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Spread

Spread lets you compress early reﬂections along the time axis. The further

you twist the knob from its neutral position (far right: 100%) to the left,

the more the reﬂections are compacted and the smaller room appears to

become.

Note that you cannot enter spread values greater than 100%, and for good reason:

Though it would be possible to stretch early reﬂections beyond their actual scope, this

would thin them out, defeating the effect’s purpose of enlarging the room. If you want

a bigger room, select an HDIR model that provides it.

ER/Tail Crossing

ER/Tail Crossing deﬁnes the point where early reﬂections end and the tail

begins. This parameter marks the working point of ER/Tail Balance and

Spread, so shifting this point has an impact on these two processing func-

tions’ effects.

When you add an AIR part using Render ER or Render Tail, the application hides ER/

Tail Crossing, AIR automatically determines the point of crossover.

Previously values remain unaltered when changing models. A model can

also be loaded with its own default settings. If and how you want to deter-

mine an ER/Tail Crossing point depends on whether you are using a HDIR

model or an impulse response:

❖ HDIR: HDIR models already contain the correct ER/Tail Crossing value.

Holding the ç key (PC) or the C key (Mac) when loading a model re-

calls the point’s analyzed location.

❖ Impulse response: Since User impulse responses do not contain an ER/

Tail Crossing value, holding the ç key (PC) or the C key (Mac) when

loading a model sets a default value of 50 ms. For very small rooms, you

should lower the value a little, and raise it somewhat for very big rooms.

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