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5 Global Parameters

Dry/Wet

The Dry/Wet knob lets you determine the balance between the dry signal

and the reverb effect. Working with this section requires you to make a

very important distinction: Are you using WizooVerb as a send or an insert

effect?

❖ Send: If you are using WizooVerb as a send effect, twist the Dry/Wet

knob all the way to the right to Wet. This way, WizooVerb sends the re-

verb signal only, and does not duplicate the direct signal. Use the faders

and send /return knobs on your hardware or software mixer to deter-

mine the desired effect depth.

❖ Insert: If you are using WizooVerb as an insert effect, you can adjust

Dry/Wet freely to achieve the desired depth in the mix: The further you

twist the knob from Dry to Wet, the further the signal moves into the re-

verb room.

Width

Width determines the generated reverb’s stereo spread. Due to this knob’s

psycho-acoustical effect, it actually lets you adjust the width of the room:

❖ Negative values: The further you twist the Width knob to the left, the

narrower the room becomes. The room seems to progressively shrink

between the two speakers.

Use narrow rooms for special effects: A narrow room is perceived a tunnel that you

can hear deeply into. Try this to clean up complex mixes comprising many rooms:

Shrink some rooms and dial in different pan/balance settings for the reverb return

signals to place them at different positions in the stereo image for a more trans-

parent mix.

❖ Positive values: The further you twist the Width knob to the right, the

wider the room becomes. It can even appear to extend beyond the two

speakers

Ultra wide rooms can sound quite impressive, but they are best used sparingly for

short effects. Rarely do they work as a continuous reverb effect.

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