Version 0.9.2:
- stereo M/S pattern now with cardioid middle (was essentially figure eight)
- low/mid and mid/high crossover frequencies now adjustable
- subtle one-pole lo/hi cut filters for gentle shaping of the extremes
- improved the basic EQ code very slightly for better band interaction
Copying the updated info from page 5 here..
Introducing version 0.9.1:
- Redesigned most internal core parameters for hopefully better response
- Added M/S decomposition to input signals (instead of simple mono-mix)
- Repositioned outputs on M/S field for hopefully better stereo image
- Improved decay equalization for better band separation
- Added matched output equalization to help shape early balance
- Added simple input diffusion to slightly soften the initial echoes
- Roomsize now displays smaller values for a reverb of similar size.
...and...
- Now ships with a non-SSE version for older computers.
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In other words, this one got some more parameters, much fancier stuff going on under the hood, and it hopefully sounds better (or at least not much worse) than the previous versions.
It does have slightly different character, so it'd be happy to hear comments if somebody wants to compare the original with this new one, and you are advised to keep a copy of the older version if you really want to keep that sound; on the other hand I believe this should be able to replace the old version quite happily in almost all cases.
CPU use unfortunately went slightly up; it should still be quite acceptable, but I'll see if I can bring it back to what it was, but with all the new features/changes that's going to need a bit more work. The SSE version should be faster of the two anywhere it runs. PLEASE report any sudden spikes in CPU use with the non-SSE version. It should not cause any, but I might have missed something somewhere.
Assuming most people don't find it considerably worse sounding than the older versions, I'll probably keep the core engine more or less intact from now on. Might add a couple of more shaping controls for fine tuning at some point, but otherwise this is probably pretty close to feature complete.
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Ok, yesterday I decided that since all free reverbs suck (tm) I should really try writing a basic reverb to see how hard it actually is to write a reverb that does not suck very badly (I wrote a reverb for Valo but that one does kinda suck, even if it gets the job done for Valo). So sometime afternoon yesterday I started writing a new plugin.
Unfortunately, after having used most of yesterday writing something that was basically an extended version of Valo's reverb, I realized that the design I had would either require DAYS of tweaking, or I'd better come up with something else.... so I basically deleted the whole processing code, and then last night wrote something else...
And as of this writing, time is 07:39 (as I finally press submit) here, and I'm not sure what to do with the resulting thing. It hasn't crashed so far, so I guess it isn't totally unstable (but what can you say about something that's only some hours old). I'm also getting tired enough, that I'm not sure if my ears can tell what's a good reverb anymore, so I though I'd drop it here (it's supposed to become a free plugin anyway); maybe someone can try it and tell if it sounds like something that could possibly be worth some more work.
- The response isn't totally smooth (there's a bit of ringing), but I'm not feeling like any more trial and error right now.
- The real mid-band time is quite heavily dependant on low/high-band times, which could be improved, but I'm not feeling like doing the math right now.
- There is no attempt whatsoever at doing any sort of proper early reflections (maybe later).
- Time and size are independent, but obviously small size with long time (or the reverse for that matter) won't sound very great. Oh and don't trust the numbers with the size as they are not scientifically derived or anything.
- Obviously I didn't magically come up with a GUI.
- The name is Finnish (surprise) and can mean at least "enclosed space", "room/space for something", "farm" and "state of something" (and I probably forgot something).
- The "pan" control is simply for making my life easier when using the thing as an insert-effect, and does NOT pan the reverb (just the dry signal, before it's fed into the reverb; this way I don't need to use a separate panning plugin or send-track in order to do the panning before the reverb).
Please, if you try this, drop a short note in the thread (or PM if you're shy) saying what you think about how it sounds! And most importantly HOW MUCH DOES IT SUCK??
Download here: http://www.signaldust.com/files/Tila.zip (updated)
(requires a processor that can deal with SSE, I'll do a non-SSE build in a day or two when I have to time to put all the necessary calls to kill denormals in there; edit: does not apply anymore).
this is amazing on short settings!!
