So really, how important is reverb?
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I'm so sorry.
The key word being little.
Some type of room ambience or reflection is important for making things sound more natural, and to give the individual tracks a sense of depth / dimension ... 3-D coordinates in theoretical space to put it another way.
Often, our ears will determine where a sound is coming from based, at least in part, on accoustical information.
Creative use of reverb can help open a track up, close it in, tuck it away, bring it forward even off to the side if used properly. So from a mixing standpoint, it can be an effective tool for "placing" individual tracks ... joining them together more or separating them, etc. It can help out very short transients, like snare hits, to seem louder and more powerful by elongating them, effectively speaking.
Also, from a purely aesthetic standpoint, it can just sound pretty.
Often, our ears will determine where a sound is coming from based, at least in part, on accoustical information.
Creative use of reverb can help open a track up, close it in, tuck it away, bring it forward even off to the side if used properly. So from a mixing standpoint, it can be an effective tool for "placing" individual tracks ... joining them together more or separating them, etc. It can help out very short transients, like snare hits, to seem louder and more powerful by elongating them, effectively speaking.
Also, from a purely aesthetic standpoint, it can just sound pretty.
The Green Hornet
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Yo Mal noticerios:
I really like Chessy's words, "creative reverb."
I have spent long hours using different reverbs to to enhance female/male vocals. There is NO limit to what you might create with a "stage reverb" and some delay.
Each singing talent and the recording engineer have likes and dislikes. All EARS are slightly different. So, it really becomes a VERY creative art to pluck one type of reverb, assign it to one track and leave it off another track.
I've noticed with my new keyboard that many of the patches already have reverb -- so, I don't have to add anything.
On the other hand, I have been given tracks mastered by "someone" who left most all the tracks dry. So, I re-piped them into my DAW and un-piped them back into a CD that has "bounce" and "a pleasing sound to my ears" that really got good comments from the talent that recorded the original.
So, if you spend four hours tweaking reverbs on a vocal or a horn solo or whatever, you will really enjoy getting a final product that is "alive."
Can't stress enough about taking time to experiment with quality reverb.
Green Hornet
I really like Chessy's words, "creative reverb."
I have spent long hours using different reverbs to to enhance female/male vocals. There is NO limit to what you might create with a "stage reverb" and some delay.
Each singing talent and the recording engineer have likes and dislikes. All EARS are slightly different. So, it really becomes a VERY creative art to pluck one type of reverb, assign it to one track and leave it off another track.
I've noticed with my new keyboard that many of the patches already have reverb -- so, I don't have to add anything.
On the other hand, I have been given tracks mastered by "someone" who left most all the tracks dry. So, I re-piped them into my DAW and un-piped them back into a CD that has "bounce" and "a pleasing sound to my ears" that really got good comments from the talent that recorded the original.
So, if you spend four hours tweaking reverbs on a vocal or a horn solo or whatever, you will really enjoy getting a final product that is "alive."
Can't stress enough about taking time to experiment with quality reverb.
Green Hornet
The Green Hornet
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Yo Mal Noticerio:
Try it both ways; try it one way; try it sideways; try it and try it. When you get something that makes you kind of float to the ceiling and gently back to the deck--you will love it. And, so will those who listen to your tracks.
Green Hornet 
Try it both ways; try it one way; try it sideways; try it and try it. When you get something that makes you kind of float to the ceiling and gently back to the deck--you will love it. And, so will those who listen to your tracks.
Green Hornet
I have the same reverb unit... It's the tits!
Pretty darn heavy on CPU if you want to use more than one type of reverb but it does have a button that lessens the amount of CPU (and I can't tell the difference in the mix!).
Have a play with it you'll be seriously impressed... The vox plate it wicked!
Pretty darn heavy on CPU if you want to use more than one type of reverb but it does have a button that lessens the amount of CPU (and I can't tell the difference in the mix!).
Have a play with it you'll be seriously impressed... The vox plate it wicked!