Of course!! That's what this is for - to create the backdrop of depth, so you can then use creative reverbs to add "effects" to your individual tracks. I would tend to use plate reverbs, or ambient reverbs as they don't have any (or very little) early reflections to mess with the depth you've already setup. Just remember that reverbs take up a lot of space in your mix so don't go overboard with them. And make sure you're eqing them appropriately to ensure they don't take over!
@@AforismiDAutoreAD I've been using this technique for years and never run into any major phase issues inside of my mixes due to this technique. I know quite a few others (other than my students) who are using this as well without any issues.
Density refers to the amount of reflections generated. Lower density will have more time between reflections, higher will be less time, and so will be ‘thicker’.
This is the best video I have seen on depth and reverb. Thanks so much. I observed that you did not do anything with the fourth bus (room). Was it deliberate?
Yes. This is just for elements that just need "reverb effect". In this case I didn't want to add anything to it, and wasn't the real point of this video, just habit to set it up at the same time. 🤷🏻♂️
@@jukkaforsten3790 sure - although it's pretty simple. Whatever needs more verb - add it! I've actually started to move away from this "room" bus anyway. I use other reverbs for the "effect" and keep the 3-reverb depth matrix the same (everything in this vid).
This sounds great and all, but this only works if you record in an acoustic-treated room. In a larger or untreated room, this will make your mix sound hollow and muddy.
Of course you need to account for how your tracks are recorded when mixing. The norm today is to record in treated spaces. I would encourage you to do that, otherwise you'll be limited in the loudness and control you have over your tracks.
You can use NS1 on your recordings to kill the room and ambiance noises at the beginning of your processing chain. This should give you a clean recording to work with. Try it and let me know.
@@md_river I record drums in a large untreated brick wall room which I have no control over. My mixes always sound like it lacks mid-range and on top of that, I'm not using expensive mics or gear. For now, I have to work with what I have and will definitely try the NS1. Thanks.
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Dopest video i've ever seen 👌🏾
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Simple and well-explained. I give you 1 🔥 out of 1. Thanks for this tut 🤙
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Bro you have to balance your voice and the DAW volume. Nice info you give there though, thank you!
I was still figuring stuff out here. But thanks for watching and glad you learned some stuff!
@@ObjectiveMixing Respect bro...
Can I add more longer reverbs on some individual instruments to give an artistic effect beyond these 3 which are almost inaudible?
Of course!! That's what this is for - to create the backdrop of depth, so you can then use creative reverbs to add "effects" to your individual tracks. I would tend to use plate reverbs, or ambient reverbs as they don't have any (or very little) early reflections to mess with the depth you've already setup. Just remember that reverbs take up a lot of space in your mix so don't go overboard with them. And make sure you're eqing them appropriately to ensure they don't take over!
@@ObjectiveMixing Thanks a lot of!
@@ObjectiveMixing Another question for you: with this method, could you create phase problems?
@@AforismiDAutoreAD I've been using this technique for years and never run into any major phase issues inside of my mixes due to this technique. I know quite a few others (other than my students) who are using this as well without any issues.
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Density refers to the amount of reflections generated. Lower density will have more time between reflections, higher will be less time, and so will be ‘thicker’.
Yes...?
You want low density when you want a big space reverb.
SWEET! Nice and Easy!
Thanks for watching! Yeah - I love this technique because it's so simple and effective. Right up my alley for techniques.
This is the best video I have seen on depth and reverb. Thanks so much. I observed that you did not do anything with the fourth bus (room). Was it deliberate?
Yes. This is just for elements that just need "reverb effect". In this case I didn't want to add anything to it, and wasn't the real point of this video, just habit to set it up at the same time. 🤷🏻♂️
@@ObjectiveMixing It would be interesting to see what you do with fourth bus. Maybe a part 2 video? And thank you for this awesome tutorial!
@@jukkaforsten3790 sure - although it's pretty simple. Whatever needs more verb - add it!
I've actually started to move away from this "room" bus anyway. I use other reverbs for the "effect" and keep the 3-reverb depth matrix the same (everything in this vid).
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Just to confirm, did you route all your busses to the front reverb initially? I can see you did that before routing the individual tracks.
That is just to determine which reverb I want to use, afterwards I route each to one of the three busses, but not all of them.
@@ObjectiveMixing Thanks for the clarification. I really appreciate it!
This sounds great and all, but this only works if you record in an acoustic-treated room. In a larger or untreated room, this will make your mix sound hollow and muddy.
Of course you need to account for how your tracks are recorded when mixing. The norm today is to record in treated spaces. I would encourage you to do that, otherwise you'll be limited in the loudness and control you have over your tracks.
You can use NS1 on your recordings to kill the room and ambiance noises at the beginning of your processing chain. This should give you a clean recording to work with. Try it and let me know.
@@md_river I record drums in a large untreated brick wall room which I have no control over. My mixes always sound like it lacks mid-range and on top of that, I'm not using expensive mics or gear. For now, I have to work with what I have and will definitely try the NS1. Thanks.
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