I've always loved this technique, but sometimes instead of using the original source for the opposite-channeled reverb, I will play along with what is recorded - so it's very similar, but not exact - and then make THAT the reverbed track. So it almost seems like it's the reverbe of the clear guitar that is on the other track - but not quite.
I come from a live sound engineer background, so now in studio mixing I use this technique to simulate source/pre-delay/reflection scenarios. This gives the aural image of stage to listener positioning
Ah yes! Makes total sense. I always felt my guitar recordings are a little one dimensional with the reverb on them. This can make them sound like they have way more width... and i avoid using spaces that could be used by let's say a piano. Thanks for the Tip. :D
it does clutter up the mix if you do this when there are a lot of instruments or vocals going in the mix. I find it best for when the guitars are by themselves in a song or if it's just one instrument and vocals.
Double track your guitar (physically double don’t just try to copy/paste the first) pan them hard left and right then do the same reverb trick in this video. The left reverb goes to the right, the right reverb to the left. Panning everything hard left and right leaves room for vocals and everything else you might have going right down the middle.
I did the reverb panning trick, but then experimented with panning delay opposite as well which ended up like this: Guitar left - Delay right > into reverb left That sounded better than: Guitar and delay left > Delay right But am I making a mistake without realising it?
I learned that trick from Jimmy Page but really started hearing it when my car's left speaker broke er whole Lotta love came in! Sound more like a delay to my ears, or simply delayed reverb, but works perfectly!
To be honest I don’t really get point of this, at least when two guitars come into play. Why not have each guitar just have its own reverb on its own side, I don’t understand how panning reverbs to the opposite side when there’s already a guitar there anyway makes any more space in the mix?
The reverb of the guitar in its own channel pushes that guitar back, which maybe what you want, however with it panned opposite it stays forward but there is a halo of effect which isn’t connected to it behind it
