Sonnox Oxford Reverb User Manual
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7.1 Early Reflections
7 DESCRIPTION OF CONTROLS
Size
This sets the overall size of the simulated space, as measured between front and
back walls. Room shapes remain in proportion with this size.
Width
This controls the stereo separation of the room reflections depending on their
particular direction within the stereo field. Normal position placement occurs with
the control at its minimum setting. Increasing the control setting provides wider
separation. Increasing settings beyond 100% produces ultra-wide separation, often
useful when adding spatial effects to single mono tracks.
Taper
This controls the loudness level of the reflections depending on their relative path
lengths. In other words, longer delays are progressively reduced in level because
the sound will have travelled further. Increasing the taper control will proportionally
increase the relative contribution from long paths lengths in relation to short paths.
At the control’s maximum setting, all paths lengths have an equal level contribution.
Feed Along
This controls the amount of re-injection of distributed sound within the simulated
space. Greater re-injection will result in greater reflection density and echo
complexity, and cause the reflections to continue over a longer period of time.
Feedback
This controls the proportion of the reflected signal that is re-circulated within the
room simulation. Increasing feedback will result in longer reflection duration (room
reverb time) and greater room mode frequency response effects (‘boominess’).
Feedback Phase Select
This modifies the phase relationship of the FEEDBACK control. Modified phase (on
position) will result in softer reflections over time, and produce greater modal and
spatial dispersion, synonymous with natural rooms containing objects that disperse
reflections, and tend to break up room behaviour. Normal phase (off position) will
result in harder reflections and greater modal frequency behaviour.
Absorption
This controls the high frequency roll-off that naturally occurs over time due to
absorption. Higher settings (greater absorption) relate to rooms containing soft
furnishings and wall coverings, low settings (less absorption) relate to empty spaces
with hard reflective surfaces etc.