Bouncing echo

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The Orinj Bouncing Echo is an echo in every sense of the word – the signal is repeated a number of times with an ever decreasing amplitude. It is not a simple echo, however. It differs from the simple Orinj Echo. In the simple Orinj Echo, the time between each two successive repetitions is the same (there is constant delay) and the ratio of the amplitudes of each two successive repetitions is the same (there is constant decay). The delays in the Orinj Bouncing Echo are not necessarily constant. They may change with each repetition. Thus, the Orinj Bouncing Echo is an echo with a delay sweep.

A practical example of this type of echo is a bouncing ball. Once the ball is dropped, it will bounce faster and faster as time passes, as each bounce will be of smaller and smaller height. In this example, the delays between each two successive bounces will become smaller and smaller. Since the bounce becomes quieter and quieter, we can say that this is a natural echo with an ever decreasing delay.

The delays of the Orinj Bouncing Echo are not completely random. If they were, we would have had simply a collection of simple delays the parameters of which are independent of each other, which is a tapped delay line. The delays for the successive repetitions of the Orinj Bouncing Echo are not independent of each other. There is some relationship. In our practical example of a bouncing ball, the delays may be decreasing by the same amount or the same ratio.

Using the Orinj Bouncing Echo

You can add the Orinj Bouncing Echo to tracks in the multitrack session view, tracks in the loop building view, and to waves in the single wave view. In the multitrack session view and in the loop building view, first select the track to which you want to add the effect. In all of these views, click on Effect, Delay, and then on Orinj Bouncing Echo in the Orinj menu. You will see the following dialog with two tabs.

The Orinj Bouncing Echo dialog – delay tab

When this dialog becomes visible, the Orinj Bouncing Echo effect has been added. Adjust the parameters of the bouncing echo in the dialog above and click Close. These parameters are described below.

Orinj Bouncing Echo parameters

See Effects for an explanation of the Title, Track, Presets, and Bypass controls. The remaining Orinj Bouncing Echo controls are described below:

See Effects for additional notes on: where Orinj effects can be used, using boxes and sliders that control the same effect parameter, applying effects to mono and stereo waves, and using effects during playback. See Working with effects for additional information on creating, modifying, moving, removing, and processing effects.

Dry and wet mix

The Orinj Bouncing Echo supports dry and wet mix changes. That is, you can adjust the mix between the original signal and the echo. See Effects for more information.