User Manual

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AuraVerb is a powerful and exible algorithmic
reverb eect powered by the Orion Studio HD
Custom FPGA. It provides near zero-latency
eect monitoring without taxing your CPU.
AuraVerb can also be used as a hardware
eect from your DAW. That way you can take
advantage of its rich and unique sound while
mixing or mastering.
By default the eect is switched o.
Quick Start
AuraVerb appears as a pre-fader send eect on
the Orion Studio 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
● 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.
● PreDelay
PreDelay is a common function on most reverb
eects 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.
● Early Reection Gain
This is the linear gain value for all early
reections. These reections are perceptually
grouped with the direct sound when set at lower
levels and can nicely thicken a track when
increased.
● Late Reection Delay
Among other things, AuraVerb calculates
reected energy from the side walls and ceiling
of the virtual space. Late Reection Delay
controls the delay of these these late bursts of
reections, either to create dedicated echoes
or to support the spatial impression of the
simulated acoustic space.
AuraVerb allows you to ne tune several other
parameters for even deeper control of the
acoustic environment you are designing.
● Richness
● Reverb Time
● Room Size
● Reverb Level
AuraVerb oers 24 presets suitable for a variety
of genres and instruments.
The S & L icons stand for saving and loading
your own AuraVerb presets.