Unfiltered Audio TAILS
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- KVRAF
- 2596 posts since 12 Nov, 2014
Great reverb, though I am surprised there is no Length, Density and ER parameters.
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- KVRAF
- 1818 posts since 10 Jul, 2018
Finally got around to trying this yesterday. Most of the factory presets failed to install, so I had to download them from:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/ ... 3kxmcOdsEC
Lack of distinct attack and release parameters make it difficult to dial in the auto-ducking, especially since the reverb gets loud very quickly. I'll play with it some more, but you're probably better off just using a sidechain compressor or drawing in automation.
Lack of input gain control is annoying.
The buffer swap often makes it go silent for a moment, which is jarring. Guess it might be okay if it's buried in a mix, or you're intentionally going for a rhythmic effect. But there's far too little control over rhythm and timing.
Consonants at the ends of words trigger the transient detector.
While Adaptiverb's harmonic filtering can still produce lush, thick sounding reverb tails, the buffer swap in Tails makes the reverb sound thin. Adaptiverb's HCF is smooth, while Tails's buffer swap is jarring and provides very little rhythmic flexibility or control.
I'm surprised the only reviews on the PA website are 5 stars---do they censor negative reviews? This might be okay as a lower-cpu alternative to Adaptiverb for some synth patches, and I might layer it in with other reverbs.
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/ ... 3kxmcOdsEC
Lack of distinct attack and release parameters make it difficult to dial in the auto-ducking, especially since the reverb gets loud very quickly. I'll play with it some more, but you're probably better off just using a sidechain compressor or drawing in automation.
Lack of input gain control is annoying.
The buffer swap often makes it go silent for a moment, which is jarring. Guess it might be okay if it's buried in a mix, or you're intentionally going for a rhythmic effect. But there's far too little control over rhythm and timing.
Consonants at the ends of words trigger the transient detector.
While Adaptiverb's harmonic filtering can still produce lush, thick sounding reverb tails, the buffer swap in Tails makes the reverb sound thin. Adaptiverb's HCF is smooth, while Tails's buffer swap is jarring and provides very little rhythmic flexibility or control.
I'm surprised the only reviews on the PA website are 5 stars---do they censor negative reviews? This might be okay as a lower-cpu alternative to Adaptiverb for some synth patches, and I might layer it in with other reverbs.
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- KVRAF
- 1818 posts since 10 Jul, 2018
It would also be much better if there were an amount knob for the buffer swap, like Adaptiverb's HCF amount slider. And of course if the maximum buffer transition length were longer---max still sounds too abrupt, as others have complained about.
The former can be gotten around by having a second instance, but it's an annoying hassle that doubles the cpu usage.
Seems like the developers were being very lazy, and haven't bothered adding some simple-seeming updates that would make it much more usable.
The former can be gotten around by having a second instance, but it's an annoying hassle that doubles the cpu usage.
Seems like the developers were being very lazy, and haven't bothered adding some simple-seeming updates that would make it much more usable.
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- KVRAF
- 1818 posts since 10 Jul, 2018
I have the sensitivity threshold set as high it goes, algorithm set to 0% (so it should only respond to amplitude)... and it's getting triggered by a -60 db trigger. WTF? Is it responding to changes in amplitude instead of absolute amplitude? Do I seriously have to reduce the input gain to below negative 60 db? Ridiculous.
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- KVRAF
- 1818 posts since 10 Jul, 2018
Using midi triggers instead is a workaround for the crappy tranisent detector.
But even at the slowest speed, the autoducking creates unpleasant abrupt pumping even with reverb compression ["post"] set at only 50% (project tempo is 114 bpm). So using the autoducking with high wet levels seems like a bad idea.
This plugin could easily be so much better....
But even at the slowest speed, the autoducking creates unpleasant abrupt pumping even with reverb compression ["post"] set at only 50% (project tempo is 114 bpm). So using the autoducking with high wet levels seems like a bad idea.
This plugin could easily be so much better....
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- KVRAF
- 1818 posts since 10 Jul, 2018
I just realized that KSHMR Reverb seems to have the "buffer reset on transient detection" effect, as well as automatic ducking and transient softening.
"Remove clashing notes with Tonal Reset
Overcome chord bleeding using Tonal Reset, which restarts the reverb every time a new transient is detected."
"Create space with built-in sidechain ducking
Two forms of ducking — “Fade-In” and “Full” — create space for your instrument in a way that sounds natural.
Just tell KSHMR Reverb how much reduction you want and the threshold at which to activate"
So the ducking threshold is distinct from the transient detector, which seems like a better system.
"Remove clashing notes with Tonal Reset
Overcome chord bleeding using Tonal Reset, which restarts the reverb every time a new transient is detected."
"Create space with built-in sidechain ducking
Two forms of ducking — “Fade-In” and “Full” — create space for your instrument in a way that sounds natural.
Just tell KSHMR Reverb how much reduction you want and the threshold at which to activate"
So the ducking threshold is distinct from the transient detector, which seems like a better system.