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8 Reverb Tips
As an alternative to attempting to make just about everything in the mix in the identical acoustic setting, why not use a variety of really diverse reverbs to provide some unusual depth to your mix? A really dry, upfront vocal will work nicely alongside quite a 'drowned' string section or even a small bright room environment on the drums. Send that EQ Remember you can always EQ the send. Most large consoles give you a collection of high and low EQ for the aux sends. On small desks, route the instrument/voice to an alternative channel via a group or aux send, float this from the mix and send this to the reverb effect. You can now add EQ to the send and also automate it as it is now on a fader. This is very popularly used for those delays and reverbs you want to move easily through the mix, for example wetter vocal within the chorus. Old school plate In the old days it once was called delay to plate. You sent the signal to the loop of tape then sent that towards the reverb. The speed of the tape would change the delay since the time it took to get from the record head to the playback head. This gives, say, a voice a dry sound prior to the reverb comes in, giving a more upfront sound and keep the wetness, which may usually take it towards the back of a hall somewhere! A lot of people still make use of the tape method today for the old school sound. Experiment A good gated verb on guitars to old spring verbs on snares and the mighty space echo may sound unique when balanced within the mix. That will give you more distance and room for placing things in the mix, while adding that additional sparkle to the sound. Classic methods Reverse reverb is often an old trick, where you can hear a vocal before a singer comes in, or even a snare before it plays, easily using tape when you simply turn the tape over and record it backwards. It can be done by using a computer, but you will likely need to move the audio to the right place after recording it. Take the time Invest some time choosing or trying out different 'verbs. Various songs lend themselves towards different kinds and sounds. Don't just settle with what sounds good in solo. Reverb over your mix Find key instruments or sounds and highlight these with reverb when using reverb sparingly, or even in any way, on the remaining mix. You might have to modify reverb send levels since the track progresses so you're not left with the track sounding dry in which the reverbed sounds aren't playing. Reverb and bass Usually, bass and reverb don't mix too effectively, unless of course you might be specifically after a warehouse sound. However, this effect brings about a lack of definition among the bass regions. Run your reverb returns into a couple of spare channels within your mixer and back off the bass EQ, or put in a high-pass plug-in EQ. Article Directory: http://www.articledashboard.com For more audio tutorials visit Composer Focus and join our composer forum. |
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