Lexicon 300 - Random Ambience

Random Ambience
General Description
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The 300’s Random Hail effects are designed to add a cushion of reverberance
to recorded music, while leaving the clarity of the direct sound unaffected.
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-togive lt both betterblend andadefinite position inspace. Random Ambience
gives warmth, spaciousness and depth to a performance wtthout coloring the
direct sound at all.
Random Ambience generates prtmarily the strong reflections which appear in
the first few hundred milliseconds of the reverberation process. These early re-
flections constttute the prtmary audible effect; giving you the impression of a hall
surrounding you while the music is playing. To avoid any coloration from these
strong reflections, the time delays and amplitudes are random functions.
Random Ambience is very useful for adding a room sound to recorded music or
speech. It is particulady easy to match a studio recording of dialog to a typical
room environment. In music recording, using Random Ambience is an effective
way of realistically adding distance to a close-miked signal. If an ensemble has
been recorded with close-mikes and pan pots, Ambience can provide the
missing blend and depth. The apparent position of the instruments is preserved
in the reverb while the apparent distance is increased. Random Ambience is
also useful in matching a closely miked accent microphone to the overall
ambience of a recording. This allows a soloist to be increased in level wkhout
changing the apparent distance. Random Ambience can be used in a recording
situation any time a close-miked sound is undesireable.
Set the SIZE to the desired room size. RLVL adjusts the amplitude of reverbera-
tion defined by RTIM, and can be trimmed to get exactly the effect you need.
To use the algortthm with a console, tt is best to use a stereo send to the 300,
carefully matching the panning of the various close-miked soumes to their
positions in the mix. Leave the MIX control at 100%. The apparent distance of
each source can be controlled by the level of its feed.