reverb

  • Thread starter Thread starter SGPIANOMAN
  • Start date Start date
S

SGPIANOMAN

New member
In normal studio recording, is each track given its own amount of reverb or are the tracks as a whole (when they are mixed down) then given the reverb.
example: i'm recording a trio, i have the background music, but do the voices (each track) get seperate reverb, or after i'm done with the project do i add in my reverb
 
That's a 'production decision'. Often I've found that it's best to try to keep things sounding like they were all done in similar "environments" to keep a kind of cohesion to the recording... but at times I've found it assists the arrangement when I use a variety of reverbs on different aspects of the instrumentation...

I'd recommend you take it on a 'case by case' basis while you try to determine what will best support the musical statement.

Best of luck with it.
 
Personally, I'd never track with reverb. If later you decide for some reason you don't like it, your stuck. Much better to do effects at mix time so you have controll.
 
hmm..i'm still puzzled about what to do, but i do see that it is up to the individual..ha i didn't know if there was an "industry standard lol
 
The 'industry standard' is to try to treat each piece of music as an individual event... until you're making great big piles of showbiz cash as a 'famous mix dude' in which case your job is to try more of a 'cookie cutter' approach so you can minimize the time you work on each song which allows you to maximize your earnings.
 
In case this isn't clear the normal way to do it is to have one or two reverbs setup on effects sends. You send individual tracks to the reverb as needed. As Fletcher said, how many, is a matter of taste and what the song needs.

It's very rare that you would put reverb on the entire mixdown (which I think is your actual question).
 
I'm not sure you've given enough info for the best advice. Is it a vocal trio singing to pre-recorded bacing tracks? That's my best guess based on what you asked.

First off, the challenge is going to be getting the new vocals to sound as if they were recorded in the same acoustic environment as the backing tracks, rather than just slapped on top of them kareoke style.

Record the vocals dry and somwhat close mic'ed, and then set up a reverb on an aux bus. Then add the appropriate amount of 'verb to each track when you mix. Listen closely to the sound of the 'verb on the backing tracks and try to match it. Maybe even send the backing tracks through the aux bus along w/ the vocals to share some of the same 'verb.

A little dab'll do ya! Too much 'verb is the surest sign of a beginner!

Aaron
http://www.voodoovibe.com
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top