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Helix IR " Length " ....... 200ms -or- 500ms ?


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It truncates them to 2048 samples, 42.6ms. Or 1024 if you're using that IR block.

 

Thanks.

 

So if I Ioad a  16 Bit  44.1k  IR, it will  "truncate" it to 46.4ms ..... a 16 Bit 96k  IR will be truncated to 21.3ms ..... ?

 

Hmmmm ... so whats better ..... (?) ..... a higher quality  but shorter IR ...... -or- ....... a [relativley] lower quality but longer IR .... (?)

 

Is there a general consensus on this  ?

 

Ben

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I don't know the specifics of how the Helix app goes about converting an IR to the correct format , but I would guess it converts the sample rate to 48KHz first and then truncates it.

 

You probably won't find any general consensus.

 

For the IRs I use, I just pick whatever is closest to the converted format. You could set up some sort of comparison system and try all the different formats to see if you can hear a difference with your equipment and ear processing. Personally, I don't worry about it. Any differences are likely so small as to be insignificant.

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I don't know the specifics of how the Helix app goes about converting an IR to the correct format , but I would guess it converts the sample rate to 48KHz first and then truncates it.

 

You probably won't find any general consensus.

 

For the IRs I use, I just pick whatever is closest to the converted format. You could set up some sort of comparison system and try all the different formats to see if you can hear a difference with your equipment and ear processing. Personally, I don't worry about it. Any differences are likely so small as to be insignificant.

 

^^^^^^^^

 

Agree !!  Great advice.  Was more just curious / interested.

 

Many thanks,

Ben

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