Reverb Settings - Blind Test

[Smittefar]

Exactly

 

[Smittefar]

Here are the facts (ED= Echo density)

A - Nrml Q - ED 6 - CPU 49% - 4 votes
B - High Q - ED 6 - CPU 54% - 3 votes
C - Nrml Q - ED 4 - CPU 45% - 5 votes
D - High Q - ED 2 - CPU 45% - 5 votes
E - High Q - ED 8 - CPU 58% - 4 votes
F - Nrml Q - ED 8 - CPU 49% - 1 vote
G - Nrml Q - ED 2 - CPU 45% - 2 votes
H - High Q - ED 4 - CPU 49% - 1 vote

Some of the Normal Quality CPU usages are the same, I though they ought to be different, but I did notice that the CPU usage was not updated immediately, so maybe it is not perfectly accurate.

Anyway; less than 20% were able to identify the version with the highest CPU usage, and you can save 13% CPU by going to reverb versions that the voters here evaluated higher. 13% equates almost to an extra drive block in your patch.

It is all fun and games, but the result is clear. Listen critically to your reverbs, and chances are, you can spare substantial amounts of CPU power without losing critical sound quality.

 

[MicMic]

Generally speaking very Interesting test. looking towards some discussed limits on the AX8 extremely interesting.

Give us the result.....

Edit: hehe - just a bit late with my input...

 

[CerealKiller]

Guessed right I want to say that it was down to more than just luck, but I honestly couldn't tell them apart - which prompted me to reduce the quality of my reverb and save some CPU.

 

[spiderWAW]

I vote on E too

 

[DLC86]

I guessed too! But I was pretty sure of my choice ;-)
Seriously though, I think most people simply didn't know what to listen to, the highest quality setting is the most washed out and blurred and it could be counter-intuitive if you don't know exactly how those parameters work