Bricasti Design M7 V2 User Manual Addendum and Upgrade Instructions - Manual (Page 2)

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When the modulation parameter is set to higher settings, say 6 to High, it uses a randomized pattern, with the delay taps
moving randomly.
Settings in the mid, (4 or 5), region will blend between the types.
There are many presets made with different settings. Try one of the large spaces from the V2 bank, like the churches that
have a long RT and experiment to hear the affect.
Reverb Rolloff Filter
This filter is gentler than the V1 and allows a different balance of high frequency content to pass. This is one factor that gives
the V2 presets a brighter sound.
Diffusion
High diffusion settings will yield a very colored high frequency characteristic, with a bright sizzle to the highs. For example, a
preset like the Rich Plate in the Plates 2 bank is made to have a bit of exaggerated sizzle.
Use a lower setting of diffusion to get a more clear and open sound.
Density
The V2 late reverb algorithm is of a different construction. It is designed for more flexibility in creating a wide range of reverb
tails. From very fast tails that “pop”, to late blooming tails that build more slowly.
The affect of the Density parameter has changed. In addition to increasing/decreasing echo density, it also changes the rate
of reverb build up over the entire length of the reverb tail.
Higher Density settings will have high values of echo density and very fast build up of the reverb. Low settings will have lower
echo density and slower reverb build up for a late bloom. This is another factor that gives the V2 presets a different character
tha
n the V1.
New settings for both V1 and V2 presets
Early Reverb selections
The V2 uses the same early reverb as the V1, but we have added some larger sized ones to the original 20. The new ones
(20-31) are spread out more, and can be used to achieve a slower early reverb build up. You will find some of the Halls and
Spaces using larger settings for a softer wider and less dense early sound. These are available on all presets, V1 or V2
based and some new V1 based presets use these larger settings as well.
The New Delay Parameters
There are 3 new parameters added to all presets, Delay Time, Delay Level and Delay Modulation.
The delay sound being controlled is the original input signal, delayed, diffused and band limited by the Rolloff setting. This is
injected into the start of the late reverb, (but not the early reverb.) You can control the level, from -20db to -6db and adjust
the delay time, from 100ms to 1sec.
Even though it is controlled as a single delay, it is actually a diffused set of 8 voices spread in time. It will add coloration and
a late swell to the late reverb.
The modulation parameter functions in a similar way as the reverb modulation parameters. Low settings are slower and more
shallow, and the higher settings are more random and deeper. However in this case only the delay is modulated, not there
reverb. There are new presets that have these parameters turned on and since it is available on all presets you can add it to
any one of your favorites.
At first it might seem that this is only useful for big sounds, but try the Marble Room preset in the Rooms 2 bank. This is a
smaller sound with this delay added. Vocal Plate 2 in the V1 plates bank is a new preset that has this delay added at a
higher level to add a bright diffused swell to the later reverb, creating a shimmering effect that is very different than typical
reverb modulation.