Hi
I want to use One reverb in the future to make things easier.
Which one though ? Steinberg only.
I don’t understand enough between the difference of REverance, REvelation or Roomworks to know.
Hi,
every reverb plugin has its own sonic qualities and sounds different in a mix depending on the production. Most productions use more than one reverb, e.g. a short one to simulate ambience and a medium or longer one to add depth. You can use multiple instances of the same plugin, nothing wrong with that.
REVerance is a convolution reverb which requires more CPU whereas Revelation and Roomworks are algorithmic reverbs. I’m afraid you have to make up your own mind which one you prefer. Let your ears be the judge. It’s definetly helpful to learn some basics about reverb first. Chris Selim (Youtube - Mixdown Online) created a variety of tutorials on reverb which might help you to get into that topic.
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Many Thanks. I’ll have a look.
I’ve discovered that if you can tell what reverb plugin is used on track then there is too much reverb.
I’ve used Reverence, Revelation, Valhalla Room and Vintage, Exponential Audio R2, R4, Phoenixverb and Nimbus, and some others.
I defy anyone to tell me which one(s) I used on any one of my tracks.
I used to use several (short, medium, long), but now I just use one instance of Reverence, adjusting the send of each track as appropriate - small amounts for kick, buckets for the snare, &tc.
Put up yer dooks!
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I’m thinking the same, just to try and make it simple using one of the presets.
If you want only one, REVERENCE, of course.
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Agreed: Reverence is a good all-rounder, because it’s a convolution reverb.
Convolution reverbs are to reverbs kind of what samplers are to synths. Worthwhile to do 10 minutes of reading on the web to get a quick basic understanding.
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Thanks. Reverence it is.
I agree with the statements above. If you are fairly new to using reverb I would rather concentrate on how to use reverb instead of trying to figure out which one sounds best. The latter task takes time and you’ll know at some point because your ears have tuned in on qualities you like or dislike about certain reverbs and how they behave or blend into a mix.
I’ve got your back!
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Easy peasy. I will also tell you which preset you picked, the time of day you mixed and your choice of clothes. Test me 
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Don’t tempt me!
For the record, for the last three years, maybe four, the only reverb I’ve used is Reverence, with the English Chapel IR loaded. Before that, on my last post (Nauticaa), for instance, I had 5 (FIVE!) reverbs. I can’t tell the difference.
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I also like the English Chapel. That and the French Stone Chapel work nicely for me in many instances.
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Many Thanks I’ll try those
I think it depends on your genre.
A big open space won’t work with many things. (If you think it did work, try it with a “drum room” instead; it might be even better).
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I’ve always used small so it sounds as if your in the same room.
My philosophy is quite the opposite.
I like music that’s big and expansive, and alive. I tend to associate music with live performance, which usually takes place in a large room (think pub), if not an actual hall.
Different strokes!
I do think it’s important to have all the “musicians” in the same room, though, whether it be big or small. I’ve heard some recordings where the instruments seem to be in different rooms, as if some were in the same room as oneself, but one or two instruments sound as if they are in the room across the hall - disconcerting.
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Yep. That’s why some VST strings are hard to mix because they come with a baked in reverb. The adverts always play the strings on their own so they sound great but, you’ll find it difficult to add other instruments.
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Indeed. My favourite brass library (a discontinued EW library) has that. I think the idea is to try to reduce CPU usage. This brass library is so old it came on DVD.
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Nice.
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