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<DIV>Thanks, Jeff! I'm honored to have your response. </DIV>
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<DIV>I have one "risking looking stupid" question about damping: I'm _assuming_
I'm correct in putting HDamp _below_ LDamp, in other words typically HDamp
somewhere between .800 and .059 and LDamp somewhere between 1.400 and 6.200,
roughly speaking?<BR></DIV>
<DIV>I do believe that the LPF is a major factor in the sweetness of the sound
of the reverb.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Can you suggest some good, _musical_ sounding choices for use of swirl? The
advice I've seen says, simply, "don't use it except for special effects," what's
a _good_ reason to turn it on? <g></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Thank you again for taking the time to respond here.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Steve</DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>From:</B> <A title=synthetic@earthlink.net
href="mailto:synthetic@earthlink.net">Jeff Laity</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=s_wartofsky@msn.com
href="mailto:s_wartofsky@msn.com">Steven Wartofsky</A> ; <A
title=A6@code404.com href="mailto:A6@code404.com">A6@code404.com</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, November 09, 2002 9:58
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [A6] Reverb settings: Large
Hall</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV>Looks good. I wrote most of the reverb programs for the Wedge, which is
what that reverb is based on. A few tips for the A6 Hall verb, or any verb for
that matter. <BR><BR>- Input LPF under 6k are more realistic. I went through
almost all of the programs in a Lexicon 480 and the LPFs were between 2k and
6k. <BR>- Density and Diffusion no higher than 80% in most cases. I think
that's the default. If the reverb has a metallic ring or you want more
character, lower these values. <BR>- Swirl is almost always a bad idea, unless
you want an effect. <BR>- If the Predelay is under 50ms or so and you increase
Predelay Mix, the reverb will be out of phase. So Predelay Mix is only nice at
longer predelay times, otherwise it should be 100%. <BR>- The Damping is nice
for adding depth to the reverb,and sounds more realistic. <BR><BR>Another
trick I've been doing with the effects is using the dual mono effects with
direct going left and effects going right. I write a pad program, say, and pan
it all the way left in the Voice Mix section. Then I send it to a Dly:Dly or
Chorus:Chorus program. But the output of the left effect is all the way down
at 0%. This gives you a really wide chorus effect. <BR><BR>Truth be told, the
Wedge sounds better than the A6 effects to me. I've A/Bed a few programs and
the Wedge is a bit sweeter for some reason. Here are a few Flange programs
that I copied over and that sound pretty good. <BR><BR>Slow Sweeper
(Chorus/Flange config)<BR>Rate: .07; Depth: 10; FB 80%; Thru: Off; LPF
6.03<BR>FBHPF: 5.11k; FBLPF: 6.05k; Predelay l/r: 0/0; Trifgger:
Off<BR><BR>True Stereo Flange (Chs:Chs config)<BR>Rt: .25; Depth:30; FB: -22;
PDL: 0<BR>LPF: Off; FBLPF: .450k; FBHPF: 1.09k<BR>Wave:Sine; Thru 0:
Off<BR>Rt: .27; Depth: 53; FB: 10; PDL: 0<BR>LPF: Off; FBHPF: 2.07k; FBHPF:
2.41k<BR>Wave: Sine; Thru 0: Off<BR><BR>On Saturday, November 9, 2002, at
01:15 PM, Steven Wartofsky wrote:<BR><BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE>A little while ago, I vaguely recall having dared to suggest the
A6 built-in fx unit was reasonably adequate. <g><BR> <BR>Someone
a little while later, while not replying directly to me, asked for some good
fx settings, to make the unit sound better than it tends
to.<BR> <BR>So, I've been burdened in my own mind with the
responsibility of responding to that ever since.<BR> <BR>Here's my
contribution, for "Large Hall" -- it's good for solo lines. I "built"
it after doing some listening to some good analogue recordings of high-end
microphones recording light percussive sounds in a church. It's less
echo-ey than that, but captures some of that feel:<BR> <BR>Send:
16.09<BR>Out: 21.00<BR><BR>Param1<BR> <BR>Decay: 4.794<BR>Boost:
40<BR>BassF: 0.297<BR>LPF: 4.130<BR>Dens: 62<BR>Diff:
80<BR> <BR>Param2<BR> <BR>PDTime: 88ms<BR>PDMix: 48<BR>LDamp:
2.500<BR>HDamp: 0.117<BR> <BR>Param3<BR> <BR>Swirl: 0<BR>Depth:
60<BR>Gate, Hold, Release: 0<BR> <BR>Okay, try it out, comment and
refine if desired, or send your own ideas in!<BR> <BR>Very
Best,<BR> <BR>Steve<BR> <BR> <BR></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>