Mixing With Mike Mixing Tip: Compressing Reverb

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[@aktheengine]

I'm not sure why you don't have 100,000 subscribers!

[@mixingwithmike]

Thanks Angelo! I will be investing more time on this over the summer. Working on the new website is enough work for now!

[@MrOliverTube]

great again! Thank you very much.

[@pipadelbo5682]

thank you

[@andthensome512]

What made me search compressing reverb was how the reverb on the drums, specifically the snare, sounds in The Wind Cries Mary by Jimi Hendrix. Don't know if that's what they did to get the reverb on his snare to sound so good, but it made me think maybe they compressed the reverb.

[@SonOfMecha]

Nice, well explained and extremely useful, subscribed!

[@mixingwithmike]

+Rob Husband Cheers Rob!

[@pipadelbo5682]

J'ai bien aime ton coure sur la compression de la réverbération

[@erikvanzadel]

Very helpful, thanks Mike! Now I know how to prevent my tail getting lost in the mix.

[@mixingwithmike]

+Erik van Zadel Thanks Erik!

[@kevinheydenrych5150]

Another gem from you. Thanks Mike!

[@mixingwithmike]

Cheers!

[@tmussOfficial]

hi Mike nice tutorial , my only question is would you need to set up more than one reverb if your applying this technique to more than one instrument im guessing one seperate for vocals at least, or can all instruments with this technique go to one reverb?

[@mixingwithmike]

Great question. I don't necessarily compress reverbs by default, only if I feel it will help the sound and imaging. How many reverbs depends on the song and style. I generally have separate reverbs for each instrument, unless multiple tracks have the same function in the song. Quite often, one reverb instance may be the same basic settings as other instances but with slightly adapted settings.

[@havindascott1245]

hey Micheal i like the song you use for this tutorial could i get the audio file to practice my mixing

[@mixingwithmike]

Havinda Scott Hi Havinda, You can download the files for this free directly from the Telefunken website. The artist name is Zane Carney www.telefunken-elektroakustik.com/download/multi-track-sessions-studio.php There are many other multis there too. Cheers! Mike

[@motoservo]

So, in effect, this is keying a change in shape of the tail? As opposed to just changing the shape of the tail in the reverb itself and losing the ability to lock the shape-change it into the musical grid? That's kind of what I'm taking from it, anyway. Been watching a lot of your screen casts, thanks for sharing.

[@mixingwithmike]

+motoservo Hi motoservo, It serves a few functions and shaping the tail is one. Also, when the compression kicks in, the dry signal comes a bit forward as the reverb is compressed and then wraps around the back end of the dry part. This also helps to shorten reverb times so the tail is not clouding up the mix. Cheers! Mike

[@agusterodin]

Great video mike. When mixing an element of an aggressive song for loudness do you put limiters before or after the reverb or both? What is your general approach to achieving a high crest factor for a channel/instrument without destroying the sound of a reverb?

[@mixingwithmike]

The movement of the reverb is important if you are heavily compressing the dry sounds, so I would be more inclined to compress it in a 'loud' mix if it somehow gets lost in the mix. Usually, a good parallel compressor setup that has the dry tracks AND the reverb feeding into it will give you everything you need.

[@Hexspa]

Reverb master

[@mixingwithmike]

+Hexspa Cheers!

[@a.t.onthebeat2016]

Not gonna lie fam. This wasn't that great of an explanation. Had to rewind too many times to understand you. Lol