Cellar
Echo chamber, inspired by echo chambers built under studios.
Cellar is a dark, dense tail with slow movement that never rings, and Size from a cupboard to a cathedral. It's the lush, smooth reverb behind countless classic records.
The controls
- Predelay
- Time before the chamber starts, 0 to 150 ms.
- Size
- From a small cupboard to a huge space.
- Decay
- How long it lasts, 0.5 to 8 s.
- Damping
- How much the highs die away: higher is darker.
- Low Cut
- Clears the low end of the tail.
- Early
- How much of the first reflections you hear.
- Width
- From mono to extra-wide.
- Mix
- How much chamber.
Best for
- Vocals: lush, classic depth
- Strings and pads: a smooth, deep space
- Ballads: big without being bright
- Background vocals: blend and depth
Starting points
Load Cellar, set these, then adjust by ear. In the plugin, Level match helps you judge the sound, not the loudness.
Classic vocal
Predelay 40 ms, Size 100, Decay 2.0 s, Damping 45, Early 20, Mix 22%
Lush strings
Predelay 20 ms, Size 130, Decay 3.5 s, Damping 55, Early 15, Mix 30%
Dark and deep
Predelay 60 ms, Size 150, Decay 5.0 s, Damping 70, Early 10, Mix 20%
Hints and tips
- Cellar is darker than Platen: use it when a plate sounds too bright.
- Raise Damping to push the reverb behind the music.
- Long Decay with high Damping gives depth without clutter.
Chains it works best in
Every Original works in a chain with the others and with members' hardware. These are good places to start.
- Lumiq then Cellar: a smooth, classic vocal
- Doublet then Cellar: lush, wide pads
- Pinchroll then Cellar: echoes that bloom into a space
Watch out for
- Very long Decay with low Damping on busy mixes: it clouds everything.
Cellar is free
Like every DigMusiK plugin, Cellar is free for registered members: it's part of the platform, so the chains you hand on and send for approval play the same for everyone. Try it in your studio, on your own mix.