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Chapter 17: DreamVerb
The DreamVerb user interface (
Figure 70 on page 204
) is similarly organized.
Reflected energy equalization is controlled with the Resonance panel. The
pattern of early reflections (their relative timing and amplitudes) is determined
by the room shapes in the Shape panel (
Figure 74 on page 207
). Early reflec-
tion pre-delay, slope, timing, and amplitude are specified in the Reflections
panel (
Figure 76 on page 212
). The Materials panel (
Figure 75 on page 209
)
is used to select relative late-field decay rates as a function of frequency. The
late-field predelay, decay rate, room diffusion, slope, and level is specified in
the Reverberation panel (
Figure 77 on page 213
). Finally, the Positioning
panel (
Figure 78 on page 215
) contains controls for the placement of the
source, early reflections, and late-field reverberation.
Resonance (Equalization) Panel
The Resonance panel (
Figure 72 on page 206
) is a five-band equalizer that
can control the overall frequency response of the reverb, effecting its per-
ceived brilliance and warmth. By adjusting its Amplitude and band Edge con-
trols, the equalizer can be configured as shelving or parametric EQs, as well
as hybrids between the two.
The EQ curve effects the signal feeding both the early reflections and the late
field reverberations, but not the direct path.
Bands 1 and 5 are configured as shelving bands. Bands 2, 3, and 4 also
have an Edge control for adjusting its bandwidth.
Generally speaking, a lot of high-frequency energy results in a brilliant rever-
beration, whereas a good amount of low-frequency content gives a warm re-
verberation.
Note:
The values for the EQ parameters are displayed in the text fields at the
bottom of the Resonance panel. The values can also be entered directly using
the text entry method.
