What each control actually does
The numbers here describe this editor's own engine, so you can check them by ear.
- Speed
- Plays the song slower or faster. As on a record player, the pitch moves with it: 0.85x is about 2.8 semitones lower. There is no separate time-stretch here, which is what gives slowed edits their deeper sound.
- Pitch
- Shifts the key in semitones. It drives the same playback rate as speed, so the two multiply: 0.85x with +1 semitone actually plays at 0.90x. The editor shows the combined rate.
- Reverb mix
- How much of the reverberated sound is blended with the original. Around 40% puts the song in a large room without burying it.
- Room size (decay)
- How long the reverb takes to die away. In this engine the tail reaches −60 dB at about 94% of the decay setting.
- Bass
- A low shelf at 150 Hz. Slowing a song moves its energy lower and can make it feel thin on small speakers; a few dB brings the weight back.