vegenerstero
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Agreed about the Lexicons. It works pretty well in a mix context, and the stereo image is pretty effective--especially with the way early reflections are spaced & panned, but with some sources the texture is noticeable. With my IR collection that I'm using with the Integral, I ended up just getting rid of the Lexicons, they didn't hold up well against most of the others, real or fake.
Fractal's reverb seems to me like a modern take on a lexicon. The tails can sound similar to a lexicon when Fractals diffusions are turned down. Seems like Fractal's diffusion is better at smoothing out the taps. With higher diffusion and EQ you get the texture to sound rich & nice. Fractal makes balancing the early reflections pretty easy. The springs can sound good, but there can be some odd ringing in the late tail sometimes.
The quality and diversity of sounds you can get with convolution/IR's cannot be overstated.
Where do you usually source IRs ?