From 4e5c4b8e01060bb34c58480895e70a0529d8a55e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Chris Robinson <chris.kcat@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 2 May 2017 15:55:58 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] Add a slight bit of attenuation to the reverb output

---
 Alc/effects/reverb.c | 6 ++++--
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Alc/effects/reverb.c b/Alc/effects/reverb.c
index 972bb717..820ab70a 100644
--- a/Alc/effects/reverb.c
+++ b/Alc/effects/reverb.c
@@ -1412,8 +1412,10 @@ static ALvoid ALreverbState_update(ALreverbState *State, const ALCdevice *Device
                     props->Reverb.EchoTime, props->Reverb.EchoDepth,
                     frequency, State);
 
-    /* Update early and late 3D panning. */
-    gain = props->Reverb.Gain * Slot->Params.Gain * ReverbBoost;
+    /* Update early and late 3D panning. Attenuate the early and late stages
+     * both by 0.7071 (-3dB) to better balance the mixture.
+     */
+    gain = sqrtf(0.5f) * props->Reverb.Gain * Slot->Params.Gain * ReverbBoost;
     Update3DPanning(Device, props->Reverb.ReflectionsPan,
                     props->Reverb.LateReverbPan, gain,
                     props->Reverb.ReflectionsGain,
-- 
2.11.4.GIT