Mixing With Reverb & Delay

Learn how to send your signal to side-chain effects and reverb and give your mixes a professional sound.

What you'll learn
Set up a group for the vocal tracks
Easily recall the group to optimize workflow
Add aux sends with ease and proper labels
Mix reverb into vocal tracks
Adjust reverb levels to blend into the mix
Explore the A/B feature of WAVES plugins
Customize delay effects
Build a vocal mix with layers of delay and reverb
Learn how to add depth to an entire mix and give it a uniform sound space
Requirements
Basic understanding of audio production
Familiar with Pro Tools software or a similar DAW
Basic Understanding of Reverb
Basic understanding of Delay
You should be able to record vocals with a DAW
Description
Setting up a reverb chain and getting the right levels are very important for a mix. This video course covers how to apply reverb into the audio signal and have control over the parameters of the reverb signal to blend into the mix. I will go over how to group your vocal tracks and the setup screen recalls for easy access to visually seeing and editing your vocal tracks. This process can be applied to any effect or side-chain processing that you want to add to your vocal signal. This process can also be applied to any part of the mix. With this course you will learn advanced techniques in Pro Tools software that will give you the ability to speed up your workflow and have more control over the sound and balance of your mix. The primary goal of this course is to give you a better understanding of reverb and delay. You will learn when to pull back your levels to keep your mix from getting washed out. Alternatively, you'll learn when it is a good idea to saturate a track or sub-group in reverb to add depth to mix and create an ambiance that suits the mood of the music.

Overview

Section 1: Getting Started with Reverb and Delay

Lecture 1 Welcome to Mixing with Reverb and Delay

Lecture 2 Downloading and Importing the Stem Files

Lecture 3 Shine On Audio Community

Lecture 4 Plugin Recommendations

Lecture 5 Using the Wet / Dry mix knob and putting a reverb plugin directly on the track.

Lecture 6 24 bit vs. 32 bit float

Lecture 7 Edit Window Zoom Controls

Lecture 8 Memory Location Selection & Zoom settings

Section 2: Setting Up Pro Tools to mix vocals with reverb

Lecture 9 Setting up the Reverb Bus

Lecture 10 The Short Reverb Technique

Lecture 11 Working with the WAVES RVERB plugin

Lecture 12 Using the A/B feature to compare reverb settings

Lecture 13 Adding a 2nd reverb to blend and compare

Section 3: Automation techniques for vocal delay

Lecture 14 Setting up the I/O to map your output bus

Lecture 15 Setting the Delay Bus

Lecture 16 Configuring the BPM with Tap Tempo

Lecture 17 Adding a 2nd delay to blend and compare

Lecture 18 Exploring the 16th note delay to give vocals more character

Lecture 19 Manually setting the tempo for a custom delay

Lecture 20 Oxford Reverb on the chorus for a dynamic change

Section 4: Setting the mood with your effects

Lecture 21 Using Dverb to get the right amount of decay in your reverb

Lecture 22 Using EQ to shape your reverb and give it more character

Lecture 23 Applying a Desser to the reverb to control rouge sibilance

Lecture 24 Adding some harmonic distortion to the vocals for a vintage vibe

Lecture 25 Making Vocals Thicker

Section 5: More advanced techniques for mixing

Lecture 26 Creating a Tape Delay effect

Lecture 27 Using the UAD EP-34 Tape Delay

Lecture 28 More Sustain Using Delay

Lecture 29 Vocal Shine

Lecture 30 Dual Delay

Lecture 31 Dynamic Reverb

Engineers and Composers getting started in the Pro Tools DAW,This course will help speed up mixing workflow and help separate the main vocal from the reverb effects.,This is an intermediate course for audio engineers and music producers looking to improve their session setup and reverb workflow.,Anyone who wants to get a better grasp on using delay in their mixes.