"Keith G" wrote in message
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"David" wrote in message
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"Keith G" wrote in message
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OK. I added a little reverb called 'Bright Hall' to it and I also like
that (see below). Unfortunately SoudForge is a little kludgy when it
comes to this sort of thing but it seems to remain within the realms of
good taste to me! (?)
Here they both are for a back to back for easy comparison:
http://www.moirac.adsl24.co.uk/shown...octurne%20.wav
http://www.moirac.adsl24.co.uk/shown...ght%20Hall.wav
Total layman here but to me the first sounds like a better recording and
the second sounds like a better musician.
Which further fuels the argument that the original performance is not
necessarily the deciding factor in how the final product will sound and
which is why I don't take 'distortion' claims too much to heart.
Morning Keith.
Hmm.- Interesting point, except that the original
performance can be viewed as a step to the final
product and not the final product itself. You could
regard the original as the equivalent of a pre-production
master if you like, which still requires a little reverb/sweetening.
I don't have the skill of knowledge to be able to create reverb settings
manually.
Most digital reverb units also have a large variety of
presets so that you don't have to worry about manual
settings if you don't want to. The presets also include
EQ so you don't have to think about that either,
It is good practice when adding reverb to listen
at both high and low levels and err on the side
of too little. I usually roll off the LF (low frequency)
return from the reverb, to prevent it sounding muddy.
There is not much down there which is of use to you.
A good-sounding trick is to separate the original (dry)
signal from the reverb by using a short pre-delay.
The effect is difficult to describe on words, but the
separation is rather like bouncing the reverb off a
wall before it comes back to you. Keep the reverb
pre-delay short, or it starts to sound contrived.
In a non-classical recording you can use cross-over
reverb (with the short pre-delay metioned above)
and bring it back to the opposite side of the stereo picture.
So that (for instance) trumpets on the left could have their
reverb brought back to the RH monitor, and saxophones
on the right could have their different- shorter, brighter
reverb brought back to the left.
Cheers
Iain
To reverb or not?
Hybrid Mode
