How do i use Bass Multiplier on reverb fx?

[ghostwhistler]

I have Vallhalla's excellent vintageverb, but I've never really gotten much mileage out of this aspect. Most times I can't hear a difference if I change the setting so I don't. What am I meant to be doing with this parameter?

Thanks

[comfortablynick]

You should hear a big difference because it lengthens the decay of all the frequencies under BassFreq. If you don't hear it, make sure BassFreq is turned up somewhere high, around 1 kHz or more. You should hear a 2X BassMult clearly if you do that.

[ghostwhistler]

You should hear a big difference because it lengthens the decay of all the frequencies under BassFreq. If you don't hear it, make sure BassFreq is turned up somewhere high, around 1 kHz or more. You should hear a 2X BassMult clearly if you do that.

Very rarely do i notice it

[Ah_Dziz]

It should be a adjustment of the decay/ feedback of lower frequencies relative to the main reverb time. so 2x is 4 seconds if your "main time" is set to 2 seconds. It's often connected to a frequency control. It's also often counteracted by a filter further don the signal path that cuts the lows out. I find that the low multiplier is most useful for more realistic spaces. Bass buildup is a fact in many acoustic spaces. If you want to understand the parameter more, look at ow it's used in presets you like. if yu really cant hear it then you may want to highpass your reverb.

[kraster]

The control itself is the length of the bass response of the reverb relative to the main decay parameter.

So a mult of 2X will double the length of the decay, a mult of .5 will halve the length and so on.

The frequency is the split point between the bass and midrange decay.

One rule of thumb is that perceptually the longer the bass frequency the more "warmth" it will give you and shorter bass frequencies will give you more clarity.

Generally you will notice midrange more since our ears are more sensitive to those areas but if you push the frequency high enough it should be pretty noticeable. How much you perceive it is also very dependent on what you are sending to it.

[ramseysounds]

You should hear a big difference because it lengthens the decay of all the frequencies under BassFreq. If you don't hear it, make sure BassFreq is turned up somewhere high, around 1 kHz or more. You should hear a 2X BassMult clearly if you do that.

Very rarely do i notice it

maybe you’re deaf

[ghostwhistler]

You should hear a big difference because it lengthens the decay of all the frequencies under BassFreq. If you don't hear it, make sure BassFreq is turned up somewhere high, around 1 kHz or more. You should hear a 2X BassMult clearly if you do that.

Very rarely do i notice it

maybe you’re deaf

Pardon?

[comfortablynick]

The bass multiplier in a reverb has an obvious effect, provided you are sending content below the crossover frequency. Multiplying the RT60 by 2 under 1 kHz will change the decay noticeably. VVV goes all the way up to 4X.