AMS RMX 16 User manual

RMX 16 : Digital Reverberation System
User Manual
Issue 2
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Table of Contents
Intro.................................................................................................................................................4
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The Basi Prin iples of Reverberation...............................................................................................6
Understanding Reverberation ...........................................................................................................6
The Fundamentals of Reverberation...................................................................................................6
Stereo From a Mono Source..............................................................................................................7
Operating Instru tions.....................................................................................................................8
Operation.........................................................................................................................................9
Input Output Level And Level Monitoring Section...............................................................................9
The Pot Control Section....................................................................................................................9
Program Selection...........................................................................................................................9
Keypad Entry..............................................................................................................................9
Using The Nudge Keys.................................................................................................................9
Pre-Delay Entry...............................................................................................................................9
Keypad Entry............................................................................................................................10
Using The Nudge Keys...............................................................................................................10
Pot Control Entry.......................................................................................................................10
Decay Time Entry.......................................................................................................................... 10
Keypad Entry............................................................................................................................10
Using The Nudge Keys...............................................................................................................10
Pot Control Entry.......................................................................................................................10
Decay Filter Controls......................................................................................................................10
Dry Wet .....................................................................................................................................11
Keypad Entry............................................................................................................................11
Using The Nudge Keys...............................................................................................................11
Pot Control Entry.......................................................................................................................11
Using the RMX 16 .........................................................................................................................11
Pre-Delay................................................................................................................................. 12
Decay Time.............................................................................................................................. 12
Decay Filtering..............................................................................................................................12
Keyboard text Entry.......................................................................................................................12
Spe ifi ations.................................................................................................................................13
Electrical.................................................................................................................................. 13
Appendix B.....................................................................................................................................14
Program Index..............................................................................................................................14
Program 1 AMBIENCE................................................................................................................14
Program 2 ROOM A1..................................................................................................................15
Program 3 HALL C1...................................................................................................................15
Program 4 PLATE A1..................................................................................................................15
Program 5 HALL B3....................................................................................................................15
Program 6 CHORUS...................................................................................................................15
Program 7 ECHO.......................................................................................................................16
Program 8 NONLIN 2.................................................................................................................16
Program 9 REVERSE 1................................................................................................................16
Program 10 REVERSE 2..............................................................................................................17
Program 11 FREEZE...................................................................................................................17
Program 12 ROOM A0................................................................................................................17
Program 13 ROOM B1................................................................................................................18
Program 14 HALL A1..................................................................................................................18
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Program 15 PLATE B1................................................................................................................18
Program 16 DELAY....................................................................................................................18
Program 17 IMAGE P1................................................................................................................18
Program 18 NONLIN 1...............................................................................................................19
Appendix C.....................................................................................................................................19
High and Low Frequency Decay Characteristics..................................................................................19
Nominal High Frequency Decay Control Characteristics...................................................................19
Low Frequency Decay Control Characteristics................................................................................19
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Intro
The AMS RMX16 was the world’s first mi ropro essor ontrolled,
full bandwidth digital reverberator and hara terized an enormous
number of seminal re ordings from the 1980s onwards. Its
designer’s love for musi and experien e in the aerospa e industry
meant it was way ahead of its time on release.
It has remained an essential pie e of kit for any self-respe ting
world- lass studio ever sin e, and the units sell today for a
substantial proportion of their original ost due to their great
desirability.
Designed from the outset to be musi al rather than simply
implementing mathemati al algorithms, ea h program was tuned
and re-tuned to provide as wide a “sweet-spot” of settings as
possible by means of “ arpet graph” parameter tables,
intera tively linked ontrol by ontrol. It was designed by ear over
an extended period of time and from first prin iples and this is
what has made it a lassi . Despite its longevity, there is little
more any present-day design ould better and its sound is unique
and instantly re ognisable.
Now available in a plug-in, the sound on e available only to
premier studios is now on tap for a mu h wider user base.
In addition to the 9 programs that the AMS RMX16 has as standard
there are a rare series of aftermarket programs that were made
available to AMS RMX16 users if they ould get their hands on the
unique and now elusive RMX16 remote ontrol with bar ode
reader input. These 9 extra programs are in luded in the AMS
RMX-16 Digital Reverb Expanded Plugin.
Image of an original RMX16 remote ontrol Image of an original
with bar ode reader bar ode hart
Note: The following text is reprodu ed verbatim from the original
user manual.
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RMX 16 S reenshot
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