Effects Flashcards
(55 cards)
On an effect, what does the wet/dry control do?
Controls the balance between the altered (wet) and unaltered (dry) signals
On an effect, what does the bypass do?
Switches the unit or plug-in on/off so you can compare the signal to its unaffected version
When does natural reverb occur?
When a sound reflects off its surrounding surfaces, creating a wash of overlapping echoes
What is reverberation?
A naturally occurring phenomenon that gives our brains lots of information about the space we are in
What helps to reduce most, but not all of the sound of a room?
Close miking
In regards to reverb, what is pre-delay time?
The gap between the sound and the onset of the early reflections and reverb tail
In regards to reverb, what does the pre-delay time help our brains to understand?
The size of the space
In regards to reverb, what is reverb time?
The amount of time taken for the reverb to decay to the point that we can no longer hear it
In regards to reverb, what are early reflections?
The first reflections that occur after the direct sound but before the reverb tail
In regards to reverb, what is the reverb tail?
The general wash of sound that occurs after the direct sound and early reflections
In regards to reverb, what does HF damping do?
Increases the perceived warmth of the space by absorbing more high frequencies
What is a live room?
A room that is chosen to act as a recording room because of its acoustic properties
How is plate reverb achieved?
By feeding an audio signal through a thin metal plate suspended in a frame
How can you adjust the reverb time of plate reverb?
By damping the vibrations using felt pads
In what decades was plate reverb used in many recordings?
1960s and 1970s
What was plate reverb most commonly used on?
Vocals and drum sounds
What is the difference between spring reverb and plate reverb?
Spring reverb uses a spring rather than a plate
Where is spring reverb still frequently used?
In guitar amps
In what decade was digital reverb first seen?
1980s
How does digital reverb model reverb?
By using lots of delays, which are mathematically calculated
What did digital reverbs enable users and manufacturers to do?
Store lots of presets
What happened in regards to digital reverbs as computer processors got faster in the 1990s?
Digital reverb was incorporated as software plug-ins
What does convolution reverb do?
Reproduces a real reverb from a real space
What can you do to reverb on percussion sounds to prevent it from making a mix muddy?
Feed the reverb through a noise gate, to abruptly cut the tail off
