I'm trying to get the reverb to sound better during MIDI playback. Moving the Reverb mixer slider to 127 results in a weirdly claustrophobic effect. I've tried changing the reverb settings by going to Preferences/Reverb, but changing the settings there doesn't seem to have any effect on the mixer reverb, even when selecting the Arena preset.

I see there's a recent related topic here, but I don't think this is a version 818 issue as I've noticed this before.

QUESTION: Am I missing a step in adjusting Preferences/Reverb?

QUESTION: Is there a way I can use a dedicated reverb VST plugin instead?

Thanks.


Windows 10 Home v2004
MOTU M2 USB Audio Interface firmware v1.02
MOTU M Series ASIO Driver v4.0.8.4479