- Publisher: Reason Studios & Jiggery-Pokery Sound
- Product: The Animus Shimmerverb Ensemble
- Version: 1.0.6-DECiBEL
- Format: Reason Rack Extension
- Requirements: You need R2R Reason release and TEAM R2R Reason Rack Extension Cache Builder
A first for the Rack Extension format, JPS presents Reason’s premier Shimmer Reverb device!
Inspired by the classic 80s effect originally created by Daniel Lanois and Brian Eno, by pitch-shifting a long-decay reverb and applying a high feedback, you can create a shimmering pad that sits under the original signal. The effect is particularly useful on decaying sounds, such as pianos and guitars, yet can be used to create interest to any input audio.
The Animus features up to six independent and highly-tweakable shimmer channels, driven by a long-decaying algorthimic reverb, or a set of high quality convolution impulses, giving you the perfect shimmerverb: from the smooth and the subtle, through to distorting granular pitch effects, you can even layer and mix different shimmer effects within the same device!
The original reverb can be mixed back into the shimmered signal to control the depth of the shimmer itself, while the reverb can be filter-modulated along with the shimmer, or it can bypass the filter.
Algorithmic reverb with envelope follower
125 additional convolution reverbs, including reversed and combined reverbs
Six granular pitch-shifters with up to +/- 24 semitone shifts, pre-delay, density, feedback, distortion and level mixing
Gate button allows audio to bypass/enter the FX chain as required
Clean “DDL” and vintage “BBD” style modes. For normal shimmer we recommend leaving this set to “DDL” mode, and use “BBD” mode for special effect requiring aliasing.
LFO with pitch-mod phase and rate offset
Resonant filter with additional distortion
Two-band EQ
Reverb/Shimmer mixer allows the original Reverb and the Shimmer to be finely mixed
Reverb can be modulated by the Filter and EQ, or can bypass those modules to only have the Shimmer modulated
Low and High FX Cut to tame unwanted lows and highs for easier post-device mixing
FX Gain to trim/boost the overall FX volume into the main Dry/Wet mixer
Dry Pan provides a quick way to oppose the dry and wet signals