So... if you ask 100 people that question you will get 101 different answers. None of them are totally correct and none of them are totally wrong.



What I do: I use a little reverb as I can. It's like salt... you don't need a lot. If you can hear it clearly, you're probably using way too much. So I keep most of my tracks dry and use reverb sparingly in the busses. I tend to get better results when I use one reverb in the master output buss in my DAW. That puts everything in the same sonic space.

There are times when I do however, put a different reverb on the vocal buss or on the guitar buss, but each song project is it's own unique creation. So while I have certain things that I tend to do, I don't always adhere to the "rules" I have for myself.

Never use reverb to try to hide a bad vocal performance. It really doesn't work and ruins the song more than just the bad vocals will.

Just remember that reverb is cumulative.... a little bit here, a little bit there and by the final mix down you have a wet soggy mess of reverb all over the place. Less is more when dealing with most things and this is no exception. In most DAWs, you can turn off the effects with a click.... try doing that during the playback to compare the wet/dry and move forwards accordingly.

Hope that helps.

Last edited by Guitarhacker; 06/20/22 03:23 AM.
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