RV-7 Digital Reverb Reverb adds ambience and creates a space effect. Normally, reverb simulates some kind of acoustic environment such as a room or a hall, but you could also use it as a special effect. • The Reverb device can be used as a send effect or an insert effect. If several devices uses the same type of reverb, you should connect the reverb as a send effect, to conserve computer power. Parameters The display to the left on the panel shows the selected reverb algorithm - the general type of reverb. By clicking the arrow buttons you can change algorithm, with the following options available: | Algorithm | Description Hall Emulates a fairly large, smooth hall. Large Hall Emulates a larger hall, with pronounced pre-delay. Hall 2 A hall reverb with a brighter attack than “Hall”. Large Room Emulates a large room with hard early reflections. Medium Room Emulates a medium-sized room with semi-hard walls. Small Room A smaller room, suitable for “drum booth”-type reverbs. Gated A gated reverb, that is abruptly cut off. Low Density A thinly spaced reverb, where you clearly can here the individual echoes. Useful for strings and pads and as a special effect. Stereo Echoes An echo effect with the repeats alternating between stereo sides. Pan Room This is slightly similar to “Stereo Echoes”, but the echo repeats have soft attacks. If you need to conserve computer power, try using the Low Density algorithm. This uses much less power than the other algorithms. The selected reverb algorithm can be tweaked using the parameters on the device panel: | Parameter | Description Size Adjusts the emulated room size. Middle position (value 0) is the default size for the selected algorithm. Lowering this parameter results in a closer and gradually more “canned” sound. Raising this parameter results in a more spacey sound, with longer pre-delay. For the “Stereo Echoes” and “Pan Room” algorithms, the Size parameter adjusts the delay time. Decay This governs the length of the reverb effect. Middle position is the default decay time for the selected algorithm.Note: Decay is not used for the “Gated” algorithm. Damp Raising the Damp value cuts off the high frequencies of the reverb, thereby creating a smoother, warmer effect. Dry/Wet If you are using the reverb as an insert effect, you use this parameter to adjust the balance between the unprocessed audio signal (dry) and the effect (wet). If the reverb is used as a send effect, this should be set all the way to wet only, since you can control the balance by using the AUX send controls in the Mixer. CV Inputs You can control the Decay parameter via the CV input on the back of the Reverb device.
