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mikedw · Post by **mikedw** » Sat Apr 07, 2012 7:05 am

What reverb do you like for great lead sound?

Bronto Scorpio · Post by **Bronto Scorpio** » Sat Apr 07, 2012 7:22 am

Well, this will be a "what's the best reverb" thread in a few seconds so I'll start with my favorite reverb: ValhallaRoom

But there really is no perfect reverb for a lead sound. What kind of lead sound? What do you want the reverb for? And so on.

I like huge modulated reverbs on leads to get that bladerunner-ish sound but very small rooms can work as well.

It's all a matter of tase

Cheers
Dennis

cyphersuit · Post by **cyphersuit** » Sat Apr 07, 2012 7:26 am

i like Eareverb. sounds very natural, not artificial.

if you want a dance/techno lead sound, you might want to try Toraverb or Arts Accoustic Reverb.

risome · Post by **risome** » Sat Apr 07, 2012 7:31 am

One way to think about reverb is distance.Big or long reverb times give you a sound that is pushed away from the listener whilst short reverb time make the sound more immediate or closer to the listener.You can spend a lot of money on a hi end hardware reverb or plugins but choose one within your budget and become familiar with it , ValhallaRoom is great value for money .Rob Papen's reverb is also good.As Bronto Scorpio said all types of reverbs can work well with lead sounds but it depends on where you want that sound to be in the mix far away or in your face.
Cheers

rsmus7 · Post by **rsmus7** » Sat Apr 07, 2012 7:45 am

let me chime in, I've not much to add,
but I like the Arts Acoustic reverb
I find it very flexible and adjustable

Bronto Scorpio · Post by **Bronto Scorpio** » Sat Apr 07, 2012 7:56 am

I just have to post Sampleconstructs latest demo of the new VRoom mode here! I hope he doesn't mind!
http://soundcloud.com/sampleconstruct/4 ... ting-vroom
I love it!

Cheers
Dennis

Sampleconstruct · Post by **Sampleconstruct** » Sat Apr 07, 2012 7:57 am

Bronto Scorpio wrote:I just have to post Sampleconstructs latest demo of the new VRoom mode here! I hope he doesn't mind!
http://soundcloud.com/sampleconstruct/4 ... ting-vroom
I love it!

Cheers
Dennis

Not at all, Dennis, just wanted to reply to you on Twitter but now we meet here

pdxindy · Post by **pdxindy** » Sat Apr 07, 2012 8:01 am

Sampleconstruct wrote:
Bronto Scorpio wrote:I just have to post Sampleconstructs latest demo of the new VRoom mode here! I hope he doesn't mind!
http://soundcloud.com/sampleconstruct/4 ... ting-vroom
I love it!

Cheers
Dennis
Not at all, Dennis, just wanted to reply to you on Twitter but now we meet here

What is 426 mode?

Bronto Scorpio · Post by **Bronto Scorpio** » Sat Apr 07, 2012 8:06 am

Sampleconstruct wrote:
Bronto Scorpio wrote:I just have to post Sampleconstructs latest demo of the new VRoom mode here! I hope he doesn't mind!
http://soundcloud.com/sampleconstruct/4 ... ting-vroom
I love it!

Cheers
Dennis
Not at all, Dennis, just wanted to reply to you on Twitter but now we meet here

The internet is small, isn't it?

pdxindy wrote:What is 426 mode?

A new reverb mode which will be available in the next VRoom version

Cheers
Dennis

Sampleconstruct · Post by **Sampleconstruct** » Sat Apr 07, 2012 8:15 am

Bronto Scorpio wrote:The internet is small, isn't it?

Yes indeed, the Net makes the whole world become one village sort of...

Gamma-UT · Post by **Gamma-UT** » Sat Apr 07, 2012 8:26 am

mikedw wrote:What reverb do you like for great lead sound?

Don't just use reverb, use dynamics on the way in (compression and/or gating/expansion depending on the effect you're after, whether you want to emphasise some parts or duck them or stop strong notes from obscuring the ones that follow ) and - very important - EQ on the way out to deal with any resonance and knock the reverbed sound back a little if you have to (by cutting in the presence and sibilance bands, typically). This also has the benefit of letting you use just about any reverb you like: people tend to favour Lexicon-like reverbs for this which are usually quite dark in character. VRoom has specific dark modes but an additional EQ can do a lot to get there. Naturally, you need to use an aux or return channel for this or an effects chain in Live.

And mess with the predelay to help with the groove, assuming this is for club music.

pdxindy · Post by **pdxindy** » Sat Apr 07, 2012 8:38 am

Bronto Scorpio wrote:
pdxindy wrote:What is 426 mode?
A new reverb mode which will be available in the next VRoom version

Cheers
Dennis

::perks up:: when the rest of us getting it!!??

Sampleconstruct · Post by **Sampleconstruct** » Sat Apr 07, 2012 8:39 am

pdxindy wrote:
Bronto Scorpio wrote:
pdxindy wrote:What is 426 mode?
A new reverb mode which will be available in the next VRoom version

Cheers
Dennis
::perks up:: when the rest of us getting it!!??

Just apply for a Beta version and Sean will send it to you.

pocvecem · Post by **pocvecem** » Sat Apr 07, 2012 9:10 am

If the lead sound isn't too percussive I'd suggest to try the "reverbs" from Valhalla Übermod or uhe MFM2. Those presets are very dense delays with lots of modulation. Sometimes this sounds better than a pure reverb fx and makes the sound very wide.
Demoing stw-audio ReflexPro2 at the moment. Sounds good for me and many cool modulations/pitch shifting/saturation possibilities. But the gui is a bit blurry and small. 29€ introductory offer!
My go to reverb is VRoom without any question. Great for short drum rooms or drowning in space orgies. Looking forward to the update.

@Sampleconstruct:
Hi Simon, purchased the MFM2 Beat Twista yesterday. Tried with µTonic and it instantly put a smile on my face.

Happy Easter,
Gerald

Sampleconstruct · Post by **Sampleconstruct** » Sat Apr 07, 2012 9:12 am

pocvecem wrote:If the lead sound isn't too percussive I'd suggest to try the "reverbs" from Valhalla Übermod or uhe MFM2. Those presets are very dense delays with lots of modulation. Sometimes this sounds better than a pure reverb fx and makes the sound very wide.
Demoing stw-audio ReflexPro2 at the moment. Sounds good for me and many cool modulations/pitch shifting/saturation possibilities. But the gui is a bit blurry and small. 29€ introductory offer!
My go to reverb is VRoom without any question. Great for short drum rooms or drowning in space orgies. Looking forward to the update.

@Sampleconstruct:
Hi Simon, purchased the MFM2 Beat Twista yesterday. Tried with µTonic and it instantly put a smile on my face.

Happy Easter,
Gerald

Hey Gerald, yeah Beat Twista was made for twisting Beats, glad you like it