TC Electronic Arena Reverb, User Manual

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Inputs, outputs and controls
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Reverb types
ROOM reverb
The Room reverb simulates a relatively small,
well furnished room. In such a room, many re-
flections are absorbed by soft materials, and
the sound is reflected and sustained only by
the walls (covered with wallpaper), windows and
maybe some furniture.
HALL reverb
The Hall reverb is a broad yet slightly diffuse re-
verb. It simulates a large environment but adds a
distinctive acoustic flavor to the source material.
Great discreet reverb for large epic sounds at
longer decay settings but also perfect for genu-
ine ambient sounds at shorter decay settings.
SPRING reverb
The Spring reverb has been designed to repro-
duce the sound of the old spring reverbs, such
as the ones used in vintage guitar amps.
PLATE reverb
Prior to the digital era, reverb was created ei-
ther using springs or large metallic plates. A
plate reverb is recognized by its very diffuse and
bright sound and is excellent for guitar when you
search for a significant guitar reverb.
CHURCH reverb
Church reverb is a highly diffuse, large reverb
that is recognizable for its emulation of the many
hard surfaces of different shapes found in tradi-
tional church rooms. If you are looking for a large
reverb and think the Hall is too clean and subtle
– try Church.
MOD (Modulated) reverb
Early digital reverbs often sounded sterile and
cold, so engineers used to add a chorus to the
reverb to get a “warmer” sound. The Modulated
reverb goes a step further and allows you to have
different modulation effects on the reverb tail for
even more tonal options. This reverb is really no-
ticeable and cuts through in live situations.
ROYAL
Royal places your guitar in a big and beauti-
ful cathedral! Try this setting for songs that are
larger than life.
PARL (Parliament)
Taking your Arena to Parliament with the twist of
a knob, PARL will give you the sound and feel of
hall reverb, but with a twist. If you like the HALL
setting, chances are you’ll love the PARL setting.
PAS (Passage)
The Passage reverb is a firm reverb inspired by
the regular room reverb, but with a twist.
This is a great go-to reverb for lots of purposes.
Try playing around with the settings, and you’ll
unlock a spectrum of great reverb sounds.
SEAS (Season)
The Season setting gives you the sound and feel
of a lovely spring reverb voiced especially for this
pedal by none other than Barry Mitchell of Gui-
tar Center.
TONEPRINT – TonePrint setting
Set the Reverb type selector to TONEPRINT to
use TonePrints.
Using and editing TonePrints is explained in the
“TonePrint” section.