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⚠️ DANGER

Some settings in Plateau 2 can cause extremely loud feedback, potentially damaging your hearing or equipment. These are hidden behind "Enable Dangerous Settings" on the Extras page.

These options are not intended for regular use — they exist to give users full control.
Do not enable Dangerous Settings unless you have a limiter active or your system volume set extremely low. You have been warned.


🐞 Reporting Issues

If you encounter any bugs, crashes, or have trouble installing or using Plateau 2, please report them on the GitHub issue tracker:

👉 https://github.com/rubyswolf/iPlateau/issues

Providing detailed information such as your operating system, plugin host, and steps to reproduce the issue will help fix it faster. Thanks for your support!


📷 Video Manual

If you'd rather watch a 15 minute video where I explain every feature in depth with live audio demos then there's a video here for you


🛢️ Tanks

Plateau 2 features two reverb instances, called tanks. Each tank has its own set of controls. Use the Tank Selector at the top of the interface to switch between them.

Each tank contains a left and right chamber that feed into one another, creating complex spatial interactions.


⚙️ Settings

Main Page

Dry

Controls how much of the original signal is mixed into the output.

Wet

Controls the output level of the tank.

Enable

Turns processing on or off for the selected tank.

Freeze

Freezes the tank, making the reverb ring out forever.

Clear

Resets the tank, clearing any current reverb content.

Global Freeze

Freezes both tanks at once. Represented by a ring and arrow pointing to the local freeze.

Global Clear

Clears both tanks at once. Represented by a ring and arrow pointing to the local clear.

Input Low Damp

The high-pass filter cutoff applied to the tank input.
Does not apply to send signals.

Input High Damp

The low-pass filter cutoff applied to the tank input.
Does not apply to send signals.

Size

Controls the delay lengths within the tank. Larger sizes produce longer, more spacious reverbs.

Diffusion

Controls the strength of all-pass filters that smear reflections for a smoother, more natural reverb.

Decay

Determines how long the reverb tail lasts.

Reverb Low Damp

Applies a high-pass filter inside the tank, reducing low-frequency decay.

Reverb High Damp

Applies a low-pass filter inside the tank, reducing high-frequency decay.

Modulation

Adds vibrato to the tank by modulating its internal delay times.

  • Speed – Rate of modulation.
  • Depth – Intensity of the modulation.
  • Shape – Waveform of the modulation:
    • 0 = sawtooth down
    • 0.5 = triangle
    • 1 = sawtooth up
  • Variance – Offsets modulation speed between left and right chambers to add stereo width.

Tuned Mode

Alters how the Size parameter works, allowing extremely short delays. This creates pitched resonances, similar to a resonant tube.

Diffuse Input

Adds all-pass filters before the input enters the tank, increasing diffusion.


🔧 Extras Page

Pre Delay

Applies a delay before the tank processes the input.
Send bypasses this.

Nested Diffusion

Replaces standard diffusion with nested all-pass filters for more intense smearing.

Diffusion Decay

Controls the decay time of nested diffusion. Has no effect unless Nested Diffusion is enabled.

Tank Variance

Offsets the delay times between the left and right chambers for stereo widening.

Modulation Variance

Offsets the modulation speed between the left and right chambers for additional stereo width.

Soft Clip

Applies soft clipping to the tank output to prevent harsh peaks.


🔀 Routing Page

Input

Controls the level of the input signal to the tank.
Send bypasses this.

Stereo Source

Chooses which stereo channel(s) the input comes from — like pan, but for incoming signals.

Stereo Width

Adjusts the width of the tank’s output:

  • 0% = mono
  • 100% = full stereo

Pan

Controls the panning of the tank’s output.

Send Tank _ to _

Routes the output of one tank into the input of another.

Tank _ to _ Level

Sets the volume of the send between tanks (if enabled).

Tank _ to _ Delay

Adds a delay to the send between tanks.

Tank _ to _ Low Damp

Applies a high-pass filter to the send.

Tank _ to _ High Damp

Applies a low-pass filter to the send.