[A6] filter feedback (effect unit VERY disappointing)

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>>>> what do you really think of computer reverbs compared to something like 
> the srv3030. 

Here's an idea to consider - I have and PREFER older digital reverbs. I 
REALLY prefer chambers, plates, and actual spaces, but these are always 
limited for space/money reasons. However I think the actual things (rooms, 
chambers) are more musical because they are "natural" - they have the 
characteristics of real sound bouncing around in real space, or - on plates 
and springs - a mechanical action still regulated by the laws of physics. 
This is what we try to copy on artificial reverb devices. Why? Because our 
EARS like to hear sounds with "natural" shapes, overtone structures, decays, 
etc. Listen to the echo in a canyon, church, or staircase; not really many 
highs or deep lows - much stronger mids. This is the sound of real-world 
reverbs. Modern devices try to be HiFi and show that they pass ALL 
frequencies without coloration...

So - my older digi-verbs have LESS high end, due to converters and sampling 
rates and so on. So they have a"warmer" sound, but more importantly, a more 
natural one. We CAN roll off the highs and lows on most new digi-verbs, but 
it is an electronic attenuation, not as "natural". Old verbs do it 
artificially too, but even their electronic "faults" that cut highs and lows 
seems more like nature. 

Experiment: try putting your reverb SEND through a channel EQ, or outboard 
EQ. Take off the highs above about 4k and lows below 400 Hz (any ranges near 
that). To me, it seems to mix much better and interfere less with the quality 
of the original sound. This is a trick they used on EVERYTHING done at Abbey 
Road - make sure the reverbs are NOT "full-fidelity"; it's not needed!

Brian K
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