How to Use Reverb to Make Your Vocals Sound Pro (Tutorial)

[@samsmyers]

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[@gh0stransist0r]

thanks for sharing this technique, especially "treat the reverb as an instrument". No wonder all your tracks sound super clean, tight and punchy.

[@samsmyers]

Thanks a lot!

[@cmase1991]

This is the best, most informative, concise, and helpful mixing related video I've ever watched. Well done, thank you for the great info!

[@samsmyers]

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[@CeruleanChameleon]

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[@playmakersmusic]

Don't know why there are so little likes on your videos. Your explanation makes VintageVerb seems so easy yet detailed at the same time. Thank you!

[@samsmyers]

I appreciate that!

[@seancphygital]

Damn dude, you covered alot in a short amount of time. Great tutorial. Thank you!

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[@samsmyers]

awesome! thank you!

[@Tehons]

DAAAAAMNNN... the reverse trick at the end is awsome. thanks dude

[@samsmyers]

great! no problem!

[@Astrovic1]

Best reverb tutorial I've ever seen.. Did you turn the two reverbs mono when you duplicated them or are they both stereo still?

[@samsmyers]

Thanks! Do you mean when I panned one left and one right? I don't think there is an option to make the reverb "mono" on the valhalla plugin, but yea if you are using two reverbs and panning one to the left channel and one to the right, you can use two mono reverbs.

[@nickvieru8969]

Great tips man, you kept it very simple and clear; keep it up!

[@samsmyers]

thanks!

[@kenwatts3848]

I rarely ever comment on vids but, man, this was awesome. Thank you!!

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[@BillGraper]

This video is awesome!!! I also have valhalla vintage verb. I've never thought about using it as a delay. Also, it was neat how you reversed the reverb before the vocal. I did that on a song 10 years ago, but there were so many steps. I basically taught myself how to do that. It's a neat effect.

[@samsmyers]

yes! thank you!

[@ramanshumishra]

Great tutorial, cleared so many doubts at once :) Thanks Sam

[@samsmyers]

Happy to help!

[@sweetfoampunishment3286]

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[@billesposito2112]

Great content. I'm having an issue with my Valhalla vv not showing up in my DAW. I use LUNA. So checking everyone's library of info these days I went to YT and I stumbled upon this and it just so happens the last couple days I've been trying to figure out how to do the reverse verb lead in. Now I know . Thanks again. Love that site for Delay and Verb times also. Glad I watched. Those vocals sound great . Curious what mic you used . I just purchased a Mojave MA-300 . My days of EQing mid range out of my voice is over. Couldn't be happier with it. Gonna subscribe I'm sure you have some more Audio knowledge I can't soak up. Nice work.

[@Martin-lw8qb]

The tutorial is amazing. Im roughly 1 month into music production and some things that are probably being considered the normal standard are just not common knowledge for me yet. I see a lot of tutorials on specific things but to see how a hit song is mixed from the very beginning to the very end would be the best thing ever. You are producing the kind of music im into aswell and the Vocals were already pretty dreamy mixed before you added the reverb. Would you maybe be able to do such a video even if it probably would take a lot of hours.:)

[@samsmyers]

thanks! I have some song breakdowns: kzbin.info/www/bejne/f6bbpJl9bJJ6aZY -- that song has a few million streams on KZbin. And there's some videos on twitch.tv/samsmyers of me producing from scratch

[@samsmyers]

I also have my course which walks through my mixing process. The course is 10 hours of videos and 250+ pages of pdf supplemental content found.ee/ModernMixAcademy

[@rishabhinc2936]

Today I was watching ur videos....and I learned a lot thnx😇🙏

[@samsmyers]

glad they helped!

[@vishalsnayak]

Dude this tutorial is mindblowingly awesome... Very clear and concise... Kudos to you...

[@samsmyers]

Glad it helped!

[@studiomtalk4649]

Best reverb tutorial I've ever seen ,THANK YOU

[@samsmyers]

Wow, thanks!

[@nikmirsaderov8542]

this man has all the sauce

[@samsmyers]

saucey

[@nikmirsaderov8542]

@@samsmyers which DAW do you recommend using for vocal recording and mixing? I am switching from FL studio 20

[@samsmyers]

@@nikmirsaderov8542 i record vocals in Pro Tools, edit and tune them, and then bounce them into Ableton to mix them. Pro Tools works better for vocal processing tools like RevoicePro, Vocalign, and Melodyne and for intensive editing. But if you are going to do any kind of producing then Pro Tools is probably the worst for that.

[@mrhitsjr4775]

@@samsmyers hey man can you pls help me get better vocals tryna get like sofaygo

[@clarqnwaya6154]

Best reverb tutorial

[@jacksonmwaura2926]

Great Content! Stright and to the point.

[@julyfrvr]

amazing tutorial thank u fr 🙏🏽

[@eyeball2eyeball]

That intro sounds amazing🔥

[@samsmyers]

Thanks! 🔥

[@jlines_s]

Greeat tutorial ! Thank you so much !! Just working on a song and editing the vocals and that gives me a lot of ideas !

[@samsmyers]

Happy to help!

[@youngkaiju]

thank you for this tutorial it's very well explained !!

[@samsmyers]

Glad it was helpful!

[@jlc7300]

Good Clip! reverb is used a lot, even on the new style of music Future Rave!

[@samsmyers]

Glad you like it!

[@camdenwyeth316]

That vocal is so nice holy

[@samsmyers]

yea she's great!

[@musemose2861]

Wow.. what a reverb tutorial.. i was just wondering if panning reverb left and right.. will it not introduce comb filtering in some cases? Also while using two different reverb flavor, does it not confuse and destroy the space that i intend to create for the track? Thank u :)

[@samsmyers]

thanks! always check your mix in mono to see how it sounds. You can also use a correlation meter to check the phase. Im not sure about the space question -- try various types of reverb (plate, hall, chamber) and see if they work

[@dura3775]

This is 🔥🔥🔥🔥, u got a new subscriber 😊

[@samsmyers]

Thanks 🔥

[@snk88studio]

this was so helpful . loved the tutorial ... learned alot

[@samsmyers]

Glad it was helpful!

[@abeyhaddis8517]

The best reverb tutorial kudos to you sir

[@samsmyers]

Glad it was helpful!

[@letsplaytogether5999]

Best tutorial ever bro thank you so much 😇😘

[@samsmyers]

Glad it helped!

[@magnuseriksson8081]

Top, I want to see more from you on how to use my plugins better and I would love to see you using Logic

[@samsmyers]

Thanks!

[@mozisc]

U r amazing, thank your for this wonderful tutorial!

[@samsmyers]

Glad it was helpful!

[@jasonbarallon5369]

can anyone tell me if the '1970, 80s and now' feature is purely for the colour and aesthetics? or does it actually change the reverb sound.

[@nilstudio7435]

Excellent work

[@RP2134]

I’m so confused as to how your main dry vocal is in stereo lol?? What am I missing ?

[@MrHerborine]

Really Thankful for this amazing video!

[@samsmyers]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@yoyoma4424]

Hi Sam! Do you have a video on vocals ? I noticed your vocals are stereo? May I ask why and how did you get them like that?

[@samsmyers]

Yes I do! Search my channel for "vocals" and you will find some tutorials on vocals! Do you mean why does the audio waveform look like it is stereo?

[@Tehons]

I love your video man... And your dexter look too.

[@samsmyers]

Thanks…I guess? 😅

[@nill_music]

amazing bro!!!

[@BradleyProulx]

Nice video man. Is your go to reverb on vocals usually a plate reverb or would you ever mix the plate reverb in with a room reverb or hall reverb? Thanks!

[@samsmyers]

I like to do either a plate or a hall. Sometimes both! If I do both sometimes I will sidechain the hall verb so it ducks under the vocal and doesn't clutter it up too much.

[@benjiwby]

Great tutorial ! I’ve just got the demo for Valhalla vintage and am trying it out, I got a couple of questions tho. would you still use delay if your gonna use the Valhalla plugin cause it looks like it has both? And I use fl so when using Valhalla as a send do I turn the bus knob too 100% or use my ear ? Just subbed

[@samsmyers]

Thanks! 1) Yes I would still use delay. I don't think the valhalla vintage plugin has a delay -- or at least I don't know about it 2) When using the valhalla as a send, you want to set your "Mix" knob on the Valhalla Vintage verb to 100%. I don't know about the bus knob but if that is the send amount in fl studio then you don't need that to be 100%.

[@benjiwby]

Sam Smyers I’m not an FL whiz but it’s basically a bus knob that appears underneath once you make a send channel so the signal from the vocals to the reverb send. I usually go with ear and put it around 70 so I’ll just keep doing that thank you:)

[@JohZs77]

You're a God...

[@samsmyers]

lol thank you!

[@kingdavidpromotion1815]

Bro please how do I mix instrumental and vocal with fabfilter pro?

[@officialapaykatuk7832]

Best reverb... Thank you

[@ReubenWalton]

Is there a way to do this in Logic Pro X?

[@fairfaxproduction3637]

Wow this was great

[@samsmyers]

thank you!

[@reverb1499]

Wow, thank you so much!

[@samsmyers]

You're welcome!

[@TheKofiMix]

Great video - thanks!

[@samsmyers]

Glad you liked it!

[@philipbiak]

How do you get the vocals so clean before the reverb?

[@samsmyers]

for mixing: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fnrHaXmGf5qtn5Y

[@tamarmusic7851]

Very helpful thankyou!

[@samsmyers]

yea! glad it helped!

[@LRProductionsllc]

nice breakdown bro

[@samsmyers]

Thanks!

[@sunshinemusixproduction1501]

Great tutorial.. 👍👍👍👍❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@samsmyers]

Thank you 🤗

[@8milebeatzinc]

great information, question how dd you route the clean vocal Channel to the panned copies of reverb L+R

[@samsmyers]

Each time you create a new chain in in audio effects rack it duplicates the input. Since I have 1 chain with nothing on it, that serves as the clean signal, then when I create a new chain, that clean signal is duplicated, so I add 100% reverb on that new chain and then blend it in with the clean chain.

[@bubulmaster5230]

Useful ! Thanks

[@samsmyers]

You're welcome!

[@arpithjoshua9683]

God damn this is underrated ,that mix sounds so clean and perfect, Can you do a how to master a pop song or in general a track I'm having a bit of difficulty cause of most sounds being in the same frequency so a mixing session would be appreciated too if you could !

[@samsmyers]

Thanks! I have full track walkthroughs on my channel

[@samsmyers]

How to Master: kzbin.info/www/bejne/aobdqYSPmdpoic0

[@samsmyers]

Full mixing breakdown of my song "Friends" - kzbin.info/www/bejne/f6bbpJl9bJJ6aZY

[@arpithjoshua9683]

@@samsmyers thank you!

[@publicschool2833]

Great tutorial. As an artist/self producer in LA I might need to pick your brain at some point ;-) look forward to watching through more of your videos

[@samsmyers]

Awesome, thank you!

[@vilgaxrecords]

Thanks🙏

[@globalSchelmuffsky]

awesome! thanks!

[@samsmyers]

No problem!

[@ANOOPBAL]

Great tutorial!. Forgot to smile :)

[@samsmyers]

Thanks! Will work on the smiles

[@SSimon1SS]

so nice. great tutorial . thank you

[@centsmith6121]

what DAW you use? thank you

[@samsmyers]

I use Ableton Live. What DAW do you use?

[@darbomusic]

Amazing ❤👌

[@samsmyers]

thanks!

[@kainefrancesco1553]

Thanks for this Sam, really interesting! I'm having trouble finding out how to bring the chained reverb down in volume apart from bringing it down like you do at 3.50, can you automate the volume of the reverb if it's two chains on one track? As your face box is on the top right it covers what tracks you are selecting for automation and I can't seem to find the volume of the reverb, just 'audio rack Valhalla reverb mix'

[@kainefrancesco1553]

Actually I’ve found it! No worries :) would love if you checked out my music though! Thanks for a great vid, have subscribed !!

[@samsmyers]

If you use macro mapping, you can map one of the macros to control the volume of two of the reverb chains, and then automate that macro knob. I have a video on macro mapping that you can check out if that is what you are trying to do?

[@ProdbySimar]

Thanks for this tutorial

[@samsmyers]

You're welcome 😊

[@Lous_taunau]

thank you for show me this tips!!! =D

[@samsmyers]

No problem!!

[@hamanino]

thank you

[@samsmyers]

Welcome!

[@danecustance2734]

Nice thanks.

[@samsmyers]

No problem 👍

[@Authoravarndal]

This is epic

[@samsmyers]

thank you!

[@Cinematicus86]

where do i find that key and pitch site, is it still up or been replaced with something new

[@samsmyers]

yea unfortunately it no longer exists.

[@magnuseriksson8081]

Was that vocal 100% dry?? Sound like a bit of room sound to it from the start??

[@samsmyers]

Hmm I think so? Yes it could be just room noise. I didn’t record the vocals myself so I wasn’t there during the recording

[@magnuseriksson8081]

@@samsmyers I meant room reverb though

[@Polygoneer]

Came looking for a good tutorial and found a good song HAHAHAHHA

[@samsmyers]

thank you!

[@SayedHasanat]

thank you so much

[@samsmyers]

You're welcome!

[@Bennieboominc]

Wth is her vocal hardware and equipment being used, this sounds amazing dry and great job on the reverb

[@samsmyers]

im not sure, but her vocal tone in general is amazing!

[@justinluethke]

nice track ;)

[@samsmyers]

thanks!

Harika iş bro👍

[@DjEarthonMusic]

HOW DO YOU THIS EFFECT IN FL

[@sangeethshaji1999]

THANKS A LOT...

[@samsmyers]

Most welcome! Did it help with your vocals?

[@salemgamalfans]

please can u put the link of calculator of delay and reverb in discription or in reply

[@samsmyers]

anotherproducer.com/online-tools-for-musicians/delay-reverb-time-calculator/

[@farouthere6994]

its not bad but you messed up with the compressor on that concert hall reverb sidechain yeah

[@samsmyers]

sorry

[@farouthere6994]

@@samsmyers like whatever right ? still very very good info. but i could kinda tell you were not a 100% on what you were doing :D and it shows when everything else you did was so on point :)

[@aldash6623]

🔥💯

Thanks u so much 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰

[@samsmyers]

No problem 😊

[@ChubiOFC]

nice :)

[@samsmyers]

thanks!

[@gaganbakana]

great

[@sheikhsubeh5749]

Would like to work with you Soon.

[@sanzayhbarailie7278]

Which song is this

[@samsmyers]

it's mine!

[@LOVEMENOT1]

great tutorial but you didn't show us how to actually automate. Like what buttons to press to get that up etc

[@samsmyers]

Hit "A" on your keyboard to open the automation menu. Then click on the level/gain slider in your audio effect rack for the chain that you want to automate. That will open up the automation lane on your track for the chain you clicked on. You can then drag the automation up or down to change the level. Hope that helps!

[@samsmyers]

this automation tutorial may help: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fWfXnnqvjq2HrJI

[@NozUrbina]

This was pretty comprehensive. Your delivery is a little hard to keep watching as it's quite dry and sleepy, but the content is great.

[@magnuseriksson8081]

No really, he is just neutral and let the content do all the talking, He is not trying to entertain us here.

[@tarajain1424]

Song name bro??

[@samsmyers]

Sam Smyers - Nobody Listening open.spotify.com/track/55hl2KKJKa21nojKyl0tQG?si=mxZlBpMHSpySJzzEkm-Fkg

[@blackboyperfect485]

Can I send you vocals to mix?? I record myself

[@samsmyers]

yes!

[@blackboyperfect485]

@@samsmyers how much you charge to mix? Let me know ASAP as long as it’s reasonable .. I literally do everything myself from recording to mixing and making beats etc… but doing everything gets exhausting sometimes!

[@samsmyers]

@@blackboyperfect485 samsmyers.com/services/

[@blackboyperfect485]

@@samsmyers ok ima check you out just looking for reasonable prices cause like I say I record mix and master my songs myself I’m still new to it though but just looking to take a lil weight off my back

[@clarencecrenshaw459]

ok

[@samimohamadi2015]

👌😍

[@vadimkireev1066]

guys, just 60000/bpm.

[@darbomusic]

That calculator website is offline 🤬

[@samsmyers]

yea..and it was a good one too 😢

[@jeppebrown4191]

@@samsmyers nickfever.com/Music/delay-calculator Found this one which does the same job, but the design of the other one was so much better.

[@Metallicgld12]

Too much reverb causes bad annunciation and clarity of lyrics.

[@FC-xc3zy]

Bro, why you have all these conditions just to download a sheet. You want permission to change my Spotify playlist and view my personal data ? Why ? Cut it out man. I hate this ish.