![]() ![]() ![]() “Just throw some reverb on it to smooth it out.” People throw that word out there like it’s a piece of jargon that shows they are “in the know” and leave it at that. Of all of the various effects at our disposal, the most misunderstood and dismissed is the reverb effect. We have a lot more mixing tips concerning every type of effect, but for now let’s look at mixing with reverb. That’s how exciting this is… but keep forward momentum. Resist the temptation to revisit all of your old mixes! Once you’re privy to the secrets, your mixes are going to enter an entire new world. Fear not, everything you need is right here. ![]() That’s the true power of reverb, but if you aren’t doing it right then you’re better off not using it. Let’s take the time to cover the fundamental basics of what reverb is and the types available and then we’ll get right into the methods the pros use to blow minds and set the emotional feel of a song. There’s so much wrong with that process… largely with what you are doing but mainly with the thousand things you aren’t doing. Most of the time we jump in, grab a reverb that has a sound we like, dial it in to a certain volume on varying instruments, and then bounce the mix. Do you ever listen to professional mixes and wonder how in the world they have so many lush reverbs flowing throughout the soundscape, yet everything still sounds crystal clear? How come you can’t achieve the same? The answers are here. ![]()
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