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TheRain
Joined: Dec 28, 2005 Posts: 56 Location: Seattle, Washington U.S.A.
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Posted: Wed Feb 01, 2006 11:26 pm Post subject:
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I am not that experienced with reverb and I don't really have a good sense of what is a good reverb and what is a cheap and crappy sounding one... so I was wondering if someone with more experience could comment on the quality of the G2 reverb and it's usefullness in a proffessional mix. This I mean to include any enhencements or tricks people have figured out to make the normal G2 reverb module sound better. I would love to hear your perspective. |
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davep
Joined: Jul 05, 2004 Posts: 467 Location: Oakland, CA
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Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2006 4:43 pm Post subject:
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In my opinion, the quality of the G2 reverb module, when used by itself without extra 'tips and tricks', is just OK. Maybe a 5 or 6 out of 10. Better than a cheap older Alesis reverb sound, but nowhere near as good as a $1000 Lexicon or T.C. or Eventide. However, I think the biggest shortcoming with it is not the sound, but the lack of flexibility and controls when compared to hardware reverb FX boxes. I really wish it had more controls (with modulation inputs!)
But fortunately much of these shortcomings can be overcome by applying processing before and after the reverb and using multiple reverb modules with different settings and different pre & post processing. I made a couple of patches like this, check the archive for "EXT Lux Reverb" and "EXT Lux Reverb2". With the right tricks, you really can get a very good sound out of it, even though you still may not have the same type of detailed controls for things like density and early reflection damping etc. The Lux Reverb patches actually sound about as good as my Lexicons (plug-in and MPX-1 hardware box), Different, but just as good. _________________ Dave Peck |
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Unfed
Joined: May 11, 2004 Posts: 200 Location: Rochester, NY
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Posted: Fri Feb 03, 2006 4:45 am Post subject:
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TheRain wrote: | I am not that experienced with reverb and I don't really have a good sense of what is a good reverb and what is a cheap and crappy sounding one... so I was wondering if someone with more experience could comment on the quality of the G2 reverb and it's usefullness in a professional mix... |
excellent question that i've been thinking much about, i have the same problem. i'd been using a (lower-end) TC m300 for a while, but i stopped using it for a bit because i wanted to try using just the G2 reverb. i recently hooked it back up, but found that i don't think it sounds as good anymore. as in, with a bit of patching and routing work would i be better off without the TC? i honestly can't see spending $500+ on a reverb unit, as much as i know how important they can be. _________________ SoundCloud |
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TheRain
Joined: Dec 28, 2005 Posts: 56 Location: Seattle, Washington U.S.A.
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Posted: Fri Feb 03, 2006 4:17 pm Post subject:
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Hey dave, yah your reverb patch does sound quite good. Thanks guys for the replies.
-collin |
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Fozzie
Joined: Jun 04, 2004 Posts: 875 Location: Near Wageningen, the Netherlands
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Posted: Sat Feb 04, 2006 11:07 am Post subject:
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Let me chime in and say that I've done some patching in order to try some diy reverb techniques here http://www.electro-music.com/forum/topic-9553.html and a more or less final version here http://www.electro-music.com/forum/topic-9637.html. I don't have the confidence to say it is up to par with commercial reverb units, but all parameters can be messed with .
I would also like to encourage anyone interested in 'verbs to do some diy experiments and post 'em here on the forum. Would be highly appreciated by yours truly. |
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mosc
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Joined: Jan 31, 2003 Posts: 18197 Location: Durham, NC
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Posted: Sat Feb 04, 2006 3:07 pm Post subject:
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I thought I posted to this topic. I must have forgotten to push the submit button.
I think the G2 reverb sounds quite nice. It's got enough adjustments for me. You can always patch in whatever you need if it's not just right. To be sure, I'm not using it as a reverb for mastering recordings or anything like that. I think as a reverb for an analog synth, it's superb. You can mix the reverb with some of the other G2 effects like delay, echo, phaser, chorus and others. You get a very rich effects pallet. I'm quite please with the reverb module. It sounds sweet to me.
Now, I've been known to have made some caustic statements about reverb. I think it is one of the most overused effects in electronic music. Some people set up a nice thick reverb with echos and just play anything into it. I don't care for that too much. _________________ --Howard
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Jari Jokinen
Joined: Sep 11, 2006 Posts: 87 Location: Finland
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Posted: Tue Oct 17, 2006 2:00 pm Post subject:
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The reverb is modulated. The modulation can't be switched off.
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Tim Kleinert
Joined: Mar 12, 2004 Posts: 1148 Location: Zürich, Switzerland
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Posted: Tue Oct 17, 2006 3:09 pm Post subject:
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IMHO the reverb should be relabeled "powder sugar cloud generator". |
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dorremifasol
Joined: Sep 28, 2006 Posts: 814 Location: Barcelona, Spain
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Posted: Fri Oct 20, 2006 5:15 am Post subject:
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I find the reverb on G2 good and sweet. I'm used to the reverb of my Motif ES and I don't like it, I can nearly hear the individual delays. The G2 one sounds more "homogeneous" to me.
I too think that reverb is overused, again, the Motif ES has all channels with reverb send put to 12 at power on, and I don't like it a bit. It sounds much better without reverb at all IMHO.
I don't like most of the presets on the G2 as they have too much reverb put on them, and this also cuts polyphony.
But, I would like to know what reverb used Vangelis in the the Blade Runner soundtrack, I find it really warm. _________________ Cheers,
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davep
Joined: Jul 05, 2004 Posts: 467 Location: Oakland, CA
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Posted: Fri Oct 20, 2006 12:15 pm Post subject:
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dorremifasol wrote: |
But, I would like to know what reverb used Vangelis in the the Blade Runner soundtrack, I find it really warm. |
Indeed, a great mix. It was probably something like an early AMS digital or perhaps a large plate (real, not DSP). But you can simulate some of the elements of this warm reverb effect in the G2 (or other digital verbs):
1. Add plenty of pre-delay just before the reverb, like 100msec, so the reverb is not sitting right 'on top of' the direct sound. This helps to retain clarity of the dry track by avoiding some of the masking that occurs when you add reverb.
2. Add a LP filter or use EQ to remove all the high frequencies just before the input to the reverb (doin't affect the dry signal that gets routed to the output, just the input to the reverb). This does not sound the same as damping or filtering the output of the reverb, and it can provide a really nice effect. It can sound more realistic since many natural reverbs don't have nearly as much HF signal as a digital reverb, or it can provide a warm lush sound that is NOT realistic but works well in the mix, like the Bladerunner effect. _________________ Dave Peck |
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capfindus
Joined: Sep 04, 2006 Posts: 8 Location: Italy
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Posted: Mon Oct 23, 2006 2:22 pm Post subject:
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90% of famous albums have a Lexicon 480 as the main reverb unit... a 5000€ machine |
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dasz
Joined: Oct 16, 2004 Posts: 1644 Location: victoria, canada
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dorremifasol
Joined: Sep 28, 2006 Posts: 814 Location: Barcelona, Spain
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Posted: Sat Nov 04, 2006 1:35 am Post subject:
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That reverb sounds really nice! _________________ Cheers,
Albert |
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Darwin
Joined: Dec 10, 2006 Posts: 7 Location: France
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Posted: Sun Dec 10, 2006 1:30 pm Post subject:
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The quality of the G2 reverb is not very good.
Maybe the fault of lack of controls and the algorithms too.
However I am really fan of Dlystereo. |
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dorremifasol
Joined: Sep 28, 2006 Posts: 814 Location: Barcelona, Spain
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Posted: Sun Dec 10, 2006 5:32 pm Post subject:
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A close and detailed audition of the G2's reverb made me change my opinion about it.
It has a certain good character, but not high quality. _________________ Cheers,
Albert |
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