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RONE AFTERSPACE User Manual

Huge, cinematic spaces that stay clean in the mix: a large musical reverb with built-in ducking, a tail de-esser, tempo-synced echo and bloom, in one plugin.

Version 1.0VST3 · AU · StandaloneLatency None added
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1Welcome to RONE AFTERSPACE

RONE AFTERSPACE replaces the usual send chain - reverb, EQ, sidechain compressor, delay - with one plugin that already knows what a producer wants from a big space: it should sound expensive immediately, stay out of the way while the source is playing, and bloom into the gaps.

Four ideas live in one workflow: a large musical reverb, intelligent ducking driven by the plugin's own input, an echo that can sit before, inside or after the space, and BLOOM, which makes the late tail expand and evolve instead of simply decaying. SILK keeps the tail from hissing, MONO LOW keeps the low end tight, and AUTO GAIN keeps the wet level steady while you turn SIZE and DECAY.

Where it shines

  • Big clean vocals - long tail, strong ducking, moderate pre-delay.
  • Psytrance / trance leads - synced echo into a bright hall, ducked while the lead plays.
  • Transitions - long decay, high BLOOM, wide motion; FREEZE at the end of a phrase.
  • Pads and atmospheres - large SIZE, subtle ducking, wide, low motion.
  • Drums - short clean room with transient ducking.

The 10-second version

  1. Insert on a vocal or lead (insert or send, both work).
  2. Pick a preset or turn SIZE and DECAY.
  3. Raise DUCK until the space steps back while the source plays.
  4. Add ECHO if you want repeats; drag CHARACTER towards DREAM for more movement.
Signal flow in one lineInput → (ECHO if routed BEFORE) → pre-delay → reverb network with BLOOM, motion and width → (ECHO if INSIDE) → tone filters, damping, SILK → (ECHO if AFTER) → DUCK (driven by the dry input) → AUTO GAIN → MIX with the dry signal. FREEZE holds the reverb network; WET solo mutes the dry path for auditioning.

2Installation with the RONE Plugins Center

Every RONE product is installed, updated and licensed through one application: the RONE Plugins Center. You never download individual installers by hand, and you never enter serial numbers into the plugin itself.

RONE Plugins Center. 1 Navigation · 2 Your account and licence · 3 Sync status · 4 Search · 5 Refresh · 6 Settings · 7 Updates summary · 8 UPDATE ALL · 9 Filter
RONE Plugins Center. 1 Navigation · 2 Your account and licence · 3 Sync status · 4 Search · 5 Refresh · 6 Settings · 7 Updates summary · 8 UPDATE ALL · 9 Filters · 10 Sort · 11 A plugin card · 12 Card menu (Details, Open, Manual) · 13 OPEN the standalone app · 14 INSTALL · 15 Your plan

Step by step

  1. Download the Center from roneaudio.com and run the installer (Windows: RONE_Plugins_Center_Installer.exe, macOS: RONE_Plugins_Center.dmg). On Windows the installer also adds the Microsoft WebView2 runtime if your PC does not have it yet; it is required for the plugin interfaces. On macOS (10.15 Catalina or later, Intel and Apple Silicon) open the .dmg and drag the Center onto Applications. It is signed and notarized by Apple, so macOS only asks once whether you want to open an app downloaded from the internet: press Open.
  2. Open the Center and sign in with your roneaudio.com account (the same e-mail and password you used on the website). Your licences and device slots are checked automatically: an active ALL ACCESS plan unlocks every plugin, and a lifetime licence unlocks the plugin it was bought for — so RONE AFTERSPACE opens either way.
  3. Find RONE AFTERSPACE in the list and press INSTALL. The Center downloads the signed installer, verifies its checksum, installs it silently and registers the version.
  4. When the card shows INSTALLED, start (or restart) your DAW and rescan plugins if it does not pick up new plugins automatically. All RONE plugins appear next to each other in your plugin list because every name starts with RONE.
  5. Updates appear on the same card. Press UPDATE on one plugin or UPDATE ALL at the top. Close the standalone version of a plugin before updating it.

Where the files go

Windows

FileLocation
VST3C:\Program Files\Common Files\VST3\RONE\RONE AFTERSPACE.vst3
Standalone appC:\Program Files\RONE Plugins\RONE AFTERSPACE.exe
This manualC:\Program Files\RONE Plugins\Manuals\

macOS

FileLocation
VST3/Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/VST3/RONE AFTERSPACE.vst3
Audio Unit/Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/Components/RONE AFTERSPACE.component
Standalone app/Applications/RONE AFTERSPACE.app
This manual/Users/Shared/RONE Plugins/Manuals/
Manual inside the CenterEvery installed plugin has a Manual entry in its card menu (the three dots on the card). It opens this PDF from the install folder, or from roneaudio.com if the local copy is missing.

Licence and activation

Licensing is tied to your account, not to a key. The plugin checks the licence file that the Center writes when you sign in. There are two ways to own it: an ALL ACCESS plan, which unlocks every RONE plugin for as long as it is active, or a lifetime licence for this plugin alone, which never expires. Either one opens RONE AFTERSPACE, and buying the lifetime licence later does not disturb a plan you already have.

If a plugin ever shows a RONE Bundle License Required screen, open the Center, make sure you are signed in and the plugin shows as licensed, then reopen it. Two devices can be signed in at the same time on either kind of licence; sign out on an old machine from the Center's Account page to free a slot. A lifetime licence keeps working offline for far longer than a plan does — there is nothing for it to expire against — but the Center still needs to reach the internet occasionally to confirm it.

Uninstalling

Windows: Settings → Apps → RONE AFTERSPACE (RONE). macOS: delete the bundles listed above. Presets and settings in your user folder are kept.

3Quick start

RONE AFTERSPACE. The default preset INIT - CLEAN SPACE.
RONE AFTERSPACE. The default preset INIT - CLEAN SPACE.
  1. Insert AFTERSPACE on the vocal channel. As an insert, use MIX to balance; on a send, set MIX to 100 % and use the send level.
  2. Start from a preset. Step through them with ◀ ▶ or click the name for the list. Huge Clean Vocal, Psy Lead Space and Festival Hall are good starting points; Init - Clean Space is the neutral setting.
  3. Set the room. SIZE is how big the space feels; DECAY is how long the tail rings (0.2 s to 30 s). AUTO GAIN keeps the wet level steady while you change them.
  4. Keep it clean. Raise DUCK until the tail steps back while the vocal is singing and returns in the gaps. The DUCK chip in the display shows the gain reduction in dB; the envelope in the DUCK module draws it over time. SMART mode (default) ducks where the source is, leaving the rest of the atmosphere alive.
  5. Tame the top. SILK is a de-esser on the reverb tail: more SILK, fewer sibilant splashes.
  6. Add repeats. Turn ECHO up and pick a note value (1/4D is the default). The dots in the ECHO module show the repeats.
  7. Set the mood. BLOOM makes the late tail expand after the note; CHARACTER slides the whole engine from tight and CLEAN to wide and DREAMy.
  8. Audition. Press 🎧 WET to hear only the space; press FREEZE at the end of a phrase to hold the tail.

4Interface tour

Main view.
Main view.
1Header logo — click to flip to the back panel (About, version, licence)
2Preset browser — previous / next; click the name for the full list
3WET solo — listen to the space alone
4BYPASS — hard bypass
5Space visualiser — a nebula that grows with SIZE, spins with motion and brightens with level
6SPATIAL — current stereo mode of the wet signal
7BPM — host tempo used by synced echo times
8ENGINE — ACTIVE, FROZEN or BYPASSED
9DUCK gain reduction — how much the tail is being pushed down right now, in dB
10SIZE — size of the space
11DECAY — tail length in seconds
12BLOOM — late-tail expansion
13SILK — tail de-esser
14MIX — dry / wet balance
15Duck envelope — gain reduction drawn over time
16DUCK amount — maximum attenuation of the wet signal
17Duck MODE — SMART, FULL, VOCAL, TRANSIENT or CUSTOM
18Echo display — the repeats and their level
19ECHO amount — level of the echo
20Echo TIME — synced note value or FREE (milliseconds)
21FREEZE — hold the current tail
22CHARACTER — CLEAN to DREAM macro
23ADVANCED — opens the drawer with SPACE, TONE, MOTION & STEREO, DUCK and ECHO details
24Resize grip — drag to resize the window
ADVANCED drawer. 1 SPACE (pre-delay, texture, AUTO GAIN) · 2 TONE (low / high cut, damping) · 3 MOTION & STEREO (motion, width, MONO LOW) · 4 DUCK (attack, hold
ADVANCED drawer. 1 SPACE (pre-delay, texture, AUTO GAIN) · 2 TONE (low / high cut, damping) · 3 MOTION & STEREO (motion, width, MONO LOW) · 4 DUCK (attack, hold, release, sensitivity - active in CUSTOM mode) · 5 ECHO (feedback, free time, filters, routing, PING PONG).

5Controls reference

Main knobs

SIZE, DECAY, BLOOM, SILK, MIX.
SIZE, DECAY, BLOOM, SILK, MIX.
SIZE
0 to 100 %
default 55 %

The dimensions of the space: early reflections spread out, the tail becomes denser and wider. Small values give rooms and plates; large values give halls and cathedrals.

Tip: Change SIZE with the source playing; the visualiser grows with it and AUTO GAIN keeps the level constant so you judge the size, not the loudness.
DECAY
0.2 s to 30 s
default 2.2 s

How long the tail takes to die away. The range is musically curved: the first half of the knob covers up to about 3 s, the rest stretches to 30 s.

Tip: For vocals, set DECAY so the tail ends just before the next phrase, then use DUCK to keep it out of the words.
BLOOM
0 to 100 %
default 10 %

The creative identity of AFTERSPACE. Instead of only decaying, the late tail opens up after the note: diffusion, width and modulation increase over time so the room seems to grow behind the source. 0 % is a conventional reverb; 25-50 % is an audible expansion that does not sound like chorus; 100 % is a full atmosphere generator.

Tip: BLOOM plus a long DECAY plus FREEZE is the fastest way to make a pad from a single vocal note.
SILK
0 to 100 %
default 35 %

A de-esser on the reverb input and tail. It stops sibilance and harsh transients from turning into a wash of hiss, without darkening the whole reverb the way a high cut would.

MIX
0 to 100 %
default 25 %

Dry / wet balance. On a send set it to 100 %.

DUCK module

DUCK. Envelope, AMOUNT and MODE.
DUCK. Envelope, AMOUNT and MODE.
AMOUNT
0 to 100 %
default 20 %

How far the wet signal is pushed down while the dry input is active. The detector is the plugin's own input, so no sidechain routing is needed. 30-50 % is the classic 'reverb that gets out of the way'; higher values make the space appear only in the gaps.

MODE
SMART · FULL · VOCAL · TRANSIENT · CUSTOM
default SMART

SMART ducks by frequency region: the tail is attenuated where the source is dominant while the rest of the atmosphere stays alive. FULL is broadband ducking of the whole wet signal. VOCAL weights the detector for speech intelligibility. TRANSIENT reacts fast to attacks - drums and plucks. CUSTOM hands you the ATTACK, HOLD, RELEASE and SENS controls in the ADVANCED drawer.

ATTACK / HOLD / RELEASE / SENS
0.1-200 ms · 0-500 ms · 20-3000 ms · 0-100 %
defaults 10 ms · 40 ms · 300 ms · 50 %
active in CUSTOM mode

The detector envelope. ATTACK is how fast the tail ducks when the source starts, HOLD keeps it down between syllables, RELEASE is how fast the space comes back, SENS is the detector threshold.

Tip: Long RELEASE (600-900 ms) on vocals makes the reverb swell back like a breath at the end of each line.

ECHO module

ECHO. Repeats display, AMOUNT and TIME.
ECHO. Repeats display, AMOUNT and TIME.
AMOUNT
0 to 100 %
default 0 %

Level of the echo. At 0 % the echo engine is silent.

TIME
1/32 … 2 Bars (with dotted and triplet values) or FREE
default 1/4D

Delay time as a note value at the host tempo, or FREE, which uses the FREE MS control (10 to 2000 ms) in the ADVANCED drawer.

FEEDBACK
0 to 95 %
default 25 %

How many repeats. The loop is limited internally, so even the maximum never runs away.

LOW CUT / HIGH CUT (echo)
150 Hz · 10 kHz defaults

Filters in the feedback path, so every repeat gets darker and thinner. Classic tape-style behaviour.

Routing: BEFORE / INSIDE / AFTER
default BEFORE

BEFORE: dry → echo → reverb; the repeats feed the space. INSIDE: the echo is cross-fed into the late reverb network; repeats dissolve into the space rather than staying separate. AFTER: reverb → echo; the tail itself echoes.

Tip: INSIDE is the one nobody else has - try it on a lead with a long DECAY.
PING PONG
on / off

Alternates repeats left and right.

Bottom row

FREEZE, CHARACTER, ADVANCED.
FREEZE, CHARACTER, ADVANCED.
FREEZE
on / off

Holds the current state of the reverb network for as long as you like - an infinite sustain, click-free in and out. The dry signal keeps playing normally. Automate it at the end of a phrase and release it on the next downbeat.

CHARACTER
CLEAN → DREAM
default 25 %

A macro that moves the whole engine at once. Towards CLEAN: tighter diffusion, less modulation, controlled width, darker and cleaner tail, conservative echo feedback. Towards DREAM: more movement, wider late field, softer diffusion, more air, more bloom and more echo interaction. The mapping is musical, not a linear blend.

ADVANCED drawer

The five advanced groups.
The five advanced groups.
GroupControlRange / defaultWhat it does
SPACEPRE-DLY0-250 ms, 20 msSilence before the reverb starts; keeps the attack of the source clear.
TEXTURE0-100 %, 70 %Density and diffusion of the reflections. Low = sparse, grainy early space; high = smooth wash.
AUTO GAINon by defaultKeeps the wet loudness steady when SIZE or DECAY change.
TONELOW CUT / HIGH CUT120 Hz / 12 kHzFilters on the reverb input.
LO DAMP / HI DAMP20 % / 40 %How fast lows and highs die inside the tail. More HI DAMP = warmer, shorter top end.
MOTION & STEREOMOTION0-100 %, 15 %Modulation inside the tail. Small amounts avoid metallic ringing; large amounts are chorus-like.
WIDTH0-150 %, 115 %Stereo width of the wet signal. 100 % is natural; above it is wider than the source.
MONO LOWon by defaultKeeps the wet signal mono below about 150 Hz for a solid low end.
DUCKATTACK / HOLD / RELEASE / SENSsee aboveDetector envelope, active in CUSTOM mode.
ECHOFEEDBACK / FREE MS / LOW CUT / HIGH CUT / routing / PING PONGsee aboveEcho engine details.

Presets

Factory presets: Init - Clean Space, Huge Clean Vocal, Wide Pop Tail, Dream Vocal Throw, Dark Intimate Hall, Psy Lead Space, Clean 1/8D Lead, Festival Hall, Acid Echo Space, Infinite Violet Cloud, Deep Temple, Blooming Sky, Frozen Air, Tight Transient Room, Big Snare Bloom, Percussion Chamber, Silk Pad Widener, End Of Phrase Throw, Riser Space, Cathedral Of Glass, Violet Dream Machine and Ducked Infinity. Presets never change BYPASS or MIX on a send.

6Step-by-step workflows

Huge clean vocal

Pop, EDM, cinematic vocals
  1. Insert on the lead vocal (or on a send with MIX 100 %). Load Huge Clean Vocal, or: SIZE 70 %, DECAY 3.5 s, PRE-DLY 40 ms, SILK 50 %.
  2. DUCK 45 %, MODE VOCAL. Play the verse: the tail should disappear behind the words and swell back at the ends of lines.
  3. In CUSTOM mode set RELEASE to 700 ms if the swell should be slower.
  4. BLOOM 20 %; CHARACTER 35 %. Keep MONO LOW on.

Psytrance lead space

Synced echo into a bright hall
  1. Load Psy Lead Space, or: SIZE 60 %, DECAY 2 s, HIGH CUT 14 kHz, HI DAMP 25 %.
  2. ECHO 35 %, TIME 1/8D, FEEDBACK 40 %, routing BEFORE, PING PONG on.
  3. DUCK 50 %, MODE SMART - the echo and the hall duck together while the lead plays.
  4. For the 'inside the hall' version switch routing to INSIDE.

End-of-phrase throw

Vocal throws, FX hits
  1. On a duplicate of the vocal, insert AFTERSPACE with MIX 100 % and load End Of Phrase Throw.
  2. Automate MIX (or the send) to open only on the last word of the phrase.
  3. Automate FREEZE on for the last beat of the bar and off on the next downbeat.

Transition atmosphere

Breakdowns, intros
  1. Load Blooming Sky on a pad or a held vocal note: DECAY 12 s, BLOOM 70 %, MOTION 35 %, WIDTH 130 %, CHARACTER 80 %.
  2. Press WET solo to hear only the space; press FREEZE and stop the source - the frozen tail becomes the transition bed.
  3. Automate HIGH CUT down over the last bar for a natural fade.

Tight drum room

Drums, percussion
  1. Load Tight Transient Room: SIZE 20 %, DECAY 0.6 s, PRE-DLY 5 ms, TEXTURE 45 %.
  2. DUCK 35 %, MODE TRANSIENT. The room speaks between hits, not on top of them.

7Recommendations

Do

  • Use DUCK instead of automating the send. It reacts to the performance, so it is right on every take.
  • Leave AUTO GAIN and MONO LOW on unless you have a reason not to. They are why AFTERSPACE stays clean at large sizes.
  • Reach for SILK before HIGH CUT when the tail is harsh - it removes the splashes and keeps the air.
  • Use CHARACTER as your first move when a preset is close but not quite: it changes many parameters musically at once.
  • Try ECHO routing INSIDE on sustained material; it is the setting that makes repeats feel like part of the room.

Avoid

  • BLOOM above 50 % on rhythmic sources at short DECAY; the expansion has no time to develop and can smear transients.
  • WIDTH above 130 % on material that must survive mono playback.
  • Stacking DUCK with an external sidechain compressor; one of them is enough and two will pump.
  • Judging the space with MIX at 25 % on a send - set it to 100 % and use the send level instead.

Sound tips

  • PRE-DLY is definition. 20-40 ms separates the dry attack from the tail and makes a large space feel closer without making it smaller.
  • TEXTURE below 40 % gives a grainy, almost granular early space that works beautifully on plucks.
  • FREEZE plus MOTION keeps a frozen tail alive; without motion a frozen tail is static.
  • The visualiser is a meter. The nebula brightens with level and spins with motion, so a glance tells you whether the space is doing something while the source plays.

8Interface conventions

All RONE plugins share the same graphite interface language, so once you know one, you know them all.

GestureWhat it does
Drag a knob up/downChanges the value. The lit arc shows where you are in the range; the value is printed inside the knob.
Hold Shift while draggingFine adjustment.
Double-click a knobResets it to the default value.
Right-click a control (VST3)Opens your DAW's automation / parameter menu for that control (for example FL Studio's Create automation clip, Link to controller). RONE never shows a browser context menu.
Mouse wheelSteps through segmented switches and lists where the plugin offers them.
Drag the triangle in the bottom-right cornerResizes the window. The interface scales proportionally and keeps its aspect ratio.
Click the R logo / plugin name in the headerFlips the plugin over to its back panel: version, format, licence holder, a link to roneaudio.com and a DEACTIVATE button for this device.
The back panel. Click the header brand to open it; click CLOSE (or the panel edge) to flip back.
The back panel. Click the header brand to open it; click CLOSE (or the panel edge) to flip back.

Automation

Every knob and switch is a host parameter. Automate it from the DAW's automation lane or by right-clicking the control inside the plugin (VST3). Values shown in the plugin always match the DAW's.

Presets and state

The plugin's full state is saved with your DAW project, so a project reopens exactly as you left it. Where the plugin has its own preset browser (the name field with ◀ ▶ arrows), factory presets are built in and your own presets are stored in your user folder.

Standalone version

The standalone app is the same plugin in its own window, useful for auditioning and exporting without a DAW. It uses your system's default audio device; when there is no DAW clock, tempo-synced controls follow the plugin's own BPM setting.

Beta releaseAFTERSPACE is in public beta. The parameter set is final and sessions will load in every future version; what will still improve is the fine tuning of the algorithms behind the same controls.

9Troubleshooting, specifications and support

Troubleshooting

SymptomWhat to do
The reverb sounds distant and small even at high SIZECheck MIX (25 % default on an insert) and the send level. Also raise PRE-DLY: a space with 0 ms pre-delay reads as further away.
Ducking does not reactDUCK reacts to the plugin's own input. On a send, the input is the send signal - make sure the send is pre-fader or the source is not muted. Raise SENS in CUSTOM mode for quiet sources.
Synced echo is out of timeThe host must send tempo and transport position (most do while playing). In the standalone app the plugin runs at its own BPM shown in the chip.
CPU is highReduce TEXTURE and MOTION slightly, or use one instance on a send instead of several inserts.
The plugin does not appear in the DAWRescan plugins. On Windows the VST3 lives in C:\Program Files\Common Files\VST3\RONE; make sure that folder (or its parent) is in the DAW's VST3 search path. On macOS restart the DAW after installing; Logic and GarageBand may need a full AU rescan.
The window is blank or shows an error page (Windows)The Microsoft WebView2 runtime is missing or damaged. Reinstall the RONE Plugins Center; it repairs WebView2. Also check that WebView2Loader.dll sits next to the standalone executable.
The window is white in Ableton Live but the standalone works (Windows)Turn off Live's auto-scaling for this plugin: in Live's browser open Plug-Ins, right-click the plugin and untick Auto-Scale Plug-In Window, then delete the plugin from the track and insert it again. Seen with Windows display scaling at values such as 110 %.
A licence screen appearsOpen the RONE Plugins Center, sign in, confirm your plan is active, then reopen the plugin. Check that you have not exceeded your device limit.
The plugin shows an older version than the CenterClose every DAW and standalone RONE app, then press UPDATE again. A running standalone keeps the old executable locked.
CrashRONE plugins write a crash report to your user folder; the Center uploads it the next time it runs. Please also tell us what you did right before the crash.

Specifications

ProductRONE AFTERSPACE
Version1.0  (manual revised November 2026)
FormatsVST3 · AU · Standalone (Windows: VST3 + Standalone; macOS: VST3 + AU + Standalone)
SystemsWindows 10 / 11 (64-bit) · macOS 11 or newer (Intel and Apple silicon, universal)
ChannelsStereo in / stereo out
Sample rates44.1 kHz to 192 kHz
LatencyNone added (the reverb itself has a pre-delay you set)
EngineJUCE 8, WebView interface (WebView2 on Windows, WebKit on macOS)

Support

Website, presets, updates and support: roneaudio.com. When writing to us, include the plugin version (shown on the back panel), your DAW and operating system, and the steps to reproduce.

RONE AFTERSPACE is designed and coded in Israel by Liran “RONE” Kalifa. © 2024–2026 RONE PLUGINS. All rights reserved. All product names are trademarks of their respective owners.