How Do You Do Reverb?

[chillowack]

Sorry for the elementary question, but how do you put reverb on a track?

I've looked through all the effects in the "Effect" drop-down menu, but I don't see reverb anywhere.

Thanks for your help!

[chillowack]

No one in this forum knows how to add reverb??

Fifteen people have read this post...not a single one of you has ever added reverberation to a vocal track?

[whomper]

Originally Posted by chillowack

No one in this forum knows how to add reverb??

Fifteen people have read this post...not a single one of you has ever added reverberation to a vocal track?

makes no sense to add it to a vocal track
not even to a symphony
i do reverb implicitly -- live recordings in a good hall
otherwise it is just annoying hokieupping of a recording
that may make you feel "creative" but is not wanted by anyone else cause it makes it sound harsh and hard to listen to

only time i saw reverb on voice
was by radio amateurs
who wanted the effect thinking that
it would help cut through the QRM
to make a contact during a pile up

oh -- and a few djs in the 60s trying to be "kool"

[richiebee]

Did you check out the audacity documentation? I don't audacity so can't help you. I'd also suggest that maybe people came to your post because its the most recent in a whole bunch of sub-categories. I didn't even know it was about audacity until I looked at the top of the page... by that point I was already a statistic.

btw - I don't agree with what whomper says even though I personally more commonly record singers with natural reverb than without it. I know its not a realistic proposition for many people running a home studio!


R.

[whomper]

okay
copy the track 10-20 times
offset each track another 10 ms from the previous one
then add them all up (mix) together
you will have some killer reverb

might want to eq the track with a lot more bass and less treble
as the time delta grows

and make the delayed tracks a little louder as the delay grows

this will be the ultimate reverb

jsut do it

or you could read a book at the library if you dont like this sound

[chillowack]

richiebee: thanks for your reply, I didn't realize people who don't use Audacity had access to this forum.

whomper: thanks for your replies, but with all due respect, I disagree with you about reverb. I think it has some very legitimate uses, and much of the music I love best uses reverb.

You say you've only ever heard vocal reverb once or twice. In that case, I would like to introduce you to three artists you've apparently never heard before: the Beatles, John Lennon(solo), and ELO. All three used vocal reverb superbly.

I'm amazed that Audacity doesn't have a "reverb" effect, it's the most basic sound effect in the whole toolbox. I see "echo," but no reverb. If anyone knows the answer, please let me know!

[TonyB]

Originally Posted by whomper

okay
copy the track 10-20 times
offset each track another 10 ms from the previous one
then add them all up (mix) together
you will have some killer reverb

.... and comb filtering too? How do you avoid phasing issues?

[jagcmos]

Originally Posted by TonyB

.... and comb filtering too? How do you avoid phasing issues?

Sing it as a fixed frequency sine wave and make sure that all the delay values are the same as the period of the wave.

[TonyB]

Originally Posted by jagcmos

Sing it as a fixed frequency sine wave and make sure that all the delay values are the same as the period of the wave.

Wow. I'll stick with my trust reverb plugin when I need it. Most of the time I'm able to capture enough natural reverb to fit it in the mix. If I need more in the mix then a convolution reverb will do the trick.

[Vulconizer]

Whomper, there are legit uses for "canned" reverb, aren't there. Be it that which comes from a software plug-in or from an analog unit. In fact, there are thousands upon thousands of recordings which have had it applied during mixing because it was a choice made by the engineer. I'm not wrong about that, am I? Usually, the choice made is one the engineer deems will enhance his/her mix. That's the way it's supposed to go, anyway... Would so many engineers use the hell out of something that is going to hurt their mixes?

Isn't saying that no one else wants it actually false? Those thousands and thousands of mixes seem to tell otherwise, don't they?
To say that it is all harsh and hard to listen to is a subjective opinion, isn't it? Lots of people listen to it just fine. At least, that's what I gather from all those mixers and their usage of it.

Great room reverb is fine and dandy IF you happen to have access to a great room or hall that happens to have great reverb. Not all "natural" reverbs or even purpose-built rooms with reverb ( which is largely the case ) are created equal, though. Not all folks, hell, most folks don't have access to a nice-sounding "natural" reverb, do they? What are they supposed to do in that case, mix everything dry? That dry, in-your-face sound usually still has some reverb to it. At least, that's what I hear.

What happens if you have a client who wants a different reverb than that which comes from the room? You can position your mics to give you less of the room sound, but you cannot position them to give you an entirely different room reverb altogether.

Can you?

Just curious because what you stated sounded like you meant it and that maybe you think it's fact. That can lead to some bad info getting into the head of someone just starting out in recording.

Maybe you were just being a joker and giving the guy some shit to get a laugh or whatever. I've done it a few times. But I do my best to never let it come across as the Be-All/End-All Statement of Great Truth and Enlightenment.







Unless I'm talking about how I'm hung like a field mouse. Y'all can go right on believing that.