Reverb - Alesis S4 Plus Reference Manual

Chapter 7: Editing Effects

Reverb

Reverb can be thought of as a great number of distinct echoes, called reflections, that
occur so fast that our ear hears them blurred together as one. In nature, different sized
spaces give distinctly different sounding reverbs, depending on the size and shape of
the space, and the texture of surfaces that the reflections bounce off of. The various
parameters in the effects processor make it possible to simulate nearly any natural
reverberant space that can be imagined, and a few artificial ones as well.
Reverb (Page 1)
MIDI
1
CHAN
EDITING:
PITCH
CONFIG
PAGE: 1 2 3 4
The Reverb function is used to edit Reverb parameters. In all configurations, page 1 of
the Reverb function selects what the reverb is "hearing" (i.e., where the input of the
reverb is coming from). The source can come directly from the Effect bus, the output
of other effects in the chain before it, or a mix of several of them. Example: In
Configuration #1, page 1 of the Reverb function (shown above) allows you to select
either one or two sources to be routed to the reverb's input. You can choose from the
Delay output, the Delay input, the Pitch output and the uneffected send input (dry
signal). You can then adjust a balance between these and set an overall input level.
Input 1
In configurations 1, 3, 4, and 5, there are two inputs to the Reverb. Both Inputs 1 and 2
can select a signal from several locations in the signal chain. Quad Knob [1] can select
either the Pitch output or the Delay output as Input 1. If the signal is taken from the
Pitch output, the Reverb will be chorused, flanged, detuned or resonating, depending
upon which Pitch type is selected. (Note that the delay signal may already have passed
through the Pitch module, depending on the Input settings of the Delay module.)
Input 2
By using Quad Knob [2], Input 2 can have as its source either the Pitch output, the
Delay output, or the dry effect send signal. If the signal is taken from the Delay
output, the Reverb will be delayed by the amount of delay time set for the Delay. If
the signal is taken from the Pitch output, the Reverb will be chorused, flanged,
detuned or resonating, depending upon which Pitch type is selected. If the signal is
taken from the effect send, the Reverb will receive direct, uneffected signal.
Input Balance
Quad Knob [3] allows you to control the balance between Reverb Inputs 1 and 2 and
therefore control the blend between the various input sources. This makes it possible
to have the signal from the Pitch or Delay sections, or the direct effect send in any
combination or amount.
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PROG
PRESET
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REVERB DELAY MIX MISC.
EFFECT
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