These are the three most common ways I process reverb – and, no surprise, they’re also the three most powerful mixing tools. Processing your reverb bus is a best practice. Is the reverb felt rather than heard? In other words, is it hard to hear, but you sense it’s there? That means short decay times or slapback delays are being used. Which instruments feel closer or farther away than this sound? Remember, our perception of distance is also influenced by volume (lower level sounds feel more distant) and high frequency content (removing the highs will push a sound to the background).ģ. Are there moments when this sound feels closer or farther away? That could indicate automation of the send amount, or it could mean that the reverb is sidechained to the main instrument.Ģ. Set the volume of the reference to match the level of your track, and choose an instrument to focus on. It’s the answer every time.įind a track with a similar vibe to the space you want to create. But how much is too much, and how do you tell? If you know me, you know I’m all about referencing. Really, lesson one is not using too much reverb. Use reverb to put the sound into a space: as near or far, big or small as you want. When in doubt, remember this: use delay to keep your source present and up-front. You must know when to use delay instead of reverb. We’ll cover all of that below.īefore we go too deep into this, I’ll share one of the fundamental secrets for creating space in your productions. You must also have the right tools, and know when to use them. Just like anything within music production, knowing the principles isn’t enough.
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In fact, a lack of reverb is highly unsettling and extremely unnatural. We only become aware of it when the size of the space is so large the reverberation lingers longer than we’re used to experiencing, like a parking garage, amphitheater, canyon, or cavern.
This happens every day of our lives.Įvery space we’ve ever been in has a natural reverberation of sound waves.
My brain doesn’t hear it consciously, but my primal sense is stitching those signals together at lightspeed to create an auditory map of the environment. Absorbed and further reflected by the guitar, couch, and surfaces within the room. The click of my fingers on this keyboard are bounced off the wall behind me. In fact, it’s crucial to our lives.Īll around us are sound waves, at all times. Learning how to use reverb is absolutely essential to your music.
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