New track - your thoughts on reverb, please!

[jamie_drum]

I put up a new track:

https://soundcloud.com/jamessolstice/a-weeks-holiday

I worked hard on trying to get the reverb just right on this one. A nice flattering sound without being too much. That said, I sometimes think I have no idea what I'm doing so help me out!

I used Aether, a Hall present with about a 1.5s tail.

Thanks for your help. J

 

[TripleM]

I thought the reverb was in the ballpark as far as being appropriate for the song. It adds quite a bit of sibalance to the voice. The reverb treatments on the vocal, piano, mandolin all sound fairly different. I'd try to treat them in a more consistent way.

 

[jamie_drum]

Yes, the sibilance. I tried putting a de-esser before the reverb but it did not completely solve the problem.

I am actually using the same reverb for all instruments, but the send levels may be a bit different. Also, the piano patch likely has some built in reverb from the VSTi I used. I agree that the ukulele sounds a bit too upfront...maybe need to move it back in the mix.

 

[chuckduffy]

Yes, the sibilance. I tried putting a de-esser before the reverb but it did not completely solve the problem.

I am actually using the same reverb for all instruments, but the send levels may be a bit different. Also, the piano patch likely has some built in reverb from the VSTi I used. I agree that the ukulele sounds a bit too upfront...maybe need to move it back in the mix.

If the reverb is accentuating the sibilance, you may want to just roll off the high end on the verb returns instead of messing with the inputs. I find that more natural anyway.