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I've been using CEP 1.2a and am not pleased with the sounds of the reverb (normal and/or full).

My question: are there software reverbs that sound good or should I just get a good outboard unit, such as a Lexicon PCM90?

Pete
 
CEPs reverbs require tweaking. They are not all usable right out of the box. Ive gotten very smooth reverbs with the full verb. Pay attention to the EQ coloration. Soft reverbs very often sound grainy when the highs are not dampened enough. I typically have the highs shelfed at 7k or 8k and dampened to -16dB and lower. Also uncheck the direct box by the early reflections level. I have found reverbs to be much more natural sounding that way. The only reverb that Ive found to be better than CEP ( in some situations) is waves' RenVerb which can be smoother and more open and natural on long verbs.
 
Thanks a lot, Pilgrim (said in my best John Wayne voice). I'll try those things.

One other question: Do a lot you you keep a dry track in the multitrack view and mix it with a wet track, especially vocal verbs?

Pete
 
petimar said:
Thanks a lot, Pilgrim (said in my best John Wayne voice). I'll try those things.

One other question: Do a lot you you keep a dry track in the multitrack view and mix it with a wet track, especially vocal verbs?

Pete
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I do this every now and then, but mainly for effect...... and even then, my "dry" vocal track has a very, very soft plate reverb on it... and then I end up panning my quite wet reverb track to one side or the other.
doesn't work very well in a cluttered mix, but in a sparse little song, it works wonders.
 
I just thought I'd inquire more on panning and Wet and dry mixes.
 
It's wet and dry tracks, not wet and dry mixes. You have two tracks of the same vocal, for instance (maybe you sang it twice, maybe you just cloned the original) and you pan one left, one right. Now, how to make one of the tracks sound a bit different so that you get some separation and space in the sound? Well, you can use EQ, or use different mics when you mic the two tracks, or any effect you choose, or a bit of delay, or reverb, like Vota mentioned. I've been using this 'two tracks panned' technique a lot on guitar - I mic it one time using two different mics, and then pan the tracks. Nice.
 
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