hollywoodending
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When I want to add some slight reverb and delay to my vocal tracks, is it better to insert the delay before or after the reverb is added? thanks.
Winding Road said:Hmm, weird question. My mind is telling me that it shouldn't matter that it would create the same effect but I'm not 100 percent sure. It's like a trick question.
Naturally it depends... But that would be your parallel path.Jack Russell said:I think I'm missing something here. ???
I've always thought the best way is to run delay and reverb at the same time but separately. They should both work on the dry vocal track, then their effects should be mixed together later. You definitely don't want the delay return feed being effected by the reverb return feed, or vice versa. Unless you want to 'wash out the effect sound'. If that is the case, just choose a more washed out reverb sound to begin with.
Jack Russell said:Then one day it hit he: Maybe reverb isn't necessary for good singers?
I mean, duh!, you can use it to sort of enhance an otherwise mediocre performance, but, in the best situation, with the best singers, is reverb to be avoided entirely?
kid klash said:It was pretty popular 20-30 years ago to run a single, short delay after the voice but before the reverb, so that the reverb wouldn't smear or step on the clarity of the vocal. To my ears, it still makes a lot of sense.
RAMI said:Also, they don't have to be in series. You could have a track that has delay on the dry signal, and reverb on the dry signal, with each effect not affecting the other one.
If you are putting them in series, then I would usually put the delay ON the reverb, but turn off the reverb signal, so that you have a delayed reverb...It makes sense, but I probably didn't articulate it very well. I guess I'm trying to describe a pre-delay on the reverb.
Right. And now, here's another one Short tight verb, lots of predelay =kid klash said:This is what I was babbling about too. Pre-delay on the reverb.
MessianicDreams said:well, totally bone dry could sound slightly strange. ever been in an anachoic chamber?? you know how it feels rreeeeaaal weird in there?
it's cause every day of our lives we've heard each and every noise with natural reverb. so when you hear a sound with no reverb at all, it sounds weird.
Jack Russell said:.........you can use it to sort of enhance an otherwise mediocre performance, but, in the best situation, with the best singers, is reverb to be avoided entirely?