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Reverb Cheat Sheet

This document provides tips for using reverb when mixing music. Some key points include: 1. Keep reverb times short, under 2 seconds, and match the tempo of the track. Too much reverb can muddy the mix. 2. Use a single stereo reverb plugin and vary the amount of reverb sent to different channels to create depth from foreground to background. 3. Reverb can be used to add cohesion by placing all instruments in the same acoustic space, or for interest as a noticeable effect or spot effect on individual elements. 4. Tips include using reverb on a bus, less reverb than thought, reverb on delay channels, pre-delay on

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Reverb Cheat Sheet

This document provides tips for using reverb when mixing music. Some key points include: 1. Keep reverb times short, under 2 seconds, and match the tempo of the track. Too much reverb can muddy the mix. 2. Use a single stereo reverb plugin and vary the amount of reverb sent to different channels to create depth from foreground to background. 3. Reverb can be used to add cohesion by placing all instruments in the same acoustic space, or for interest as a noticeable effect or spot effect on individual elements. 4. Tips include using reverb on a bus, less reverb than thought, reverb on delay channels, pre-delay on

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RE ERB​ ​CHEAT​ ​SHEET 

REVERB 
● Keep​ ​it​ ​sho t 
○ Long​ ​de a ​ ​times​ ​ an​ ​ ui kl ​ ​add​ ​mess​ ​to​ ​ ou ​ ​mi  
○ Keep​ ​it​ ​unde ​ ​ ​ ​se onds 
○ Time​ ​the​ ​ e e ​ ​de a ​ ​time​ ​to​ ​the​ ​tempo​ ​of​ ​the​ ​t a k 
■ Don’t​ ​take​ ​this​ ​lite all ​ ​-​ ​the e​ ​isn’t​ ​a​ ​fo mula 
■ It’s​ ​just​ ​a​ ​guideline 
● If​ ​it’s​ ​a​ ​high​ ​tempo​ ​t a k,​ ​use​ ​sho te ​ ​de a ​ ​times​ ​ elo ​ ​  
se ond 
● If​ ​it’s​ ​a​ ​slo ​ ​t a k,​ ​ ou​ ​ an​ ​get​ ​a a ​ ​ ith​ ​a​ ​ ​ ​o ​ ​ ​ ​se ond​ ​de a  
times 
■ Aim​ ​fo ​ ​the​ ​ e e ​ ​tail​ ​to​ ​fade​ ​out​ ​ efo e​ ​the​ ​ne t​ ​note​ ​ in​ ​gene al  
● If​ ​the​ ​ e e ​ ​tail​ ​o e laps​ ​the​ ​follo ing​ ​note​ ​all​ ​the​ ​time,​ ​it 
sta ts​ ​to​ ​sound​ ​mudd  
● Keep​ ​it​ ​simple 
○ I​ ​p efe ​ ​to​ ​use​ ​just​ ​one​ ​ste eo​ ​ oom​ ​ e e ​ ​on​ ​an​ ​effe t​ ​ uss 
○ Send​ ​inst uments​ ​to​ ​this​ ​ uss​ ​ ​ ​ a ing​ ​amounts​ ​to​ ​ eate​ ​a​ ​sense​ ​of 
depth 
○ Mo e​ ​ e e ​ ​=​ ​fu the ​ ​a a  
○ Less​ ​ e e ​ ​=​ ​ lose 

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Three​ ​reasons​ ​to​ ​use​ ​reverb 
● Depth 
○ Put​ ​ e e ​ ​on​ ​an​ ​effe t​ ​ uss​ ​and​ ​use​ ​sends,​ ​ athe ​ ​than​ ​di e t​ ​on​ ​the 
hannel 
○ Use​ ​sends​ ​to​ ​add​ ​ a ing​ ​amounts​ ​of​ ​ e e ​ ​to​ ​diffe ent​ ​ hannels 
○ Mo e​ ​ e e ​ ​=​ ​fa  
○ Less​ ​ e e ​ ​ o ​ ​no​ ​ e e ​ ​=​ ​ lose 
○ piano​ ​sound​ ​fu the ​ ​a a ,​ ​in ease​ ​the​ ​ e e ​ ​send 
○ You​ ​ an​ ​also​ ​use​ ​EQ​ ​to​ ​ eate​ ​depth 
■ Redu e​ ​high​ ​f e uen ies​ ​to​ ​make​ ​something​ ​sound​ ​fu the ​ ​a a  
● Cohesion 
○ Put​ ​e e thing​ ​in​ ​the​ ​same​ ​spa e 
■ i.e.​ ​just​ ​use​ ​one​ ​ e e ​ ​ uss 
● Inte est 
○ As​ ​an​ ​o ious​ ​effe t 
■ e.g.​ ​ o als​ ​d en hed​ ​in​ ​ e e ​ ​to​ ​make​ ​them​ ​sound​ ​epi  
○ As​ ​a​ ​spot​ ​effe t 
■ e.g.​ ​hea ​ ​ e e ​ ​on​ ​a​ ​single​ ​tom​ ​hit​ ​to​ ​make​ ​it​ ​sound​ ​ ig​ ​and 
d amati  
 

REVERB​ ​in​ ​DIFFERENT​ ​genres 


● In​ ​pop,​ ​mi e s​ ​ el ​ ​mo e​ ​on​ ​dela s 
○ Ho e e ,​ ​ e e ​ ​is​ ​making​ ​a​ ​ ome a k​ ​in​ ​the​ ​ ha ts 
● But​ ​in​ ​a ousti ​ ​gen es,​ ​ e e ​ ​is​ ​still​ ​hea il ​ ​ elied​ ​on 
○ It’s​ ​all​ ​a out​ ​ eating​ ​a​ ​ ealisti ​ ​spa e 
○ Putting​ ​the​ ​inst uments​ ​in​ ​the​ ​same​ ​ oom 
○ C eating​ ​a​ ​ ohesi e​ ​sound 
 
 

8​ ​essential​ ​tips 
. Use​ ​sho t​ ​de a ​ ​times 
. Use​ ​one​ ​go-to​ ​plugin 
. Use​ ​ e e ​ ​on​ ​a​ ​ uss 
. Use​ ​less​ ​than​ ​ ou​ ​think,​ ​don't​ ​ el ​ ​on​ ​it 
. Use​ ​dela ​ ​instead,​ ​e.g.​ ​ o als​ ​o ​ ​guita s 
. Re e ​ ​on​ ​dela ​ ​ hannels  
. Use​ ​p e-dela ​ ​fo ​ ​ o als​ ​o ​ ​othe ​ ​fo a d​ ​pa ts 
. EQ​ ​the​ ​ etu n,​ ​ ut​ ​lo s,​ ​mud,​ ​and​ ​e pe iment​ ​ ith​ ​ oosting/ utting​ ​highs 
 

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