Make Noise Erbe Verb - Manual (Page 7)

Getting Started:
Patch the signal to be processed into the SIGNAL IN (1a). The associated Level Control (1b) accommodates modular
synthesizer signals of 10Vpp with unity gain at around 3 o' Clock. Beyond 3 o' Clock on the Level Control, there will
be some gain and possibly clipping followed by digital overloading. Take your output from the LEFT OUT (3a) and
patch to your final mixer/ monitoring system. If you have Stereo monitoring, patch both LEFT OUT (3a) and RIGHT
OUT (3b) to your Stereo monitor inputs. MIX (2b) is a blend between the dry analog signal and the wet digitally
processed signal. Set the MIX Panel Control (2b) to about 11 o' clock for the typical reverb effect.
Size:
The large grey knob, SIZE (4a), is the most defining parameter of the Erbe-Verb sound. It is an ultra-wide range
control over the size of the virtual space. It goes from unrealistically small (full CCW), to unrealistically large (Full CW),
with the full spectrum of realism between. In reverbs the Size parameter is often buried in the reverb algorithm or
preset. If there is a Size parameter to adjust it is usually limited in range to fit the algorithm. So for example, a Room
algorithm might allow size to be varied from .3 - .10 secs. On the Erbe-Verb the entire range of possible size is
available at all times. This means it is possible to travel from one space to another or to modulate between several
spaces. Typical settings for the Size parameter are as follows:
Coffin: Full CCW
Room: 12 o' Clock
Plate: 1 to 2 o' Clock
Hall: 3 o' Clock
Ambient: 4 o' Clock
Heaven: Full CW
Directly beneath this panel control are the SIZE CV Attenuator (4b) and SIZE CV IN (4c). Use the SIZE CV IN (4c) to
modulate the Size parameter. This allows for morphing between spaces or creating spaces that are large at one end
and small at the other. Modulation of this parameter will be very dramatic, so use the SIZE CV Attenuator (4b) to
create more subtle modulations.
Predelay
Toward the center of the Erbe-Verb is PRE-DELAY (7a). This controls the amount of time before reflections from walls
of the virtual space start arriving to the listener. In many reverbs and in the physical world the range of pre-delay is
tied directly to the size parameter. Small spaces have very little pre-delay. As the space increases in size, so does the
possible amount of pre-delay. The Erbe-Verb has a wide ranging Pre-Delay, 7ms to 500ms, that is completely
independent of the Size control. Therefore you could have a really small space (set SIZE to 10 o' clock) that was far
away (set PRE-DELAY to Full CW). On the contrary you could have a massive space (set SIZE to 3 o' clock) where the
reflections arrive almost immediately (set PRE-DELAY to Full CCW). Of course these settings are not very realistic, but
it could be inspiring and fun to put the listener in a space that does not exist in our physical world. Typically larger
space Sizes will have more Pre-Delay and smaller space Sizes will have less. Here are some typical settings for
Pre-Delay with reference to the Size parameter:
Coffin: Full CCW
Room: 9 o' Clock
Plate: Full CCW
Hall: 11 o' Clock
Ambient: 11 o' Clock
Heaven: Full CW