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Using External Reverb with DL1608

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Wynnd:
I've always considered reverb to be the crutch of the bad singer.  A little with a good singer is all that's needed.  But a bad singer can't ever get enough.  (Cause you don't want to hear them anyway.)  On the other hand, if you're running close to feedback, extra reverb will throw you over the edge.  (A good reason to keep reverb totally out of any monitors.)

hnguyen:
Hi all,
Thank you all for your advices. I really appreciate for your help.

Harpman:

--- Quote from: Wynnd on December 28, 2013, 03:46:14 PM ---I've always considered reverb to be the crutch of the bad singer.  A little with a good singer is all that's needed.  But a bad singer can't ever get enough.  (Cause you don't want to hear them anyway.)  On the other hand, if you're running close to feedback, extra reverb will throw you over the edge.  (A good reason to keep reverb totally out of any monitors.)

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Wynn, I agree and disagree. I think a lot of it depends on the song the vocalist is singing.  My GF (Kepi) is a very accomplished vocalist and can sing anything from Broadway to funk.  When she performs a cover tune like "Rhiannon" (Stevie Nicks), I may use more reverb to color the vibrato.  My motto is "To much of anything is a bad thing".  Your not going to tell a guitarist to stop using an effects pedal, right? Being a harmonica player, Kepi would love me to play on a lot of different songs, but I personally don't think the arrangement calls for it. I good friend of mine told me once "If you can't add anything to the song, don't". Same holds true for reverb or any other effect for that matter.  But your right...No effect in the world is going to carry a vocalist who can't hold a note :laugh:.  I agree with you about reverb in the stage monitors. I'm in the process of eliminating stage monitors all together. Controlling Foldback to FOH is another topic should be a separate topic for discussion  :lol: 

sam.spoons:
+1

I'm a fan of not much reverb, a singer I work with likes lots, and in his monitors, says he can't get into it if his voice doesn't sound great to him. Lot's of singers like some 'comfort-verb' in their monitors and I see no problem with that as long as, as you say, feedback is not an issue.

Harpman:
So, here is a recording I did last week using my Focusrite 18i20 front-ending my DL.  This is my use of reverb.  This was a rehearsal last week and I want to capture the essence that the song was recorded in a church, since it's a "churchy" song.  This is 3-part harmony with a room mic (Omni condenser).  Having multi-track at my fingertips allowed me to mute/unmute the room mic to see what sounded best.  I thought it sounded better with the room mic.  Here is a small snippet:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/jyui2f3iijqkxvy/2.%20Wade%20in%20the%20Water%20-%20PC.mp3

BTW, no compression what-so-ever ;)

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