Watch This Before Adding Reverb To Your Mix

[@maxverse]

This was super useful, particularly because I've spent 3 months turning these knobs in Valhalla without fully understanding what I was doing

[@devinkei1469]

A trick I learned from Andrew Scheps with verb is to eq before the verb and roll off the frequencies you don't need before the verb happens

[@Joel_Harris]

if you add eq before wouldn't the verb be able to add them back in?

[@devinkei1469]

@Joel_Harris depends on how steep your high/low pass filter is. Eqing before makes it so your "send" signal is cleaned up for the reverb. It's a lot more transparent, sounds better with real instruments imo. I sometimes eq before and after. All depends really

[@Dr.Awesome_DE]

The correct way would be to apply the reverb first, then use the EQ to remove any unwanted frequencies, and finally place the EQ before the reverb

[@billB101]

@@Dr.Awesome_DE You mean one way to do this.

[@mikesaintjulesmusic]

This best way to EQ the verb is to place it on a send with an EQ after it. This way you can shape the EQ of just the reverb without Eqing everything else.

[@FoivosApostolou]

Holy shit, I didn't know the Low and high cut settings on Valhalla are not rolling off the exact frequencies you set. Super useful video

[@maxverse]

This was also a total shocker for me, and was super useful.

[@SchibbiSchibbi]

@@maxverse indeed, they could easily set up a slope button to manually change it

[@mxlhl]

To me that might be one of the things that's actually better about the stock ableton reverb than a lot of other reverbs is that you can see the envelope for the eq that you're applying

[@quantum_ocean]

Technicall they are rolling off at the freq you set; it's they they are rolling off at a more gentle slope (1 pole) than many of of expected. Vahalla could improve the UI by adding "1 pole" or "6 dB/oct". I'll write them make suggest that.

[@Dr-Curious]

@@quantum_ocean Even better, would be a mode switch: 6dB or 12dB. And I also HATE the single wet:dry knob because it interferes with the crucial dry level when used inline. (Sean's ignored me for years on that one).

[@ViN-EzL]

How could you not love this dude. Best dance moves in the game too lol

[@abm4582]

this is the best reeverb tutorial i've ever seen, thanks for the info broski

[@swandaley]

The explanations about the low and high cut makes a lot of sense. I usually have my reverbs on a sends and I always use an EQ on the channel. Every time I increase the low cut on the Valhalla plugin, there's still a ton of low end rumble. This is a great reminder to read user manuals.

[@charley2070]

My favorite rvb trck is to put an Compressor behind the reverb and sidechain it with the original signal. ❤

[@veraha4706]

How do you side chain it to original signal ? Sorry if my question is stupid . Wouldnt the original signal already be altered ?

[@charley2070]

@@veraha4706 I am on Cubase but I guess it is Same Same everywhere. To add rvb put a reverb Plugin or whathaveyou on a fx Channel as a send effekt. You can then put a Compressor right after that rvb Plugin in the same fix channel. You have normaly a few slots for plugins. Then you activate sidechaining like you would when you do Bass ducking. For the Input you choose the Track you send to fx Track earlier. That’s it. You will see two Sends on the Track. The first is for the amount that goes to the Fx Channel and the Second is the amount that goes into the sidechain within the Compressor. Hope that makes Sense now.

[@LonelyStarOfficial]

No after, that's better

[@vxd]

​@veraha4706 you put the reverb on a return track, send the reverb to the track and then sidechain to the track you send it to, tuat way transients are ducked when the reverb is applied. You can also apply reverb to several tracks saving cpu.

[@KaitavSapreMusic]

Excellent video. Does justice to the title!

[@yove2934]

Big Z never dissapoints ❤‍🔥

[@skyko]

I've been thinking about doing a video about the fact that SO MANY of the KZbin music content creators don't really know jack about music and such a LOW percentage of them actually MAKE music, (let alone make music that anyone would want to listen to.) YOU on the other hand are one of the EXTREME FEW that have it ALL together. EVERY SINGLE TIME I watch one of your videos I get at least something out of it. Your vids are concise, you hit your sales pitch with MINIMAL time away from your subject, and they are interesting and sometimes even entertaining. You use of graphics and screenshots is right on - and the content is packed with pertinent information. Thank you for your videos - I've been making music for close to 50 years and am still a student learning new stuff every single day. Side note: You also look to be really taking great care of yourself too, your face looks lean and healthy. You are on the path to greatness buddy, keep going - you should have 1M followers AT LEAST! 😎😉👍🎶🎹🎛

[@BigZMusic]

Thanks a lot for the kind words - I appreciate you watching! Love to hear that you’ve been making music for 50 years. I hope to follow in your footsteps there

[@zeitakulobusta]

Well presented sir, super clear plus bonus 'how to use' V Verb :) Ones thing you could have mentioned about the mix knob part is 'if you're using it as an insert'. It wouldn't be quite the same as a send...minor point but 🤷‍♂️

[@electrocompanion4110]

Great tips. I learned A LOT about VintageVerb I have been using for years. Thank you!

[@rako4869]

You are the best teacher who always says the right answer. Thank you for this video, too. It helps a lot 😍😍

[@robbierosales4583]

Oro puro ✨

[@Hammerhugon]

Great video. Especially the transient masking part. Thanks!

[@aradhyasumanth]

Thank you sir

[@basspartout]

That's why Valhalla VintageVerb, Room and Plate are my go to reverbs for years now. Love the UIs.

[@quantum_ocean]

Vahalla could improve the UI by adding "1 pole" or "6 dB/oct". I'll write them make suggest that.

[@scottfaircloff9530]

really excellent!!

[@michail_777]

Thank you for showing how you work with plugins. Now I realize that you have to look at how a particular knob affects certain frequencies and only then the whole scene. Now I'm slowly beginning to understand how it works.

[@MattRid]

Big Learnin’ wit Big Z always..

[@erasusdnb]

God damn, this single video elevated my mixes to another level. Had big problems with a reverb now I have a vision. Much appreciated

[@soul_panther_music]

Fire tutorial as always! Thanks Big Z

[@lennardneuwirth3194]

Dude holy I'm 39 seconds on the upload. Just needed this one on a new track too. Great timing!

[@speedcrawlmusic]

Great tips, thanks! 🙌

[@briancase6180]

Another great video instruction. Thanks.

[@DaniCorbalanSpain]

This video is really good to see how the integrated EQs in reverbs work, not as sharp as I thought. For vocals and melodies I always put reverbs and delays in parallel, so you can control them and put your own EQs before and after the effect. This way you can also add compressors or sidechain effects just on the reverb or delay.

[@orianrosemusic5315]

pure gold fk this is amazing thanks!!!!

[@1morenote.]

using reverb is like an all you can eat buffet, sometimes you don't know when you've had enough

[@allenleclerc7878]

Great breakdown for this plugin. I literally use it on everything. So flexible. Thanks

[@chadaulick5159]

You're gold, thank you

[@paulbarrett4533]

Great videos mate

[@DawnchaserTheAdventurer]

I am SO bookmarking this for later... This should help me clean up the reverbs on all my new tunes Thanks!

[@streetmuzikatl]

Dope advice bro! 👏🏻

[@scattermish]

Oo, thanks for the run through. Great tips

[@JaimeMud]

This is a great video, thanks! 😊👌

[@hawk194]

A good explanation and very informative. Thank you.

[@DavidDiMuzio]

You're the best. Love your videos!

[@SchibbiSchibbi]

I had no idea about the damping part, thanks Big Z

[@PatrickObiang]

THIS IS EXCELLENT! BRAVO!

[@trancephile2412]

thanks to your video now i know how to add reverb to my trance lead synths 😄

[@Cybercowboy_69]

Great video. Holy shit. Super helpful.

[@immersionHEHE]

That was awesome, I always had to use a separate EQ for the reverb to make it sit right. Now I know why. So many other great tips aswell, thanks!

[@graememiller3897]

I'm having a shit day/week 🙄 halfway through this and my focus and mood has shifted for the better, thanks Z!

[@IKTAJJ]

great video ...loved it

[@A2K77official]

Just bought the Modern Synths 2 and its awsome.Also cheers for the video.

[@poachedegomeliflewis8286]

Great to know, thank you!

[@panagope]

Excellent video !

[@antoniolacontana4727]

Bravo! Thx

[@thelanavishnuorchestra]

That was useful. Glad I subscribed.

[@cmixer108]

Always killin' it!

[@Aaryanparmar255]

Realllly very helpful VDO...much love from INDIA...TanxxXxxx a ton..!!

[@bjornark]

Thanks for the info, also that bass drop was really cool :)

[@Taurus-ek6dj]

This was very helpful, thank you good sir!

[@jeremypcaulfield2474]

Great Tips !

[@lucagiancottimusic]

not surprised Armin Van Buuren uses your sounds. Keep up the great work

[@ryde2012]

Im not that good at using reverb. This has helped me understand this better using on the drums and other sounds. Great tutorial 👌 👍🏾

[@PawelSzuszkiewiczMODX8]

Awesome as always

[@KevboKev]

Is this reverb applied as an effect or a send? I started using Reverb as a send, and it's been a big game changer for me. I set the Mix on the reverb 100% as a Send, and then I can adjust the mix of the send from the track itself. This allows for no loss of dry signal when increasing the mix of the reverb. If I were to just apply the reverb as an effect, as I increase the mix, I start to lose the dry signal, resulting in a weaker sounding track.

[@ppau0822]

Definitely the Valhalla is meant to be used as a send

[@AutPen38]

Usually use reverb on a send channel. The mix knob is handy when you're auditioning verb on a specific track, or using it as an effect only required on one sound, but it's good practice to put the reverb on a separate/parallel channel and route several tracks to it with different send amounts, much like in the old days when studios only had one or two reverb devices and everything was sent to them simultaneously. (They didn't have a separate plate or echo chamber for every instrument!)

[@melihsinav1839]

Very helpful thanks

[@ChopChop-pe6dd]

wth big z more like big rizzzz last time i checked in bro was king of the bros and now he's working part time as an abercrombie greeter how!?

[@GetSongsDone]

better than just flipping through presets. TY

[@billB101]

Top and tail ( eq ) before the reverb on a send bus. That's the method I prefer.

[@bl_official_]

Very useful vid once again. Thx a lot! 🖤

[@ammarkhan3945]

legend!!

[@exhaust4246]

You should definitely make a video on Vahalla vintageverb and show us what each knob does!

[@omegonzalez]

BRAVO

[@GODLYNXofficial]

Ive always hated reverb because it's confusing to me so i mostly just use presets. With info like this maybe i can start dialing in my own verbs. Thanks!

[@nicok5630]

Really useful thx!

[@TrueFakeNews]

Nice track! Will you release it?

[@daynebrissitte3631]

This was a great video packed with lots of info. Thanks Z. Didn't know that valhalla only used a 6db slope for the EQ cuts. I usually put Pro-Q on before and after my reverb to remove unwanted frequences. Nothing crazy. On the way in I'll remove some of the bass and on the way out I like to give the EQ curve an M shape so the lows, highs, and the mids (where the vocal sits) all get tamed a bit to make room for more important elements. I also think another important element of the reverb is matching your timing up with your project. I find that having my reverb end just before a time amount (a beat, one bar, two bars) helps to keep clarity in the mix. I believe this is because the reverb doesn't bleed as much into the next phrase.

[@shelshant]

Great video

[@j-maur]

big Z I love you

[@AlecBridges]

Super helpful 🖖🏼

[@IwanOkti]

Thanks Alot, i use this technique for my Project in FL Studio Mobile very usefull and huelge Impact. :D

[@DarkPhive]

Super useful turotial man, also that bass line on this track is siiiick have you released this song?

[@samuelarba6695]

Gold!

[@momatmusic]

its an artistic choice foo

[@spaceinsects5113]

sick stuff

[@JaKunaMusic]

The absolute boss!

[@klllppoq2]

Get Big Z's presets! Have used them on multiple songs past +10 mil streams across different genres.

[@mainsailsound983]

Good stuff

[@j.o.n.i.h]

Your room looks very well acousted 👍🏼 Are you using some kind of room calibration eq software as well, soundid, dirac etc.?

[@vanderloo1978]

I had a question about adding a reverb to a drum bus. Do you bus all your drum elements, including the kick, to one bus then add a reverb to that drum bus? Also, do you eq that bus after adding the reverb? For example, do you send the dry drum signal and the wet reverb signal to your stereo out?

[@vitalijusmacas1629]

Super informative video about valhalla Reverb ! Thanks 👍

[@breakingthebubblemusic]

Hello Big Z, thanks for this video. Do you know if all Valhalla's have the same 6db for octave curve? (low/high cut) thanks

[@MrMikomi]

DJ Tim and Misjah would like a word.

[@bexiexz]

this is wild

[@rcs2003]

Lol. I like much more the "Muddy reverb" in the intro :D

[@griffini19]

What a shame that so many people think they are an audio engineer. Yikes. Millions of ‘musicians’ with home ‘studios’. Few really talented musicians and few that actually have a clue. It doesn’t come easy folks. Wishing you all good luck though. Make some spectacular music for us

[@morganpage]

❤❤

[@quantum_ocean]

so pre-delay should always be 0? When should it be greater than zero?

[@dirtyharry6297]

Most importantly to use pre-delay according to tempo

[@zaltzband]

bro you lost a lot of weight! Looking amazing!

[@Pyroific]

i really wish valhalla room had options for low cutting :( idk why its in the vintageverb and shimmer but not room...

[@thefinalknight]

How come so many of your tracks on Spotify are missing or have been removed?

[@trollingisasport]

Can you do one like this for Valhalla delay?

[@ohcibi]

How would one apply the attack thing when most reverbs dont have such control (at least not by that name), not even those from Valhalla.

[@omunitTV]

Great video. Small note is that at 2:15 - you're using a waveform analyser not an oscilloscope.

[@speedcrawlmusic]

Won't that fast reverb attack lessen the punch of the drums?

[@speedcrawlmusic]

Or is that the point since you're just automating it up during the build?

[@trackquestmusic]

Sup Big Z