Antelope Orion32 HD Owner's Manual - page 16
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AuraVerb is a powerful and flexible algorithmic reverb effect powered by the Orion32 HD
Custom FPGA-based DSP. It provides near zero-latency effect monitoring without taxing your
CPU. AuraVerb can also be used as a hardware effect from your DAW. That way you can take
advantage of its rich and unique sound while mixing or mastering.
By default the effect is switched off.
Quick Start
AuraVerb appears as a pre-fader send effect on the Orion32 HD’s Mixer 1. To send a signal to
the reverb, turn up the send control on a mixer channel and use the reverb output level to adjust
the return to the mixer’s master channel. To hear the reverb, route the mixer output to your
monitors by clicking and dragging MIX 1 [1] [2] to MONITOR [1] [2] on the routing matrix. Fine
tune the reverb mix by balancing between the dry signal on the mixer channel’s fader and the
reverb Output Level knob.
AuraVerb Parameters
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Color
AuraVerb’s Color control allows you to adjust the overall tone of the reverb. On “0” the space
created is darker, like a lushly carpeted area. On “100” the reverb sounds the brightest, which
can add some sizzle to a lead vocal, for example.
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PreDelay
PreDelay is a common function on most reverb effects and allows you to create a bit of space
between the source and the onset of reverb by controlling the amount of delay time that
precedes the initial reverberated sound. This parameter is used to place the reverberated signal
later in time with respect to the unprocessed signal. Natural settings for this are based on the
size of the environment and range from 0 to 32 milliseconds. Fine adjustment of this parameter
with respect to the tempo of the song or dramatic timing of the piece can help set the feel of
the reverb within the mix.
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Early Reflection Gain
This is the linear gain value for all early reflections. These reflections are perceptually grouped
with the direct sound when set at lower levels and can nicely thicken a track when increased.
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Late Reflection Delay
Among other things, AuraVerb calculates reflected energy from the side walls and ceiling of the
virtual space. Late Reflection Delay controls the delay of these these late bursts of reflections,
either to create dedicated echoes or to support the spatial impression of the simulated acoustic
space.
AuraVerb allows you to fine tune several other parameters for even deeper control of the
acoustic environment you are designing.
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Richness
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Reverb Time