Chris Lord-Alge - Mixing Vocal Effects 

I'm actually even more impressed with almost every track being automated ;)

I applaud this video for bringing reverb pre-delay methods to the forefront - it's certainly a great tool to have and use - but this really isn't anything new... engineers have been using tempo-related pre-delays on reverbs for years... I learned about it back in the 80's, from my instructor ( who had been an engineer at Caribou Ranch in the late 70's and early 80's) so obviously this method was around for quite awhile before that...or at least as long as the reverb units that allowed for that parameter to be tweaked. I still use tempo-dependent pre delay(s) on reverb all the time. 150 ms may seem like a very long pre-delay for those who've never used it, but it's not all that uncommon... it all depends on the song, and the sound that you want to achieve.

It's clean, clear....cuts through. No muddiness....with that pre-delay set like that....it acts like a "ducking-effect" of sorts.

I've been doing pre delays like that for years! Actually I time them....so a track at 120 is a 125ms pre delay. It essentially moves the reverb back so that the initial transient can come through without being surrounded by reverb..then the tail becomes covered. I also do this with my drums and guitars. For drums, if you want a tighter sound but following the principle, try 50ms @ 120bpm, tighter still - 25ms This works equally well with a delay. I do it all the time with sound toys primal tap. It works really great as you have the bpm locked. Although a lot of times its best to find the bpm, lock it down, then play with shifting it around somewhere between 2-5ms so it blends well, otherwise it can disappear altogether - same as with delays. Cheers folks! Can't wait for the 1176 blue!

I remember reading years ago, that Whitney Houston mix engineer would use 125ms pre delay on her voice a majority of the time. I've use this a lot and it does just that...gives the vox that space before you hear the verb.

Well the tempo of the session seems to be around 85-90bpm, so a 152ms pre-delay is almost a 16th note (170ms -ish) so like a slap-verb 60/bpm = 1/4 note in ms, bpm/60 = frequency in hz.

145 msecs is roughly the 15ips tape delay we ALL used in front of EMT plates... it's not at all unusual actually... I almost always do it.

Sounds good. I'm going to try it.

I love the Lexicon LX480, it's a beautiful sounding reverb...but I can not find a SINGLE tutorial on how to properly use it...not even from Relab. A short tutorial on how to use the parameters of this reverb would be awesome and much appreciated.

Thanks !

Honestly this would sound incredible with like a hard pitch corrected backing dub summed into the reverb as well.

It's not a secret when you shout in a massive empty hall, it takes long before the sound hits back at you, almost like an echo

Thank you

Sería excelente que pudieran traducir o subtitular para quienes hablamos español podamos aprender y a la vez sacar el máximo a los plugins de Slate

Hey Steven, please make this video accessible to your paid members. I know you must have your reasons for not offering it anymore (plugins not up to date?) but we'd love to see it. Thanks.

Nice gain staging

Work to the tempo of the track for pre-delays, delays and reverbs. Decide what you want in beats 1/4 note, 1/16 etc. and do the math.

i think Steven knows this! what is unusual is the 152ms. usually its between 10 - 20ms.

What are the settings for this reverb?

What happen to this course??

Please,name of the song?

Cla has the biggest pre-delay I've ever seen... Tee hee

Almost has a ducking effect.......quack!

i have been click baited. thats an un sub from me.