The Dynamics section has controls for adjusting Reverb One’s response to changes in input signal level.
Dynamics can be used to modify a reverb’s decay character, making it sound more natural, or conversely, more unnatural, depending on the desired effect.
Typically, dynamics are used to give a reverb a shorter decay time when the input signal is above the threshold, and a longer decay time when the input level drops below the threshold.
This produces a longer, more lush reverb tail and greater ambience between pauses in the source audio, and a shorter, clearer reverb tail in sections without pauses.
For example, on a vocal track, use Dynamics to make the reverb effect tight, clear, and intelligible during busy sections of the vocal (where the signal is above the Threshold setting), and then “bloom” or lengthen at the end of a phrase (where the signal falls below the threshold).
Similarly, Dynamics can be used on drum tracks to mimic classic gated reverb effects by causing the decay time to cut off quickly when the input level is below the threshold.
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Controls the ratio by which reverb time is increased when a signal is above or below the Threshold level. Dynamics behavior differs when the Decay Ratio is set above or below 1. A ratio setting of greater than 1 increases reverb time when the signal is above the threshold. A ratio setting of less than 1 increases a reverb’s time when the signal is below the threshold.
For example, if Decay Ratio is set to 4, the reverb time is increased by a factor of 4 when the signal is above the threshold level. If the ratio is 0.25, reverb time is increased by a factor of 4 when the signal is below the Threshold level.
Sets the input level above or below which reverb decay time will be modified.
The Chorus section has controls for setting the depth and rate of chorusing applied to a reverb tail. Chorusing thickens and animates sounds by adding a delayed, pitch-modulated copy of an audio signal to itself.
Chorusing produces a more ethereal or spacey reverb character. It is often used for creative effect rather than to simulate a realistic acoustic environment.
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Controls the amplitude of the sine wave generated by the LFO (low frequency oscillator) and the intensity of the chorusing. The higher the setting, the more intense the modulation.
Controls pitch modulation frequency. The higher the setting, the more rapid the chorusing. Setting the Rate above 20 Hz can cause frequency modulation to occur. This will add side-band harmonics and change the reverb’s tone color, producing some very interesting special effects.