User Manual

RV7000 ADVANCED REVERB
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Reverse
The Reverse reverb algorithm in RV7000 is special in that it actually “moves” the source audio as well. Sounds fed
into the Reverse reverb are “sampled”, a reverse reverb is created and played back and finally the “sampled” original
sound is played back. For example, if you feed a snare drum hit into the Reverse reverb, you will hear a rising “back-
wards” reverb, followed by the snare drum hit.
Therefore, you probably don’t want to hear the first, original (dry) sound. There are two ways to set this up:
D Connect the RV7000 as an insert effect and make sure the Dry/Wet control on the main panel is set fully to
“Wet”.
D Connect the RV7000 as a send effect using send 4 on the Mixer, activate the Prefader (P) switch for the send
and lower the mixer fader completely for the source signal.
That way, the signal will be sent to the reverb but the dry sound from the Mixer channel isn’t heard. Again, the Dry/
Wet control should be set to “Wet”.
Note that with this algorithm, raising the Decay setting on the main panel will make the reverse reverb start earlier
and build up under a longer time. Similarly, the HF Damp parameter affects how fast the high frequencies are built up
in the reverse reverb. In the remote panel, the Reverse algorithm has the following parameters:
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Parameter
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Description
Length This sets the time from when the source signal is fed into the reverb until it is played back again. It
is during this time you will hear the reverse reverb, as shown in the display.
The time can be set in milliseconds or as note values, depending on whether Tempo Sync is off or
on.
Note: As stated above, the Decay setting determines the length of the actual reverse reverb - in es-
sence how soon it starts after the source signal. But of course, the reverse reverb cannot start
be-
fore
the original source signal! If you set Decay to a longer time than the Length setting, the
reverse reverb will start abruptly, immediately when the source signal is fed into the reverb. If this
sounds complicated, just take a look at the RV7000 display and try the settings - you will soon see
how it works.
Note also that very high Length settings demand a lot of processor power. This can be reduced by
adjusting the Density parameter, see below.
Density Density governs the “thickness” of the Reverse effect. If this parameter is turned down to zero, the
effect produces individual delays rather than a dense “wash”, which can be used as a special effect.
Worth noting is that if Density is set to around 50%, this can considerably reduce the CPU load
without altering the sound of the effect too much. Exactly how much the Density parameter can be
reduced without altering the sound depends on the source material.
Rev Dry/Wet Sets the balance between the “moved” source signal (“dry”, low values) and the reverse reverb
(“wet”, high values).
Tempo Sync Determines whether the Length setting should be freely set (“off”) or synchronized to Record’s
tempo (“on”).