To start adding reverb and delay, turn each effect on using the buttons at the bottom right of the interface, and turn up the wet mix until you can hear the effect.
Noire offers a choice of convolution or algorithmic reverb engines. The convolution engine has a dizzying array of reverb sounds, from vintage classics to lifelike rooms. The Mystique category is the most useful for ambient music and cinematic genres. Dive in there to find exotic, shimmering reverbs that will turn your piano playing into a spooky expanse of sound.
Noire’s delay section, based on the beloved Replika, offers plenty of options too. Each of the delay modes has its own flavor, from the crisp Modern mode to Vintage, Analogue, and Tape – plus a blurry Diffusion mode if you want to double up on your reverbs. To turn delay into a powerful sound-design tool, make sure the delay Time is fairly long and the Feedback is turned up. Engage the Depth control to add subtle modulation.
In this example, we spaced out our sound with the “Chimney Sweep” convolution reverb setting, plus the Vintage delay mode with modulation dialed in.
