I hate reverb.

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Do you often avoid using reverb?

  • Yes

    Votes: 120 24.8%

  • No

    Votes: 363 75.2%
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    483
You hate reverb??

Sure, I can agree that too much reverb can distort the music and just not sound good. However, reverb is one of the most important tools in making an audio track sound proffessional if it is used just right.

As for me, I like reverb!
 
It really depends on the song. There are some newer groups now (I'm thinking of Fleet Foxes and the like) where reverb is a huge part of "the sound". It's really a taste thing. Some people like it spicier. Others like it sweeter. I like artful uses of reverb. I think reverb is usually necessary to some degree to recreate actual sound. We rarely hear things with our ears in a perfectly dry, treated environment.

Interesting topic. :)
 
jimmys69 said:
I find myself using much less reverb after buying 'Transient Monster'. Snares just got buried when using verb, trying to get that natural room sound.
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I picked up some outboard compressors recently (since I still mix mostly OTB) that will do the same thing in spades, plus allow for all kinds of tonal/texture variations.

If you need an outboard comp...check out the Overstayer line. VERY inexpensive for what you are getting. I started off with the full-rack Stereo VCA Comp, which will hold its own against the API, SSL, Obsidian, stereo bus comps. I used it on one mix so far and it was great!
Then just a couple of weeks ago I also got the two half-rack comps Overstayer makes...the Stereo FET comp and the Stereo Dynamics Processor (which is really a "junior" version of the Stereo VCA Comp).
So far I only tested them out, and of course, I use a drum track to do that, as I find drums make it easy to hear what a comp is/can do...and man, the FET comp made me soil myslef....it's THAT good on drums.
My next mix which I should get to soon, will have all three Overstayer comps working.

They have Dirt options for adding some.....dirt. :) A Grab option that lets you control how much of the LF the comp is reacting to. Blend knobs so you can mix the uncompressed and compressed signals, letting you do parallel compression in one box. There is also a Behavior knob that changes the slop/knee and reaction of the compression....
...all in all, I don't have a single bad thing to say about any of them so far.
Go check out GS...they really talk-up the Overstayer stuff there, and some guys were dumping their 2-3 times more expensive comps in favor of the Overstayer. They ALL absolutely love the FET on drums!!! :cool:

The full-rack goes for around $800, and the half-rack units are around $550 each...but you can get the two half-rack units as a "combo" with all the rack mounting hardware to connect them, plus some mods...for like $950.

OK...sorry for the big "sell"... :D....but they really are sweet comps. I guess the only "downside" is that they are dedicated stereo comps, one set of controls for both L/R...but of course, you can still use one on a single channel...just can't do dual-mono channels with them...though it's a minor "negative", and I prefer that for stereo use there is a single set of controls instead of the "Link" where on some units you still need to futz with both sets of controls even for stereo operation.

Now back to the reverb hate.... ;)
 
Great. Thanks Miro, now I have another piece of gear I must have. Jerk! lol!

:D
 
way95 said:
You hate reverb??
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Yup.

Sure, I can agree that too much reverb can distort the music and just not sound good. However, reverb is one of the most important tools in making an audio track sound proffessional if it is used just right.
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No it isn't. Reverb isn't even top 10 on the list of things that make a track sound good.
 
Greg_L said:
No it isn't. Reverb isn't even top 10 on the list of things that make a track sound good.
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Natural room sound is reverb too, but if we're talking added effect reverb then I agree, I have a bunch of awesome sounding convolution reverb, but when I try putting them in a mix, they dont seem to work. I always end up using a reverb called "LA Studio" its very light and sounds like a natural studio room.
 
the best thing in live is reverb :) it makes the sound more effective...
 
I love reverb...plate, room, hall, spring, digital, analog, software, hardware...all good.

Too much is just about right for me.
 
More and more, I've been using less and less reverb. A few months ago, some guy made a comment about my bgv's having too much reverb and not understanding the words. I always thought the point of bgv's was to not understand the words, but it did get me thinking. So, I 've been dialing back on vocal reverb and really liking what I'm hearing.
 
heatmiser said:
I love reverb...plate, room, hall, spring, digital, analog, software, hardware...all good.

Too much is just about right for me.
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Hell yeah, me too Heat. Reverb and delay are all good with me, in all their forms.

Got a real reverbarama in the pipeline at the moment :D
 
I'd like to dedicate this song to all those who've got the reverb blues.
 
I hate when people get uppity about certain effects and certain things like "no good bass player plays with a pick". Im in the realm of pop music, and if a fart sounds like its going to be a hit ill record it, AND if adding enough reverb to make it sound like its in an aircraft hanger makes it better, ill do that too.
 
Roozter said:
I hate when people get uppity about certain effects and certain things like "no good bass player plays with a pick". Im in the realm of pop music, and if a fart sounds like its going to be a hit ill record it, AND if adding enough reverb to make it sound like its in an aircraft hanger makes it better, ill do that too.
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Just so long as the odor does NOT get through the filters and speakers, no one should have any problems with your fart music.
But really, you want to be more creative than just reverb.
For example, perhaps experiment with an echo/delay pedal or a univibe or a fuzz pedal.
That's it! Get artsy fartsy and build up a unique sound using a simple fart file with added fuzz.

Fart-Fuzz©
or
Fuzz-Fart©
or
Old Fuzz-Fart©
or
Old Fart-Fuzz©

So record the fart add the fuzz and multiply the tones to at least 128 to downloaded and installed to midi/synth device
and play.

Imagine a keyboard or guitar star rippin' it up and the crowd goes wild. Millions of copies are sold.
People everywhere proclaim their love for the new sound.
They just don't know where it originated from.
 
nddhc said:
I kinda feel like im the only person that feels this way - most people I know love adding reverb to stuff. I think it really makes the recording muddy and cluttered sounding. However - when I listen to nice studio recordings, I can tell theres a nice amount of reverb in there that sounds great.

I admit good mixing, experience, and equipment can do wonders - But could it just be that im using really bad reverbs in the first place?
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I like only those reverberation tools which allows to create a space there the music come in and you feel music in the space, but no reverb.
 
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