TC Electronic REVERB 4000, User Manual

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VSS-4
Introduction to VSS-4
VSS™4 is a True Stereo Reverb - or two
Source Input to Stereo Output reverb - and
radically departs from being an additive sustain
diffuse field added to a 2-channel signal. Based
on source related Reflections from multiple
angles, the precision of VSS™4 is comparable
to real-world mono or stereo sources positioned
in an authentic or virtual space.
The two Input sources can be used for either a
final stereo-mix, or for positioning of two
individual mono-sources in the same virtual
space.
Because VSS™4 is a true stereo rendering of a
real room, you will experience that even with
only one source Input, you get a stereo Output
including the Early Reflections and Stereo
diffused fields.
Used for mastering purposes, VSS™4
maintains full bit transparency when bypassed
and with the two Sources placed in +/- 30
degrees position.
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Master Reverb
Master Decay
Range: 0.1 to 20 sec
Adjusts the Master Reverb Decay time. Decay
time can be further adjusted using the multiplier
for the following bands: Lo, LoMid, HiMid and
Hi.
Pre Delay
Range: 0 to 300ms
Pre Delay on the complete wet signal including
Early Reflections.
HiCut
Range: 20Hz to 20kHz
Determines the Hi Cut frequency for the Diffuse
Field part of the Reverb.
Reverb Size
Range: 0 to 15
Adjusts the overall perceived size of the Diffuse
Field part of the algorithm. Generally you would
attempt to define the perceived room size by
altering the Decay time. However, with the Size
parameter you can achieve a perceived
alteration of the room size thus keeping the
Decay time. The default value is meant as the
size that the specific Location Type is intended
to have.
Reverb Type
Range: Normal or Colored
When a Location Type is selected a Reverb
type is automatically set. With the Reverb Type
parameter it is possible to select between the
most natural sounding Diffuse field (Normal)
and a more colored "vintage" Diffuse field
setting.
This following section of this manual
describes the Reverb 4000 algorithms. The
descriptions are organized and illustrated
via the TC Icon views.
At the end of each algorithm section a table
illustrates how the parameters are organized
in the Reverb 4000 as stand alone unit.
Multipliers - General
Multipliers are typically used to specify a given
Decay time in relation to a Master Decay.
Multiplier example: When a Decay multiplier is
set to 1.25 and the Master Decay is 2.0
seconds the resulting decay time will be: 1.25 X
2.00 = 2.5 seconds.