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6. Ironize and long

1 In our final walkthrough, let’s look at some Ironize presets that also use the Long room mode. Our first is Synth Long Iron, and this time round we’re loading this as an insert to create a kick boom effect. Once loaded, increase both the wet and dry mix faders.

2 We’ve loaded a single kick to use as a one-shot source, and we just need to adjust the Wet and Dry faders to taste. You’ll notice this reverb is big and bright, with the Ironize parameter adding an extra degree of diffusion to the high frequencies.

3 Sticking with this setup, try other sounds. Hard sounds work particularly well, like snares, rims and claps. The reverb is bright, edgy and very long. It’s not ideal for all effects but if you want something particularly lively and have space for a big effect it’s ideal.

4 From this massive effect we now move to something very different. Post Rock is once again an Ironize effect with the Long room mode, but it has a very different timbre. It’s in the Guitar category so let’s try it with various guitars.

5 We’ve set it up on an auxiliary, and feeding just a little electric guitar reveals a long dark sound. The damping frequency is set below 2kHz and the high pass at around 400Hz. This creates a pretty narrow reverb band effect.

6 Try this out on a variety of sounds. We think it sounds great for picked or muted electric guitar, adding a long dark tail that’s both moody and characterful. Solo the return and you’ll hear the medium rate modulation is also adding some pitch flavour.