Manual
9 NONLIN2 NATIVE User Manual
Hold
Range: 10 to 500 ms in 1 ms steps
Hold time (fully open time) of the reverb envelope. The "fully open" time is the
time the reverb tail maintains its maximum level. For a typical eighties style
response, Hold should be set at 60-120 ms.
NOTE: The maximum Hold time depends on the Attack and Release settings.
Release
Range: 0 to 490 ms in 1 ms steps
Release time (decay) of the reverb envelope
This is the time the reverb tail needs to disappear and is causing the "gated"
eect. For a typical eighties style response, Release should be set at 0-100 ms.
The most gated and unnatural eect is obtained at short Release settings.
NOTE: The maximum Release time depends on the Attack and Hold settings.
5.2.1 Envelope Display
The envelope display shows a graphical representation of the reverb envelope,
with time on the horizontal axis, vs amplitude on the vertical axis. The envelope
shape will vary as the four controls are adjusted. Each of the four parameters can
also be adjusted using the small square handles below the graph.
Note that the limit for Attack time + Hold time + Release time is 500 ms
maximum, so if any adjustments are made that would tend to make this longer,
the time of the other controls is automatically decreased.
Pre Delay
As the pre delay control is adjusted, the envelope is delayed in time, and the
graph appears to move to the right. The envelope is shaded, but an outline of its
original position is left behind.
Attack Time
The attack time is the time it takes to reach the Hold level.
The slope at the start of the reverb envelope is steep for small attack times.
As the attack time increases, then the slope decreases, taking longer time to
reach the Hold level.
Hold Time
As the Hold time is increased, the length in this area of the graph increases.
Release Time
As the Release time is increased, the slope at the end of the envelope decreases.