I spent a good bit of time watching YouTube videos and experimenting with the verb plugins I have in Sonar. I've come to understand Pre-Delay set to be in time with the song, EQ'ing the reverb itself, and the use of side-chain compression on vocal reverb to further control that.

I use a different reverb and/or setting for vocals than I do for instruments. I use Sends to add the amount of reverb I want for each track, as rhav and Mario pointed out. I find that some RT's need less/more than others.

I keep the bass guitar dry or nearly so.

If I'm using a drum program like EZDrummer, I only give the snare and toms room/ambiance/reverb. I leave the kick and cymbals very dry.

If I'm using RDs I use EQ and a Transient Shaper to pinpoint and eliminate any bothersome reverb tails or room/overhead noise that may be present.

Once I have reverb on individual tracks sounding the way I like, I rarely add more to the entire mix, but I have done that in small amounts.


My stuff:
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Sonar Platinum, Studio One Pro 4, Windows 10, Hybrid Home Studio