Eating headroom, reverb/stereo widening

[outdropt]

Just saw a interesting video jonahmann through up on deadly habit's post

http://dubstepforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=252349



So when your adding reverb and/or stereo widening you are taking up more head room then if you weren't.. Obviously.

I just stumbled upon that video so from now on i am going to take more consideration to where i place reverb.

Reverb also places things in the background more or less. So if you find that leads are not as distinct as you want them, or there is a lot of clashing going on and your mid/high range is cluttered.. Reverb could be the issue. (from what i understand)

What im trying to get at is, how do you use reverb and when.. More intense high end synth leads, calm intro with drums, vocals during drop/buildup/breakdown/ whole song? Also what settings? How many db reflect, how much chorus, what fq are you effecting, duration, ect?

I know i know.... Its going do be different for everyone depending on the feel they are going for, i just want to have this discussion to bring up issues with muddiness, or experiences you've had using these tools.

Sometimes ill throw reverb on a synth lead with some pretty extreme( +3db reflect, 4-10 sec duration, high feedback and ms on chorus, dry/wet 40-60%) and i will throw a gate on the sound so it shuts off after a certain drop in volume so i can cutt the tail. I try to take off the reverb if im trying to throw a lead synth on with a heavy mid range bass sound.

[outdropt]

=[ i thought this was a good topic

[ehbes]

i put small amount of reverb on just about everything but kicks and subs. in my reason template i have a room reverb and plate reverb set as sends.

[illtabulous]

thank you for this

[bassbum]

If reverb is taking up room turn everything down, its simple. Normally I find that if a lead id not as distinctest as I want it its because I have too much reverb on it or I fucked up the EQ.

Using reverb is pretty simple, The more reverb you have on something the more in the background it will be. Its all taste and opinion with how I should do A,B or C like you asked. In general things like FXs, pads should be in the background.

The text book way to use reverb is to have one reverb on a send. This save CPU and makes the overall mix sound better as all your sound will fit together better. Also its wise to low cut your reverb at like 200hz.

Normaly tho I might use a different reverb on my snare, in mono with a low cut at like 1khz. I would also remove the standard high cut thats standard on most reverbs.

i put small amount of reverb on just about everything but kicks and subs.

I do put a bit or reverb on my kick just so it sounds part of the track, If all your sounds have reverb and your kick dosnt it sounds a bit strange.

[SaveMidnight]

I've sometimes put reverb on a lead that sounded too piercing, and it mellowed it out. If you play with the dry/wet, you'll get a good mix between the two.