Effects

Effects

Cyclosonics includes a full effects suite with global delay, reverb, EQ, and per-voice overdrive. If you’re new to audio effects, here’s a quick primer on what each one does:

• Delay repeats your sound after a short gap, like an echo bouncing off a wall. Adjusting the timing and number of repeats can make a sound feel spacious or rhythmic.
• Reverb simulates the way sound behaves in a physical space — a small room, a large hall, or something completely otherworldly. It adds depth and atmosphere.
• EQ (equalization) lets you boost or cut specific frequency ranges. Think of it like a tone knob: turn up the lows for more rumble, cut the highs if something sounds harsh.
• Overdrive adds grit and harmonic richness by pushing a signal past its clean limit. At low levels it adds warmth; at high levels it creates aggressive distortion — think clean electric guitar versus a cranked amp.

Signal Flow

Voice → Overdrive → Delay Send ─→ Delay
                   → Reverb Send ─→ Reverb
                   → Dry output ──→ Master Mix → EQ → Output

Each voice has its own overdrive and independent send levels to the global delay and reverb. The dry signal and effect returns are summed at the master mix, then processed through the EQ.

Delay

Parameter	Description
Time	Delay time
Feedback	Amount of delayed signal fed back into the delay
Filter Type	Low-pass, high-pass, or band-pass filter on the delay line
Filter Cutoff	Frequency cutoff for the delay filter
Spread	Stereo width of the delay taps

Reverb

Parameter	Description
Decay	How long the reverb tail lasts
Size	Virtual room size
Diffusion	Density of early reflections
Flutter	Modulation/movement in the reverb tail
Dampening	High-frequency absorption (darker reverb)
Shimmer	Octave-shifted reverb for ethereal, shimmering tails

EQ

A global parametric EQ with bands for low, mid, and high frequencies. Found on the Setup page. The EQ section is not preset specific, and will apply to all audio generated by Cyclosonics. Use it to shape the overall tonal balance — boost lows for a speaker setup, cut highs if it’s too bright, etc.

Per-Voice Overdrive

Each voice has an individual overdrive control that adds harmonic saturation before the signal hits the effects sends. Subtle values add warmth; higher values create aggressive distortion.