Wizoo WizooVerb W5

WizooVerb W5 takes the amazing realism and creative flexibility of the WizooVerb W2 true stereo room emulator to the realm of full 5.1 surround sound. Freely combine the authenticity of exclusive HDIR impulse-based reverb with the flexibility of Wizoo’s A.I.R. algorithmic reverb. It’s all completely editable for total creative expression—and you can even design with surround effects. 100 incredible presets are included to get you started. WizooVerb W5 breaks the barriers of reverb technology, delivering professional surround fidelity and creative sound design options you simply can’t get anywhere else—and all at a great value. Compatible with VST hosts as well as stand-alone operation.

Features

• Professional 5.1 surround room emulation and creation with unprecedented quality, definition, clarity and spatial accuracy
• Freely combinable impulse response and algorithmic reverb technologies for early reflections and reverb tail
• Exclusive HDIR (High Definition Impulse Response) technology delivers unparalleled precision
• A.I.R. algorithmic technology provides total creative control
• Complete set of HDIR models included: Ambience, Basement, Booth, Cathedral Brick Wall, Cathedral Dome, Chamber Large, Chamber Medium, Chamber Small, Church Concrete, Church Wood, Concert Hall, Dance Club, Drum Booth, Drum Room, Forest Site, Opera, Orchestral Hall, Philharmonic Hall, Room Medium, Room Small, Scoring Stage, Stage, Studio Large, Studio Small, Swimming Pool
• Includes 150 user-editable categorized presets from high-end room emulations to completely surreal spaces
• Imports IR audio files to access a virtually unlimited number of rooms
• Graphic editing of imported IR files
• Latency-free
• Highly optimized CPU efficiency
• Surround technology accurately reflects the signal position, leaving the soundstage of the mix intact
• HDIR and IR edit parameters: Pre-Delay, ER/Tail Balance, Spread, Main Time, Low Freq, Low Time, High Freq, High Time, Length, Attack Time, Attack Slope, Decay Time, Decay Slope
• A.I.R. edit parameters: Pre-Delay, ER/Tail Balance, Spread, Main Time, Low Freq, Low Time, High Freq, High Time, Tail Delay, Room Size, Ambience, Density, Color, Modulation Mode, Frequency and Width
• Sound-shaping: 4-band parametric EQ, HS Freq, HS Gain, Mid1 Freq, Mid1 Gain, Mid1 Q, Mid2 Freq, Mid2 Gain, Mid2 Q, LS Freq, LS Gain
• Gate: Gate with Side Chain Input, Attack, Hold, Release, Threshold
• Surround Delay: Serial/Parallel algorithm, Divergence, Time/Level for L/C/R/Ls/Rs, Feedback, HiDamp, Main Level, Tempo, Sync, pattern
• Global edit: Pre-Delay, Size, Time and two assignable parameters directly accessible from the main panel
• Extensive automation of all parameters
• Stand-alone or host operation—VST 2.0 (Win/Mac)

Professional 5.1 Surround Room Emulation and Effects

WizooVerb W5 owes much of its incredible sound and creative power to the flexible combination of two separate, exclusive technologies—HDIR (impulse response) and A.I.R. (algorithmic). Add 5.1 surround sound and it’s a crime to just call it reverb. This professional room emulator even has surround effects including delay, modulation and gate for extensive sound design capabilities. If you’ve been waiting for the right reason to start mixing in surround, WizooVerb W5 delivers it. And if you’re already working in 5.1, this is the room emulator of your dreams.

High-Definition Impulse Response (HDIR)

WizooVerb W5’s exceptionally faithful reproductions of known acoustic spaces owes to HDIR (High-Definition Impulse Response), a Wizoo exclusive. Like IR, it basically works by sweeping a desired acoustic space with calibrated audio signals and capturing and convolving the ambient return to take the aural fingerprint of the room. HDIR brings extremely high definition to the process that refines the IR method, greatly improving the precision of the resulting reverb quality. WizooVerb W5 includes source models from 25 spaces spanning world-class recording and performance venues, outdoor ambient environments, as well as some unusual creative options like parking garages. A built-in graphic envelope control makes it easy to further sculpt these spaces.

Standard Impulse Response (IR)

Until the advent of HDIR, IR (Impulse Response) technology has been the leading standard for measuring, capturing and reproducing the sound of actual acoustic spaces such as concert halls. WizooVerb W5 owners can import the wealth of standard third-party IR files in existence. Moreover, WizooVerb W5 can solve two common problems that plague many IR signals by trimming silence before the first impulse and removing the direct signal. As with HDIR, you can easily shape the imported IR spaces using a graphic envelope control.

Algorithmic Reverb

Wizoo’s proprietary A.I.R. technology brings you algorithmic reverb in the same package as HDIR and IR. Here you have complete control over parameters such as tail delay, room size, ambience, density and color. A.I.R. gives you intimate control over your reverb sound from subtle adjustments to creating surreal spaces.

Mix and Match—The Best of Both Worlds

WizooVerb W5 allows you to choose between HDIR/IR and A.I.R. technologies separately for early reflections and reverb tail. For the ultimate realism, you might choose an HDIR model for the early reflections and fine-tune the reverb tail with the malleable algorithmic parameters offered by A.I.R. Of course, that’s just one permutation. The combination of HDIR, IR and A.I.R. make WizooVerb W5 the most flexible reverb ever developed. This processing gem brings your mixes breathtaking depth, density and spaciousness—and at an incredible value.

From Presets to Sound Design

Despite its sophistication, WizooVerb W5 is extremely simple to use. Start by choosing any of the 150 presets, either by name or category. You’ll find several common controls right up front for instant access to the most important parameters like size, pre-delay and time. Shape the overall frequency characteristics with the 4-band master EQ. Change HDIR rooms. Edit imported IR envelopes. Tweak the A.I.R. parameters. Add surround delay and gate effects. There are also two user-defined parameters giving you control over the parameters that are most important to your application. In other words, this is the one reverb that will take you everywhere from presets of the greatest spaces in the world to designing your own unique ambient environments.

Standalone or Host Operation

WizooVerb W5 works on both Windows and Mac platforms and can operate in standalone or host mode. In fact, it supports VST 2.0, making it compatible with most popular software.

Compatibility

• VST 2.0 (Win/Mac)

Minimum System Requirements

• PC
  • Pentium IV 1.3 GHz
  • 512MB RAM
  • 100 MB free hard disk space
  • Windows XP
  • VST 2.0-compatible host software (for host operation)
  • 5.1 surround compatible audio hardware
  • DVD-ROM drive for installation
  • Internet connection (via any computer) for software activation
• Macintosh
  • Power Macintosh G4 1.42 GHz (G5 recommended)
  • 512MB RAM
  • 100 MB free hard disk space
  • Mac OS X 10.3.8 or higher
  • VST 2.0-compatible host software (for host operation)
  • 5.1 surround compatible audio hardware
  • DVD-ROM drive for installation
  • Internet connection (via any computer) for software activation