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Overview
| Name | Version: | LoamRoom 0.233 |
| Author: | Spiritseed |
| Device Type: | Audio Effect |
| Description: | LoamRoom Dual-room spatial reverb for Ableton Live (Max for Live). Alpha 0.232. Most reverbs give you one space. LoamRoom gives you depth: two mono-safe rooms - a near one and a far one - that you blend in real time, with distance staging that walks a source from your face to the back of the hall. Each trick here exists elsewhere, usually across several paid plugins or by chaining two reverbs by hand; LoamRoom puts the whole depth workflow into one free device inside Live. === WHAT IT IS === Two independent true-stereo FDN rooms (A = NEAR, B = FAR). Each has stereo predelay, asymmetric early reflections per side, 8-channel diffusion into an 8-line Householder feedback network (dense, stable, never metallic thanks to slow modulation), HF damping, frequency- dependent width (bass stays centered, highs open up), and Loam's distance staging. Blend the two rooms, or switch B off and use it as a classic single room. An optional DEPTH output stage adds mono-safe widening and reverb ducking for a clean, three-dimensional result. No FFT; fully self-contained. On load it starts on a versatile medium-room voicing (the "Vocal Up Front" preset, B off), with DEPTH pre-dialled but off - so it sounds good instantly and is identical to the classic engine until you turn DEPTH on. === QUICK START === 1. Drop it on a track (insert) or on a return. 2. Set Mix to taste (starts at 22%). 3. Want front/back depth? Turn B On, keep A Dist low and B Dist high, set Blend around 50%. 4. Want extra 3D and a clearer mix? Turn Depth On. Tip: try the "Soft Depth A+B" or "Close L / Far R" preset to start. === CONTROLS: PER ROOM (A NEAR, B FAR) === - Dist (0-100%): places the source IN the room. More = quieter + darker direct signal + a larger room share. 0% = transparent. Level/tone cues only - mono-safe. - Size (0.3-2.0x): room dimensions; scales early reflections and network delays. - Decay (0.2-12 s): reverb tail length (RT60). - Damp (0-100%): high-frequency absorption of the tail. - Pan (50L-C-50R): position of this room on the stereo stage. With Focus up (see TUNE), Pan pulls the room's image together and localises it left/right - even a wide far room moves audibly. At C it is neutral (full width). - Pre (0-200 ms): stereo predelay before the room answers. - Width (0-100%): stereo width of the tail, frequency-dependent (bass stays mono-solid, highs open up). 0% = mono. - Mod (0-100%): slow network modulation; adds life, avoids metallic ringing. - Early (0-100%): level of the early reflections relative to the tail. - Lvl (-24...+12 dB): level trim for this room. === CONTROLS: OUT (global) === - Mix (0-100%): global dry/wet for both rooms. Note: Dist pushes the effective mix toward wet. - Blend (0-100%): equal-power crossfade from A to B. 0% = only near, 100% = only far, in between = both. Automate it to move a sound from face-to-face into the back of the hall. - Out (-36...+12 dB): master output level. - B On: switches room B on/off with a soft, click-free fade. Off (default) = the device behaves like a classic single room. - Meters: stereo output level. === CONTROLS: TUNE (expert, optional) === Every dial defaults to the classic behaviour; factory presets do NOT change TUNE, so it stays your global preference. - DistLaw (0.5-2.0x, default 1.0): how aggressively Dist darkens and lowers a distant source. - AutoWet (0-100%, default 55): how strongly Dist pushes the effective mix toward wet. 0 = fully decoupled. - XOver (100-500 Hz, default 200): frequency below which the tail stays mono-solid. - ModRate (0.1-2.0 Hz, default 0.7): speed of the network modulation. - Focus (0-100%, default 85): how much the Pan dials truly localise a room. 0 = old-style balance (level only). === CONTROLS: DEPTH (optional 3D output stage) === OFF by default; with DEPTH off the output is identical to the classic engine. Turn it on for extra plasticity. - Depth On: master switch for the whole DEPTH stage (click-free). - Space (0-100%): mono-safe mid/side widening of the reverb output. - BassMono (40-400 Hz): low-cut on the side signal - keeps the bass centered and mono-solid. - Presence (0-100%): a gentle dip around 2-4 kHz in the mid, so a dry source sits through the reverb. - Duck (0-6 dB): auto-ducking - the reverb tail steps back while your dry signal plays and breathes in the gaps. Most effective on a return (100% wet). === PRESETS === 13 factory presets (they set the room dials but leave your TUNE and DEPTH settings untouched): Front/Back Stage - Close L / Far R - Duet Stage - Small + Hall Layered - Vocal Up Front - Drum Room - Small Wood Room - Big Hall - Cathedral - Ambient Wash - Far Corner - Tight Mono Room - Soft Depth A+B. User slots (the bubbles below the menu): shift-click = store, click = recall. These capture EVERYTHING (including TUNE and DEPTH) and travel with your Live Set. === TIPS === - Instant depth stage: B On, A Dist ~10%, B Dist ~70%, Blend ~50%. - Automate Blend for near-to-far movement; automate Dist for continuous distance staging. - Left/right staging: pan A slightly left, B right (try "Close L / Far R" or "Duet Stage"). - Big breathing rooms: Size high, Decay 6 s+, Damp ~40%, Mod ~30%, Early low. - Busy mix? Depth On, Duck ~3 dB. === REQUIREMENTS === Ableton Live 12 Suite (Max for Live / Max 9). Audio effect. Self- contained - no external files. Levels: as with any feedback-based reverb, extreme settings (very long Decay, Size sweeps, hot input) can build up level. Keep a limiter on your master chain. Use at your own risk. === ALPHA - PLEASE HELP TEST === This is alpha software and I want it to sound right EVERYWHERE. If you can, try it on different playback systems - studio monitors, headphones, laptop speakers, phone, car - and in MONO, and tell me what you hear. Bug reports (with the Max console if it errors), "sounds odd on this source/system" notes, and feature ideas are all hugely appreciated. Comment on this page or email dwagener@posteo.de. Thank you for testing! === SUPPORT === LoamRoom is and stays free. If it finds a place in your music and you feel like it, you can buy me a coffee: https://ko-fi.com/daniwagener Only if you feel like it - you enjoying it is already enough. (The download is not tied to it in any way.) === LICENSE === (c) 2026 Daniel Wagener. Licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 - full text: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/ Music made with this device may of course be commercial; the NC clause covers the device itself, not your productions. Provided "AS IS", without warranty of any kind; use entirely at your own risk. Ableton and Max for Live are trademarks of Ableton AG; Max and gen~ are by Cycling '74. This is an independent, unofficial device, not affiliated with or endorsed by them. |
Details
| Live Version Used: | 12.0.5 |
| Max Version Used: | 8.6.2 |
| Date Added: | Jul 05 2026 01:17:37 |
| Date Last Updated: | Jul 05 2026 01:21:17 |
| Downloads: | 11 |
| ⓘ License: | AttributionShareAlike |
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| Device File: | LoamRoom_Alpha_0.233.amxd |
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