Universal Audio UAD Plug-Ins ver.7.5 - Manual (Page 292)

UAD Powered Plug-Ins Manual - 292 - Chapter 29: Ocean Way Studios
Operational Overviews
Overviews of important underlying concepts are presented below. For details
about how to operate the specific controls, see “
Ocean Way Studios Con-
trols ” beginning on page 304 .
Modes Overview
Ocean Way Studios offers two modes of operation: Re-Mic and Reverb.
These modes process signals in fundamentally different ways.
Recorded Sound
Components
Whenever a sound source is recorded in a naturally reverberant space, there
are three primary sound components (
Figure 91 ) that are captured by the mi-
crophone:
1.
The direct signal. This is the sound path that travels directly between the
source and the microphone, without any reflected sounds from the walls,
floor, ceiling, and objects.
2.
The early reflections. These are the still-distinct individual reflections that are
reflected off the walls, floor, ceiling, and objects before reaching the micro-
phone.
3.
The late field (aka reverb tail or ambience). This is the indistinct “wash” that
decays over time, comprised of all reflections in the room. The tail is usually
considered the main component of reverb.
Figure 91. The main signal components in an acoustically recorded sound