Plug-in Reference

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The included effect plug-ins
Ö Cubase only: Note that the options in the Surround
section on the far right of the RoomWorks panel are avail-
able only when using the plug-in as an insert for a surround-
enabled track.
RoomWorks SE
RoomWorks SE is a “lite” version of the RoomWorks plug-
in. This plug-in delivers high quality reverberation, but has
fewer parameters and is less CPU demanding than the full
version. RoomWorks SE has the following parameters:
High Range This determines the frequency above which high fre-
quency damping will occur.
Low Damping The amount of damping applied to the low frequencies. At
100%, no damping occurs. Values lower than 100% in-
crease the amount of damping, reducing low frequencies
over time. Values above 100% have the opposite effect.
High Damping This affects the decay time of high frequencies. Normal
room reverb decays quicker in the high and low frequency
range than in the midrange. Lowering the damping per-
centage will cause high frequencies to decay quicker.
Damping percentage values above 100% will cause high
frequencies to decay longer than the midrange.
Amount This determines how much effect the envelope attack
and release controls have on the reverb itself. Lower
numbers have a more subtle effect while higher numbers
sound more drastic.
Attack The envelope settings in RoomWorks control how the re-
verb will follow the dynamics of the input signal in a fash-
ion similar to a noise gate or downward expander. Attack
determines how long in milliseconds it takes for the re-
verb to reach full volume after a signal peak. This is similar
to a predelay but the reverb is ramping up instead of
starting all at once.
Release The release determines how long after a signal peak the
reverb can be heard before being cut off, similar to a
gate’s release time.
Mix Determines the blend of dry (unprocessed) signal to wet
(processed) signal. When using RoomWorks inserted in
an FX channel, you will most likely want to set this to
100% or use the Send button.
Wet only This button defeats the mix parameter, setting the effect
to 100% wet or affected signal. This button should nor-
mally be pressed when RoomWorks is being used as a
send effect inserted on an FX or group channel.
Distance This control is only available for surround configurations.
With this parameter you can control where the virtual lis-
tening position is within the room. Positive values position
the listener closer to the front of the room and negative
values place the listener towards the rear of the room.
Rotate This button is only available for surround configurations.
When active, the perspective of the room is shifted 90°.
Balance This control is only available for surround configurations.
Balance controls the relative levels between the forward
and rear speakers. Positive values favor the front speak-
ers and negative values favor the rear speakers. Note that
when the Rotate option is activated, these relationships
will shift 90°.
Efficiency This unique control determines how much of the CPU is
used for RoomWorks. The lower the percentage of effi-
ciency, the more CPU resources will be used. This will
yield a higher quality reverb than higher percentage set-
tings. Interesting effects can be created with very high
Efficiency settings (>90%). Experiment for yourself.
Parameter Description
Export This button determines if during audio export Room-
Works will use the maximum CPU power for the highest
quality reverb or not. You may wish to keep a higher effi-
ciency setting for a desired effect during export. If you
want the highest quality reverb during export make sure
this is selected (yellow circle around button).
Parameter Description
Pre-Delay The amount of time before the onset of reverb. This al-
lows you to simulate larger spaces by increasing the time
it takes for first reflections to reach the listener.
Reverb Time Reverb Time in seconds.
Diffusion This affects the character of the reverb tail. Higher diffu-
sion is smoother while less diffusion can be clearer. This
emulates changing the types of surfaces in a room (brick
vs. carpet for instance).
High Damping
Amount
This affects the decay time of high frequencies. Normal
room reverb decays quicker in the high and low frequency
range than in the midrange. Lowering the damping per-
centage will cause high frequencies to decay quicker.
Damping percentage values above 100% will cause high
frequencies to decay longer than the midrange.
Low Damping
Amount
The amount of damping applied to the low frequencies. At
100%, no damping occurs. Values lower than 100% in-
crease the amount of damping, reducing low frequencies
over time. Values above 100% have the opposite effect.
Mix Determines the blend of dry (unprocessed) signal to wet
(processed) signal. When using RoomWorks SE inserted
in an FX channel, you will most likely want to set this to
100% or use the Send button.
Parameter Description