benifin Posted December 10, 2016 Share Posted December 10, 2016 Hi all Given the Helix converts all IR's to 16 Bit / 48K ...... does it also:- => truncate them down to 200ms if they are originally 500ms in length ? or => does it keep them at the original 500ms length ? Ben Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duncann Posted December 10, 2016 Share Posted December 10, 2016 It truncates them to 2048 samples, 42.6ms. Or 1024 if you're using that IR block. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benifin Posted December 10, 2016 Author Share Posted December 10, 2016 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duncann Posted December 10, 2016 Share Posted December 10, 2016 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benifin Posted December 11, 2016 Author Share Posted December 11, 2016 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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