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Send vs. Direct-channel for Reverb
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| HardTranceProd |
Hey, what's the difference between a Send and direct-channel (Insert) for a Reverb FX on a particular sound.
Am I correct that:
- the direct channel FX applies Reverb to every "point" on the sound, making the echo a lot more noticeable and cosmic
- the Send applies Reverb only to the "contour" of the whole sound, making it more precise and crisp? |
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| Cellec |
you are wrong
If you put use reverb on a channel all sounds on that channel will be reverbed.
If you put reverb on a send channel you can send sound of every channel to the reverb plugin, which makes it easier to put the same kind of reverb on a lot of sounds, plus it saves cpu to use just one reverb instead of 1 on all your 10 channels or something. |
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| HardTranceProd |
so are you saying that there is absolutely no difference in sound, between the two options?
it's only a matter of convenience? |
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| Storyteller |
Yes.
Post before was by me too btw, forgot to log out from cellec's account :) |
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| DigiNut |
| quote: | Originally posted by HardTranceProd
it's only a matter of convenience? |
It's a matter of convenience, consistency, and resource conservation. You can send -any- channel to a send track through the sidechain, regardless of where its output is routed. Instead of wasting CPU and memory by putting a reverb plugin on every single channel you want to add the effect to, you just create one fx track and send various channels to it, and use the send level to control the amount of reverb (or other effect).
If that means "no difference" to you then you're going to run into a lot of problems later on, because the sidechain is pretty fundamental to the production effort.
Perhaps you came to your conclusion by using the same effect as an insert and a send. If that's the case, you have to realize that sends are additive by definition - you're hearing the original track *AND* the reverbed version at the same time. That's why send effects are usually 100% wet. |
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