I agree with Runepune. The reverb tail is metallic sounding, it is an effect or artifact called often described as “ringing”. It is impossible to get rid og it by adjusting any parameters. It’s just a poorly designed reverb algorithm. And I certainly don’t agree with magneticfield’s statement: “…but what I do not have the slightest doubt is that the quality of the SMR of the dLive is more than enough for any type of standard work both live and Broadcast.”
To me the reverb is not usable as a main reverb for anything. I have made very short abd dark reverbs work after a lot of filtering with EQ, but any longer tails sounds synthetic and metallic in my experience.
I almost always bring at least 1 external reverb, either TC reverb 4000, Lexicon PCM native on a laptop or other plug-ins.
The only console reverb I have used with good results is the ones in the Lexicon reverb in the Soundcraft Vi consoles.
I really hope A&H can implement a new and better reverb in a new native 96kHz dLive DSP FX card, as I have been told several times by the people selling the console in Norway. Or simply release a software update to the already existing SMR reverb.
At the end of 2015, when I bought my dLive, I was told that the FX are not calculated in the FPGA, but run here on a separate DSP board. at that time it was also hinted that this should be revised sometime.
but when, how and why… that’s written in the stars, of course.
The RackExtra FX portfolio combines the pristine quality and wide choice offered by boutique plug-ins with the convenience and low latency of onboard processing. It’s no secret that we have a passion bordering on obsession for crafting painstakingly faithful emulations of the most revered outboard equipment. Drawing on the power of the XCVI Core, we have built hugely potent DSP kernels within the FPGA, allowing us to integrate our proven library of reverb, delay and modulator algorithms into dLive, with 16 FX slots available, each with a dedicated stereo return
Aha, then the information was not quite correct years ago. But at least not quite wrong
After all, it wouldn’t be necessary to exchange a circuit board!
Distributor told me about a separate DSP card for FX taken from iLive operating at 48kHZ, so there seem to be some confusion about this… I don’t know the correct answer. But if it’s all on the FPGA, they could just release it in a software update…
I would gladly sacrifice at least 8 of the Fx slots. Actually I use never more than 4 to 6 engines. So change that first number a 10 to 12. I would suggest this should be enough beef to render something very high class?
Hi
I use reverb for vocals in live performances, and I think they are terrible. Will Allen & Heat engineers improve them, or should I get ready to spend money on bricasi m7 or another good reverb?
I wouldn’t expect any updates to the RackFX reverbs in the future. Allen&Heath seem to have run into a processing wall with the original DSP/FPGA and thus introduced the Rack UltraFX card to enable improved FX.
Any newly purchased MixRacks should have the card pre-installed. Older systems can be upgraded with the new card for about $2,500 USD.
I have been using the new Ultra-FX card for some time now and would like to say that these effects make a big difference in terms of quality.
I’ve been using Liveprofessor with various plugins since the end of 2019, including 7Heaven (a Bricasti emulation).
In direct comparison, the new Ultra FX card performs so well that I no longer use external reverb plugins.
