Creating Impulse Responses | Ableton, Max4Live

Get the impulse responses here: / hainbach
I went to my wife's cafe, König Otto in the former Kindl Brewery in Neukölln, to record impulse responses. These enable me to take the fantastic reverb of that place anywhere I can carry my laptop.
I am struggling with a cold and recorded much of the voice over in a guest room while travelling, so sorry for the raspyness.
König Otto: / koenigottoneukoelln
The Concert Series at Otto: basicelectricityberlin.blogspo... and
/ theroomofeyes
Mics: Gefell 691/M94
Interface: RME Babyface
PA: Yamaha Sub, Palmer Poweramp, Zeck 15/3 Club speakers
Software: Ableton Live, M4L

[@synkrotron]

Reverb in that room is to die for... I must make a visit one day...

[@BlindLibrary]

Wait a moment... Why visit the Königöttö? Just grab the IR and you'll be totally set. Faking location works wacky awesome in music/sound design. Oh BTW, random curiosity: Layer a different room on top of that and save the combined IR?

[@VladlenTepes]

I was at Berlin this May and in König Otto as well. We were strolling through Neukölln with my girlfriend and accidentally found this place. I was amazed by it's acoustics and interior & said smth like "that's the place I'd like to play live, perfect for ambient". Really nice to see that this great space is actually used for musical purposes. And I've had a brief chat with you at Superbooth. It's a small world :) Thanks and cheers from Ukraine!

[@chatolars]

absolutely brilliant Hainbach....by far best content in youtube´s synth world

[@MrMargaretScratcher]

I just did a similar thing but less hi tech with the balloon popping technique in a freshly decorated bedroom, using the free Convology plugin, and recorded using my supposedly fairly flat response Slate ML-1. Worked pretty well! I came to this video as I was considering trying the 'proper' IR capture method shown here, but I was already a bit self conscious about my new neighbours hearing me make multiple bangs yesterday, and I don't think rumbling a sine wave though their walls is a great way to introduce myself!

[@Jefflantern483]

Ohhh that reverb in the room there is so massive & love that reverb! Wish my GarageBand program had that reverb! 🙂🙂🔊🔊🔊🔊

[@cuba1956]

That's crazy! Digital age brought such amazing tools to musicians, it's fascinating. Thank you for the walkthrough!

[@marissalipschutz4730]

So cool I happen to live in Berlin and came across this video while learning about convolution reverb

[@am5790]

amazing space and reverb technic!

[@plastiktide]

I appreciate the detailed walkthrough!

[@degradedecho8397]

Amazing. Really. That cafe is so gorgeous also, you are blessed!

[@josepholiverstreeter-smith7821]

What an incredibly inspiring video!

[@chaoswires2734]

Awesome! Music and technology at it's finest. And at the beginning your voice soungs like an epic godlike NPC in a game :). Convoluted sound of piano is "i have no words to describe how good it sounds". Bravo!

[@w_fm]

Longtime channel lurker, just dropping through to say thank you for all your content! Love what you do and very much appreciate all the effort that must go into providing it.

[@Hainbach]

Thank you very much! I enjoy giving insights to my techniques and learning myself by doing so. Glad it translates!

[@JoePacheco]

That is a very unique sounding space. I've sampled a few spaces many years ago when I was really into convolution reverbs. Should probably start again. Thanks again for the video!

[@tmsinspace]

Both Nice, location as well as the IRs. Cool video Hainbach!

[@ChickyNYC]

Loving your work.

[@bobpercy]

Thank you that is a great video on the convolution - something I need to start using. Useful and informative material as always.

[@Hainbach]

Thanks Bob! It's been on my to do for half a year, so happy I found the time to finally realize it.

[@chacecampbell2697]

Aaaahh this is so cool! I wonder how many people will find their way to this video, as I just did, from hearing the newest Here Be Monsters episode (144 - Keeping A Place) where the host talks about and demonstrates this process as a way to remember and trigger memories of specific places. I *HIGHLY* recommend that podcast, especially for this crowd, as the audio production is phenomenal and carries a warm, ephemeral, and somewhat mystical vibe not dissimilar to the music you make :).

[@Fatdogrecords]

Amazing venue

[@chrisharrison809]

This is incredible. Thank youuuuuu

[@QUIZFILTER]

Thank you... this is refreshing info about what I've been interested in & looking for... I'm sick of only being able to find guitar cabinet speaker & guitar amp IR videos when I use search terms like IR, impulse response, convolution reverb..., that stuff is still interesting, but its hard to find videos like yours where people are making/demonstrating real acoustic spaces, so thank you!! ...side note...like I said, the speaker impulse response stuff is equally cool & interesting in it's own right... I just wish more people showed or played with other types of speakers like bullhorns/megaphones/PA horns, the small speakers in old computers & old electronic toys & radios, etc. (like Plogue's chipcrusher)... loved your video & thanks again!!! & I love Look Mum No Computer & I LOVED your video of the SUIKO ST-50!!!

[@BlindLibrary]

Want something a slight more twisted into character but out of place? Do a search for "impulse record NASA" or "Inchindown oil tanks". That's if you don't mind a... Long? Impulse response?

[@OmriCohen-Music]

That was amazing! And your piano has so much character...

[@collectionofsensations]

Omri Cohen Yea that piano sounds wonderful. And a great composer at the keys. What piano manufacturer is that?

[@Ellotus13]

This was such a cool video! König Otto seems like such a nice venue, you've been repping it really nicely at least ever since I began following your channel and no wonder with the personal connection to it. But even that aside, the sound is superb! It's also such a beautiful space, there's a real down to earth grandeour (weird combination of words) to that space. Frequency response is an interesting creative medium as well. Acoustics is such an underappreciated part of music making in general, I know a good few venues I've went in for live shows, but came out feeling unsatisfied just because the sounds turned to mush in that particular space. It also brings out nice character to a recording, if done right, creates immersion and a literal sense of place. It can be hard to control for resonance and unflattering frequencies of course, but I see a lot of creative potential there. And of course there's just the basic "How does the space influence how we perceive the art" that was the whole point of with Duchamp's Fountain. It's an important part of discussion and is talked about but seems like it's always a sideconversation. There are of course some markers, like "If you go to play at a nightclub, make it danceable" and terms like "arena-rock" that already put some relevance to the place, but it could be deconstructed even further. I could totally see Ben Frost playing a regular set in a nightclub and the crowd dancing their hearts out. I could see an interesting conversation around a classical quartet going on a bar tour. Could you build a dynamic David vs Goliath-type of narrative trying to play a noise gig over a highway? Might just be that I've just missed the bigger conversation as of yet, but I feel this discussion bubbling. Also, I finally managed to become a patron. Good stuff.

[@Hainbach]

That is why I enjoyed "How music works" by David Byrne. Him describing the mess they made of their first time playing an Orchestra venue and the conclusions he drew is really interesting and universally applicable. Thanks for the Patreon sub!

[@chinor3999]

Amazing dude 👏

[@ideologikal]

Inspiring! thanks

[@sebastiane3994]

Thank you!

[@nostalgia_junkie]

feel better soon bro

[@CarstenGoeke]

Echt geil ✌🏻

[@Soundchecktv]

Such an amazing space! I must add the food at König Otto is really tasty!!!

[@Hainbach]

I will pass that on to Poppy! ☺️ Can't wait for your video, was a lovely session.

[@mchilla9]

Nice vid! One thing you can do to test how accurate the impulse response is is to play and record a test sound or song through the speakers before you sweep the room. That way you can compare how realistic it is afterwards. Also helps with choosing a pleasing mic placement.

[@Hainbach]

That is indeed a good technique! I skipped that because of time constrains I know the room like the back of hand, so I could judge if it was accurate by listening. But in any other space I would have done that.

[@konstantine8054]

We want the IR from Konig Otto! It's such an amazing space.

[@lepuuttelu]

2:24 Look at the railings enthusiastically participating in the proceedings with their sine-waveishness.

[@simonbuchner8330]

I just realized that I worked a shitty student job for a Samsung event in the Cafe. It really is a beautiful sounding space :) Funny coincidence

[@SoundAuthor]

Great video! I'd love to see a video on how to create impulses from reverb devices. I own a 1st generation HOF and I think it would be fun to make some IRs.

[@Hainbach]

Can do!

[@bobbychaos]

Hainbach, it gets cold in Nova Scotia!

[@EddieG1888]

What an amazing space! Looks like its closed down now though. :-(

[@bassic6959]

I would really love to download those IRs the only issue is I can't find them on your patreon.

[@JPOliveiragtr]

Amazing. Can I go IR on a acoustic guitar?

[@Hainbach]

Sure

[@tommyfreudenthal8084]

I remember playing there with look mum no computer

[@saraholiveira577]

Man, that’s was so cool! I was thinking, is that possible do record impulse response from a reverb plugin? If so, what is best, record using a clap/clapperboard sound or a piano sound as a source?

[@Hainbach]

The same sweeps I did work great.

[@saraholiveira577]

@@Hainbach Great! I’ll try it!

[@synkrotron]

My wife and I are travelling to Berlin in September and we will seek out König Otto for something to eat during our short stay :-)

[@sub-jec-tiv]

Wondering if the balloon pop or short white noise burst method is going to be of poorer quality than sweeps? I’m going to sample my hardware spring reverbs and have been wondering which method would be best. 🤔

[@tsns1]

Interesting and informative, 8,136

[@dustincassidy]

Does anyone use Reason's RV7000 MKII reverb plugin? You can add impulses and its really easy to edit. I love the way you recorded your impulses though, I've yet to go that far with it. I wanna give a proper recording a try now. I love your channel! Keep it up.

[@virginiaarchive2144]

i use it all the time, i love it. havent used anything else to compare it to, but it seems like everything you could need for reverb.

[@astrophonix]

I use Reason with it's convolution reverb, but I'm not sure it works like the Abelton one Hainbach has, he recorded a full spectrum sweep, but it seems the Reason reverb uses a single shot sound like a hand clap as an impulse response.

[@WytseZ]

Is it possible to derive the formula for the impulse response within ableton?

[@distorson]

When I entered that room a few weeks ago I also had the idea to record some impulse responses :) A while ago I had the rare opportunity to record some impulse responses in the tower of the Jüdisches Museum Berlin. Which is a great sounding room as well. @Hainbach would you like to exchange your IRs from König Otto with mine from JMB? :)

[@Hainbach]

Deal!

[@BarryChabala]

Can you make amp cabinet IRs with this as well?

[@Hainbach]

Yes

[@cuba1956]

I don't own an OP-1, but samples in the end sound fantastic. Can I use them on Digitakt? Or is it like an instrument settings?

[@Hainbach]

They are wavs, 44.1 16bit, so you can use them anywhere. You only loose the processing I did in the OP1.

[@cuba1956]

What kind of processing are you using?

[@Hainbach]

Sample start/End, forward/backward playback, ADSR, FX, Modulation.

[@cuba1956]

Thanks. Digitakt can handle those.

[@eternitydevil4233]

6:19 sounds like 13 angels by smz

[@Hainbach]

Forever in my top 10 tracks

[@PogromcaMleka]

Hey! Can I load impulse response at the very end of the signal chain? After all effects and amplification? Where in your signal chain IR's lay?

[@amelyalilyorme1247]

ye, it’s best to load them on the end of the chain, similar to where you’d put a standard reverb! but feel free to play around, experiment!

[@PogromcaMleka]

@@amelyalilyorme1247 haha it's been quite a lot of time since I asked this question and I kind of forgot it but thank you a lot for help man! :) Cheers!

[@amelyalilyorme1247]

PogromcaMleka no worries! i rarely pay attention to when comments/videos were posted 😅

[@PogromcaMleka]

@@amelyalilyorme1247 Hah that's fine cause sometimes there's comments from years ago left unanswered and I guess in the end it's better to have the answer "later" than "never" :D

[@jeroenfigee]

6;33 > oh wow, those sounds are close to the sounds I sampled with my Casio sk1 in the 80s. But then again, your samples got much more hi end :-) Stupid lo-res sk1 ! :-( lol

[@anthonymetcalf660]

I’ve been trying to take impulse responses outside. It’s very… frustrating. And I’m very tired. Speaking of which, I found the best time to do it outside is at around 2 in the morning. Good thing we’re surrounded by farmland here or I’m sure we would here complaints about all the loud bang sounds. I’m starting to go a little crazy though so I might just go to a state park or something. It seems like there is always noise: dogs, birds, distant highway traffic, rain or snowfall, wind, people working. Can’t everyone just put their lives on hold for a few minutes for me? C’mon people! …and Mother Nature… I may be going a little crazy with sleep deprivation.

[@RavedeCrystal]

Ok well, as a compulsive user of Convolution Reverb i feel a little bit idiot, I always thought it was much more complicated. Thanks

[@teenageoperator7246]

STOP, STOP, MY WALLET’S ALREADY DEAD

[@startshutdown5618]

It would have been nice to hear you talk in the room, then talk at home with the plug in and back and forth them... But.. Coolio..

[@LillianLockett]

sweep but not with a broom with frequencies hahaha!

[@BlindLibrary]

Uh, hold on. If the right music is played in the "room", the frequencies shouldn't even be triggered at all. Which could make the impulse response sound a bit strange.