KVR Audio

akira · Post by **akira** » Wed Nov 19, 2014 5:43 pm

Hi eveybody,
So many people like the "Ambience" reverb, but the "Size" parameter (probably RoomSize) doesn't work. When I fiddle the knob, nothing happens.
Am I stupid or is this parameter disabled since Ambience is freeware?
And all the people, who likes this plug, are the only using some presets?

XorXisT · Post by **XorXisT** » Wed Nov 19, 2014 5:54 pm

Turn down the time knob in decay section.

Yes it doesn't work like others, it change the sound in strange ways

akira · Post by **akira** » Wed Nov 19, 2014 6:07 pm

I have the time knob now on 9 o'clock...fiddling the size makes no changes!

XorXisT · Post by **XorXisT** » Wed Nov 19, 2014 6:23 pm

If you really want to hear what size button does, try this:

Time: 9 o`clock, as you did

Dry: -inf dB, all the way to left.

Wet: 0.0 dB

Use a sharp transient sound, like a clap or rim shot.

akira · Post by **akira** » Wed Nov 19, 2014 6:28 pm

I did like you wrote...the changes are nearly nothing or totally nothing!

XorXisT · Post by **XorXisT** » Wed Nov 19, 2014 6:40 pm

Using send?

Sorry I didn't said in my previous post: insert it directly in your track.

Yeah, I know, reverb is supposed to be used as a send, but to hear what the size knob does, inserting it directly in your track is the only way to really hear what it does.

akira · Post by **akira** » Wed Nov 19, 2014 6:48 pm

Thanx,
now I hear a difference, but why doesn't change the size of the room, but the kind of the room?
And why one have to decrease the time to hear the difference?

XorXisT · Post by **XorXisT** » Wed Nov 19, 2014 6:58 pm

I really have no idea.

It doesn't work like others, but I like it's sound better than, for example, Live 8's reverb.

I'm no expert on reverbs by any means, but for free, it does the job for me.

Chris-S · Post by **Chris-S** » Fri Nov 21, 2014 8:43 am

Maybe this is why it's called Ambience.

For short / small room reverb other reverb vsts are better in my opinion.

Touch The Universe · Post by **Touch The Universe** » Fri Nov 21, 2014 8:46 am

such as?

Chris-S · Post by **Chris-S** » Fri Nov 21, 2014 10:03 am

I'd say epicverb, but it's also a matter of taste.

crimsonwarlock · Post by **crimsonwarlock** » Fri Nov 21, 2014 10:22 am

mysticvibes wrote:such as?

Silverspike's Roomachine 844, an oldie but goodie, does some very nice small rooms. Although not actually transparent, I like it a lot and use it specifically for that. For drums I use Modern Spacer; when testing a lot of freeware reverbs it gave me some very nice sounding drum room reverb. TAL reverb, especially v2 (different versions sound different) is my goto for vocals and can give some nice ambiances. It's the best free Plate-reverb emu tmo.

Ambience (Magnus/Smartelectronix) - RoomSize Parameter doesn't work!!!