if you are only using midi and you are using BIAB styles, PG Music has already done a certain amount of EQ, balancing and applying reverb to the tracks within the style.

and, noting what Mario says above, they will be using the reverb built into the synth you are using so adding another reverb to tracks already using midi reverb with an 'outboard' reverb fx might make for some odd sounds. sometimes the reverb isn't obvious on BIAB tracks but it's there nevertheless.

some more details as Mario suggests might help.

there are other fx that pull instruments forward etc - eq for example - as our ears give different 'weight' to certain frequencies.

so why are you using reverb? it's not the most logical way to push or pull tracks.

start with you basic mix as it is. does it already have reverb on the midi tracks courtesy of PG Music?

and are you using BIAB or RB? what are you recording fresh? vocals will automatically be audio and need reverb - let your ears guide you. but if you are recording midi tracks, you can use the same midi reverb as the other tracks as your synth has reverb built in although i take Mario's point that he doesn't like midi reverb.

it's certainly not a dumbass question but i'm not surprised the various internet 'experts' have left you confused.

experiment - see what sounds good to you. and if you don't need it don't use it. and that goes for all fx - only use what you need to create the sound you want. the temptation is to use everything you've got just because you've got it.

post a track and get some advice - the only dumbass questions are the ones you don't ask.

Last edited by Bob Calver; 06/20/22 11:29 AM.