[ddots-l] Re: Unusual use of Reverbs and Delays

  • From: "Rod" <roddj12@xxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Tue, 9 May 2006 09:30:29 -0400

Phill, thanks for the tips. We learn new things everyday.

Rod
----- Original Message -----
From: "Phil Muir" <philmuir1@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, May 09, 2006 8:31 AM
Subject: [ddots-l] Re: Unusual use of Reverbs and Delays


> Rod, the reason for putting reverb on a bus, isn't to do with whether you
want the reverb to be
> available to other tracks or not.  It's to do with how you would normally
patch affects.  Think of
> it this way.  If you were using reverb when using hardware such as a
mixing concel.  you would
> normally add the reverb to an Aux on the mixing desk.
>
> Adding reverb in the way you have described on to the track bin, would be
the same as plugging the
> hardware reverb unit into the insert on a channel on your mixing concel.
Adding reverb in this way,
> gives you much less control over the affect and also causes the affect to
come out in mono.  Where
> as, if you actually add a send, and add the reverb in the Aux pane then,
you can easily control how
> much reverb the track is sent with the send.
>
> You can still go into the property page of the reverb if required an alter
how much dry and wet
> signal is sent through.  Note: some reverb affects such as the Lexicon
Pantheon, need to be turned
> down a lot because, they are so good at what they do.  I quite often will
choose one of the presets
> from the Pantheon and turn the send down to minus 25 on a track or, more.
>
> Regards, Phil Muir
>
> P J Muir Productions, Music and audio production,
> Mixing, Mastering: www.philmuir.com/
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Rod" <roddj12@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Tuesday, May 09, 2006 11:50 AM
> Subject: [ddots-l] Re: Unusual use of Reverbs and Delays
>
>
> > By the way, Jeanette, I often insert my reverb the way you describe, and
I
> > have had no problem with it. I think the reason for putting it on a bus
is
> > just so that you can use it with another tract without having to patch
> > another one.
> > I only do that for vocals though. Others I put it on a bus send.
> >
> > Rod
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Jeanette Contant-Galitello" <jeanette@xxxxxxxx>
> > To: <ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Tuesday, May 09, 2006 3:39 AM
> > Subject: [ddots-l] Unusual use of Reverbs and Delays
> >
> >
> >> Hi everyone,
> >>
> >> I have a question.  I know that you normally use reverbs and delays via
a
> >> bus and then you insert a send onto the track you want the effect on.
> > But,
> >> with Sonars freeze facility, it doesn't really matter how many
instances
> > of
> >> reverbs and delays you use.  So here is what I tried to do:  Instead of
> >> putting the reverb and delay on the bus, I put it on the track and
lowered
> >> the wetness to around 6%.  The entire signal then goes through the
effect.
> >> The reason I am trying this is so that when I solo that one track (for
> >> example a lead vocal) I can hear it with the effect. Otherwise I either
> > hear
> >> it dry or have to also solo the reverb bus but then I hear the reverb
of
> > all
> >> the other instruments as well.
> >>
> >> 1. Is this recommended (probably not)
> >> 2. Does this method give a poorer quality signal?
> >> 3. I would appreciate any advice on this.
> >>
> >> Thanks,
> >> Jeanette
> >>
> >>
> >>
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