11.7 Reverb
Deluge’s reverb applies to the entire song as a send / return effect. Only the amount for each individual part can be adjusted. Reverb emulates the characteristics of a room and its shape. In the real world, audio bounces and ricochets through the room and between walls. Different rooms therefore have different characteristics giving the sense of space and distance.
Reverb Principles
An emitted sound will be heard followed by the initial reflections, for example direct from the walls within approx 100ms. Subsequent reflections typically where sound bounces between walls will follow. The room size and shape will therefore affect the reverberant sound.
Reverb Parameters
Amount
Sets the amount of signal sent to the reverb. This is specific to each sound, synth, etc while all other parameters are common across sounds, instruments and song. Amount range: 0-50.
Pan
Pans the reverb signal left and right within the stereo-field. Range is 32L-0-32R.
Width
Sets the spread of the reverb giving a wider stereo effect. Range is: 0-50.
Dampening
Emulates the softer elements of a room. For example, a crowd of people, furniture, curtains all absorb rather than reflect sounds. Dampening gives a warmer feel, reducing higher frequencies from the reverb tail.
Size
Sets up the room size emulation. Larger rooms would provide longer delays on the reflections. Range: 0-50.
Side
Sidechain settings for reverb. This is a dedicated sidechain for the reverb output, but still utilises the same source as per the generic sidechain compressor.
Setting up common reverb parameters
- view, ensure the clip is in-focus, example: a kit.
- Press + REVERB pad, reverb shortcuts are as below
- For the selected parameter, turn
Select to adjust the value.
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- Ensure focus is clip view for a synth or kit.
- Access the effects within the menu’s. Press
Select. - Navigate in the menu to the FX section and press Select.
- Navigate in the menu to the ‘REVERB’ section and press Select.
- Select either ’AMOUNT’, ‘ROOM SIZE’, ‘DAMPENING’, ‘WIDTH’, ‘PAN’, ‘REVERB SIDECHAIN’. Press Select for the parameter to select.
- Adjust the value of the selected parameter by turning Select.
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Setting reverb send amount
- view, ensure the clip is in-focus, example: a kit.
- Press + REVERB .
- For the selected parameter, turn Select to adjust the send value.
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- Ensure focus is clip view for a synth or kit for selected sound.
- Access the effects within the menu’s. Press Select.
- Navigate in the menu to the FX section and press Select.
- Navigate in the menu to the ‘REVERB’ section and press Select.
- Select ‘AMOUNT’. Press Select for the parameter to select.
- Adjust the value of the send amount by turning Select.
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- Ensure in clip view for a kit, synth.
- Press affect button. Button illuminates orange.
- turn lower
Gold to change reverb amount.
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Selecting a reverb room size preset
- Ensure in clip view for a kit, synth.
- Press affect button. Button illuminates orange.
- Press lower
Gold to toggle reverb preset between: ‘LARGE’, ‘SMALL’, ‘MEDIUM’.
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Setting the reverb sidechain
- view, ensure the clip is in-focus, example: a kit.
- Access the effects within the menu’s. Press Select.
- Navigate in the menu to the FX section and press Select.
- Navigate in the menu to the ‘REVERB’ section and press Select.
- Select ‘REVERB SIDECHAIN’. Press Select for the parameter to select.
- Select ‘VOLUME DUCKING’. Press Select for the parameter to select.
- Adjust the level by turning Select.
- Options are auto, 0-50.
- AUTO takes its parameters from the sidechain compressor of the sound with the highest reverb.
- 0-50 Takes parameters from as per the normal sidechain setting. The reverb sidechain allows sidechain compression to be applied to the reverb trails. Deluge achieves this even with a common reverb, by using the sidechain compression parameters of the sound with the most reverb and applying them to the reverb itself. This is the auto setting and typically results in a pleasing and typical sound. Alternatively, the reverb’s sidechain compression settings can be manually overridden in the sound editor if desired.