Says reverb type makes no difference, then proceeds to tell us very specific reasons for the types of reverbs he uses. 😂 I get his point though. Just thought that was kind of a bit of funny irony.
the issue is more about the sound and timbre. Regarding key features it is clear: you need more to get more, and use the plugin that has the feature that saves you more time.
I like Fab and the whole PureMix project, but I unsubscribed when it all became too much of an UAD sales pitch. (It was Sonnox before that, but not in such an overwhelming way.) Pity, I hope this changes, so that I can continue learning, instead of having my plugin acquisition syndrome constantly spurred.
@fab What about your old approach that said: hall for height, room for the front and plate for the sides. Back than you blended these reverbs to taste. Is this concept still a thing for you?
I agree. Also if you use reverb like most do(in moderate amounts of volume) then it matters less but if you want it to be loud & dramatic in a not so dense mix, you might start to be able to tell more a difference depending on what youre using(but very few people want that super verby style mix even to this day when reverb has made a huge comeback in mainstream music). Also, you can always mix & adjust a reverb send to sound more like the style youre after when using a reverb that isnt built for that style. How you use it seems to matter more than what you use in an 80/20 way.
Right on! If you pick a "Hall" type reverb and set it to 0.5 seconds time, it will sound a lot like a room setting On most plug-ins. If you pick a "Room" type reverb and set the time to 2.5 seconds you will get a "Hall" like sound on most plug-ins. Simply, don't Sweat "The Sauce" - get on with it. But if you have the time and you are interested, you should learn all you can about reverb types and controls. It's fun to create spaces with early reflection, dry, wet, pre-delay, etc. and once you know as much about reverb as Fab does, you might also say with confidence "it doesn't make a difference"
I agree. This trend continues for EQ, compression etc... there are many hundreds of correct moves you could make. Nobody cares which. As a mixing engineer I can use valhalla stock settings, change the length, hogh/lowpass and pre-delay and use it on nearly everything. The exceptions are special reverts like springs, vintage plates or altiverb for placing ADR or film work. As a sound designer I render so much valhalla... basically exclusively...
