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higher value can sometimes improve the source's intelligibility, while a lower value may give
a smoother decay.
Spin applies modulation to the early reections. The X-Y control accesses the depth and
frequency of these modulations. A larger depth tends to provide a less-colored (more
spectrally neutral) late diffusion response. If the modulation frequency is too high, doppler
frequency shifting of the source sound will occur, along with surreal panning effects. Spin
may be turned off, using the associated switch, for modest CPU savings.
20.18.3 Global Settings
The Quality chooser controls the tradeoff between reverb quality and performance. Eco
uses minimal CPU resources, while High delivers the richest reverberation.
The Size parameter controls the room's volume. At one extreme, a very large size will
lend a shifting, diffused delay effect to the reverb. The other extreme a very small value
will give it a highly colored, metallic feel.
The Stereo Image control determines the width of the output's stereo image. At the highest
setting of 120 degrees, each ear receives a reverberant channel that is independent of the
other (this is also a property of the diffusion in real rooms). The lowest setting mixes the
output signal to mono.
20.18.4 Diffusion Network
The Diffusion network creates the reverberant tail that follows the early reections. The
decay time control adjusts the time required for this tail to drop to 1/1000th (-60 dB) of its
initial amplitude.
High and low shelving lters provide frequency-dependent reverberation decay. The high-
frequency decay models the absorption of sound energy due to air, walls and other materials
in the room (people, carpeting and so forth). The low shelf provides a thinner decay. Each
lter may be turned off to save CPU consumption.
The Freeze control freezes the diffuse response of the input sound. When on, the reverber-
ation will sustain almost endlessly. Cut modies Freeze by preventing the input signal from
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