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104 | TSAR-1 REVERB AND TSAR-1R REVERB
Early Reflections
The early reflections give the listener a per-
ception of the geometry and space. Set the
type of geometry with the ER Type switch
and the blend between late and early reflec-
tions with the ER Mix. If your material was
recorded in a nice room with lots of early
reflections, you might not want to impose
a new set of early reflections on the record-
ing, and you can thus lower the amount of
earlies, or completely turn them off.
For a close mike recording with very little
ambience, early reflections can be very ef-
fective in placing the recorded material in a
space.
ER Type vs. Predelay
Since the early reflections have built-in
delays, it is often necessary to adjust the
Predelay according to the ER Type. A large
ER Type may need a longer Predelay than a small ER Type. The approximate delay times for the three
different ER Types are listed below:
SMALL: 9–16 ms, MEDIUM: 30–70 ms, LARGE: 45–80 ms
Diffusion
Sets the amount of “smear” in the reverb.
Low diffusion leads to a more immediate
sound, sometimes with distinct reflections if
the Density is low. Set Diffusion to high
to enhance the sound of percussive sounds.
Although high diffusion often leads to a
more natural sounding reverb, it will also
make the reverb take up a bigger place in the mix, which sometimes result in a muddier sound. If you, for
your application, don’t hear much difference between different settings of Diffusion, you might as well
leave it at LOW.
frequency
time
frequency
time
Sparse High Density Low
Low Diffusion High Diffusion
Small Earlies Large Earlies
Earlies Mix: 75%
Long Reverb Time
Dark
Earlies Mix: 25%
0 ms 50 ms 200 ms Predelay
Short Medium
Bright
Neutral
frequency
time
frequency
time
Sparse High Density Low
Low Diffusion High Diffusion
Small Earlies Large Earlies
Earlies Mix: 75%
Long Reverb Time
Dark
Earlies Mix: 25%
0 ms 50 ms 200 ms Predelay
Short Medium
Bright
Neutral