Post by Cruachan on Nov 23, 2016 1:23:43 GMT
Hi,
Charlie has stated that Hank disliked the inclusion of reverb in his final sound. So, I thought it might be interesting to invite you to explore whether or not you feel it is desirable to apply reverb to your sounds.
I can understand why Hank would consider it to be unnecessary as his recordings were mostly created under strictly controlled conditions in a studio or he would be performing in large venues where the sound stage makes the addition of reverb irrelevant as it is present naturally. Having said that, I'm sure reverb has been added to many of his recordings at Abbey Road.
For my part, I like a little reverb as it provides some desirable ambience which would otherwise be absent. We don't have the luxury of being able to play in large auditoriums and so feel the need to introduce some reverb to simulate what is missing. However, I think the emphasis probably should be on the 'little' as too much risks interfering/masking the carefully crafted echoes from our effects units.
Currently I'm experimenting with the 'tc electronics Hall Of Fame' reverb pedal. Decay, Tone and FX Levels are all set conservatively at 12 o'clock and I'm trying the 'Spring Reverb' setting with the Pre-Delay switch in the 'Short' position. The pedal position is last in the sound chain just before the amp. This produces quite a nice subtle effect without obscuring the echoes from my H&CSE.
Regards,
Mike
Charlie has stated that Hank disliked the inclusion of reverb in his final sound. So, I thought it might be interesting to invite you to explore whether or not you feel it is desirable to apply reverb to your sounds.
I can understand why Hank would consider it to be unnecessary as his recordings were mostly created under strictly controlled conditions in a studio or he would be performing in large venues where the sound stage makes the addition of reverb irrelevant as it is present naturally. Having said that, I'm sure reverb has been added to many of his recordings at Abbey Road.
For my part, I like a little reverb as it provides some desirable ambience which would otherwise be absent. We don't have the luxury of being able to play in large auditoriums and so feel the need to introduce some reverb to simulate what is missing. However, I think the emphasis probably should be on the 'little' as too much risks interfering/masking the carefully crafted echoes from our effects units.
Currently I'm experimenting with the 'tc electronics Hall Of Fame' reverb pedal. Decay, Tone and FX Levels are all set conservatively at 12 o'clock and I'm trying the 'Spring Reverb' setting with the Pre-Delay switch in the 'Short' position. The pedal position is last in the sound chain just before the amp. This produces quite a nice subtle effect without obscuring the echoes from my H&CSE.
Regards,
Mike
