eight presets.
four families.
Arna ships with eight curated reverb presets, organised into four families. Every preset corresponds to a point on the Journey — turning the 1snob knob across them in order is a guided tour through the engine.
naturals
Acoustic spaces that exist in the world.
| Preset | k anchor | Decay | Character | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cathedral | 0.85 | 8.2 s | Long stone tail, slow attack, the Brain is loud — every transient becomes a swell. | read → |
| Hall | 0.55 | 2.4 s | Concert hall — warm, defined, decay around 2 to 3 seconds. Default for orchestra. | read → |
| Chamber | 0.40 | 1.4 s | Small wood-and-plaster chamber. The size that disappears into a pop arrangement. | read → |
plates
Mechanical reverbs from the studio era — modelled, not sampled.
| Preset | k anchor | Decay | Character | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plate | 0.50 | 1.8 s | Bright, dense, modulated. Sounds like an EMT 140 that has been kept clean. | read → |
| Spring | 0.35 | 0.9 s | Twangy and bright with the characteristic spring “boing” on transients. | read → |
rooms
Working spaces — small, controlled, intentional.
| Preset | k anchor | Decay | Character | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drum Room | 0.30 | 0.7 s | Hardwood drum room. Tight tail, lively early reflections. | read → |
| Vocal Booth | 0.18 | 0.4 s | Just enough air to remove the dryness. The smallest preset. | read → |
presets are starting points.
Each preset opens at the listed anchor on the Journey, but every parameter remains live. Move anything; the preset name turns into "Custom" with a gold outline. Save your own with ⌘S in any host that lets the plugin handle preset I/O.
1snob edition: presets are a Full mode feature only — the 1snob UI is one knob and one mix fader, no preset browser. Turning the knob from k = 0 to k = 1 traces the same territory the eight presets land on.