From the course: Audio Foundations: Reverb
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Getting the most out of room tracks
From the course: Audio Foundations: Reverb
Getting the most out of room tracks
Room Tracks, where you record the room that you are recording in to its own separate track, deserve special mention. We've talked about so many signal processing strategies that are really built on reverb processors, patching in a reverb and manipulating it. Let's make sure we get the most out of every room tracking opportunity we can. We'll talk about some specific mix ideas, but allow me to offer some suggestions for the Tracking Phase. First, plan to experiment. Miking a room is difficult, it's a big space, and it can be hard to find the best sounding spots for microphones. Second, while a one-track mono room has some usefulness, plan to set up stereo pairs instead. And if you're working in surround sound use four-, five-, and seven-mike techniques suitable to your surround sound format. You can always use a subset of what you track if desired. Third, all of the stereo and surround techniques you've learned about for recording an orchestra, a horn section or a drum kit, and I'm…
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Choosing the right reverb for each of your tracks2m 17s
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Simulating space with reverb5m 42s
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Hearing space in the mix6m 33s
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Timbre and texture3m 36s
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Shaping tone and timbre with reverb5m 49s
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Creating contrasting sounds for your tracks4m 43s
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Using nonlinear reverb to help a track cut through4m 25s
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Emphasizing the reverb using predelay3m 23s
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Strategically blurring and obscuring tracks1m 46s
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Get in the Mix: Changing the scene by changing reverb7m 37s
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Get in the Mix: Gating reverb to emphasize any track in your production5m 52s
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Reversing reverb to highlight musical moments9m 36s
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Synthesizing new sounds through reverb6m 42s
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Get in the Mix: Supporting a track with regenerative reverb6m 31s
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Getting the most out of room tracks17m 39s
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