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    Reverb Cheat Sheet

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    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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    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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    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

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    Tom
    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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    The key takeaways are to keep reverb delay times short, use one reverb plugin, use reverb on a bus, and use less reverb than you think.

    The three main reasons to use reverb are to add depth, create cohesion, and add interest.

    Some tips for using reverb effectively are to use short delay times, use one go-to plugin, use reverb on a bus, use less than you think and use delay instead for some instruments.

     

    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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    adio- ead ​ ​mi es​ ​at​ ​home? 
    Che k​ ​out​ ​the​ ​f ee​ ​tuto ials​ ​on 
    the​ ​Musi ian​ ​on​ ​a​ ​Mission 
    YouTu e​ ​ hannel 
     

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