What Is Pre-Delay And How I Use It To Create Depth In My Mixes: Understanding Reverb

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In this video we dive into the most misunderstood concept of reverb, Pre-delay. We talk about what it is, how to use it and why it matters in your mix. Reverb is a central part of getting a pro-sounding mix, on par with even some EQ and compression techniques. This is the start of a series breaking down reverb into the various "depth" components and how to utilize this strategically to create depth in your mix.

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[@RobertButler-xn6mw]

Excellent and enthusiastic explanation, thank you. I was dialing in some reverb with a friend just the other night, both of us admitting we both didn’t know how to use it. Then this pops up in my feed. Priceless!

[@dinosaurdogstudio]

Glad it was helpful! Thanks for the comment. 🙏

[@bjornskivids]

My ear-holes really appreciated this. Very well explained.

[@dinosaurdogstudio]

Thanks for watching & commenting!

[@norakat]

Interesting concept. The lead vocal really was perceived as closer by me in your reverb example.

[@dinosaurdogstudio]

Thanks for commenting. Glad that you could hear the concept in action!

[@SilvermainMusic]

Kinda thought I had my reverb knowledge dialed in but.... This was great!

[@dinosaurdogstudio]

Glad it was helpful!

[@exitthelemming145]

Excellent video which explains something very clearly that to most of us, seems slightly counter intuitive

[@dinosaurdogstudio]

Thanks for commenting! Glad that this cleared up this concept for you.

[@DjMiflyn]

Well done explanation. Been digging deep into early reflections for a while and this video may have been enough for me to move onto a new mixing subject for a bit.

[@dinosaurdogstudio]

Thanks! Keep an eye out on Friday, I have a part 2 to this video that will help you understand this even more if you're interested.

[@GodSpeed1105]

Thanks for the tips man. Very useful info in the future.

[@dinosaurdogstudio]

Of course! Thanks for commenting!

[@markkens9]

Make a script, dude! Good info but so much filler talk ("we'll dive into that"...raps on mixing opinions) up front that the lesson gets lost a little. Not until you start doing with/without and associated settings does the idea become clear, so put that up front and all the theory and opinion after. Just my 2ȼ worth...reverb has been twisty for me, thanks for the road map!

[@dinosaurdogstudio]

Thanks for the critique! I appreciate it.

[@XDJTXPDX]

Thank you! Very helpful 🙂

[@dinosaurdogstudio]

Of course! Glad you found it helpful. :)

[@DbiPro]

Thanks I’ll get your book today

[@dinosaurdogstudio]

Thanks! Glad you found value in this.

[@marceloribeirosimoes8959]

Not telling this is a must have but, maybe would be a nice helping tool if we could use an osciloscope to better adjust the dry sound and the reverb using the pre-delay... What do you think? BTW, great video! Thank you!!!!

[@dinosaurdogstudio]

Thank you! And I think it could be nice to learn and understand what's happening with your reverb, but not a "must" for a plugin. I've seen only 1 that had this feature, although can't recall which that was....

[@marceloribeirosimoes8959]

@@dinosaurdogstudio I'm not sure if I got what you mean but, if you're talking about an oscilloscope to observe two or more tracks simultaneously I suggest you Psyscope - it's free and the paid version is really cool. And it will cost you less than a McDonald's poisoning... ...ops, "meal".

[@CarrotSensitive]

I don't have much to do with music production these days, but i got interested in the concept again quite recently when one of my nephews was asking me things he should watch on KZbin to learn as he's interested in becoming an audio engineer, and honestly, i told him he probably should stick to books instead and his course materials. what is this trend of KZbinrs inventing issues that never existed to begin with? i have never heard anybody claim that a longer pre-delay time=further away and like i alluded to earlier, i haven't been involved in audio professionally for 15 years now i think it is. even back then before the advent of the democritisation of professional audio i don't remember anybody being confused about the function of pre-delay Such a strange video

[@dinosaurdogstudio]

I was confused about this concept, so I made a video to help the "younger me" side-step this challenge. Glad that you never had this issue. Also, longer pre-delay = closer.

[@jvaddison]

You ARE saying ear hole aren't you? 😊

[@dinosaurdogstudio]

100%. 🤘

[@filipmilojkovc6146]

What is that thumbnail photo? Like WOOOOOW OOOMG??? I know kids doing that for more people to fish, but you.... 😢😢😢😢😢

[@mikaelsjodin1963]

Does he never breathe? Sounds like a rap...

[@DbiPro]

He breathes every 3 seconds.

[@dmillionaire7]

Haye when the try garner my view time, by use of obfuscation.. Just get ti the point. .. Hopefully you looked at this monstrosity b4 ou uploaded. Cut it down gives up the goods, keep it moving. But whatever you do. Please, please, please don't bore us to death. Thanks.

[@dinosaurdogstudio]

Thanks for the suggestion.

[@griffini19]

Direct sound arriving at 1 ms? So the sound sound is 1 foot from your ears? WTF? And early reflections come more from the floor than the back wall. So much inaccurate info And KZbinrs don’t lean the truth. 🙈

[@dinosaurdogstudio]

Yep! You're right. Singers generally sing about 6-12 inches from the mic. And yes, you're also right about the floor, assuming you don't have thick carpet that is absorbing the bulk of those reflections.