issue can be resolved by fading out the extraneous noise at the end of the sample,
so that the reverberation decays naturally. You can do this by using the Fade Out func-
tion of IREdit.
The following image shows a region of extraneous noise selected prior to fading.
The following image shows the data after the fade out.
If you fade out the extraneous noise so that its fade rate matches that of the reverb data
(i.e., you achieve a linear-looking fade), the reverberation may decay too quickly and
sound unnatural. In some cases, a better result can be achieved by fading out the noise
less steeply.
