My Top 5 VOCAL REVERB TRICKS for a PRO Vocal Sound

[@michaeltravis3562]

Automation is everything. I rarely use a "set and forget" method on effects. I like to adjust the parameters of ALL effects as the song plays. For example, being able to ramp up the size of a reverb when the singer hits the last note of a verse (and then increase wetness to drag out the tail) gives you total control. I have faders jumping everywhere at playback, and they often represent effects parameters (not just volume levels).

[@jamesrossmusic6013]

MAJOR BENEFIT AND LEARNING EXPERIENCE FOR ME....THANK YOU SIR!!!!!!!

[@hshx1n]

I used to dream of accessing information like this free. Groovy! Thanks a lot!

[@carlsimpson7090]

I'm glad that they're still bands out there good enough to let the sound man play with the mix instead of just fix it

[@saarimann]

Thank you!! The sidechain compression of the reverb was very helpful. I always asked myself how people get the reverb sound so far away when the singer sings and when he stops it rings out! I always thought its a special reverb, but thats the trick!

[@michaeltravis3562]

automating the reverb is the trick

[@saarimann]

@@michaeltravis3562 Yo, thats a good Idea too! Thanks.

[@lildesire]

thank you really informative

[@ygorjensouniev-mafabriquea6992]

For a little froggy like me, it's very good that your pronouciation is so clear. Thank you for that and the guide. Merci beaucoup.

[@ketanparadkar5464]

The simple and best explanation of how to use reverb on Vox.

[@mixdownonline]

Thanks!

[@julian_defal]

The Reverb - Amazing. I also paid close attention to the sound of the drums. I liked.

[@musicmaestrodj]

Fantastic video and tips, thanks!

[@mixdownonline]

Thank you!

[@voicecoilofficial]

Ive struggled with getting reverb to work on my voice for a long time- This was really helpful! Thanks!

[@vinay_rajwade_originals]

superb tips Chris. liked all of them and those are working great. your skill to explain is simply awesome. thanks a lot bro.

[@BadOBlues]

1- 3 and 5 i use all the time. Compression is new to me. Thank you Chris.

[@mixdownonline]

You're welcome!

[@dragonflythemusician]

well I used to send my already compressed signal to my reverb bus, but a little bit more control sounds practical, specially if we go multiband!

[@asuapbluegaming]

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[@mystikrebel1089]

Just another lesson I desperately needed .Thanks Again Chris

[@mixdownonline]

My pleasure!

[@sgfdancecompany]

pre delay always works great when you calculate with the daw delay before the reverb, just put the 16 notes and be giving you the ms, and from there you go up or down in half. Another one is to wide the reverb use mid side EQ after the reverb where you cut the high on the mid and push with a shelf about 6k in the side And one more put a upward comp before the reverb and give motion you can give motion on vocals, snare Last one combine reverb for vocal (plates or Springs ) the stereo with no predelay and short decay and the mono one with a predelay and long decay.

[@chrisaugustin2985]

this is genius!!

[@barneyrubble8255]

this needs a video demonstration

[@alfieholloway]

Intrigued

[@skidogbill]

Great video!

[@66fitton]

I'm gonna have to stop watching your videos for a bit while I'm trying to get our bands 10 song project mixed. Everytime I watch another tips video I end up with 10 songs to go fix! Lmao!! Seriously, it already sounds pretty darn good for a first try thanks to hours and hours spent learning from you man!! Too many things to even mention here. Thanks so friggin much Chris, from "Introducing Maelstrom". We're having a blast doing this!! Cheers 🍻

[@mixdownonline]

Thanks for sharing this, Steve! That's awesome!

[@LogicKeyz]

Really good info here.

[@DavidLaun]

Love it! I already knew about these techniques, but you explained them well.

[@rockymoetuffy]

very good tips, i like this guy

[@THESAMMUSIC]

Very Usefull Thanks so much 😍

[@kevinshabach]

This is the first video I’ve watched from you.. awesome instructions! I am looking forward to learning more! Thanks!

[@RelabDevelopment]

So glad you are still enjoying the Sonsig Rev-A. Awesome videos as always Chris!!

[@mixdownonline]

Thanks! It's a good sounded Reverb and simple to use, that works well for me :-)

[@champ1061]

That 2 K cut on the EQ is a nice subtle trick! Thanks! Subscribed.

[@mixdownonline]

Glad you like it!

[@francoisbruyere8776]

For my part I’m a fan of your sixth trick (the hidden bonus one! ) which is to split the verses and the choruses on two separate channels. Also useful for overlaps…

[@mixdownonline]

You got this one right! It's very practical I have to say!

[@shelfmusic]

first class vid... clear, concise, on point... nice one.

[@mixdownonline]

Glad you liked it! Thanks!

[@AVportau]

love your thoughts Chris.... maybe most here are like me with semi-powerful home DAWs and work on personal projects?... in most pro DAWs it's unlimited tracks, or more than we can use (or keep track of) so i like to get the vocal eq'd and compressed. add what fx in the chain, then duplicate the main track as many times as fx i may use. 2 tracks for plug-in chains. 1 track for pasted echoes. maybe 1 more track for filtered resonant voice if warranted. that's 5 tracks... mute the fx in main and the fx not used in other tracks, even delete unused plug-ins if CPU power is an issue. by doing this we have control of everything within each track, even kicking the audio a few ms for phasing or chorus... we can easily automate each track so delay backs off but verb hangs in without affecting the whole chain etc... may even wish to have that "ol' radio" sound in parts and back to lush verbs with backings... i like to make a wave file out of some fx tracks and bring in on new tracks so i can further play with it like an ADSR envelope. also possible to time stretch, reverse, and more..... and when we make an fx file we may just be able to capture a little bit of magic especially if using wah, phaser, chorus type fx. it's all up to the imagination... a lot of the time less is more... if fx are to be used it's best to do as Chris says and keep the main dry. best tip... buy the most silent mic you can for your budget. Rode make some awesome mics with a noise floor of about 7db-10db for reasonable $$.... with a low noise floor it's truly amazing how much better fx can sound without the presence of airy hiss. decent interface helps too. if you make dirty low-fi type sound then noise floor isn't an issue. you could use an old tape recorder mic if that's what gives the sound you're looking for... the rest gets hidden in the mix or cleaned with software.

[@fidepetthewonderman]

Thanks a lot for this indept lecture. I'm going back to my current projects. About three of them. They'll sure sound a lot better.😇 Bless you real good Sir. Pls where do I find the free guide you talked about?

[@onepath5978]

Great tutorial thanks

[@haisents]

Wow... I've been mixing my own music for over a decade and never thought about adding effects to the reverb. Thanks for the video!

[@mixdownonline]

Happy to help!

[@chrst7635]

Thank you Chris for your free Delay & Rev pdf guide. Your videos are very helpful, I learn a lot from them. Thank you very much. You are just wonderful 👍

[@kenselcer]

Great! Thanks for the tips and clarity of the presentation

[@ridingtheairwaves]

Super clear, clean guidance - thank you!!

[@mixdownonline]

Of course!

[@johncostigan6160]

Very useful Chris. Many cool choices made simple. Thanks!

[@mixdownonline]

You're welcome!

[@RUDEBOI803]

definitely learned something new about reverb

[@PresetsDiscovery]

The video is extremely informative, thank you for all the information on vocal recording. I would love to know when the single will be released... I'll certainly be on the lookout. Great content

[@jakestoneshow]

When you say incoming signal, do you mean the main vocal channel / chain ?

[@ringnecks]

For vocals , folks what's better ? Hall, Plate or room ?

[@DeltaWhiskeyBravo13579]

Experiment to see what you like, however I prefer a plate if you want to only choose one. FWIW you can stack plug-ins, say for example a plate into a room or hall and vice versa. Again find what you like. Have fun finding out what you can create. I always treat reverb and delays as a send to have the highest level of control. It can make or break your intended effect goal.

[@alexjacob1925]

I heard it right away, nice job, you guys who do this are awesome

[@Mar2beatz]

I use fl studio but I understood every single tips thank you that was such a great video

[@hassanbendaoud3569]

Thank you for PDF. Nice job.

[@gbigbo_zjebeezjeboo]

Great tutorial ! Regarding tip#1: would you need one FX channel for each source/dry channel or would you send multiple source/dry channels to the same FX channel ?

[@amsedelm]

Multiple for me. 8)

[@yuziqofficial4545]

Great video. Alot of density on vocals after these tips/tricks. Unique character. This is a mix saver actually

[@juanemusic164]

This is such a great tutorial so far about reverb and how to make it greater to fit in the mix , it is very settle. However, you missed out to mention that the FX send has to be pre-fader instead of post-fader or post-pan because of its internal performance influence and independent control that you can have when having the send FX pre or post.

[@anibalreira]

amazing video Chris, thank you for sharing your knowledge!

[@mixdownonline]

Of course! Glad you liked it!

[@creatingspacesproducer]

Amazing tips! Thank you for sharing! My favourite reverb is Arturia's Rev intensity :)

[@desmondweston490]

Chris! You are brilliant! Are you going to be adding another mix tutorial in your mixing course? I really enjoyed following along with you in the other songs you did! Cheers brother!

[@mixdownonline]

For the Mixing course, I will add a couple more videos that I think is important for the course, but I'm not adding another song to Mix. If you're part of the Mixdown Coaching Community, I will run a Mixing Walkthrough video of the song you've heard in this video. Doors for the Mixdown Coaching Community are closed right now, but I will open the doors to new members in ealy 2022

[@NONIZYtv]

Great tips I love the video so helpful. Please I have question, the compressor what number like DB should I leave at when i add it at the fix in cubase..

[@RGMDG]

Really enjoyed the video and learned some cool things. Thank you. Happy Holidays.

[@mixdownonline]

You're welcome!

[@musicmaestrodj]

Where would you put the reverb when you also have a delay on the vocal? Would you feed the reverb after the delay? Thanks

[@FXOptions007]

New subscriber here. Thank you for the great information, I enjoyed your video!

[@divyamuku910]

So interesting... Love from India

[@alienhalfbreed1301]

Pretty nice! At last I got an Idea about using reverb properly. Also quite enlightening is the amount and the tempo of the delay that is heard after stopping. Thanks for sharing

[@mixdownonline]

Glad it was helpful!

[@KnoxKalounisigaFiji]

Thank you so much, exactly the info I've been searching for for years.

[@mixdownonline]

Glad I could help!

[@moltasstopyra9406]

Great video. Panning reverbs can be useful also (#6 on the list maybe.) Btw, I see that you use the Britson channel. Is that your preferred console emulation?

[@mixdownonline]

Yes, thanks for sharing your Tip :-) The Britson is one of my favorite Console Emu. The Waves NLS is also pretty awesome imo

[@solamentedan]

Amazing Video, Thanks

[@mixdownonline]

Thank you too!

[@zaalimbeats]

Things started to get serious from 10:30 🔥

[@DeoAzany]

Useful as always, Thanks Chris!

[@mixdownonline]

My pleasure!

[@Nizhoven]

Very useful tips , thank you ❤

[@mixdownonline]

You’re welcome 😊

[@jknorratl]

Nice... I have Roland Space Echo in my rack too :)

[@oO5Dynasty]

I just shared this with my friends! Amazing and thank you sooooo much for this!

[@mixdownonline]

You're welcome!

[@davidmaraisthecampfireguit2596]

Excellent advice. Thank you.

[@sammyjensa]

Great tutorial! Are these trix also valid for vocals in punk and rock with a lot of distorted guitars or do you have to think in another way?

[@papa.alfredo]

hi there, what type of computer are you using? Specs please! Thanks for your great video! Greetings from Germany!

[@cryptoking7093]

I've only been a musician for about 45 years and I've designed and built many prototypes in the professional audio field, designed whole systems, acoustic rooms, did sound for live performances and produced people's records and I've never once used terms like "size" and "tail" regarding reverb lol

[@olibarahosasa1137]

We got a cool guy here!

[@enriquematiasreimermillan5120]

Great tips and tricks, Chris!

[@mixdownonline]

Glad you liked them! Thanks!

[@LenyLmt]

Much appreciated..It's a very good tutorial and it highlighted alot of my mixing techniques

[@mixdownonline]

Glad it was helpful!

[@Mr-C2-Christo-Beat]

I love your lessons sir... Thank you so much

[@BukanIbuMu]

Tried sidechained reverb back in 2011. Tried it recently to see if I still hate it. Yep I still do.

[@mixdownonline]

LOL! Fair enough!

[@creeksiderockmusic]

I just use two vocal tracks. A bit of delay and slight reverb. Light slap.

[@zeloom]

Thank you again Chris for this very useful video. One question : to EQ the incoming signal of the verb track, why don't you use the "pre" EQ knobs of the channel strip?

[@lahattec]

The Decapitator almost sounded like a vocal doubler. Might be cool to put on during a chorus. It also might be nice to add a touch of it AFTER the reverb to 'diffuse' it a bit more.

[@mixdownonline]

Exactly! There's a lot of room to experiment with

[@TCGE]

Man this were the tips I needed

[@Listosondabeat]

Soo good explained thank you 🙏🏾

[@LeeRedfieldmusic]

good tips! thanks :)

[@awrecordingstudio]

Very helpful! Thank you!

[@SiTheMon777]

Nice one Chris, some great tips here

[@mixdownonline]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@ProducingInTheBox]

This is some great content. Well done, my guy.

[@mixdownonline]

Thanks, bro!

[@sinisavujic8089]

Great tutorial. That helped me a lot. By the way, I’ve never heard better mixed drums. They sound great and leave so much space for bass guitar and vocals.

[@mixdownonline]

Oh wow! Thanks!

[@lostee2001]

Thank you, so much.🙂👍🏿

[@musicjazzvez]

Thank you for sharing, I have a question. Is better to use revers and other effects with hardware of from the DAW?

[@localpm]

Superb.

[@Frank.Zimmermann]

Very cool Chris, thanks so much! I've also used the sidechain technique for reverb on two projects and find it very helpful. Great tip! Otherwise I also split the vocal tracks or automate the send levels. Cheers Chris! :-)

[@mixdownonline]

You're welcome, Frank! Glad you enjoyed this video :-)

[@asuapbluegaming]

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[@prenumenumedefamilie3418]

Up know what will be funny and helpfull ! I ve never seen the Dsp Code audio engineerings ading a comp inside the reverb vst itself! with sc option of course !

[@prenumenumedefamilie3418]

i do not know we might be same age ! Anyway ! Did you remember the old tech but very good having 2 reverbs like one short and one long reverb ?i do ! whay do not use it or do you ? whay in the world you still use auto ?you allready kind of with sc have some sort of auto !you can audio just 2 on -off and that it !

[@ozgurdenizsahin]

Nice Selim abi 👏🏻

[@mixdownonline]

Thanks!

[@stephanelavoie5150]

You have excellent videos Chris! I have watched few of them. You really are a pro! I have a little question about vocals: is it true that compression raises significantly the sibilance? By the way, do you speak French? Merci beaucoup!

[@jeremythornton433]

This is just great! Thank you!

[@mixdownonline]

You're welcome!

[@futureich7378]

Veery helpful and very well explained. Thank you!

[@mixdownonline]

You're very welcome!

[@marcel_max]

Fab's Pro-R my namba wann!

[@mixdownonline]

That's a good reverb

[@shamimmovahhed1316]

Thank you very much Chris, this was very useful

[@mixdownonline]

You're very welcome!

[@YASIR.K]

Thank you, Chris

[@mixdownonline]

My pleasure!

[@BakaEditZ]

Geat tipps, thx selim👍

[@mixdownonline]

You're welcome

[@FlightSimDude]

Please do a video on drum maps

[@steenpramming7760]

Great as always.

[@mixdownonline]

Thanks again!

[@fldrummerman]

Great stuff. Thank you.

[@mixdownonline]

You're welcome!

[@L11T]

I don't know why I was waiting to hear *hey vsauce michael here*

[@hanisiblini]

Hello dear Chris, Merry Christmas

[@mixdownonline]

Merry Christmas to you too Hani!

[@SunlightOfTheSpirit]

Hey man, 11:19, sending the dry signal into the compressor. Do you also send the dry signal via the send to the reverb also?

[@korkenknopfus]

Very good video, Chris, thank you. I liked at 6:53 the thoughts on using eq before or after the reverb. Very often I read or watch videos saying you MUST eq after, because the reverb self could produce some lows even with a filtered signal. Then you can take some frequencies. I think this is pure speculation and best way should be try, as you suggest. In your video I tend to like more the version with the eq before. And now we need to talk very, very seriously: where, but where is my French touch in “parallel” at 2:24? Ah? Please don’t tell me we have no more French touch in “technique”, too!

[@mixdownonline]

LOOOOL! I don't know, that's how it came out this time... lol!

[@matthijshebly]

If the reverb is a "linear time-invariant system", which most reverbs are (regardless of algorithmic or convolution-based), then it actually makes NO difference, AT ALL, whether you put the EQ before or after, and the results will actually be IDENTICAL. You can check this using a null test.

[@korkenknopfus]

@@matthijshebly if the reverb is LTI of course you are right. I didn’t know that reverb performs only linear operations. Of course convolution, for example, is linear but I thought maybe it could be more involved. Now, we would have a different story if the eq that is put after the reverb is after a compressor, too. When Chris showed the comparison there weren’t other effects active. Maybe it was suggestion in my part, but I confess I wasn’t hearing with the best system.

[@pierre-claudemeriot6562]

3:57 the way he says the English word like we do in French. Stock. I wasn't sure I was hearing an accent until then. I'm from Quebec so it's not as obvious to me, he has an amazing English