Signal flow of MIRx and effects in VE

[mschmitt]

If I run some effects on an instrument channel in VE, and I'm also running MIRx on the instrument; is MIRx applied pre or post channel effects?

Thanks,

Michael

[Dietz]

Within Vienna Instruments (Pro), MIRx is applied after the built-in EQs (both the variable instrument EQ and MIRx own PreEQ, a.k.a. Character EQ). Therefore, every plug-in you use after VI will affect the instrument and the spatial information / reverb it derived from MIRx.

HTH,

[Dietz]

PS: Just to avoid confusion: MIR Pro will of course allow for having pre- and post-MIR processing.

[mschmitt]

@Dietz said:

Therefore, every plug-in you use after VI will affect the instrument and the spatial information / reverb it derived from MIRx.

Ah OK, that's a bit disapointing as I usually run the VS eq on most instruments, and VS compressor on a few that I want to "stand out" in the mix. I'm assuming that you did it this way because it was easier to code and/or to prevent it from being used on other competitor's products, which I totaly understand.

It's good to know that the pro versions of MIR can be either pre or post effects. And, just to be clear I'm not complaining, I think MIRx is the greatest bang for the buck when it comes to effects that I've ever purchased! It's really amazing.

Question for you, is the CPU usage of MIRx similiar to the CPU usage of MIR pro?

Thanks!

Michael

[Dietz]

@Another User said:

I usually run the VS eq on most instruments, and VS compressor on a few that I want to "stand out" in the mix

The routing of the EQ before or after MIR wouldn't make much difference (remember that we're talking about linear convolution here), but I understand your concerns regarding the compressor. As a workaround, you could reduce the wetness of your instruments before compressing them. That's not the same as compressing their signals _before_ they appear in the virtual room, but it at least this diminishes the problem of the reverb tails getting excessively loud.

HTH,