How To: Reverb ONLY in one speaker

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Hello,

This is my first time posting here.

How would I get the reverb *only* of an input to come out on one speaker?

I'm not talking about a simple pan to the right, I'm trying to get *only the reverb* of an electric guitar to come out on the right speaker.

So, the electric guitar will be clean and no reverb on the left speaker, and ONLY the reverb of that guitar would come out on the right.

It's as if whatever the reverb "makes" is output on the right speaker, so that the attack and note of the guitar is on the left, clean, and just the reverb of that guitar comes out on the right.

I've heard it in some recordings recently and I can't figure out how to do that.

How do I do that? :)

Thank you---------
 
Welcome to the forum rvieux.

Best would be to first state what DAW you are using. They all work differently.
 
In Reaper, I would record the guitar track, then pan it (say) hard right.

I would then create another track, load up a reverb vst, dial it to 100% wet, then pan it hard left.

I would then go to the guitar track, and create a send to send the signal to the reverb track.

Not all DAWs are the same, as jimmys69 observes above, but there should be broad enough similarities to allow something like the method above.
 
Correct, but backward. (L/R in Zzed's example to your purpose) Can do the same in Reason, exactly the same way. Just tried it. Except VSTs are REs in Reason.
 
BroKen_H said:
Correct, but backward. (L/R in Zzed's example to your purpose) Can do the same in Reason, exactly the same way. Just tried it. Except VSTs are REs in Reason.
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ha . . . I always get confused between left and right!
 
I'll be right back is not the opposite of being left front. :confused:
But then pro is the opposite of con and so, logically, progress must be the opposite of congress. :D
 
gecko zzed said:
ha . . . I always get confused between left and right!
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You need to paint an L and an R on your respective wellies (gum boots for the North Americans).

Just to reinforce what was said, the key item here is to have your reverb track set to "100% Wet" or "Full Wet" then pan it right. For normal working you'd dial up a nice mix of "wet" and "dry" but what you want is the full wet signal.
 
OP, you may find that the full wet may not get you your desired results. If not, I suggest, as stated above, but have the original sound tucked underneath it. So, dry left and right, wet on the right only. Don't be too obsessed with just pure reverb.
 
In Pro Tools, it really is as simple as panning the reverb send to the right...
 
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