Now this may not sound like a reverb but it does fall into this category. You can even move your sound up over your head or below. In a nutshell it is a panning tool that allows you to position the sound in your chosen to 360 degrees around you. It's not cheap at £327 including vat, but believe me it is good.
Whilst many users may feel 8 reverb types is a small amount for such an expensive reverb, you need to bare in mind that the sound of each of these reverbs is the best and a sound unlike any other reverb.ĭear Reality dearVR Pro is honestly a next level reverb unlike anything you will find on the market. Every one of these reverb types has the classic lexicon sound everyone knows and loves. The reverb itself has 8 selectable reverb types including 2 small halls, large hall, vocal plate, chamber, percussion plate, room and a constant density plate.
It is most likely a Lexicon 224 vocal plate. You know when you hear a vocalist and the reverb just sounds so creamy and lush. It perfectly describes the Lexicon 224's tone and sound. This is the only reverb and only time in my life I ever use the word lush. I'm putting this at no.1 because it is my go to reverb for most sounds and does cover most of the purposes I need a reverb for in a mix. 9 times out of 10 you will see the hardware controllers on every SSL and Neve console that is installed into a major studio. The 224 is the reverb of choice for many recording and mixing engineers. Having used both a great deal, I can confirm they are pretty much like for like. Being a digital reverb this is more than possible to emulate in the box. The UAD emulation of the Lexicon 224 reverb is essentially a carbon copy of the original unit. Sit the horns low in the mix to give the feel that they are at the back of the room then add the room type you have envisioned with a larger amount of reverb than an instrument you are visioning in the front row right in front of you.
Where is it positioned in the room you are envisioning? If for instance you are working with the reverb for a for a horns section that is sat at the back of the room, emulate this using reverb. Try and think about the depth of the audio source. Even it the track is electronic and has no live elements you can still visualise the track being played live, as if there were instruments being played. Picture your track in front of you being played live. By doing so gives your mix a more pleasing, natural and less digital and robotic sound.
When it comes to using reverbs in the mix I like to emulate the music being played live in that room. Where as if you were to add a hall reverb to a drum mix you'll find the reverb spills into the next hit and will create an overall muddy and unnatural mix. With this in mind a drum mix would require a more room like reverb almost replicating a small live room with tight reverb tails that don't leak into the next drum hit. A sustain string section requires a totally different reverb to a staccato strings section. For instance a drum mix requires a different style of reverb to a string section. No one reverb is the best for every sound you throw at it. Knowing which reverb works for which purpose is key. Certain reverbs are great for one purpose while another is great for another purpose. When it come to mixing a track, I like to use a number of different reverbs. The ability to control the depth of the reverb is also a key feature for me in order to generate a mix that sounds accurate to the room I am putting it in. This isn't essential as I much prefer to use a Cambridge EQ to shape my reverbs frequency range. A highpass filter is a great feature to remove any unwanted low end rumble that may spill into the next sound. Without this the reverb becomes a one trick pony. Controls such as room size/decay time is a must. Important factors all reverbs I use must have is a certain level of control.
When I load a hall patch to tweak, it must sound as true to replicating the sound being played in a hall as is possible. As a mixing engineer I am always looking for a great sounding reverb that is unique to something I haven't already got in my arsenal.