The Reverb Effects Function - Alesis DM Pro Reference Manual

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The Reverb Effects Function contains 9 Parameters:
P1 The Reverb OUTPUT LEVEL Parameter
This Parameter sets the output Volume of the Reverb Effect. Simple enough!
P2 The Reverb TYPE Parameter
This Parameter allows you to select which Reverb Type (or "algorithm") that you
wish to use for your Drumkit.
About the Reverb Types:
The Hall and Large settings are good for long reverb decay times t o
simulate a large environ-ment,
short reverb decay times to simulate a smaller environment.
Plate settings are very flexible algorithms
Plate Reverbs of the 1970's – they work well for long and short d e c a y
times.
The Gated setting simulates non-linear
abruptly before it can decay naturally.
or Miami Vice for this sound. The Reverse setting plays back a
reverberant
This simulates the technique
recording
world, you generally
your hard disk recorder to achieve the same results. Life was h a r d e r
in the old d a y s .
Note that on all Parameter pages inside the Reverb Effects Function that the Reverb
Type is displayed on the top line next the Function Name (
REVERB(Plate2)
Outpt Level:99
It is important to note, however, that the Reverb Type can only be
2, which is the actual Reverb Type Parameter.
P3 The Reverb PREDELAY Parameter (10 msec increments)
P4 The Reverb PREDELAY Parameter (1 msec increments)
To simulate an acoustic environment, long reverbs generally have what is called a
"predelay", which is an actual delay that separates the source sound from the reverb
effect. Unless you are in an utterly massive space, this predelay time is generally less
than 40 milliseconds.
The Reverb Predelay Parameter allows you to set the delay time that occurs before
you hear the actual reverb effect.
Tip: To convincingly emulate plate reverbs, set the Reverb Predelay Value to 00.
Plate reverbs have no predelay.
DM P R M
RO EFERENCE
version of the source sound, you guessed it, in reverse.
of flipping
reverb in an analog environment.
only have to select the reverse command i n
P1
ANUAL
Programming Effects
UNCTION
and the Room setting is good for
designed to emulate t h e
reverb where the tail cuts off
Think of 1980's Phil Collins
over the tape reels a n d
Of course, in the digital
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