Since the signature is of a real environment, the result can be uncannily real. Rather than launching yet another reverb plug‑in, Sonic Foundry have provided a way to capture the sound of real acoustic spaces, such as actual halls, rooms and churches, reduce each of these to an 'acoustic signature', and then allow you to use these to add the effect of the chosen environment to any audio recording. MARTIN WALKER samples the results.Īcoustics Modeler is a new PC plug‑in from those clever people who designed Sound Forge (and for those who don't know, the name is not a misprint, but the American spelling of 'Modeller'). If you want to recreate the sound of a particular hall or studio live room, why not capture its essence and then use this to treat your music? Sonic Foundry's new software makes it all possible.

The auditorium sound currently running in real time takes more than 100% of the computer's processing power with a Pentium 166MMX - but who said realism was easy?

Here is the Acoustics Modeler window inside Sound Forge.

Sonic foundry sound forge