A Cool reverb trick

logancircle · Post by **logancircle** » Wed Mar 05, 2008 9:04 am

There are many ways to do this with outboard reverb and pre-fader sends, and you could do it without printing anything, but I also like this stupid-simple ITB method:

Duplicate your [INSTRUMENT] track and pitch-shift (audiosuite) it up an octave.
(Add slap delay here if you like, like 80ms w/ long feedback).
Add some crazy distortion.
Set whatever reverb plug you like for a long plate or church and lots of high freq absorbtion.
Print this reverb to the pitch-shifted track 100% wet / 0% dry.

Now you have a trippy, mellow up-octave track of [INSTRUMENT] reverb onto which you can throw some more distortion, rotary chorus,... and mix to taste. This sounds good on vocals, bass, piano and snare, and probably a lot of other things.
Try it, it's fun!
c

TapeOpAndy · Post by **TapeOpAndy** » Wed Mar 05, 2008 10:16 am

Yeah, but then take that printed reverb track, duplicate it, and pitch shift the copy back down an octave... or even two octaves.. and mix together.

Or better yet, time reverse the dry track to which you want to add the reverb. Then do all this. Then re-reverse the dry and wet tracks. And you will get the most heavy-metal sounding effects ever.

I love heavy metal.

drumsound · Post by **drumsound** » Wed Mar 05, 2008 10:34 am

TapeOpAndy wrote: I love heavy metal.

This statement amuses me!

Will you be in New Orleans Andy?

logancircle · Post by **logancircle** » Wed Mar 05, 2008 11:10 am

TapeOpAndy wrote:Yeah, but then take that printed reverb track, duplicate it, and pitch shift the copy back down an octave... or even two octaves.. and mix together.

Or better yet....

Was this mockery? Why?

MoreSpaceEcho · Post by **MoreSpaceEcho** » Wed Mar 05, 2008 11:18 am

i don't think andy is really one for mockery...i think he's just expounding on your idea (which i like a lot).

the reversing the source and then rereversing the reverb idea he mentions is a good one too. bands will think you are a genius.

i also love heavy metal.

drumsound · Post by **drumsound** » Wed Mar 05, 2008 11:29 am

logancircle wrote:
TapeOpAndy wrote:Yeah, but then take that printed reverb track, duplicate it, and pitch shift the copy back down an octave... or even two octaves.. and mix together.

Or better yet....
Was this mockery? Why?

Andy's not the mocking type. I'm sure he's done exactly what he explained.

nordberg · Post by **nordberg** » Wed Mar 05, 2008 11:37 am

+1 heavy metal!

tunesbybill · Post by **tunesbybill** » Wed Mar 05, 2008 11:49 am

I love metal too! Neat.

I really like this idea and I am looking forward to trying it. Thanks.

bannerj · Post by **bannerj** » Wed Mar 05, 2008 3:27 pm

Not sure if I get it. Just tried it on a vocal. Just sounds like Alvin to me...I probably did something wrong though.

johnny7 · Post by **johnny7** » Wed Mar 05, 2008 6:04 pm

Or for you tape folks using a (Real) room verb...

Run your source sound in at double speed, mic the room.
Then slow tape back down and VOILA you have lengthened your rooms decay.
My "echo chamber" sounds a bit like a well, but hey, it was fun!

Johnny7

ps. This is a fun thread

mjau · Post by **mjau** » Wed Mar 05, 2008 6:14 pm

In DAW-land...
reverse a copied track, print a short reverb 100% wet to said track, reverse it back to normal, and nudge it ahead of the original (dry) track.
Or do some mushrooms and get the same effect.

RefD · Post by **RefD** » Wed Mar 05, 2008 7:09 pm

mjau wrote:do some mushrooms

i don't swing that way.

MoreSpaceEcho · Post by **MoreSpaceEcho** » Thu Mar 06, 2008 8:09 am

i do. someone hook me up, it`s been over a decade....

jonathan · Post by **jonathan** » Thu Mar 06, 2008 10:22 am

mjau wrote:In DAW-land...
reverse a copied track, print a short reverb 100% wet to said track, reverse it back to normal, and nudge it ahead of the original (dry) track.
Or do some mushrooms and get the same effect.

hahaha-

ill just do some mushrooms for the same 'effect'

Mark Legat · Post by **Mark Legat** » Thu Mar 06, 2008 11:27 am

Sounds interesting. I will deffinatley try this out when I get the chance.

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