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musicsdarkangel
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pardon me, but i'm an idiot. What does reverb do thats so special and when should i use it?
DS_Sultan
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Reverb creates the presence of a room or hall or church or or or...any ambient space. You know that echo you get walking down the hallway in a school or in a church? That's reverb. It's the reflective sound from the surfaces around you that give that area it's sonic space.
When to use it. Well, when you want a particular sound on a vocal or an instrument to give it depth or warmth or to push it back in a mix.. it has many uses.
P.S. You are not an idiot, however you would be an idiot if you went around saying you knew what reverb was and you really didn't.....hehehe...nevermind...
When to use it. Well, when you want a particular sound on a vocal or an instrument to give it depth or warmth or to push it back in a mix.. it has many uses.
P.S. You are not an idiot, however you would be an idiot if you went around saying you knew what reverb was and you really didn't.....hehehe...nevermind...
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ametth
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musicsdarkangel
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hey man, both of you, thanx a lot =). I love the fact that really (superior) mixing peoples can help me with this stuff. I have the music under my hand, EVERYTHING but the mixing. Gosh i'm horrible. Any tips on absolutely ANYTHING would help. What I should do with EQ, all that stuff, (once again i'm an idiot). THanx =D.
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Krystof01
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Two types if I'm not much mistaken, room and spring reverb. It really gives a song a new dimension. You can also obtain a nice sound with none at all.
Listen to Neil Young, he likes his reverb (well that's what he told me anyway).
Listen to Neil Young, he likes his reverb (well that's what he told me anyway).
DS_Sultan
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Tisk, tisk.. there is that I word again... How about saying your Inexperienced instead of the other I word eh? It comes down to that anyway.
Keep asking...but do some reading too!
Keep asking...but do some reading too!
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Sabith
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First tip when mixing
Get a good monitoring system, so U know that what your listening to is accurate
and I prefer building the mix, starting with mixing all the drums together, then bass, then vox then git... I find this works fairly well
Enjoy,
Sabith
Get a good monitoring system, so U know that what your listening to is accurate
and I prefer building the mix, starting with mixing all the drums together, then bass, then vox then git... I find this works fairly well
Enjoy,
Sabith
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musicsdarkangel
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this is probably stupid but...
whats a monitoring system?
whats a monitoring system?
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Krystof01
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Well I could explain but I instead why don't you just go to the other equipment and reviews section. There is a couple of threads on monitors at the moment. Alternativley do a search and you should find all the detail and links you should need.
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mikeh
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The monitoring system involves the speakers and amplification used to hear your recorded music. If you play a CD though a home stereo system this is in essence a "monitoring system".
However, home stereo speakers are designed to enhance low end. Studio speakers are designed to provide a "flat" sound, which allows for a true representation of the recorded sound.
When recording (and more importantly when mixing) the monitoring environmnent (ie: room) is as important as the monitoring system. It's best to have the speakers approx. 3-4 feet from you (near field monitors) forming a triangle with your head. Limit "reflective surfaces" (walls, recording racks, etc) which may effect the high and low end of the sound, which in turn effects the decisions you make regarding adding reverb, eq, etc.
You are not an idiot, since you are smart enough to seek knowledge. However, it does sound like you have very little experiance. This site (and others) can provide much info. In addition, there are many books and magazines which cover recording skills.
Read everything you can - knowledge is power.
However, home stereo speakers are designed to enhance low end. Studio speakers are designed to provide a "flat" sound, which allows for a true representation of the recorded sound.
When recording (and more importantly when mixing) the monitoring environmnent (ie: room) is as important as the monitoring system. It's best to have the speakers approx. 3-4 feet from you (near field monitors) forming a triangle with your head. Limit "reflective surfaces" (walls, recording racks, etc) which may effect the high and low end of the sound, which in turn effects the decisions you make regarding adding reverb, eq, etc.
You are not an idiot, since you are smart enough to seek knowledge. However, it does sound like you have very little experiance. This site (and others) can provide much info. In addition, there are many books and magazines which cover recording skills.
Read everything you can - knowledge is power.
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musicsdarkangel
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thanx
the title speaks for itself
(thanx)
the title speaks for itself
(thanx)
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RWhite
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Actually "Monitoring" can have more than one meaning.
"Monitor speakers" are used in the recording studio enviorment to listen to playback of what you are working on. Typical home stereo speakers tend to promote certain frequncies to make music sound "good" to a consumer's ears - low booming bass for example. However good monitor speakers will have a flatter frequency response, so you can accuately hear the full range of what you are working on.
"Monitors" also refer to speakers used in live music which are directed towards the performers, rather than the audiance. The idea being that you have to hear yourself and your fellow musicans clearly in order to play properly. Most mixing boards have a "Monitor out" section which is independant of the other outputs. This can be used in a studio enviorment also in order to feed the musicans an independant "mix" of what they are doing, or what they are overdubbing over. Headphones are often used in this case, and your "headphone" or "control room" mix can be yet another independant mix with its own levels.
I'm not an expert, so I can't give expert advise. But I will pass on some beginner lessions on reverb I have learned -
1) It is always best to record a voice or instrument "dry", that is without effects. Then add the effects later while you're mixing. But often vocalists like to hear their voice with some reverb on it - it makes them feel more comfortable. So if you have a mixer put some rerverb into the headphone or monitor mix that the vocalist hears while actually recording the voice "dry".
2) If you are using effects with a mixer, treat it like any other input. Namely you have to set effects levels. A signal going out of your mixer at 0db into your effects box should come back into your mixer at the same 0db, not lower or hotter.
3) When adding reverb to a mix, you need to keep the overall mix in mind. If you add reverb to a vocal so it sounds "lush", then add reverb to the drums so they sound "lush", then add reverb to the guitar so it sounds "lush", then play it all back together - you get "mush".
Hope this is useful. But ultimately if you are doing your own stuff, do what sounds good to YOU. You will find that as you continue to play with effects what sounds good to you will change over time. Good luck....
"Monitor speakers" are used in the recording studio enviorment to listen to playback of what you are working on. Typical home stereo speakers tend to promote certain frequncies to make music sound "good" to a consumer's ears - low booming bass for example. However good monitor speakers will have a flatter frequency response, so you can accuately hear the full range of what you are working on.
"Monitors" also refer to speakers used in live music which are directed towards the performers, rather than the audiance. The idea being that you have to hear yourself and your fellow musicans clearly in order to play properly. Most mixing boards have a "Monitor out" section which is independant of the other outputs. This can be used in a studio enviorment also in order to feed the musicans an independant "mix" of what they are doing, or what they are overdubbing over. Headphones are often used in this case, and your "headphone" or "control room" mix can be yet another independant mix with its own levels.
I'm not an expert, so I can't give expert advise. But I will pass on some beginner lessions on reverb I have learned -
1) It is always best to record a voice or instrument "dry", that is without effects. Then add the effects later while you're mixing. But often vocalists like to hear their voice with some reverb on it - it makes them feel more comfortable. So if you have a mixer put some rerverb into the headphone or monitor mix that the vocalist hears while actually recording the voice "dry".
2) If you are using effects with a mixer, treat it like any other input. Namely you have to set effects levels. A signal going out of your mixer at 0db into your effects box should come back into your mixer at the same 0db, not lower or hotter.
3) When adding reverb to a mix, you need to keep the overall mix in mind. If you add reverb to a vocal so it sounds "lush", then add reverb to the drums so they sound "lush", then add reverb to the guitar so it sounds "lush", then play it all back together - you get "mush".
Hope this is useful. But ultimately if you are doing your own stuff, do what sounds good to YOU. You will find that as you continue to play with effects what sounds good to you will change over time. Good luck....
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Sabith
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" But often vocalists like to hear their voice with some reverb on it - it makes them feel more comfortable."
The reason it makes them feel more comfortable is because when U mic a vocalist very closley, U make it so close to none of the reverberations from the room pick up. Which sounds quite strange because when U hear someone sing there is almost always SOME reverb happening in the room, and so without that reverb it sounds unnatural, hence why the singers don't like it.
Sabith
The reason it makes them feel more comfortable is because when U mic a vocalist very closley, U make it so close to none of the reverberations from the room pick up. Which sounds quite strange because when U hear someone sing there is almost always SOME reverb happening in the room, and so without that reverb it sounds unnatural, hence why the singers don't like it.
Sabith