Why music producers need the PS1 reverb in 2023

[@drewgrit_]

I’m praying this video doesn’t get put in the gaming side of KZbin, so if you’re a music producer and enjoyed this, please leave a comment to let the algorithm know it’s reaching the right people haha thanks everybody🫡

[@drewgrit_]

@@nycugz well that’s a win then haha glad it ticks both boxes for you! Thanks for the comment my friend✌️

[@exeterman2]

Made it into my suggested because of gaming, I know nothing about making music. Really interesting video though.

[@drewgrit_]

@@exeterman2 hmmmm that is very interesting, thanks for letting me know, that’s very useful information!

[@pxddy_]

yep getting both with me!

[@drewgrit_]

@@pxddy_ both is still a winner for sure, thanks for the comment dude💪

[@ShirobonMusic]

Hey! I made these 🥰 Thanks a bunch for making this video and supporting my silly lil ideas 🙌

[@drewgrit_]

Dude that is scary, 15 minutes ago I remembered about contacting you, had been meaning to do it haha thanks for making something so sick! I’ll shoot over and message you on Instagram now 💪

[@SparkleTwintail]

i lov ur music

[@Aldoistaken]

Thanks for these!

[@akrasmusic]

Hi! I wonder how you made these? I’ve captured some IR:s with music2000 game and a very short drum sound. But did you go all the way and imported sine sweeps from cd?😮

[@ast4127]

Sounds silly good and original

[@richardharris9708]

We're at an age where people are buying old digital cameras and thinking they are vintage, the low resolution blurry photos have charm in the same way analog has. So it's not surprising I guess that 90s/00s era digital reverbs and synths are coming back in style. Really interesting video, thanks for making it.

[@drewgrit_]

I love this comment. I couldn’t agree more, i was literally thinking about this topic recently. It’s fascinating that new technology becomes interesting when released because it’s cutting edge. Then it fades and loses all relevance, then the fascination builds up again but this time in the context of intrigue. Like intrigued how something can be so primitive and “bad” quality. It becomes an aesthetic fascination. I could talk about this all day honestly haha thanks for comment my friend, this was incredibly engaging for me!

[@wm1573]

It’s a weird misconception with old cameras tho. Many professionals still use old film cameras and the quality is amazing. They do have a different color to it which is why people like it I guess

[@nov3c]

"Whatever you now find weird, ugly, uncomfortable and nasty about a new medium will surely become its signature. CD distortion, the jitteriness of digital video, the crap sound of 8-bit - all of these will be cherished and emulated as soon as they can be avoided. It’s the sound of failure: so much modern art is the sound of things going out of control, of a medium pushing to its limits and breaking apart. The distorted guitar sound is the sound of something too loud for the medium supposed to carry it. The blues singer with the cracked voice is the sound of an emotional cry too powerful for the throat that releases it. The excitement of grainy film, of bleached-out black and white, is the excitement of witnessing events too momentous for the medium assigned to record them." Brian Eno, A Year With Swollen Appendices

[@estudio_sobre_ruedas]

It's known as Amara's Law 👌🏼

[@zeeeek1561]

People been doing this for decades

[@drewgrit_]

WARNING I can confirm both packs are FREE, the focus is ofcourse on Shirobons PS1 pack but my Vintage Keys sample pack that I briefly mentioned went from free to £7 on bandcamp yesterday because I ran out of free downloads and Bandcamp didn’t notify me. But it is FIXED💪 I’d be so mad if someone advertised something as free and it wasn’t so just letting you all know. Also shoutout to the couple people that bought it for £7 and didn’t even complain, I’d have been raging😂

[@Fleatsia]

It's still up for $7 I just tried to get it. Any chance you can fix it?

[@drewgrit_]

@@Fleatsia OK SO I’ve just been on a second time and think that’s it properly fixed now, thanks for this comment honestly, I’m so stressed by the whole thing. I don’t think I’ll be using bandcamp again to host a pack, actual nightmare. Let me know if it’s all good, thank you so much💪

[@djflipflop]

This is exactly how my brain works and now I've exactly found my finger hitting the subscribe button right after I send this comment. Thank you for great quality, would love to collab at some point!

[@djflipflop]

Also, didn't mean to respond on this comment thread. Haha.

[@Serge_12345]

As a music producer and a gamer, you got the right target audience when it comes to me

[@brokenenglishprod]

Drew Drew Drew! Of course you’re the person that finally made impulse response not alien to me! Awesome video!

[@drewgrit_]

Hahaha glad you enjoyed it bro, you better make some sick beats with impulse responses now, you have to put this stuff to good use asap😤

[@jesusnavarrete6317]

90s games had insane soundstracks in general.

[@drewgrit_]

Couldnt agree more dude, I think Wipeout was the first ps1 game I ever played and hearing the soundtrack impacted me massively. Even hearing it now hits me hard😂 thanks for the comment my friend✌️

[@thomcat2704]

Tony Hawk Pro skater 2 bro

[@emaneko22]

the spyro trilogy really speaks for it

[@fearsomewarengine8228]

@@thomcat2704 those were just random radio songs and not composed for the game, no? UT99 had some bangers that are still better than most DNB coming out

[@thomcat2704]

@@fearsomewarengine8228 dude....." just some radio songs" If you said that about nfs most wanted(2004) I would have to m@rder you I havent really played the UT so dont really remember music,I would guess music was great either way

[@CharliesMusicBox251]

I may never use any of these, but I really enjoyed the fact that you made a list of alternatives for the convolution plugin you use. It’s so rare in most videos like this. People tend to assume that everybody uses Ableton, which of course is not true. Thanks for providing alternatives for users of other DAWs, this is what care for your audience looks like. Definitely deserves a like, comment and subscription 🔥

[@drewgrit_]

Thank you dude, i think youre the first person to say I care about my audience, im almost getting emotional reading this😂 ive been trying so hard to be as helpful as possible to everybody even if they arent an ableton user like myself so this means a lot! Thank you so much my friend and welcome to the channel✌️

[@JacobRestituto]

I learned a TON from this and really appreciated how straight to the point it was!!!

[@drewgrit_]

Video so nice you commented twice😂😂 but in a seriousness im so happy you enjoyed it dude. Sharing information and techniques with each other is what the producer community is all about! Welcome to the channel and thanks for the comments my freind✌️

[@ERB]

am music producer, definitely enjoying this

[@drewgrit_]

This is the most insane comment I’ve got on this channel yet, I cannot get over this😂😂😂😂 thanks a lot!

[@Bob-fj7lr]

Wow

[@matias_8823]

Nice looking forward to any project you put out, Mr. Erb.

[@jimmyseit934]

mr erb???????

[@matias_8823]

@@jimmyseit934 I assume that's what his name is, I've never seen him before

[@YourBoyDonald]

Coming back to this video 8 months later. This video really helped me, and i like your content style. Thanks for this video, it made my music alot better lol :)

[@drewgrit_]

This is such a nice comment, thank you so much my friend! This video changed my life so to hear it’s changed yours even slightly is amazing. You’ve properly made my day with this comment! I owe you one man💪

[@YourBoyDonald]

@@drewgrit_ Thank you so much man! You're a nice guy. I'm subscribed, by the way! 💪

[@drewgrit_]

Awesome man, feels great to have good people as subscribers! Welcome to the channel dude✌️

[@trevor_mounts_music]

Sounds cool with the convolution reverb in Renoise on some 90's jungle pads or vocal samples. Gets things sounding a little more like the PS1 and Saturn games I like.

[@drewgrit_]

Very true, some jungle pads would be a perfect match for these reverbs, definitely worth exploring. Vocal samples is a good idea too, ill be trying that myself now that you mentioned it haha cheers Trevor!

[@brandontadday6288]

That’s exactly how I’m using these PSX reverbs as well!

[@your_pal_cujo]

Actually taught me a whole other side to reverb, thank you I loved this video!!

[@drewgrit_]

That’s incredible to hear dude! I love recommending new stuff to people, so glad you enjoyed it, more coming soon that you’ll hopefully enjoy too💪 welcome to the Channel!

[@djmikio]

Came here for a PS1 reverb hack and was surprised to walked away with a much better comprehension of the whole concept of convolution reverb. Thank you, and subscribed!!!

[@drewgrit_]

Absolutely love that dude, I was trying to both show some interesting Impulse Responses and go into what that even means without it feeling like a school lesson or something. And without calling the video “Why Impulse Responses are cool?” Because no one would care about that video😂😂 thanks for the comment!

[@Kerfuffledj]

Shirobon is goat, and you are goated for this insanely understandable video. So dope.

[@drewgrit_]

Thank you so much dude that is very nice to say. Ill take it on behalf of myself and Shirobon to say we really appreciate it! Welcome to the channel my friend💪

[@jeef5222]

The way you explain your ideas and knowledge is pretty well structured. I couldn't imagine I could learn that much in 5 minutes on a concept that I have no basics of. I hope you reach the place you deserve on this platform quickly mate. Cheers

[@drewgrit_]

Thank you so much dude that’s an incredible compliment. I spent so much time trying to make the videos as effective structured as possible with only including the essential parts so I’m glad people like yourself recognise that! And funny you say that about growing, I’ve been blessed with 5k subs more thanks to this video, so happy I could cry and it’s thanks to good people like yourself haha welcome to the channel my friend💪

[@jvk86]

Legend, thank you for this little gem! I'm always on the lookout for new impulse responses :)

[@drewgrit_]

No problem at all dude, glad you enjoyed it! If you make something with the PS1 impulse responses it would be cool to hear! Feel free to link me music in instagram DMs anytime. I love hearing new stuff✌️ welcome to the channel and thanks for the comment my friend💪

[@pragmaticmessenger]

Thanks for that, Ps1 sounds are pure nostalgia. Curious to try this in production. Cheers mate.

[@drewgrit_]

Nostalgia is hard to beat, the reverbs could be awful but because of nostalgia we would still love them haha thankfully they are pretty good! Feel free to send anything you make with the pack mate✌️

[@dylansharer8705]

The fact that you went through the time to find the plugins for all the major DAWs is wild. Thank you so much, and I think everyone would agree that you care about your audience to put that time in!

[@drewgrit_]

Hey Dylan thank you so much! These type of comments make all that effort worth it. I really do care about my audience, I even try reply to all my comments😂 so acknowledgement like this feels great. I really appreciate it my friend💪

[@ethanashford1]

you are a legend your passion is obvious

[@drewgrit_]

Much appreciated man! I’ve got more passion than skill or talent tbh but I’m happy enough with that😂 thanks for the comment my friend💪

[@ethanashford1]

@@drewgrit_ Passion is the secret... the most passionate people are the most successful!

[@drewgrit_]

I guess that’s a very good point bro, i appreciate the motivation for real, hit me up anytime🙏

[@ChrisLodyMusic]

Thanks very much for highlighting this, I never considered using impulse responses of those! I got started in music production way back when the Music and Music 2000 'games' became available on the PS1 so I know those reverbs well 😄

[@drewgrit_]

That’s sick dude I love that, you’ll definitely have some nostalgic fun messing around with these reverbs then! Free free to send me links to music you make with it, im always keen to hear stuff💪

[@ChrisLodyMusic]

@@drewgrit_ Thanks very much, will do 😁

[@drewgrit_]

@@ChrisLodyMusic awesome looking forward to it man✌️

[@BenjiThatFoxGuy]

Im so glad someone brough up the unique sound of this reverb effect. I didn’t expect it to be in a music production video but anything works and I enjoy such content anyways. Good going mate :D

[@drewgrit_]

Thank you mate, someone had to talk about it I guess😂 it is sort of funny it actually came from a music production person, I hadnt even really thought of that haha glad people are enjoying it either way!

[@grimish_tunes]

These retro sounds totally carries that nostalgie. Thanks for the tip brother.

[@drewgrit_]

Nostalgia is the most powerful force known to mankind haha there’s no other feeling like it and you’re right these reverbs definitely have it💪 thanks for the comment my friend!

[@scooterking136]

i love the way you just- talk to us. you dont ham it up with all the corny “whaaats up guuysss hope youre doing great today bang bang bang this is HUUUGE everyboddyyy” like you just say what you wanted to say. its refreshing. liked & subbed keep it up bro

[@drewgrit_]

Thanks very much alphie, that’s been my aim. All that WOW HEY CRAZY stuff is such bs, you can definitely be entertaining and engaging without turning into a complete cartoon character😂😂 glad it’s connecting with people the way I hoped it would, comments like this are super reassuring so thanks again✌️

[@joeyboof]

Something I never knew I needed until I knew I needed🙏thank u Bruv from Chicago Il America

[@drewgrit_]

That was the exact same scenario I was in, I seen it and asked myself “where have you been all my life?”😂😂 glad you enjoyed my friend, thanks for the comment!

[@EquatorAU]

really thankful for you sharing this, instantly went over and copped the pack

[@drewgrit_]

Awesome news dude! Feel free to send me anything you make with the pack. My instagram DMs are always open, would be sick to hear it✌️ thanks for the comment my friend!

[@HypnoticHorizons]

Straight to the point no bs just informative absolutely love this keep it up

[@drewgrit_]

Thank you dude, I also hate videos that have some much bs either side of the actual point of the video so I keep that in mind anytime im making a video haha thanks for letting me know im getting the balance right and welcome to the channel my friend💪

[@bcoda]

Bro just jumps right into it and delivers an absolute unit of a tip 😊 thank you!

[@drewgrit_]

Hahaha “absolute unit of a tip” is my favourite way this video has been described so far😂 I tried my best to do exactly that so I’m glad you enjoyed! Thanks for the comment my friend💪

[@christhescientist]

Great video and a unique concept will definitely be trying these out!

[@drewgrit_]

If anyone could make good use of this reverb is you bro, fits your aesthetic perfectly😂 cheers for the comment!

[@ShadyRonin]

Dude your channel is amazing

[@drewgrit_]

Thank you so much dude, youre too kind! Hopefully youll enjoy the future videos too, I just have to work out what they are now😂 Thanks for the comment my friend!

[@andykwolfpunch919]

First video I've watched and subbed straight away mate! Nice work!

[@drewgrit_]

Hahaha thats an awesome compliment man, thanks for much, welcome to the channel my friend💪

[@afjer]

A closer analogy is the techniques for gaussian blur since that takes the convolution of the image and a kernel. Anyway, the basics of convolution reverb are that for any sample it is replaced by the weighted average of the following samples where the IR is used as the weights.

[@drewgrit_]

That’s amazing dude, my analogy was intended to be loose and jokey but to get more development on it and make it more legit is sick! I hope people see this comment and get it to understand it even better. Thank you very much for the info my friend✌️

[@WHITEDIRTProductions]

Gaussian blur aint really a technique it's just a fancy word for blurry. The prism aberration is more of the effect and technique here

[@afjer]

@@WHITEDIRTProductions Gaussian blur uses a specific kernel distribution to achieve a particular type of blur. It's not just an average blur. (Specifically, a gaussian distribution.)

[@afjer]

Sorry if I wasn't clear, but my main point was that the mathematics involved in the two processes have a lot of similarities, except blur is in two dimensions. It's year 1 signal processing.

[@LosCetos]

As a video guy this really helps :D

[@markwincek6688]

A couple protips: apply a clip of the song itself as the impulse response to very tight percussive elements, then mess with their pitch/instrumentation. And vice versa, using very tight and/or rhythmic elements as the IR to the full track. These techniques will make convolution click on an intuitive level and open up a lot of creative paths. Convolution isn't really like an opacity blend... it's like a mask, allowing only the frequencies which are shared by the input AND the IR to seep through according to their relative volume and how long they occur in the IR.

[@drewgrit_]

That sounds like an incredible tip, what a crazy idea haha thank you mark! I’ll definitely be trying that asap, I’m super curious to hear it in action myself. And oh yea for sure the photo editing analogy is loose haha it was to be taken with a pinch of salt and just act as a decent visual aid to hopefully connect the dots and help people understand impulse responses if the audio examples hadn’t already made it click! Love the mask analogy, thanks for contributing it to the conversation💪

[@markwincek6688]

@@drewgrit_ You're very welcome! in my messing around, I've found it necessary to fade out the song clip when it's being used as the IR, as well as some EQ on the wet signal, to keep it from getting too muddy. Another idea just came to me to use PaulStretch to freeze a moment of the song, bounce it out, use it as the IR, then filter it with the pitched percussion technique as a way to give a bit of color and space to certain moments while still being glued in. (If you haven't heard of PaulStetch yet, please check it out!!)

[@WouterStudioHD]

@@drewgrit_ The most straight forward way of thinking about it is thinking about it in the time domain. An impulse response is basically how each sample of audio would play out in the room in which the IR was recorded. A single sample, that is 1/44100 of a second of 44.1 khz sample rate file, can be though of as an impulse and the response is how the room "responds" to that impulse. Hence the name "impulse response". That response is then dragged along the signal where each single sample in the signal is multiplied with each single sample of the IR, after which all these new responses are summed, while keeping their relative position in the signal. From a software perspective this is wildly inefficient, so we transform both the signal and the IR into the frequency domain (like what you'd see in an analyzer) using the famous FFT algorithm and then multiply them. This takes advantage of the mathematical fact that convolution in the time domain is the same as multiplication in the frequency domain and vice versa. After the multiplication we take the inverse FFT to transform it back to the time domain, after which the effect is done. I worked at Audio Ease as an intern, the company that made the first realtime convolution reverb ever, AltiVerb. I wrote some realtime ambisonics convolution engines with head tracking from scratch there that made it sound as if sounds were playing in a room, while they were only played on the headphones.

[@Rhuggins]

What a gorgeous explanation for IRs

[@markwincek6688]

@@WouterStudioHD do you have any resources you can recommend for someone with zero experience programming audio software? I wouldn't even know where to begin, but it's always been a backburner aspiration of mine to write my own vsts.

[@Protiac]

Thanks for telling the world about this Drew. What a great video. Shirobon's done good with these

[@drewgrit_]

No prob at all dude, funny thing is I had this video idea two years ago when it came out but I’m glad I waited til a point that could make and edit a good video. Shirobon deserves his work to be shown off in the best light haha thanks for the comment my friend✌️

[@maxreaper25]

Dude this, dude you, dude… That right there is good content.

[@drewgrit_]

This might be my favourite comment so far, so simple but so encouraging haha big thanks to you my friend, I’ll remember this one. It genuinely made me laugh out loud😂

[@JacobRestituto]

this is pretty sick

[@watchfulwhisper6210]

I just gotta say I dig your presentation simplicity! It's hard to nail a good vibe

[@drewgrit_]

That’s very kind my friend, simplicity with a good vibe is exactly what I’m aiming for so if you’re seeing it like that then I’m happy for sure😂 thanks!

[@ilikebassmusic]

This video reached me because of how much producer content I watch. I think it boosted your content because I also watch a lot of retro gaming

[@drewgrit_]

That’s sick dude, maybe I’ve hit a KZbin algorithm sweet spot where if a viewer likes 2 topics then it really pushes the content, that could be it! Either way thanks for checking it out my friend, I really appreciate it✌️

[@domain3004]

this does appear to be very much the case - congrats and bravo

[@Dmyra]

great video. classic concepts. nice presentation. that sample pack looks amazing

[@drewgrit_]

Thanks very much for the kind words dude, trying my best to bring good video concepts with good presentation! Glad you enjoyed✌️

[@bluesight_]

Nice to hear about Shirobon again, I remember listening to his 8-bit music way back in the day

[@drewgrit_]

Agreed dude, he’s a sick producer and from talking to him online after this video it turns out he’s a really nice guy too. Proper legend😂 thanks for the comment my friend✌️

[@PatTurn]

You make really good videos dude. Super funny, condensed and based. Keep fighting the good fight

[@drewgrit_]

Thank you so much dude, what you’ve described is exactly what I aim for so hearing feedback that I’m hitting the mark is awesome. Much appreciated my friend! And always fighting the good fight, I’ve got family that love that saying haha💪

[@multi.instrumentalist]

I have an early 2000s digital 8-track tape machine with a really gorgeous reverb, and now I know how to import it into Ableton! Thanks so much!

[@drewgrit_]

Ooooo very interesting dude, that sounds awesome! Im feeling a bit jealous right now haha and no problem! Welcome to the channel and thanks for the comment my friend✌️

[@atalhlla]

Very tangentially related: In image editing, many basic effects like blur and sharpen are actually simple convolutions, applied across two spatial dimensions instead of across frequency and time.

[@drewgrit_]

Wow dude you’ve blown me away, that’s actually fascinating to find out. My analogy was intended to be just a funny visual aid and be taken with a pinch of salt so this is incredible to hear haha thanks for the comment my friend!

[@oscarfriberg7661]

And if you do convolution enough many times you will get a deep learning network that can distinguish between cats and dogs. Jokes aside, convolution is quite a fundamental building block of deep learning.

[@tredfxman]

@@oscarfriberg7661 Gosh that means we must turn into Einstein once its raining like cats & dogs!

[@TheSabinCole]

Clicked expecting to learn one thing, left with much more info! Great vid 😊

[@drewgrit_]

Haha amazing news my friend, glad to be surprising you with more than you expected! Welcome to the channel✌️

[@pessoaaleatoria6802]

That blew my mind i wasn't aware of all of this world of reverb, thanks man

[@drewgrit_]

No problem at all dude! That was my hope with this video. Exchanging techniques with each other is what the music producer community is all about💪 thanks for the comment my friend

[@theharvardyard2356]

For the love of Mike, stop zooming the camera in literally every three seconds. As if the constant jump cuts weren't bad enough. I couldn't focus on what you were saying at all it was so distracting.

[@drewgrit_]

I totally feel you my friend, I wish I didn’t have to do that and could just talk to the camera but in the current online ecosystem where most people have zero patience it’s a must. That tik tok attitude is poisoning peoples brains. If I don’t do the cuts my retention time in the videos will drop way down. It’s a necessary evil that I would be happier to live without but in exchange the videos would be less successful. Thanks for the comment, I hope you understand!

[@theharvardyard2356]

@@drewgrit_ have you tried adding Subway Surfers gameplay in the corner? I don't know man, if you want to chase analytics at the expense of the quality of your content I guess that's your prerogative, but if that's the case wouldn't it be easier to just ditch the music production stuff and make Elsa Spiderman Slime Mukbang or something? But you seem passionate about music production so I'd think it would be worth it to try to make that the best it can be rather than let the numbers tell you what to do... 🤷

[@ratgirlflora]

@@theharvardyard2356 ???

[@edwardbutler9840]

@@theharvardyard2356 the zoom-ins don’t affect the quality aside from being slightly annoying to some, if it annoys you this much i suggest making your own videos to your standards instead of judging other’s decisions

[@theharvardyard2356]

@@edwardbutler9840 I'm only "judging others decisions" as far as he already judged himself. Did you read his above reply? I'm responding to that directly, he admits he's actively and purposefully pandering to something he admits is destructive, i.e. lack of attentiveness caused by modern social media addiction. How am I the one applying judgment when it's already acknowledged?

[@DisconnectedAutomaton]

I was a massive Shirobon fan since his earliest Chiptune days, loved that dudes music and he's gone so far! 💜💯👽

[@drewgrit_]

Thats sick dude, hes a genius for coming up with this PS1 idea as well as what he does in his own music! Also from chatting to him on instagram after posting this video, it turns out hes a super nice guy too, hes the full package😂😂 thanks for the comment my friend!

[@Keaks_]

I remember playing CD's on my ps1 and messing about with the settings with the PS1s built in noise changer to make it sound like the entire song was in a hall or reverbed. Never thought it would be used as a production tool 20 years later.

[@drewgrit_]

I think that’s the beauty of it, nobody who played with that back in the day ever would have thought it could be a music production tool nearly 30 years since the PS1 came out. It’s sort of bizarre but here we are😂 thanks for the comment my friend!

[@kieransullivan1737]

Play Station ones are the best device (sonically speaking) to play cds on for fidelity etc

[@PirateGuy]

this came up in my recommends for w/e reason and I know very little about music production, but think principles and techniques in sound design are really cool and I can't get enough of the positive vibes and attitude on display here, instant subscribe

[@drewgrit_]

Thank you very much dude thats very kind of you to say! Welcome to the channel my friend✌️

[@icarus4256]

Genuinely fantastic stuff, definitely didn’t expect to hear our accent at all when I got this in my recommended.

[@drewgrit_]

Thank you bro glad you enjoyed it and I love making connections from producers back home haha where you from mate?

[@icarus4256]

@@drewgrit_ Aw here I wouldn’t call myself a musician in any form, I just play bass guitar and listen to an awful lot of music - I’m from Newtownabbey myself

[@drewgrit_]

@@icarus4256 haha fair enough bro, I don’t play any instruments so you’re beating me😂😂 and ahhh right ok, I’m Bangor so not too far, pleasure connecting with you mate

[@ToxicLyricist]

0:28 it sounds like some water level that we all hate lol

[@drewgrit_]

hahahah so true dude, youre 100% right with that😂 shoutout the annoying water levels in every game ever lol thanks for the comment my friend✌

[@crimsama2451]

Ive always been interested in making music but have never made shit in my life and it seems very daunting and overwhelming, but this was a cool video on the topic some, hopefully people make use of this to make cool music, the ps1 era audio was so iconic.

[@drewgrit_]

A lot of things appear daunting until you try them dude! And thankfully we live in a time where there are loads of full step by step tutorials/courses for free on youtube to show you where to begin. Give it a try some day dude, you might end up loving it✌️ also I fully agree, ps1 era has a certain sound that I love too, the soundtrack for Wipeout still sounds amazing haha thanks for the comment my friend!

[@hyo-arashi-dubz]

So what You waiting for dude? For a miracle that will push You to start doing something? Just do

[@urphakeandgey6308]

As time goes on, it seems like we just keep revisiting past sounds, so I'm eagerly waiting for 90s and 2000s era trance music to make its much deserved comeback. Don't know why more people don't feel nostalgia for that stuff yet. A lot of it was our first flirtations with fully digital music, at least in "popular" music. That alone is a milestone worth preserving.

[@drewgrit_]

Agreed dude, its fascinating to me! The cycles of musical interest is so hard to predict and its funny you mention about Trance. Ive thought about that a lot too, I had a couple friends in 2016 who were CONVINCED that it was going to make a massive comeback that summer. For one reason or another it just seems like the stars havent aligned yet but they are bound to eventually. Heres to hoping anyway😂 thanks for the comment my friend✌️

[@bFix]

because that is already happening and you are missing it, probably. Porter Robinson ghost voices (and Angel voices) might count, right? kzbin.info/www/bejne/foHGaYSDrsh6pNE

[@tylerramos7633]

Because trance sucks! The vast majority of people didn’t like it even at its most popular lmao

[@urphakeandgey6308]

@@bFix I specified "90s and 2000s era trance music." That's definitely not either, but I won't deny its trance influences. That would probably be called "trance" these days anyway, which I'm not arguing against. I'm just surprised everyone (on the internet) is wanking themselves off to corny atmospheric dnb while no such revival has been seen for trance. Tyler says "nobody liked it," but it was the poster child of "electronic/techno music" in the 2000s and if you count related styles like "EuroDance" or "Hands Up," and by extension "nightcore" to a degree, then trance easily dominated the charts and even pop culture way more than DnB ever dreamt of doing. Plus, many early trance tracks were "atmospheric" in their own way.

[@Volcaniced]

What a smart guy you are!

[@drewgrit_]

Hahaha thanks dude, I’ll pass on 99% of the credit to shirobon but either way I appreciate it, welcome to the channel!

[@lunafoxfire]

Whoa I love this! I've never thought about how unique the PS1 reverb sounds, but after you played the example it was so obvious. I'll have to try these out, thanks.

[@drewgrit_]

That was exactly what I was like, I came across the pack and thought "oh this might be interesting", then clicked the examples and went "OH this is INTERESTING" 😂😂😂 glad we are on the same page my friend, thanks for the comment💪

[@esahm373]

I love to use impulse responses of real spaces instead of artificial reverb.

[@drewgrit_]

That’s cool too, i do agree that it can be amazing, any spaces in particular that you’ve found are great to use? Would love to know, thanks for the comment my friend✌️

[@JakeAdkinsOfficial]

"Subscribe if you're handsome" Well, can't argue with that...

[@drewgrit_]

Hahahaha glad you knew you were the right fit for the handsome producer club my friend, it’s good to have you!

[@starrybook]

You can make impulse responses from anything and get some fun effects... from the defects. Yes it sounds cheesy but I swear clapping my hands and punching an empty can of red bull in my bedroom got some really cool effects.

[@drewgrit_]

I couldn’t agree with this more! I couldn’t care less about accurate impulse responses of big church’s and stuff😂 the power of IR’s come from the experimental stuff that makes it interesting! Like 100% a red bull can is more interesting than some cathedral haha experimental is the goldmine✌️ thanks for the comment my friend

[@starrybook]

@@drewgrit_ make a really tight chord with any instrument (and make sure it's really really short) and slap it in a convolution reverb on top of a dubstep bass. A few tweaks later and you've transformed into Chime.

[@Gnurklesquimp2]

Can even use them as a tonal resonator of sorts, the sky is the limit with these things. It's so awesome I don't even have to make something I know how to use in a track, just having fun making sounds with it already makes it worth my time. That's the mark of my favorite kind of plugin or even sample pack, how creative can I get with it? Harmor was my jam back in the days on pirated FL, just bought it again the other day and I've been having so much fun ever since, even getting some amazing and unique sounds out of it along the way.

[@postmalonalisa420]

Thanks for opening this window of production that I didn't know about 🙏

[@drewgrit_]

No problem at all dude its my pleasure! Sharing information among the music producer community is what its all about💪 and more techniques youll hopefully benefit from coming soon my friend, thanks for the comment!

[@davypeterbraun]

You're brilliant and so is your channel. So happy I found one of your videos randomly. Subscribed and added to fav Music Production channels.

[@drewgrit_]

Damn Davy thank you so much, this is a really really nice comment. Big smile on my face now haha I owe you one my friend💪

[@djGreenALERT]

Awww. I was hoping there was a way of taking the PS1 apart and finding a way of engineering an audio input to use the actual PS1's reverbs. Still, creating IRs and using with a convolution reverb is still a quality idea. Thank you @ShirobonTV for the idea, and you Drew for uploading it.

[@drewgrit_]

I was speaking to shirobon yesterday and he actually plans on making a video himself on he captured the reverbs so you might actually get what you’re looking for very soon my friend! Even I’m looking forward to it haha

[@djGreenALERT]

@@drewgrit_ Awesome. Thanks Drew. I'm really looking forward to that.

[@drewgrit_]

@@djGreenALERT no prob at all dude! It’s going to be interesting for sure✌️

[@SPRNG]

Hahah this is incredible, crash bandicoot saturation next pls 🕹️

[@drewgrit_]

This comment😂😂😂😂😂 well done my friend, that will be hard to beat, absolutely hilarious, you’ve made my day hahaha

[@SPRNG]

@@drewgrit_ I’ll be waiting 😂 great video my man, will be downloading these verbs to satisfy my inner 90s kid - so nostalgic!

[@drewgrit_]

Thanks man, glad you enjoyed it! The nostalgia from something like this really is satisfying haha love a bit of retro gaming like gameboys etc. Feel free to send me anything you make with the verbs✌️

[@SPRNG]

@@drewgrit_ me too, still got all my old PS1 games & Gameboy colors! Nothing beats that ps1 startup sound tho 😮‍💨

[@drewgrit_]

@@SPRNG that’s so sick dude, super jealous you still have it all, and true the start up sound is iconic haha

[@SXYNX]

I think a better way to describe impulse responses would be a displacement map on After Effects. Cool vid!

[@drewgrit_]

I wish I could say I knew how to use after effects but I fully believe you’re right anyway haha I’m confident after effects could make a better analogy for sure! My photo editing software one was loose and to be taken with a pinch of salt😂 Link me an example if you can, would love to see my friend✌️

[@nitelite78]

I thought a vocoder would be a good analogy.

[@Skyverb]

Dude these are insane!! ty so much. Threw several on vocals and other stuff. It's so darn cool.

[@drewgrit_]

Sick dude, glad you enjoyed, putting it on vocals is a great idea, I need to play around with that myself! Welcome to the channel my friend💪

[@c0rnm3al]

fantastic video and a ridiculous amount of value you're giving out for free. truly a blessing.

[@drewgrit_]

Ah man thank you, the blessing feels like it’s on me right now with how many people are appreciating this video. I couldn’t have imagined this in my wildest dreams, thank you for being a part of it for real, I owe you one✌️

[@Pensive_Scarlet]

I'm currently struggling to teach myself how to produce quality stuff, and I like using a lot of game synths and samples to create a kind of lo-fi "cheap digital style" as you said. This was very useful and very direct, really appreciate it. Now, if someone could hook me up with a decent library of PS1 and N64 samples, or an equivalent VSTi of some sort (Love the C-700 for ripping SNES sounds, and VOPM for ripping Genesis/Megadrive synth settings!) I'd be eternally grateful.

[@drewgrit_]

There is a website that is a library of samples from old games and stuff. I haven’t used it yet but friends have recommended it before. Type into Google “the sounds resource PlayStation” and you’ll see the website, it’s green and retro looking. Hope that helps my friend💪

[@youknowhuwitis]

I'm a musician, not a music producer. However, I am floored with the level of insight your video has given me. Beautiful.

[@drewgrit_]

Wow this is an incredible compliment, thank you so much Billy. Im brimming with coinfidence after this! Welcome to the channel my friend, its great to have you here✌️

[@RookieMistakeYT]

Ngl these go hard. Cool Edit Pro also had some of the most amazing presets of all time for both production and vocals. I still wish CEP would release an anniversary edition even though Adobe bought them out and ruined them.

[@drewgrit_]

Glad you agree dude, they are really cool to have like! And I’m not familiar with Cool Edit Pro, you’re recommending something new to me too😂 I’ll do a bit of investigating, thanks for the comment my friend!

[@saltedslug]

haha my dad raised me on Cool Edit Pro, it took his windows 7 pc dying to move to a modern DAW.. he still complains about this same thing to this day

[@Bloodrammer]

Thank you for giving so much more info than the title promised. Excellent video!

[@drewgrit_]

haha thank you dude, youre the first person to reference the title like and its funny because this is actually what I was aiming for with the title! I saw this as a great opportunity to obviously recommend producers these cool reverbs but also dive into how powerful and underrated experimenting with convolution reverb can be. So im super happy you felt that way. Thanks for the comment my friend💪

[@razvanrusan9319]

love this video, cool to see impulse responses from older tech!

[@drewgrit_]

Thank you very much dude, and fully agree, old tech is so interesting!

[@nilespeshay1734]

Only because I didn't/didn't hear/see it mentioned. Reaper DAW's stock reverb (ReaVerb) can handle convolution/image response.

[@drewgrit_]

I actually did forget about researching if Reaper had one, now we know! Thanks for the info my friend

[@lardosian]

Very easy with ReaVerb, such a great DAW.

[@jetlag1488]

I've been using convolution reverb in my music production ever since I started because of the idea that you can use *anything* as an impulse response. My impulse response folder is 5.58GB and it's growing at a slow but steady rate.

[@drewgrit_]

Thats incredible dude, youre my inspiration haha but in all seriousness with all that experience in convolution reverb (especially in experimental IR's) do you have any tips or words of wisdom? Would be sick to hear because myself and other people looking through the comments could massively benefit from that! Thanks for the comment my friend💪

[@thefixer742]

Lexicon have some great reverbs as well. String reverbs from Roland are the best. Like the Space Echo RE-201.

[@drewgrit_]

Agreed dude, they are all great recommendations! I would trade my arm for a real roland space echo haha hopefully I can afford one someday😂 thanks for the comment my friend!

[@iamjshep3]

This is such a dope idea.

[@drewgrit_]

Agreed dude, Shirobon deserves a big shoutout for this idea haha feel free to link me any music you make with the reverbs, would be sick to hear, my instagram DMs are always open✌️ thanks for the commment my friend!

[@TheBrettEnglish]

Thanks to Stan, and thanks to you for passing along nuggets of beautiful context. You're legit. Subbed!

[@drewgrit_]

"You're legit" is the most amazing but simple compliment ever haha i appreciate you helping me fight imposter syndrome one step at a time😂😂also big time shoutout to stan indeed, hes the man✌️ Welcome to the channel my friend!

[@seankkg]

The best example I can think of is Tales of Destiny, when you listen to a song through the sound test and pause it you can hear the reverb fall off. I always thought it was interesting that Sakuraba stuck a hardware reverb on the entire soundtrack.

[@debrucey]

He does it on Star Ocean and Valkyrie Profile too. He really likes his PS1 reverb

[@drewgrit_]

Oooo that is fascinating, I didnt know this but I love it as an example. Really interesting additional info, I hope other people going through the comments see this. Thanks for dropping this gem on us my friend😂💪

[@matombler3009]

Sakuraba’s the man. Side note but if you’re into his albums check out his solo projects. They’re all prog rock and sound epic

[@WillyJunior]

Great video brother. There's also a great "cheap" sounding free reverb by KarmaFX that I love the sound of.

[@drewgrit_]

Very interesting, I’ll have to have a look into that too, thanks very much for the recommendation my friend, I owe you one!

[@duncanmaclennan9624]

Other vsts for loading Impulse responses... MConvolutionEZ (free) .... Fog Convolver (paid)

[@drewgrit_]

I did have melda convolution in my notes but fog convolver is new info to me, I’ll have to look into that, thanks dude!

[@RanDieBam]

The navigation of folders is actually really nice in MConvolutionEZ (e.g. arrow keys for next file, folder paths in the plugin itself). I use it to open my IRs of guitar cabs. :)

[@drewgrit_]

@@RanDieBam that’s interesting, thanks for the extra info dude, also I’ve been meaning to collect some good guitar cab IR’s myself, any good recommendations?

[@soundofbeers]

Not sure how the algorithm got me here, but I'm glad it did (: I really liked the short anecdote on context and such. In the end it always comes down to that when creating. It doesn't require to be the most expensive, complicated or whatever superlative. It just needs to be right to its context. Thanks!

[@drewgrit_]

1000% agreed dude, couldnt agree more tbh😂 context is an obvious thing but I feel like somehow it still gets overlooked a lot in music production circles, not quite sure how we have ended up there but we have. However its good to see theres people out there on the same wavelength! Thanks for the comment my friend💪

[@BenCaesar]

The hawd af, instant sub. I’m really diving into it now but I’d dare say reverb is an instrument.

[@drewgrit_]

Thanks a lot dude, instant subs are the most rewarding subs haha and you know what, I fully agree, I wish I’d actually thought of and said that in the video, you’re 100% right💪

[@rebirth4119]

Not sure if you've heard of it but there's a whole genre dedicated to using convolution reverb with chord based samples on synths to get melodic textures. Its called Colour Bass.

[@rebirth4119]

And for the record there are also techniques used like Vocoding one synth with a supersaw, resonators, polyphonic pitch correction like Pitchmap and reTune.

[@drewgrit_]

I haven’t heard of colour bass actually that sounds really interesting, I have to do some investigating. Thanks for the recommendation my friend✌️

[@drewgrit_]

This is also super interesting, you’re full of sick recommendations dude, thank you so much, I owe you one😂

[@ScratchdHelp]

ok but we need the half life reverb

[@drewgrit_]

Very true, that’d be cool for sure my friend💪

[@FrequencyHorizon]

Dude this was a great video from start to finish and kind of the perfect length just my opinion.

[@drewgrit_]

Ah man I love that thank you, I’m always pulling my hair out during editing trying to find the right balance so this is amazing reassurance haha cheers my friend!

[@Bibliothekaresse]

This video is great in every fathomable way

[@drewgrit_]

Wow thank you so much my friend, that’s an awesome compliment! You’ve made my day haha I owe you one my friend💪

[@darknesscharlie1624]

Прикол

[@drewgrit_]

Thank you my friend, glad you enjoy the humour😂

[@lxfks517]

First video i've seen come up about creating your own reverb since I learnt this technique at university over 10 years ago. Yes, we got set loose into the wild with a pack of balloons in groups of 2-3 people. Thanks for reminding me of this. Subscribed because I'm handsome.

[@drewgrit_]

Hahaha love that dude, I was exactly the same at uni. Popping balloons in the stairwell when the campus was quiet enough😂 good times indeed! Also welcome to the handsome producer club, it’s good to have you! Thanks for the comment my friend✌️

[@TheUKMikey]

You're a clever man Drew and very good at explaining stuff.

[@drewgrit_]

Thank you dude, you're too kind haha but for real i really appreciate it, that is so encouraging for me to push forward and keep it up💪 thanks for the comment my friend✌️

[@JasmynePorter]

Yes, music producer here this is great!

[@drewgrit_]

Awesome to hear it’s reaching the right people, glad you enjoyed and welcome to the channel my friend, it’s great to have you💪

[@red0ctane19]

Dang! Never thought I could learn so much in 5 minutes. Lol. This is amazing. Appreciate it man! I think the algorithm is doing its job and got you a subscriber out of me for sure.

[@drewgrit_]

That’s great to hear my friend, I love introducing people to new stuff! And I think you’re right about the algorithm too, I feel really blessed right now with all these likeminded producers finding my channel, living the dream rn haha thanks for the comment💪

[@red0ctane19]

@@drewgrit_ Oh for sure man! Happy for you. And no problem, thanks for the content.

[@owentwidale98]

This is SICK!!! I'm new to making MUSIC and this was extremely helpful! Definitely bookmarking this vid for later ;)

[@drewgrit_]

Awesome to hear youve recently started music dude! Its a crazy journey that cant be completed, theres always something new to learn and thats what makes it interesting. Its a path worth every step I promise✌️ glad you enjoyed the video, thanks for the comment and welcome to the channel my friend💪

[@samusbros66]

2:43 this guy is a legend, god bless you

[@drewgrit_]

Thanks broski I really appreciate that! Im glad you enjoyed the video, more coming soon💪

[@TunelessBoon]

Legend. Love your style man!

[@drewgrit_]

Thank you so much my friend, that’s a massive compliment for real, incredibly encouraging too, much appreciated✌️

[@wbxx9908]

im glad i found this channel

[@drewgrit_]

Love that dude, I’m genuinely so happy youtube is showing my stuff to the right people! Welcome to the channel my friend, it’s great to have you✌️

[@CurlyChop]

Music producer here, but this is my channel I use for watching gaming content... I love it but it might be breaking through! Keep up the great work :)

[@drewgrit_]

Oooooo interesting, im glad you love it so ill let you away with it as long as you swap over to the other channel to subscribe, not this one😂😂 but in all seriousness thank you for the comment my friend, welcome to the channel💪

[@zloboslav_]

Thank you for sharing! I love the reverbs!

[@drewgrit_]

No problem at all my friend, shirobon is the real hero here haha hes a genius from coming up with the idea of harnessing these reverbs for music! Welcome to the channel dude✌️

[@ammarkhan3945]

Great vid. Definitely gonna use convolution verb and start making my own impulse response!

[@drewgrit_]

I love that dude, sick to hear you’re inspired to make you own impulse responses! Feel free to send me the IR’s you make, would be so cool to try them too😂 hit me up on Instagram DMs anytime, thanks for the comment my friend!

[@RedButtonTV1]

you are right, this is interesting. the way you presented it is, also, straight to the point, informative and interesting.

[@drewgrit_]

Thank you dude, as a viewer of music production content myself I know how frustrating it can be to watch a video that has great information but doesn’t get to the point fast enough. Streamlined is the way to go! Thanks for the comment my friend💪

[@RedButtonTV1]

@@drewgrit_ Thank You! Absolutely, getting straight to the point can be crucial for the success of any content, especially in today's fast-paced world where people have shorter attention spans. One example of this is in tutorial videos, where viewers are looking to learn something quickly and efficiently. If a video takes too long to get to the main point, the viewer may become disinterested and move on to a different source of information. Similarly, in music education, it's not enough to have a solid musical education to become a successful music teacher. One also needs to have knowledge in pedagogy and musical pedagogy, as well as strong communication skills to effectively teach students. It's all about combining musical expertise with teaching skills and clear communication to help students achieve their full potential. Also, i subbed. :)

[@drewgrit_]

@@RedButtonTV1 ah dude I actually couldn’t love this comment more! You fully GET IT. Some few select people don’t have the attention span issue so they have been struggling to understand my methods but they don’t realise how bad everyone else is for attention span😂😂 And OMG the teaching part spoke to my soul man haha I actually teach young people music production outside of this whole music KZbin stuff and understanding them and music is such an important part. It’s a push and pull of skills and understanding and I absolutely love it. The people skills mixed with being asked random music questions which you have to answer in simple terms at any given moment, has made me a better producer and educator. I owe a lot to that process. It’s amazing to hear someone else understand that so well! You’ve made my day my friend, thanks again😂

[@RedButtonTV1]

@@drewgrit_ Oh, wow, that is nice to hear. Amazing work from your part! it is always nice to see people who are actually trying to make the change, not just earn from it. and it is true that a student becomes master and then master becomes a student again. Taking random questions is very valuable, as sometimes one gets asked questions that would never appear on their own to ones mind. The true smart is not in "knowing all the answers". true smart is "knowing how to find answers to given problems", to think it through, to ask, to research. and youtube type of social platform helps in it big time. Being able to listen to others as well and even to take criticism, is actually the only way to grow. we need mistakes and we need to be honest about it:) and growth never stops. I wish You all the best and "may the fire from your candle, turn the fire on many more candles"

[@drewgrit_]

damn dude this might be the most engaging conversation I have had with a fellow producer ever haha absolutely love it, I fully agree with what youre saying! If youre on instagram message me anytime, itd be sick to have more chats like this, hit me up✌️

[@nathanclark3046]

Ah just learned about convolution reverb the other day. Sounds super fun and this little talk has given me a better idea of the goals behind reverb in general. Thanks!

[@drewgrit_]

Love the “goals behind reverb” part, I’m so happy I’ve got to share that discovery I had a few years ago with other producers and see them have the same mental shift. Its honestly made my day that you’ve said that haha thanks for the comment my friend and welcome to the channel💪

[@vicopujia]

Uuuu this is analog obsession but with early digital tech. As a 2000 kid I love this

[@drewgrit_]

Amazing dude, glad you enjoyed it and hopefully a lot more fun to be had playing with the reverbs yourself. Link me tunes you made with it if you want! Would be cool to hear✌️

[@vicopujia]

@@drewgrit_ I need to learn convolution, that's the way to exploit my mic on his full potential. It would be top to have a measurement one but who cares? It's just about context and I like crapyness. I'm on my way linking stuff 😜

[@drewgrit_]

@@vicopujia crappyness has the best character dude! You’re right, embrace it 100% haha enjoy dude✌️

[@moonpawprint]

Great nostalgic convolution reverb, got it the other day and Shirobon killed it...kinda puts me in the world of the old Roland Sound Canvas reverb. Always good to hear the Norn Irish accent w production vids too, you should defo keep this up..p.s. defo gonna use that photoshop opacity analogy when it's time to describe dry wet signals ha thanks

[@drewgrit_]

Dry wet it signals is another great use for that stupid analogy actually, good idea my friend😂 and thanks I definitely plan on flying the flag for NI in the producer community as much as possible✌️ also also 100% shirobon killed it, it’s so sick haha

[@Zvrra]

this video has been recommended to me everyday for like over a week lol

[@drewgrit_]

Hahahaha that crazy dude, KZbin has decided to push it and I can’t complain😂 although I think it is calming down now, they have decide to stop bombarding people with it haha thanks for watching it my friend!