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7/23/10
M7 V2 User Manual Addendum and Upgrade Instructions
The V2 release brings new functionality to your M7 reverb processor while maintaining the simplicity of control and use of the
V1 operations. Your new M7 has these new features installed and ready to use. Here is an overview of the new V2 package:
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A new “larger than life” V2 reverb algorithm with associated new presets.
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New delay and delay modulation parameters that are available in both the original V1 algorithm and presets and the
new V2 based algorithm and presets.
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Expanded selection of Early Reverbs, available on both V1 and V2 algorithms.
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New presets for both V1 and V2 algorithms, plus Non Linear presets
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Enhanced Midi functionality with selective system exclusive dumps.
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Mute and Bypass functions
The New Presets and Programs Banks
All of the original V1 presets remain unchanged from the original release. We have added some new presets to these banks
that use the original algorithm and some in addition use the new delay parameters that are available on both V1 and V2
based presets.
For the V2 based presets, we added a second tier of banks. They are labeled Halls 2, Rooms 2, Plates 2, and Spaces 2. All
these presets use the new V2 algorithm, which have all the same types of parameters as in V1, including the delay. If you
want to start with the new stuff, start here by loading a preset from one of these banks.
There is a third algorithm called Non Linear, based on the classic AMS RMX 16. This is a very simple algorithm and only the
Rolloff, Size, Early Select, Early Balance and Early Rolloff parameters are used. Increasing the size will spread the taps out,
making it longer or shorter. You can roll off the high end with the low pass Rolloff parameters, for a darker or brighter sound.
The smaller size settings, like preset 1 and 2, are great for gated drum sounds. Larger settings, like the #4 preset, create a
nice large ambient spac
e for acoustic instruments.
Saving Presets
When saving presets to User Registers or Favorites, V2 has added a new label in the lower section of the display to indicate
which preset bank the original sound came from. For example if you started with a preset from the Plates 2 bank, and saved
that to a user register, there will be a P2 now in the lower section of the display indicating the program started as a Plates 2
preset, an H1 would indicate a V1 Halls preset, R1 is V1 Rooms, and so on.
The New V2 Algorithm
The new V2 algorithm is based on some of the same building blocks of the original V1, so it maintains the same clarity and
sense of space, and natural density, and overall operation. The Early Reverb, with its new selections, and the VLF or very
low frequency reverb, are the same as in the V1. What has changed is the late reverb. It is a very different kind of sound,
with more coloration, being more effect like than natural sounding, but keeping the kind of clear density found in the original
V1 sounds.
The edit parameters and overall operation are the same for the new V2, so there is no need to learn new user paradigms. In
some cases, since the underlying algorithm is different, parameters will have a different affect on the sound than before. Here
are the key parameters that have changed in character.
Modulation
Besides being a different algorithm than the V1 based modulation, it is higher in level and more profound than in V1. The V2
modulation is designed to be noticed.
At low settings, from Low to 3, it is a more of a sine wave like effect, with smooth left to right movement, deep and consistent,
and not randomized.
