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What is the best reverb plugin to use on leads?
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| OOPS! |
I heard VST reverb sucks.
Heard Artsacoustic Reverb was good so I bought it, but I don't understand how to use it on leads. Sounds crappy IMO.
Any other suggestions?
Thanks :crazy: |
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| EddieZilker |
| Correct me if I'm wrong, but didn't you start a thread recently about how there were too many knobs on the reverb(s) you were using? |
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| OOPS! |
| quote: | Originally posted by EddieZilker
Correct me if I'm wrong, but didn't you start a thread recently about how there were too many knobs on the reverb(s) you were using? |
No, but I do agree. |
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| EddieZilker |
Has it occurred to you that you might be asking the wrong questions, possibly even from the wrong people? I'm not even sure where your notion about VST reverbs being inferior comes from, but it seems like a lot of your problem stems from not understanding how to employ reverb, in the first place.
I guess if you absolutely have to have it your way, misconceptions and everything, I'd recommend the Alesis Nanoverb. It's cheap. It's not VST. While a little dirty, it's powerful for its price and it's exceedingly uncomplicated. |
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| derail |
What kind of leads are you aiming for? The question you're asking is very, very broad and you're likely to get a wide range of answers which will essentially boil down to each person's preferred reverb.
Reverb choice and treatment is a creative decision - whether you want a dry lead with some subtle small room reverb, or a wet lead with some lush hall reverb treatment, or a wildly effected reverb (treated with chorus, sidechain, panning etc). |
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| OOPS! |
| quote: | Originally posted by derail
What kind of leads are you aiming for? The question you're asking is very, very broad and you're likely to get a wide range of answers which will essentially boil down to each person's preferred reverb.
Reverb choice and treatment is a creative decision - whether you want a dry lead with some subtle small room reverb, or a wet lead with some lush hall reverb treatment, or a wildly effected reverb (treated with chorus, sidechain, panning etc). |
I'm working with chords this time around. Going for the progressive deadmau5 type of sound. |
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| sako487 |
| quote: | Originally posted by OOPS!
I'm working with chords this time around. Going for the progressive deadmau5 type of sound. |
Cathedral preset in arts acoustic sounds really nice on mau5 style chords. |
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| OOPS! |
| quote: | Originally posted by sako487
Cathedral preset in arts acoustic sounds really nice on mau5 style chords. |
Thanks I'll try it out. |
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| downski |
| I only recently found out about 2CAudio's Aether reverb which deadmau5 himself is known to have used for his progressive type tracks. Works a treat if you're trying to get a really defined verb. Would definitely recommend it :D |
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| psymon.d |
| this question/thread kind of sucks. how subjective can you get? |
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| Stu Cox |
Actually I'd say you can probably get the same sort of sounds out of most full-featured reverb units, so it doesn't really matter which one you use :p
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Certainly until you really know exactly what sort of sound you're after.
Settings, however - now that's a different story. If you're talking uplifting trance leads, a long-ish tail (3-6 seconds) and quite a bright response (colour - i.e. don't low pass filter the reverb, maybe high pass it a bit, depends what controls you've got) can work well to lift it a bit. You can put quite a lot of reverb on a lead, but as always with reverb it can be a good idea to use 'as little as you can get away with', so try keeping the dry/wet mix around 20-30%...? You probably also want quite a smooth sound, so set the diffusion setting (if you've got one) to its maximum without any predelay.
The reverb type (room, plate, spring etc) will depend on the timbre of the sound you're using, but for supersaws try a large hall. If your lead has quite a metallic sound you could try a plate reverb to complement it, but try not to let the ringy-ness (technical term) go overboard.
This is just an example :) |
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| Evolve140 |
| Reverb takes years to be able to properly deploy. Get ready. |
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