This month, another beginner’s guide, this time with a nod to Reverb! This is one tool that is very often misused – mainly, I think, because as radio people we seldom think in terms of subtlety. Most of the time, I hear too much ‘verb on the sound coming out of my smart speakers/radio. As we delve into the nuts and bolts of this tool, please remember that very little can go an awful long way.
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"Less is more" indeed!
Reverb does not make a voice bigger. It makes it farther away.
Generally, big things are farther away... but (in a normal room) a giant monster in-your-face will have less reverb than an announcer ten feet away!
If you want an intimate sound, dial the reverb down or...More"Less is more" indeed!
Reverb does not make a voice bigger. It makes it farther away.
Generally, big things are farther away... but (in a normal room) a giant monster in-your-face will have less reverb than an announcer ten feet away!
If you want an intimate sound, dial the reverb down or totally out. Let the listener's office/bedroom/car acoustics provide the only reverb. It'll sound more like the talent is talking directly to the individual listener.
From a film-mixing point of view (I left radio about 15 years ago), voice reverb is used primarily to make studio replacements match location dialog. Voice-overs, unless they're the character talking from their dialog world, have little or no reverb.
Welcome to the 21st Cassette since we started it in February of '89! We begin side A with a collection of work from Tom Versen, Production Director at Digital Planet and this month's interviewee. Tom also includes a couple of cuts from his days at Magic 102 in San Diego. Glenn Miller submits cut 4 ...
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