Native Instruments Reflektor Manual page 6

Introduction
More about REFLEKTOR and Reverb
350 impulse responses (IR) ranging over a wide spectrum of sources, from digital hi end
reverb units, to real IRs recorded from actual physical spaces, synthesized IRs calculated
from modeled rooms, and special processed IRs.
Reverb or Reverberation is essentially an effect that simulates putting a sound in a loca­
tion by adding the small echoes and changes in sound that you would experience in that
location. For example, think of the difference in the sound that your voice produces in a
room, a tunnel, a canyon, or even a snowfield. All of those places have a different reverb.
Over the years music companies began to create echo rooms, run signals through springs
and large metal plates, and eventually created sophisticated programs for digital devices
all with the aim of recreating different reverb atmospheres. Those are all recreated with
REFLEKTOR.
REFLEKTOR enables you to easily recreate any variety of these different atmospheres and
lets you modify various characteristics of a particular space in fun and creative ways. This
is achieved by using an advanced processing technique call convolution. The REFLEKTOR
convolution reverb uses a sample or IR of a physical location or piece of gear to accurately
mimic the acoustics of that sample. Besides using REFLEKTOR's large selection of world-
class IRs, you can also load your own IR collections or even experiment by using other
samples.
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