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ENSONIQ ASR-X Pro UserÕs Guide 29

A plate reverb takes the vibrations from a metal plate and uses them to create a metallic sounding reverb.

Large plate reverbs are often used to enhance a vocalistÕs performance, and small plate reverbs are often

used in the studio for drums and percussion.

Decay 0sec to 10.0sec Controls the amount of time it takes for the

reverberation to decay away to a very low level after the

input signal stops. High values of decay sound good on

plate reverbs.

HF Damping 100Hz to 21.2kHz Increasing the value of this parameter will gradually

filter out increasing amounts of high frequency energy.

Higher values yield an abrupt decay. This parameter

controls the cut off of a low pass filter in series with the

decay within the definition.

HF Bandwidth 100Hz to 21.2kHz This parameter acts as a low pass filter on the output of

the plate reverbs, controlling the amount of high

frequencies present. The higher the setting, the more

high frequencies are allowed to pass through, offering a

brighter ringing sound. Some interesting effects can be

created by using a mod controller over a large range.

Diffusion 1 0 to 100 Smears the input signal to create a smoother sound.

Lower values will cause impulse sounds to appear as a

series of discrete echoes, while higher values tend to

increase the smear, making the echoes less apparent.

Diffusion 2 0 to 100 This diffuser, similar to and in series with the previous

one, offers control over lower frequency ranges. Plate

reverbs tend to sound metallic, and the diffusers help to

smear the signal, eliminating the metallic sound.

Definition 0 to 100 Controls the rate at which echo density increases with

time. Higher values can cause the echo density to build

at a rate that exceeds the decay rate. For the best results,

try to select the highest value that works with your

sound source.

PreDelay 0 to 36ms Controls the amount of time it takes for the input signal

to be presented to the plate reverb. A value of 0 would

offer no delay.

ER 1 Level

ER 2 Level

ER 3 Level

ER 4 Level

-99% to +99%

Control four early reflection levels. Setting these levels

to lower values will produce a wetter sound. These four

reflection levels are close to the input of the Definition

Output Bal Full <L to Full >R Controls the left/right stereo balance of the plate reverb

signal.

Non linear reverbs can be used to obtain blooming reverb, gated reverb, reverse reverb and early

reflections. In general, they do not produce an exponentially decaying reverb. Unlike the hall, room and

plate reverbs, NonLinReverb1 and 2 pass the input signal through the reverb diffusers only once. For this

reason the reverb diffusers are called density, to distinguish them from the other reverb diffusers (called

definition). Density controls the amount of echo density, as opposed to the rate of increase of echo

density. The NonLin Reverbs purposely impose a coloration on the resulting sound.

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