[PStamler]

On Sunday, April 26, 2015 at 12:11:29 AM UTC-6, Don Pearce wrote:

No. It is just a general problem that when adding reverb we tend to
lose track of how much we have used during the stress of a session.
Listening back a few days later it is quite usual to hear that it is
in fact overdone, and it needs to be backed off a bit. My advice is
just a time-saver.


I've told my students for years that the Iron Law of Reverb is to turn it up until it sounds right...then turn it down 6dB.

The thing is, your ears acclimate to a level of reverb and don't hear it any more...so you need to add more in order to hear it. Then, as Don notes, you come back a couple of days later and it sounds like it was recorded in a cave.

I always print a mix with the reverb turned down 6dB from what sounds right, and another mix with it turned down 6 *more* dB. About half the time, the latter mix is what I wind up liking in the long run.

Peace,
Paul