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Posted by Damie Mckeown on Jan-16-2004 06:15:

Reverb, and leads

Okay this is how I tend to make a lead, Tune up a few presets to the way I want it, and add a few layers sounding a little different, then eq them differently blabalab

Obviously the thing with trance leads is they need reverb, anyway for the reverb(logic)I put the setting up to about room setting, and set the pre-delay so the reverb clusters go in time with my mix..but it still aint BIG enough so i increase the 'Mix' function, not too much otherwise YOU CANT HEAR SHIT!
And anyway, I get this REALLY HORRIBLE TAIL, so like, does anyone tend to use snoise gates or enevelope's for this?

Posted by thecYrus on Jan-16-2004 07:25:

i don't use too much reverb on the leads. i prefer delay and layering..

Posted by Damie Mckeown on Jan-16-2004 07:47:

Now when you say delay, do you mean simple delay, that repeats afterwards in a sort of typical 4/4 time signature, or do you set the stereo dealy quite close so it kinda PHASES,yeah

Ive noticed alot of trance sounds really far away, not like a shitty reverb plugin

Posted by Damie Mckeown on Jan-16-2004 08:12:

my leads probally have more than just reveb problems

http://www.3dmm.net/upload.php?act=...mUud2F2Lm1wMw==

Im thinking, The pros must take a certain lead with loads of reverb and then make a copy of it but alot dryer, Infact Ill try that

Posted by DeZmA on Jan-16-2004 08:54:

how can you copy a wet lead into a dry one and what makes you pro anyway?

Posted by Damie Mckeown on Jan-16-2004 10:48:

it sounding good in all areas?

and I ment layer a dry over a wet, nm obviously its not a common thing

Posted by Sebraa on Jan-16-2004 13:55:

Maybe it's time to change the REVERB plugin? Or experiment Dry and Feedback buttons! Don't know 100%

My lead - medium delay 1/4 ja 1/8T panned with lot of "Feedback" and easy "DRY" , and little reverb. Because I love hard-reverb my strings and pads sounds! I can't overreverb all intruments

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sebra

Posted by dbl on Jan-16-2004 15:27:

using delay can give pretty much reverb.
i usually use 2 delays.. one panned to the right and the other panned to the left using different time settings on them

so i use that and then depending on the synth i use a bit of reverb or sometimes hardly any at all

and since i have atleast 2 synths i tend to have a kinda darker one in the background with more reverb and a lighter one in the front with less reverb to keep it more clear

Posted by hey cheggy on Jan-16-2004 15:29:

Ubless I'm using a soft-synth, then I don't even bother with reverb. A nice stereo delay does wonders. I tend to run it on 3/4 time also, which I think is quite standard.

Posted by fl0w on Jan-16-2004 16:23:

Yeah, usually l/r = 3/4 delays work well with leads. Same thing with reverb... I tend to use it but pretty subtle. Ie 1/3-1/4 of totally wet signal.

FX don't make your leads, melodies does. Then fx make them phatter