Reverb for vocals

[Studioplayer]

Hey guys, What are you using for reverb on vocals. I can't seem to find anything I like. All the 'Wave' settings sound cold to me. I can never seem to find a good verb for vocals. 

Dave

[CurtisDowney66]

I use a free Vst/dx plug called Dx Reverb Light.  Seems to work pretty well for me anyways, and it is free.  I think you can find it here... anwida.com
Curtis

[Basil]

Hey Dave,

Try using a very short time setting on a delay FX...not reverb.
You can also add a small amout of reverb to wash it out if needed.





 

[NickT]

I use a cakewalk verb that someone tweaked and EMT plate simulation for vox almost all the time. I then use timed delays (usually ping ponged) in tempo to the song or half tempo. I mix the two together and bring them just under the vox. I'll see if I can get the sonar thread and pics of the settings.

Nick

[Studioplayer]

Yeah Nick, I wouldn't mind seeing that. Out of all the things I have trouble with the most, it's vocals. Your right Basil, I always forget to try a delay as well. I always read about that. Good point. 

I'll check out your link Curtis. You always have a great sound with your vocals so your doing/using something right. 

Dave

[CosmicDolphin]

Depends what you want ,sometimes you need domething that sounds natural, you can get SIR which is a very good and free convolution reverb:

http://www.knufinke.de/sir/

There's loads of impulse responses you can load into it, I'd always try a plate or a room reverb as a starting point, alot of presets need tweaking as the reverbs are really long, and I quite often high pass filter the reverb return.

Some songs I've only ever used delays on the vocals, that helps keep it up front in the mix, so I tempo match them..I like the Waves ones for that...

If I want something that sounds less natural I like the Sonnox reverb, gives it that kinda 90's artificial but smooth sounding reverb.

CD

[NickT]

The screenshots are down that jsaras posted. I will post them of mine.

[Paulo]

I gotta be nuts but all I use for all Purposes is Waves Plugins 

Well i explain. Since maybe 1996/1997 when I bought one thing called "Waves Native Power Pack", I got used to the interface and been upgrading and updating... at the mo' I'm with Waves Mercury Bundle and it includes all sort of things.

As for the reverb, I use most of the times Waves Renaissance Reverb and just like Nick, sometimes I use a little Delay.

I guess that a thousand of things are good these days but I don't have time to dig everything and i prefer to do music instead of waisting a lot of time learning new stuff that's why I always keep the same platforms and plugins, just because I'm used to them.

Like they, ain't broken don't fiix it 

Just for the record, I keep an Yamaha DX11 keyboard that I bought in 1987, can you belive that? It's the keyboard I use to record 80% of what I do and I won't sell it because it rocks. Only when I got Piano parts, i use a Roland digital piano because of the keyboard so similar the real pianos.

[CosmicDolphin]

I was trying to think of stuff Dave cold try without spending alot of $$$

I like Altiverb alot and Waves IR...but SIR will do you proud for nothing.

CD

[NickT]

This is a screen shot of the poor mans EMT Plate settings. I use others, but this is my go to for a little on the lead vox.

It's the Cakewalk FxReverb

Nick

[detune]

I second the use of SIR.  Been using it for years, even used it for film post-production sound.  It's a great tool.

Mark