Partial application of reverb/echo

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I'm recording on a Yamaha AW16G. (16 track digital harddisk recorder). I am interested in selecting segments of a vocal track, and applying a reverb effect, then having the remainder of the track remain dry. Is anyone aware of how I might accomplish this? The only way I can see of doing it is to devote an entire track to the sections that I want the reverb to affect, wet down the whole track, then bounce them back to the main vocal track with the reverb applied. There's gotta be a better way.

Any suggestions would be appreciated.

LEF
 
If you had software, you could do that without a hitch. I dont know any other way with a harware recorder.
What are you using for the verb ? Is it another unit or built in to the recorder ?
 
I don't know about your Yamaha, but if I wanted to do that on my Roland VS1824, I'd record the track dry, then copy it to another track and apply the 'verb to the duplicate trackas an insert, either with onboard or outboard fx. then punch in the appropriate sections of the wet duplicate track. The simpler way? Ride the faders of those 2 tracks while mastering, and be right.-Richie
 
Stealthtech-- it's an onboard effect. Yeah, I can do it with software, but my computer isnt up to the job...thanks for the reply.

RMonroe- Good looking out. That's basically what I figured I would have to do.

LEF
 
Yo Leffield:

I may be in "right field," but since I use a Yam 2816, we operate with similar SIAB's.

Here is a suggestion:

Use an outboard reverb and cue it in to those vocal parts you want enhanced; shut it down for the other parts of the track.

This sounds easier than other methods and you won't have to juggle tracks.

Green Hornet :D :p :D :cool:
 
This is a good place for the application of compositing (or 'comping') a track. Do This:
After you have the dry track recorded, run it through your reverb and record the output to a new track. You now have 1 all wet, and 1 all dry - you now mute, (or delete, erase...whatever) sections of the respective tracks so you only hear the wet where you wnat it and the dry the rest of the time. Assign just these 2 tracks to a buss or an aux, and record the output of that to a new (3rd) track, then erase the other 2. I hope you understood that - not being familiar with the AW16G, I just gave you the general principles. The specifics of how to accomplish copmpositing tracks on various different set-ups will obviously vary widely depending on the gear. Comping is very common for cutting together multiple vocal takes (or guitar leads) into one semless track.

Scott
 
Isn't there a way to automate either the send level to the reverb, or automate a bypass (or mute) on the reverb itself?
 
Hornet: thanks for the input...I'm working with a bare bones set up: Triton, hard disk recorder, and Octavo condenser mic. I dont have any outboard gear at present.

Digitmus: I'm doing that this weekend...I'll let y'all know the outcome. Thanks much

littledog: There may be...that what was tripping me up. I figured there might be, but I've gone through the manual and it's not addresses. May be one of those things I'll just pick on with time...peace

LEF
 
You could just manually turn down or mute the effects return during the mixdown.
 
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