This manual covers every parameter in Glacier v1.0.0, from the global controls down to individual delay and reverb settings. Use the headings below to jump to a section, or read start to finish if you’re setting Glacier up for the first time.
Description
Glacier is a delay + reverb space designer plug-in. A tempo-syncable stereo/ping-pong delay and a dense FDN reverb (Hall or Shimmer) run in series, in either order. Four global controls shape both effects at once:
- Chill — brighter, glassier, more crystalline wet signal without changing decay.
- Dispersion — smears, choruses and widens the repeats; sweeps reverb width.
- Freeze — holds the current delay and reverb sound indefinitely while dry passes through.
- Duck — pulls the wet signal down while input is playing, so it blooms back in the gaps.
The delay has a -12 to +12 semitone pitch shifter on its output, latency-compensated so repeats stay on time. Glacier adds no latency to the dry signal.
Formats & Installation
Formats: VST3 (Windows, macOS), AU (macOS), AAX (Windows, macOS). 64-bit only. Stereo out; mono or stereo in.
Install paths:
- Windows VST3:
C:\Program Files\Common Files\VST3 - Windows AAX:
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Avid\Audio\Plug-Ins - macOS VST3:
/Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/VST3 - macOS AU:
/Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/Components - macOS AAX:
/Library/Application Support/Avid/Audio/Plug-Ins
Signal Flow
Audio In → Delay → Reverb → Global Mix → Out (Routing swaps the Delay/Reverb order)
- FX Gain on each effect sets its wet level only; dry passes through each effect at unity.
- Chill, Dispersion, Duck, Freeze and Kill act on both effects.
- Zero latency, none reported to the host. Synced times use host tempo (120 BPM if none is available).
Global Controls
Audio In
0 = silence, center = unity (default), max = +12 dB. Applies to the dry signal too. Not changed by presets or INIT.
Global Mix
Equal-power dry/wet. 0% = dry only, 100% = wet only (default 50%).
Routing
Dly > Rev (default) or Rev > Dly. A lit LED shows the active order.
Sync
Tempo-syncs both the delay Time and the reverb Predelay.
Delay
Time
Free: 0–2000 ms (default 200). Sync: 1/1, 1/2 dotted, 1/2, 1/4 dotted, 1/3, 1/4, 1/8 dotted, 1/6, 1/8, 1/16 dotted, 1/12, 1/16, 1/24, 1/32 (default 1/4), max 4 s. Small changes glide (tape-style pitch bend); jumps over 50 ms crossfade.
Feedback
0–100% (default 40). Capped below self-oscillation. Repeats darken each pass unless Chill is raised.
Pitch
-12 to +12 semitones (default 0). Shifts the delay output, not the loop, so every repeat has the same shift. With Pitch engaged, repeats can’t arrive earlier than ~100 ms, so Time settings below ~100 ms come out late.
FX Gain
Delay wet level, -∞ to 0 dB (default -3 dB).
Reverb
Type
Hall, or Shimmer (octave-up regeneration; amount rises with Depth).
Size
Room size (default 50%).
Depth
Decay time, 20 ms–10 s (default 4 s).
Predelay
Free: 0–500 ms (default 20). Sync: 0, 1/64, 1/32, 1/24, 1/16, 1/12, 1/8, 1/6, 1/4, 1/3, 1/2, 1/1 (default 1/64), max 2 s.
FX Gain
Reverb wet level, -∞ to 0 dB (default -5.4 dB).
Macros
Chill
0–100%. Brightens the wet signal: repeats keep their highs, reverb lows are thinned and highs lifted, reverb modulation stills, with subtle detuned sparkle and a noise “erosion” sizzle at high settings. Never changes decay time.
Dispersion
0–100%. On the delay: in-loop smear (each repeat more diffuse), chorus, a wider image, and adds to Delay Width (100% = full ping-pong). On the reverb: width ranges from narrow (0%) to extra wide (100%), level-compensated. Also widens Chill’s erosion noise.
Duck
0–100%. Lowers both wet outputs while input is present (full depth from around -24 dBFS; 4 ms attack, 250 ms release). Tails keep running underneath.
Freeze
The diamond logo button. Holds the delay and reverb loops indefinitely and stops new input entering them; dry signal still passes. ~120–150 ms fade in/out. Chill, Dispersion, Duck, FX Gain and Global Mix still affect the frozen sound.
Notes
- Free and Sync Time/Predelay are separate host parameters (Delay Time / Delay Division, Reverb Predelay / Predelay Division). Automate the one matching your Sync setting.
- Freeze and Kill are saved in presets. If there’s no wet signal, check that Kill isn’t engaged.
- Reported tail length is infinite (because of Freeze). Set bounce tails manually.
Presets
Controls: INIT | < | Name | > | Save
- INIT resets all parameters except Audio In.
- < / > step through the current folder. Name opens the folder menu; an asterisk (*) marks a modified preset.
- Save writes to the User folder and warns before overwriting.
- Location:
~/Music/FlickSwitch/GLACIER/Presets(macOS),%USERPROFILE%\Music\FlickSwitch\GLACIER\Presets(Windows)..glacierfiles; subfolders appear as menu folders.
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