Audio Recording

Art and beauty comes from the fact that we have the opportunity to choose the colors we want to paint on a canvas. When it comes to making music, if one uses the same reverb on all his tracks, everything end up in the same space and every track have the same color. Some tracks need one to put the same reverb on everything. Like if one is doing a music and needs a kind of “in the room together” vibe, that would be ideal. Sometimes, on a pop record one can use different reverbs and blend them together without crowding the record. When it comes to the question of pre-delay for the reverbs, one has to note that the pre-delay is the time between early and late reflections in a sound and it can be confusing to some people because their manuals refer to only late reflections.

Key Takeaways:

• People are often confused about how to mix reverb because they are often told that using the same reverb on all tracks is wrong while others say the opposite.
• For certain types of recording, it is ideal to use similar reverbs like a vibe that wants a gelled in the room feeling.
• When the author is using many different reverbs as he does on pop records, he does a solo on the reverb returns and uses EQ to contour them.

“Rather than think about the “right” way or “wrong” way to do something, let’s think about the effect our choices create.”

Read more: https://theproaudiofiles.com/6-common-questions-about-reverb/

Have you heard of the term option overload? It is a real thing in compressor learning because since compressors have a lot of things they can do it takes a real time to learn them. To add to that complexity, every brand has its own compressor series. The author tries to pare down the complexity a little by emphasizing on his favorite compressor plugins. The first plugin to be reviewed is the MJUC “Vari-tube” compressor by Klanghelm. This compressor has three modules of which the author uses the first more frequently. During his mix tape, he says that for pop vocals he uses module 1 and sets the timing constraint to 5 while for rap vocals he uses module 2 with the density button clicked on. The next plugin is the Powair plugin from Sound Radix. It was designed for virtually anything that one has in mind to do and is one of the author’s favorites. Next in line is the Waves RVox and other plugins that the author has found useful as compressors.

Key Takeaways:

• The Klanghelm MJUC is one the cheapest options for compressors and often frequently used for vocals.
• The actual sound of the POWAIR is so transparent it can fool an experienced ear.
• FabFilter Pro is a very powerful tool that is a favorite for multiband usage.

“You know what’s great? When a single compressor covers almost all of your compression needs. You know what’s even better? When that compressor costs $30.”

Read more: https://theproaudiofiles.com/compressor-plugins/