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Why do I hear reverb?
Most of the sound picked up by a conference telephone microphone, comes directly from the speaker’s mouth. But the microphone will also pick up sounds of the speaker’s voice that has bounced around in the room. This bouncing is what causes the reverb.
What happens to sound when you add reverb?
Reverb is there to help you add a sense of space to a sound that would otherwise just sound flat and dry. If you recorded a drum kit in a room that sounded empty and lifeless, adding reverb in the mixing stage will put a spark back into the recording.
What is too much reverb?
You Use Too Much Too much reverb drowns out your mix and makes everything sound “floaty” (for a lack of a better term). Scale back on the reverb. Use it to make your tracks stand out, but don’t make the reverb be the thing that stands out. You want the reverb to draw attention to the vocal, not itself.
What type of reverb is best for vocals?
synthetic reverbs
In my view, synthetic reverbs (or convolution samples of synthetic reverbs), with their larger-than-life sound, are still the first choice for pop vocals, though the choice of decay time is harder to pin down, as it can vary from around two seconds for some ballads to less than one second where you’re after a tight.
How does a pre delay affect the reverb of a sound?
Simulates the amount of time it takes for a sound to leave its sound source and create a first reflection. Setting a slight pre-delay offsets the reverb from the dry signal, which can prevent reverb from “stepping on” the signal being reverberated.
How does a convolution reverb work in an audio file?
A convolution reverb will not function without having a reference impulse audio file loaded. To create more variation in reverb sounds, modulation adds subtle changes to the reverb characteristics. Increase modulation depth if the reverb sound needs more “animation.”
How does damping affect the tone of a reverb?
If your reverb has an artificial-sounding high end, add damping to create a warmer sound. Damping affects overall tone, so setting it “oppositely” often works well (lots of damping with a bright-sounding song to warm it up, little damping if the song needs more “air”). This reduces the high frequencies going into the reverb.
Why do higher densities of reverbs work better?
Higher densities place these closer together. Generally, as with diffusion, higher densities work better for percussive content, and lower densities for vocals and sustained sounds. With reverbs having separate decay times for high and low frequencies, this sets the decay of high frequencies.