Wizooverb W5 5.1 Surround Sound Room Emulator

The Wizooverb W5 5.1 Surround Sound Room Emulator lets you combine the authenticity of HDIR impulse-based reverb with the flexibility of Wizoo's A.I.R. algorithmic reverb however you'd like for unprecedented quality, definition, clarity, and spatial accuracy. Wizooverb is completely editable and you can even design with surround effects, plus it comes with 100 superb presets to get you started. Compatible with VST hosts as well as standalone operation. 

Professional 5.1 Surround Room Emulation and Effects
WizooVerb W5 owes much of its incredible sound and creative power to the flexible combination of 2 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 is the result of 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)
IR (Impulse Response) technology has been the leading standard for measuring, capturing, and reproducing the sound of actual acoustic spaces such as concert halls, so WizooVerb W5 lets you import the wealth of standard third-party IR files in existence. Moreover, WizooVerb W5 can solve 2 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 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 2 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.