Then you better check out the brand new Mixing With Reverb course from The Pro Audio Files.
Want to Mix Better With Advanced Reverb Techniques? It’s a delicate balance of a few different reverbs used in moderation that is the key. Everything will sound too similar and nothing will stick out. Using only one universal reverb is not a good idea either. Combining different instruments and tracks into the same reverb works well to glue your elements together. If that’s what you’re going for, disregard what I’m saying. Too many different spaces in a mix sounds unnatural. You want the reverb to draw attention to the vocal, not itself. You want the reverb to be an inherent part of the vocal sound. Makes sense? You want the listen to the great sounding vocal. Use it to make your tracks stand out, but don’t make the reverb be the thing that stands out. Too much reverb drowns out your mix and makes everything sound “floaty” (for a lack of a better term). Make do with what you have, and find the cheapest alternative possible if your stock reverbs absolutely suck. I choose it over my UAD EMT140 Plate Reverb all the time because it’s more versatile. Sure, high quality reverbs usually sound great, but are they that much better than either your stock plug-ins or cheaper alternatives? The more expensive the reverb, the better it is right? Reverbs have enough parameters so that you can easily tweak them to fit your session. However, presets create a good starting point. They’re a generic, best-fit sound that might work on something similar to what you have in mind. The funny thing about all those presets is that they have nothing to do with what you’re using them on. Use EQ to avoid unnecessary low-end clutter or reduce the highs to make the reverb blend in better. EQ is also extremely useful for making your reverb fit better in your mix. Not EQ’ing your ReverbsĮQ doesn’t only belong on your recorded tracks. Engineers have used and analyzed it for years, but they haven’t quite cracked it yet.Įven if you’re not a seasoned engineer(or a quantum physicist) you can certainly learn to avoid a few stupid mistakes when it comes to using reverb in your mixes. It’s like the Higgs Boson of the audio industry. Reverb is one of those things that even the most experienced of engineers are still trying to figure out.
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