Question About 3 Sigma IRs

[erniedenov]

I just purchased a pack of IRs from 3 Sigma Audio. There are 4 versions of 10 files. Each version has it's own number; the numbers are 44.1, 48, 88.2 and 96. I don't know what these numbers mean or which ones to load into my Helix. Please help!

[DunedinDragon]

I believe the Helix uses the 44.1, but you can load any of them and the Helix downgrades it to what it can use.  I normally just load 48 and let Helix do what it wants with them.

[erniedenov]

I believe the Helix uses the 44.1, but you can load any of them and the Helix downgrades it to what it can use.  I normally just load 48 and let Helix do what it wants with them.

 

Thanks!

[Verne-Bunsen]

Helix uses 48 kHz, 16 bit, 2048 sample wav files.

[zooey]

1024 or 2048 samples, with 2048 using more DSP, so it's likely you can only use one per path. And yes it converts most formats outside its spec.

[erniedenov]

Helix uses 48 kHz, 16 bit, 2048 sample wav files.

 

Cool, thanks! I actually loaded the 44.1 kHz and the 48 ones before I stopped and thought, "wait, I don't know what I'm doing!" Guess I'll just clear the 44.1 ones.

[Verne-Bunsen]

There's a little bit of the whole answer in all of these, just for clarification the manual sums it all up as so:

 

"48kHz, 16-bit, mono, .WAV type IRs of up to 2,048 samples are natively supported. But the Helix app allows you to import IR .WAV files of different sample rate, bit depth, length and stereo format, and the app will convert these attributes automatically before sending to the Helix hard- ware."

 

Enjoy your IRs!