Reverb Panning, mono or stereo?

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Can someone give me a crash course on reverb panning?

If I go Mono into an effects processor should I use mono out back to ine return on the board, or stereo out back to 2 returns on the board and pan hard left & right?

Is there a right and wrong way?

Please discuss

Alec
 
depends on what you're trying to do...

but don't listen to me, I'm new here :p

what kind of sound/instrument is getting this reverb ? is it a pad? a lead?
drums ??
 
If you are using reverb to put the sound into a 'space' then you would do it in stereo. If you are doing it just to enlongate the note, you could use mono.
 
that's what I was thinking Fairview. I usualy use 2 returns and pan as wide as the room I'm trying to make the drums sound they're in. But at the same time I'll usualy use a seperate mono reverb on the snare.

It's not anything I've studied, just after a while I'm starting to wonder how else a mix is aproached in terms of reverb.

Thanks for the replies. Any more?
 
LemonTree said:
Can someone give me a crash course on reverb panning?

If I go Mono into an effects processor should I use mono out back to ine return on the board, or stereo out back to 2 returns on the board and pan hard left & right?

Is there a right and wrong way?

Please discuss

Alec
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There is no right or wrong way just taste. It does depend on the effects unit parameters as well. Some parameters will have unique left/right effects going out from a stereo signal (unless you change the parameter within the output settings on the rack unit).

If you can always go out of the unit left/right hard panned on the console. From there you can adjust volume and panning of the returns. Like I said most banks are utilizing both left/right for a specific effect. For example the left side could have a little more pre delay or what-not than the right out. If you only went out the left or right output you're missing the actual effect the parameter is set-up to produce. You could connect a Y cable out to one return but it could get a bit muddy, you'll miss out on the space (and the option of a stereo spread) but sometimes the subtle underlaying quality it could have with the overtones squeezing thru can really bring out a track without sounding over processed.

Generally it's a good idea to return in stereo and adjust to taste from there. If you don't have panning at your returns then you could play around within the unit's parameters.

--Adam Lazlo
 
It also depends on the FX processor. Some are just dual mono and others give you a true stereo image.

One thing to remember is that the more ambient reverb you use the more it will obscure your panning of the original track. One cool trick is to pan the dry sound to one side and the reverb to the other.
 
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