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For this exercise, we want you to experiment with the different parameters and settings of a reverb plugin. While the settings we use in this exercise may not be typical for the given instrument, it gives us a chance to have fun and be creative. Explore the different types of reverb plugins as well as their settings and parameters.
 
==Instructions==  
 
==Instructions==  
# Choose raw audio files to experiment with different reverbs
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# Download these multitracks: [[Mixing:Billy_Cobham_-_Clouds_-_Multitracks|Billy Cobham - Clouds - Multitracks]]
#* Here are some options to start: [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1I_W-RqnNmOOQg6Hlp_4Uq8RCG335YjOngeyWmBq2aj4/edit#gid=1844976366 Mixing Database]
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#* This link has a Pro Tools session prepped and ready to mix
#* You are free to work on ANY music you want!
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#* If you aren't using Pro Tools, import the audio files to organize in your DAW
#* Especially '''your own music'''
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# Set up sends and returns for each group of audio tracks (snares, toms, overheads)
# Set up multiple sends and returns with different reverbs
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#* You can use individual sends for each track for more varied options
# Experiment with various reverb settings
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#* OR on Subgroup Tracks
#* Consider using Automation to change the effects over time
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# On each return auxiliary track, insert a reverb plugin with a different setting (room, hall, chamber, etc)
# Bounce or export a stereo audio file
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#* EXAMPLE:
===Submit to Canvas===
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#*# Set up a send and return for the Snare tracks
# Upload your stereo audio file
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#*# Insert a reverb plugin with a '''Room''' setting
# Write a summary of your work
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#*# Set up a send and return for the Hi Hat track
# Comment on another student's post
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#*# Insert a reverb plugin with a '''Hall''' setting
 
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#*# Set up a send and return for the Toms tracks
[[Category:1-Mixing-Assignments]]
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#*# Insert a reverb plugin with a '''Chamber''' setting
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# For this exercise, let's set all reverb plugins on the aux tracks to 100% wet
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# Feel free to start with a preset and then adjust different parameters
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#* Play with the Length/Time, Predelay, Reflections, Tail, etc.
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# Bounce or export a stereo audio file {{Resources:Canvas_Upload_Any_Audio_File_Type_-_Transclude}}
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==Deliver In Canvas==
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{{Resources:Canvas_Deliver_URL_Not_Plain_Text_-_Transclude}}# Include a brief written description of what reverb settings you used for each tracks
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Latest revision as of 19:57, 4 September 2024

600px-Reverb-plugin-waves.jpg

For this exercise, we want you to experiment with the different parameters and settings of a reverb plugin. While the settings we use in this exercise may not be typical for the given instrument, it gives us a chance to have fun and be creative. Explore the different types of reverb plugins as well as their settings and parameters.

Instructions

  1. Download these multitracks: Billy Cobham - Clouds - Multitracks
    • This link has a Pro Tools session prepped and ready to mix
    • If you aren't using Pro Tools, import the audio files to organize in your DAW
  2. Set up sends and returns for each group of audio tracks (snares, toms, overheads)
    • You can use individual sends for each track for more varied options
    • OR on Subgroup Tracks
  3. On each return auxiliary track, insert a reverb plugin with a different setting (room, hall, chamber, etc)
    • EXAMPLE:
      1. Set up a send and return for the Snare tracks
      2. Insert a reverb plugin with a Room setting
      3. Set up a send and return for the Hi Hat track
      4. Insert a reverb plugin with a Hall setting
      5. Set up a send and return for the Toms tracks
      6. Insert a reverb plugin with a Chamber setting
  4. For this exercise, let's set all reverb plugins on the aux tracks to 100% wet
  5. Feel free to start with a preset and then adjust different parameters
    • Play with the Length/Time, Predelay, Reflections, Tail, etc.
  6. Bounce or export a stereo audio file
  7. Upload to an audio file-sharing service
    • YouTube, Mixup, Dropbox, Google Drive, SoundCloud, etc.

Deliver In Canvas

  • Post a link to your Audio File
    • YouTube, Mixup, Dropbox, Google Drive, SoundCloud, etc.
  • Make sure it is a functional hyperlink (not just plain text)
  • Configure your sharing permissions so anyone with the link can listen
  1. Include a brief written description of what reverb settings you used for each tracks