Comprising just a depth control (Bright), this does an impressive job of boosting high-frequency response and, consequently, brightness. Intriguingly, Altiverb now includes a fully synthesised algorithmic 'secondary' reverb for adding top-end sheen. Altiverb is unable to resolve the overwrites properly, soit seems that each automation envelope has to be created in one pass. That aside, it works fine, although punching in and out of sections of the envelope to overwrite them causes problems. The changes themselves don't happen immediately, either, so this particular feature is more applicable to post production than music. Owing to the fact that there's "a lot of trickery going on behind the scenes", IR Automation changes have to be recorded in real time and can't be drawn or edited by hand. Sadly, 'your host' doesn't include Ableton Live, thanks to its teeth-clenchingly frustrating inability to automate anything it can't 'see' in the GUI - good job the old snapshot system is still in place, too, then. Previously, a snapshot system was used to switch between IRs on the fly, but the new system is somewhat easier, with IR Automation appearing as an automatable parameter in your host. The second headline feature, aimed at the post-production market, is the ability to automate IR selection. Presets are also accessed via the browser, although they can't be searched, oddly. IRs now load more quickly than before, too.
IRs can now also be searched by name or keyword ('large', 'metal', 'church', 'plate', etc), organised by size and marked as Favourites and the new Similar button instantly filters down to all IRs with similar characteristics to the currently selected one. It's not a huge deal, but it certainly makes browser navigation more immediate and, well, fun, if that matters.
Altiverb is famous for the flat and 'VR' images (interactive 360° panoramics, essentially) that accompany each IR, and now those images are used throughout the browser as well as in the main display when an IR is actually loaded. More importantly, IRs and presets are now navigated using the new picture browser, a resizable pop-out window that boasts far more functionality than its text-based predecessor.
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