Another Cheap Ass Question (Reverb)

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I know this isn't an effect you want to go cheap on but I have to. I have software so again this would be for live stuff.....Is there a real need for it first of all?? (small acoustic solo gigs). If so I'd love some suggestions on some relatively good reverb units that are cheap.....cheap :( Thanks again.....BJ
 
Your mixer should have inbuilt effects in them, you can use one of them. I would say that you don't really need to aply an effect in live, cos the room gives you a beautiful natural reverb depends on the size.
 
The cheapest good reverb can be found on the TC Electronic M300 which is $200, which seems to be 4x that of your budget.

You're better off with zero signal processors than a bunch of $50 ones.
 
Use real rooms. Setup a little sattelite speaker in your basement, living room, dining room, bathroom, back hall, kitchen, whatever. Then playback your source, mic the room, record the mic'ed signal. Voila - reverb. You can even "tweak" the "settings" by using blankets, moving big soft stuff in or out of the room, and playing with the speaker and mic positions. I guarantee it'll sound more realistic than anything you'll get out of a box or in software at any price. And it's cheap. It might not be extremely flexible (unless you have a really, really big house), but I'll bet you can come up with some cool sounds nonetheless.
 
jslator said:
Use real rooms. Setup a little sattelite speaker in your basement, living room, dining room, bathroom, back hall, kitchen, whatever. Then playback your source, mic the room, record the mic'ed signal. Voila - reverb. You can even "tweak" the "settings" by using blankets, moving big soft stuff in or out of the room, and playing with the speaker and mic positions. I guarantee it'll sound more realistic than anything you'll get out of a box or in software at any price. And it's cheap. It might not be extremely flexible (unless you have a really, really big house), but I'll bet you can come up with some cool sounds nonetheless.
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This wouldn't work for live work, which is what Antz wanted it for.
 
But then wouldn't it be dependant on the quality of your speakers?
It most certainly degrade the signal, even if you had very high end speakers...
 
I don't think you're taking things like standing waves, room modes, etc. in to consideration, here. The reason digital verbs sound good is because they are modeled after more accoustically ideal spaces. Sticking a mic in your bathroom would completely defeat the purpose.
 
chessrock said:
I don't think you're taking things like standing waves, room modes, etc. in to consideration, here. The reason digital verbs sound good is because they are modeled after more accoustically ideal spaces. Sticking a mic in your bathroom would completely defeat the purpose.
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We're talking reverb effect here, not a mixing or mastering room. I have yet to hear a digital reverb that sounds anything close to being "acousticly ideal". Have you ever tried using a natural reverb?
 
Antz_Marchin said:
I know this isn't an effect you want to go cheap on but I have to. I have software so again this would be for live stuff.....Is there a real need for it first of all?? (small acoustic solo gigs). If so I'd love some suggestions on some relatively good reverb units that are cheap.....cheap :( Thanks again.....BJ
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Secondhand Alesis Microverb, maybe?
Shouldn't be more than $50, and sound good enough for most purposes.

Beware, they use weird power supplies.
 
its funny because i was listening to some dub this weekend and it seems like reggae and dub are kings of cheap reverb...but it fits. it seems like they run all their reverb through a built in reverb on a guitar amp or something because you can hear the coils clang almost everytime.
 
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