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Published in SOS September 2010
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These audio files and impulse response files accompany the September 2010 article on Creative Convolution, by Emmanuel Deruty (www.soundonsound.com/sos/sep10/articles/convolution.htm). See also the separate eSub Premium Web-only guide to creating synthetic impulse responses using MATLAB, at www.soundonsound.com/sos/sep10/articles/matlab.htm.

Creative Convolution | September 2010 issue by Sound On Sound
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Table: example Audio files & IR files
This Table is included in the ZIP file as a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet, for your convenience.

No.  Audio file Impulse Response file Description
1  01_Original.wav Original dry audio file, recorded in an anechoic chamber.
2 02_Bedroom_Closet.wav 02_IR_Bedroom_Closet.wav A Bedroom closet. Diffuse field though it doesn't seem so.
3 03_Sine_00005.wav 03_IR_Sine_00005.wav Five Dirac impulses.
4 04_Sine_00010.wav 04_IR_Sine_00010.wav Ten Dirac impulses.
5 05_Sine_00020.wav 05_IR_Sine_00020.wav Twenty Dirac impulses.
6 06_Sine_00050.wav 06_IR_Sine_00050.wav Fifty Dirac impulses.
7 07_Sine_00100.wav 07_IR_Sine_00100.wav One hundred Dirac impulses.
8 08_Sine_00200.wav 08_IR_Sine_00200.wav Two hundred Dirac impulses.
9 09_Sine_00500.wav 09_IR_Sine_00500.wav Five hundred Dirac impulses.
10 10_Sine_01000.wav 10_IR_Sine_01000.wav One thousand Dirac impulses.
11 11_Sine_02000.wav 11_IR_Sine_02000.wav Two thousand Dirac impulses.
12 12_Sine_04000.wav 12_IR_Sine_04000.wav Four thousand Dirac impulses.
13 13_Sine_08000.wav 13_IR_Sine_08000.wav Eight thousand Dirac impulses.
14 14_Sine_16000.wav 14_IR_Sine_16000.wav Sixteen thousand Dirac impulses.
15 15_Sine_32000.wav 15_IR_Sine_32000.wav Thirty two thousand Dirac impulses.
16 16_Pool_Size_00.wav 16_IR_Pool_Size_00.wav Original small indoor pool.
17 17_Pool_Size_01.wav 17_IR_Pool_Size_01.wav Small indoor pool, IR length divided by 2.
18 18_Pool_Size_02.wav 18_IR_Pool_Size_02.wav Small indoor pool, IR length divided by 4.
19 19_Pool_Size_03.wav 19_IR_Pool_Size_03.wav Small indoor pool, IR length divided by 8.
20 20_Pool_Size_04.wav 20_IR_Pool_Size_04.wav Small indoor pool, IR length divided by 16.
21 21_Pool_Size_05.wav 21_IR_Pool_Size_05.wav Small indoor pool, IR length divided by 32.
22 22_Pool_Size_06.wav 22_IR_Pool_Size_06.wav Small indoor pool, IR length divided by 64.
23 23_Pool_Size_07.wav 23_IR_Pool_Size_07.wav Small indoor pool, IR length divided by 128.
24 24_Pool_Size_08.wav 24_IR_Pool_Size_08.wav Small indoor pool, IR length divided by 256.
25 25_Pool_Size_09.wav 25_IR_Pool_Size_09.wav Small indoor pool, IR length divided by 1024.
26 26_Pool_Size_10.wav 26_IR_Pool_Size_10.wav Small indoor pool, IR length divided by 2048.
27 27_Pool_Size_11.wav 27_IR_Pool_Size_11.wav Small indoor pool, IR length divided by 4096.
28 28_Lorenz_Size_00.wav 28_IR_Lorenz_Size_00.wav Synthetic IR, original length.
29 29_Lorenz_Size_01.wav 29_IR_Lorenz_Size_01.wav Synthetic IR, IR length divided by 2.
30 30_Lorenz_Size_02.wav 30_IR_Lorenz_Size_02.wav Synthetic IR, IR length divided by 4.
31 31_Lorenz_Size_03.wav 31_IR_Lorenz_Size_03.wav Synthetic IR, IR length divided by 8.
32 32_Lorenz_Size_04.wav 32_IR_Lorenz_Size_04.wav Synthetic IR, IR length divided by 16.
33 33_Lorenz_Size_05.wav 33_IR_Lorenz_Size_05.wav Synthetic IR, IR length divided by 32.
34 34_Lorenz_Size_06.wav 34_IR_Lorenz_Size_06.wav Synthetic IR, IR length divided by 64.
35 35_Lorenz_Size_07.wav 35_IR_Lorenz_Size_07.wav Synthetic IR, IR length divided by 128.
36 36_Lorenz_Size_08.wav 36_IR_Lorenz_Size_08.wav Synthetic IR, IR length divided by 256.
37 37_Lorenz_Size_09.wav 37_IR_Lorenz_Size_09.wav Synthetic IR, IR length divided by 1024.
38 38_Lorenz_Size_10.wav 38_IR_Lorenz_Size_10.wav Synthetic IR, IR length divided by 2048.
39 39_Lorenz_Size_11.wav 39_IR_Lorenz_Size_11.wav Synthetic IR, IR length divided by 4096.
40 40_C0_Pool_Orig.wav Original small indoor pool.
41 41_C3_Pool_50%_Time_Altiverb.wav Small indoor pool, Altiverb "Time" control set to 50%.
42 42_C3_Pool_Size_01.wav Small indoor pool, IR length reduced to 50% in Peak.
43 43_C2_Pool_20%_Time_Altiverb.wav Small indoor pool, Altiverb "Time" control set to 20%.
44 44_C2_Pool_Size_02.wav Small indoor pool, IR length reduced to 25% in Peak.
45 45_C1_Pool_1%_Time_Altiverb.wav Small indoor pool, Altiverb "Time" control set to 1%.
46 46_C1_Pool_Size_03.wav Small indoor pool, IR length reduced to 12.5% in Peak.
47 47_C4_Pool_150%_Reverb_Time_Altiverb.wav Small indoor pool, Altiverb "Time" control set to 150%.
48 48_C5_Pool_50%_Size_Altiverb.wav Small indoor pool, Altiverb "Size" control set to 50%.
49 49_C6_Pool_150%_Size_Altiverb.wav Small indoor pool, Altiverb "Size" control set to 150%.
50 50_White_Noise.wav 50_IR_White_Noise.wav White noise as an IR.
51 51_Pink_Noise.wav 51_IR_Pink_Noise.wav Pink noise as an IR.
52 52_White_DynF_04.wav 52_IR_White_DynF_04.wav Custom made dynamic filtering of white noise.
53 53_White_DynF_10.wav 53_IR_White_DynF_10.wav Custom made dynamic filtering of white noise.
54 54_White_DynF_11.wav 54_IR_White_DynF_11.wav Custom made filtering of white noise.
55 55_IR1_High_Damping.wav 55_IR_IR1_High_Damping.wav Dynamic filtering: high freq. damping in the Waves IR1 plug-in.
56 56_IR1_Low_Damping.wav 56_IR_IR1_Low_Damping.wav Dynamic filtering: low freq. damping in the Waves IR1 plug-in.
57 57_IR1_High_Atten.wav 57_IR_IR1_High_Atten.wav High freq. attenuation in the Waves IR1 plug-in.
58 58_IR1_Low_Atten.wav 58_IR_IR1_Low_Atten.wav Low freq. attenuation in the Waves IR1 plug-in.
59 59_Cymbal_1.wav 59_IR_Cymbal_1.wav Cymbal sample used as an IR, example 1.
60 60_Cymbal_2.wav 60_IR_Cymbal_2.wav Cymbal sample used as an IR, example 2.
61 61_Speaker_1.wav 61_IR_Speaker_1.wav Speaker impulse response, example 1.
62 62_Speaker_2.wav 62_IR_Speaker_2.wav Speaker impulse response, example 2.
63 63_Speaker_3.wav 63_IR_Speaker_3.wav Speaker impulse response, example 3.
64 64_Headphones_1.wav 64_IR_Headphones_1.wav Headphone impulse response, example 1.
65 65_Headphones_2.wav 65_IR_Headphones_2.wav Headphone impulse response, example 2.
66 66_Speaker_2_Double.wav Doubled speaker impulse response.
67 67_Headphones_2_Double.wav Doubled headphone impulse response.
68 68_Single_Cement.wav 68_IR_Single_Cement.wav Simulation of a 5cm-wide cement box.
69 69_Single_Gypsum_Board.wav 69_IR_Single_Gypsum_Board.wav Simulation of a 5cm-wide gypsum board box.
70 70_Double_Cement.wav 70_IR_Double_Cement.wav Doubled 5cm-wide cement box.
71 71_Double_Gypsum_Board.wav 71_IR_Double_Gypsum_Board.wav Doubled 5cm-wide gypsum board box.
72 72_Pool_HP_pos_A_Mike_pos_1x.wav 72_IR_Pool_HP_pos_A_Mike_pos_1x.wav Small indoor pool recording, speaker in position A, mike in position 1x.
73 73_Pool_HP_pos_A_Mike_pos_1y.wav 73_IR_Pool_HP_pos_A_Mike_pos_1y.wav Small indoor pool recording, speaker in position A, mike in position 1y.
74 74_Pool_HP_pos_A_Mike_pos_2x.wav 74_IR_Pool_HP_pos_A_Mike_pos_2x.wav Small indoor pool recording, speaker in position A, mike in position 2x.
75 75_Pool_HP_pos_A_Mike_pos_2y.wav 75_IR_Pool_HP_pos_A_Mike_pos_2y.wav Small indoor pool recording, speaker in position A, mike in position 2y.
76 76_Pool_HP_pos_B_Mike_pos_1x.wav 76_IR_Pool_HP_pos_B_Mike_pos_1x.wav Small indoor pool recording, speaker in position B, mike in position 1x.
77 77_Pool_HP_pos_B_Mike_pos_1y.wav 77_IR_Pool_HP_pos_B_Mike_pos_1y.wav Small indoor pool recording, speaker in position B, mike in position 1y.
78 78_Pool_HP_pos_B_Mike_pos_2x.wav 78_IR_Pool_HP_pos_B_Mike_pos_2x.wav Small indoor pool recording, speaker in position B, mike in position 2x.
79 79_Pool_HP_pos_B_Mike_pos_2y.wav 79_IR_Pool_HP_pos_B_Mike_pos_2y.wav Small indoor pool recording, speaker in position B, mike in position 2y.
80 80_Pool_St_HP_Pos_A_Mike_Pos_1xy.wav 80_IR_Pool_st_HP_pos_A_Mike_pos_1xy.wav Small indoor pool recording, speaker in position A, "correct" stereo combination (XY).
81 81_Pool_St_HP_Pos_B_Mike_Pos_1xy.wav 81_IR_Pool_st_HP_pos_B_Mike_pos_1xy.wav Small indoor pool recording, speaker in position B, "correct" stereo combination (XY).
82 82_Pool_St_HP_Pos_A_Mike_Switch.wav 82_IR_Pool_st_HP_pos_A_Mike_switch.wav Small indoor pool recording, speaker in position A, "incorrect" stereo combination.
83 83_Pool_St_HP_Pos_B_Mike_Switch.wav 83_IR_Pool_st_HP_pos_B_Mike_switch.wav Small indoor pool recording, speaker in position B, "incorrect" stereo combination.

This Table is included in the ZIP file as a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet, for your convenience.

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