Reverb

Reverb

A simple, quick hall reverb: six knobs.

Reverb window
Reverb, the main screen.

Overview

The straightforward reverb of the pack: a smooth hall with size, decay, pre-delay, damping, width and mix.

Getting started

  1. Set Decay for the length and Mix for the amount; Pre-delay keeps the voice clear of the tail.

Controls

SizeHow big the space is.
DecayHow long the tail lasts.
Pre-delayThe gap before the reverb starts.
DampingHow fast the highs die away.
WidthHow wide the tail is.
MixReverb against dry.

Settings

The gear in the header opens the settings panel; it covers the lower panel until the gear is clicked again.

Low cut, High cutFilters on the reverb, to keep it clear of the bass and the top.
Reverb: Reverb, the settings panel.
Reverb, the settings panel.

What the screen shows

The reverb’s real response to a click: loudness over time down to -60 dB, left above, right below.

Tips

  • A Low cut around 200 Hz keeps the reverb from muddying the mix.

Technical notes

  • Eight-line feedback delay network with diffusers and early reflections.

Common to every plugin

The headerEvery window opens with the same header. On the left a dot-matrix display shows the main reading large and the details under it; text that does not fit scrolls. Next to it a hint with a coloured dot says what the plugin is doing or what to do next. On the right: Undo and Redo arrows (up to 100 steps of everything done in the window), the Bypass button, and the gear, which opens the plugin's settings panel when it has one.
BypassWith Bypass lit, the plugin lets the sound through untouched. It is the same switch as your DAW's own bypass for the plugin, so either can be used and automated. The input is held back by exactly the plugin's latency, so the timing stays right, and switching fades over 10 ms, so it never clicks. Bypass is not part of Undo.
Input and OutputMost plugins have a column on the right with a pair of VU meters for the input and the output, each with its own gain knob (plus or minus 24 dB). Analog shows the classic VU scale, dBFS the digital one. A click on a meter opens a large view of it. The CLIP lamp lights when a sample reaches 0 dBFS.
KnobsDrag a knob up or down to turn it. Knobs that go both ways, or that have a natural middle, catch briefly at their centre. A double-click returns a knob to its default.
About and the demoA click on the xsidfx logo in the footer opens About. In the demo version the plugin's name ends in (demo), its settings are not saved with your project, and About opens each time the window does.