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Post by mrholmes on Mar 3, 2021 6:55:31 GMT -6
Currently, I am working on a Pop/Rock song and I make the experience that reverb tails, even if they fit timing wise can clutter other mix elements which take over. On one guitar I also made the experience that gating the tail in time also helps the guitar with the groove. Sometimes I also use compression in the way that the tail gets louder but later than expected.
I am open to hear your experience on treating reverb tails in a dense Pop- Chorus.
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Post by Tbone81 on Mar 3, 2021 13:19:23 GMT -6
I always eq my FX returns. Also automation and creative panning can help a lot. I often don’t want my reverbs you be 100% spread Left and Right.
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Post by jpanderson80 on Mar 3, 2021 16:29:05 GMT -6
Lots of options, but ultimately, it's about giving the listening the suggestion of the space via reverb. Once that is established, the ears can help fill in the rest a bit. So tasteful automation can help eliminate the build up of reverb. Definitely EQ... strong cuts are fine. Movement in the reverb may be more helpful as it attracts the ears a bit, so a micro shifter or slight modulation may give some shimmer without being too loud. It's touchy. Good luck!
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Post by drumsound on Mar 7, 2021 11:10:22 GMT -6
I find it's not just the tail, but the front part of the reverb that is SUUUUPER important. I spend a lot of time with predelay, which sometimes allows for shorter tail times. The predelay allows for intelligibility of the track that is being sent to the reverb (often times allowing the words to be deciphered more easily, but also instrumental tracks remaining clear). The shorter reverb time means it dies out fast enough to not clutter things, though it is "pushed back" making it seem like the reverb time is longer than it is, which goes to jpanderson80's point of reverb 'suggesting' space. |
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