From the course: Audio Foundations: Reverb
Unlock the full course today
Join today to access over 22,600 courses taught by industry experts or purchase this course individually.
Hearing beyond the basic parameters
From the course: Audio Foundations: Reverb
Hearing beyond the basic parameters
While both Stratocasters and Les Pauls are electric guitars with 6 strings, 22 frets, pickups, and so on, an experienced guitarist, given a choice, still has an opinion about which one to play in a recording session. There are indescribable differences in tone and playability not captured by the simple factual descriptions of their features. The same is true for reverb processors, and we audio engineers need to develop an ear for the nuances that distinguish them. The last few videos have surveyed the most essential parameters that we will specify as we tailor our reverbs to our production, but it's worth recalling the technologies used to create reverb. Remember, we walk through a list of acoustic reverse like room tracks and chambers, mechanical reverbs like springs and plates, and digital reverbs whose algorithms can create any sort of reverb from real to fictitious. These technologies remind us that parameters like Reverb Time, base multiply, pre-delay, et cetera, never completely…
Practice while you learn with exercise files
Download the files the instructor uses to teach the course. Follow along and learn by watching, listening and practicing.
Contents
-
-
-
-
-
The anatomy of reverberation3m 8s
-
(Locked)
Mastering reverb time, predelay, and wet/dry mix parameters5m 36s
-
(Locked)
Understanding the frequency dependence of reverberation4m 56s
-
(Locked)
Tapping into advanced parameters such as diffusion, density, and more4m 37s
-
(Locked)
Reference values from the best orchestra halls5m 40s
-
(Locked)
Hearing beyond the basic parameters5m 31s
-
(Locked)
Touring the interfaces for six reverb plugins9m 42s
-
-
-
-