How to Use Reverb to Make Your Vocals Sound Pro (Tutorial)

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@samsmyers 2 жыл бұрын

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@CeruleanChameleon Жыл бұрын

Just recetly discovered your vids and in the early stages of producing my own music. I have to say, I love your videos. Such good advice, tips and a great way of explaining things too. Thanks man, all the best with your own stuff.

@seancphygital Жыл бұрын

Damn dude, you covered alot in a short amount of time. Great tutorial. Thank you!

@jacksonmwaura2926 Жыл бұрын

Great Content! Stright and to the point.

@gh0stransist0r 2 жыл бұрын

thanks for sharing this technique, especially "treat the reverb as an instrument". No wonder all your tracks sound super clean, tight and punchy.

@samsmyers 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot!

@officialapaykatuk7832 3 жыл бұрын

Best reverb... Thank you

@user-qu1ux5pb4n Жыл бұрын

so nice. great tutorial . thank you

@maksimromanjuk4782 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! More than 2 years passed, but still great knowledge!

@BillGraper 2 жыл бұрын

This video is awesome!!! I also have valhalla vintage verb. I've never thought about using it as a delay. Also, it was neat how you reversed the reverb before the vocal. I did that on a song 10 years ago, but there were so many steps. I basically taught myself how to do that. It's a neat effect.

@samsmyers 2 жыл бұрын

yes! thank you!

@julyfrvr Жыл бұрын

amazing tutorial thank u fr 🙏🏽

@jlines_s 3 жыл бұрын

Greeat tutorial ! Thank you so much !! Just working on a song and editing the vocals and that gives me a lot of ideas !

@samsmyers 3 жыл бұрын

Happy to help!

@AladineGuettaf 3 жыл бұрын

2021 has started very well for me, thanks to you!

@samsmyers 3 жыл бұрын

awesome! thank you!

@nickvieru8969 3 жыл бұрын

Great tips man, you kept it very simple and clear; keep it up!

@samsmyers 3 жыл бұрын

thanks!

@studiomtalk4649 3 жыл бұрын

Best reverb tutorial I've ever seen ,THANK YOU

@samsmyers 3 жыл бұрын

Wow, thanks!

@MrHerborine 3 жыл бұрын

Really Thankful for this amazing video!

@samsmyers 3 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

@ramanshumishra 3 жыл бұрын

Great tutorial, cleared so many doubts at once :) Thanks Sam

@samsmyers 3 жыл бұрын

Happy to help!

@nilstudio7435 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent work

@vishalsnayak 3 жыл бұрын

Dude this tutorial is mindblowingly awesome... Very clear and concise... Kudos to you...

@samsmyers 3 жыл бұрын

Glad it helped!

@cmase1991 3 жыл бұрын

This is the best, most informative, concise, and helpful mixing related video I've ever watched. Well done, thank you for the great info!

@samsmyers 3 жыл бұрын

thank you for the compliment!

@snk88studio 2 жыл бұрын

this was so helpful . loved the tutorial ... learned alot

@samsmyers 2 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@billesposito2112 Жыл бұрын

Great content. I'm having an issue with my Valhalla vv not showing up in my DAW. I use LUNA. So checking everyone's library of info these days I went to YT and I stumbled upon this and it just so happens the last couple days I've been trying to figure out how to do the reverse verb lead in. Now I know . Thanks again. Love that site for Delay and Verb times also. Glad I watched. Those vocals sound great . Curious what mic you used . I just purchased a Mojave MA-300 . My days of EQing mid range out of my voice is over. Couldn't be happier with it. Gonna subscribe I'm sure you have some more Audio knowledge I can't soak up. Nice work.

@youngkaiju 3 жыл бұрын

thank you for this tutorial it's very well explained !!

@samsmyers 3 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@clarqnwaya6154 Жыл бұрын

Best reverb tutorial

@nill_music Жыл бұрын

amazing bro!!!

@musagokk 2 жыл бұрын

U r amazing, thank your for this wonderful tutorial!

@samsmyers 2 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@kenwatts3848 Жыл бұрын

I rarely ever comment on vids but, man, this was awesome. Thank you!!

@vilgaxrecords 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks🙏

@Tehons 2 жыл бұрын

DAAAAAMNNN... the reverse trick at the end is awsome. thanks dude

@samsmyers 2 жыл бұрын

great! no problem!

@abeyhaddis8517 3 жыл бұрын

The best reverb tutorial kudos to you sir

@samsmyers 3 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@playmakersmusic 3 жыл бұрын

Don't know why there are so little likes on your videos. Your explanation makes VintageVerb seems so easy yet detailed at the same time. Thank you!

@samsmyers 3 жыл бұрын

I appreciate that!

@letsplaytogether5999 3 жыл бұрын

Best tutorial ever bro thank you so much 😇😘

@samsmyers 3 жыл бұрын

Glad it helped!

@rishabhinc2936 4 жыл бұрын

Today I was watching ur videos....and I learned a lot thnx😇🙏

@samsmyers 4 жыл бұрын

glad they helped!

@reverb1499 3 жыл бұрын

Wow, thank you so much!

@samsmyers 3 жыл бұрын

You're welcome!

@TheKofiMix 3 жыл бұрын

Great video - thanks!

@samsmyers 3 жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it!

@NefertitiGold 3 жыл бұрын

amazing! thank you!!

@samsmyers 3 жыл бұрын

Glad you like it!

@tamarmusic7851 3 жыл бұрын

Very helpful thankyou!

@samsmyers 3 жыл бұрын

yea! glad it helped!

@globalSchelmuffsky 3 жыл бұрын

awesome! thanks!

@samsmyers 3 жыл бұрын

No problem!

@bubulmaster5230 3 жыл бұрын

Useful ! Thanks

@samsmyers 3 жыл бұрын

You're welcome!

@Lous_taunau 3 жыл бұрын

thank you for show me this tips!!! =D

@samsmyers 3 жыл бұрын

No problem!!

@ProdbySimar 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for this tutorial

@samsmyers 4 жыл бұрын

You're welcome 😊

@fairfaxproduction3637 2 жыл бұрын

Wow this was great

@samsmyers 2 жыл бұрын

thank you!

@sunshinemusixproduction1501 3 жыл бұрын

Great tutorial.. 👍👍👍👍❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

@samsmyers 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you 🤗

@jlc7300 2 жыл бұрын

Good Clip! reverb is used a lot, even on the new style of music Future Rave!

@samsmyers 2 жыл бұрын

Glad you like it!

@danecustance2734 3 жыл бұрын

Nice thanks.

@samsmyers 3 жыл бұрын

No problem 👍

@darbomusic 3 жыл бұрын

Amazing ❤👌

@samsmyers 3 жыл бұрын

thanks!

@Tehons 2 жыл бұрын

I love your video man... And your dexter look too.

@samsmyers 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks…I guess? 😅

@aldash6623 2 жыл бұрын

🔥💯

3 жыл бұрын

Harika iş bro👍

@SayedHasanat 3 жыл бұрын

thank you so much

@samsmyers 3 жыл бұрын

You're welcome!

@eyeball2eyeball 2 жыл бұрын

That intro sounds amazing🔥

@samsmyers 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! 🔥

@Martin-lw8qb 3 жыл бұрын

The tutorial is amazing. Im roughly 1 month into music production and some things that are probably being considered the normal standard are just not common knowledge for me yet. I see a lot of tutorials on specific things but to see how a hit song is mixed from the very beginning to the very end would be the best thing ever. You are producing the kind of music im into aswell and the Vocals were already pretty dreamy mixed before you added the reverb. Would you maybe be able to do such a video even if it probably would take a lot of hours.:)

@samsmyers 3 жыл бұрын

thanks! I have some song breakdowns: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/f9uopsl4nJOrY2g.html -- that song has a few million streams on KZfaq. And there's some videos on twitch.tv/samsmyers of me producing from scratch

@samsmyers 3 жыл бұрын

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@hamanino 3 жыл бұрын

thank you

@samsmyers 3 жыл бұрын

Welcome!

@dura3775 3 жыл бұрын

This is 🔥🔥🔥🔥, u got a new subscriber 😊

@samsmyers 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks 🔥

@camdenwyeth316 3 жыл бұрын

That vocal is so nice holy

@samsmyers 3 жыл бұрын

yea she's great!

@LRP_ProducerGod 2 жыл бұрын

nice breakdown bro

@samsmyers 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@magnuseriksson8081 2 жыл бұрын

Top, I want to see more from you on how to use my plugins better and I would love to see you using Logic

@samsmyers 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks u so much 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰

@samsmyers 3 жыл бұрын

No problem 😊

@sangeethshaji1999 3 жыл бұрын

THANKS A LOT...

@samsmyers 3 жыл бұрын

Most welcome! Did it help with your vocals?

@samsmyers 3 жыл бұрын

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@Kylen Brock instablaster :)

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@Khalid Skylar Thanks for your reply. I found the site thru google and I'm trying it out now. I see it takes a while so I will get back to you later when my account password hopefully is recovered.

@kylenbrock408 3 жыл бұрын

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@Kylen Brock glad I could help =)

@gaganbakana 7 ай бұрын

great

@publicschool2833 3 жыл бұрын

Great tutorial. As an artist/self producer in LA I might need to pick your brain at some point ;-) look forward to watching through more of your videos

@samsmyers 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome, thank you!

@ANOOPBAL 3 жыл бұрын

Great tutorial!. Forgot to smile :)

@samsmyers 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Will work on the smiles

@justinluethke 2 жыл бұрын

nice track ;)

@samsmyers 2 жыл бұрын

thanks!

@Authoravarndal 3 жыл бұрын

This is epic

@samsmyers 3 жыл бұрын

thank you!

@JohZs77 3 жыл бұрын

You're a God...

@samsmyers 3 жыл бұрын

lol thank you!

@BenbistroLounge 3 жыл бұрын

great information, question how dd you route the clean vocal Channel to the panned copies of reverb L+R

@samsmyers 3 жыл бұрын

Each time you create a new chain in in audio effects rack it duplicates the input. Since I have 1 chain with nothing on it, that serves as the clean signal, then when I create a new chain, that clean signal is duplicated, so I add 100% reverb on that new chain and then blend it in with the clean chain.

@kingdavidpromotion1815 Жыл бұрын

Bro please how do I mix instrumental and vocal with fabfilter pro?

@arpithjoshua9683 3 жыл бұрын

God damn this is underrated ,that mix sounds so clean and perfect, Can you do a how to master a pop song or in general a track I'm having a bit of difficulty cause of most sounds being in the same frequency so a mixing session would be appreciated too if you could !

@samsmyers 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! I have full track walkthroughs on my channel

@samsmyers 3 жыл бұрын

How to Master: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/aruqq7SKyduZg58.html

@samsmyers 3 жыл бұрын

Full mixing breakdown of my song "Friends" - kzfaq.info/get/bejne/f9uopsl4nJOrY2g.html

@arpithjoshua9683 3 жыл бұрын

@@samsmyers thank you!

@BradleyProulx 3 жыл бұрын

Nice video man. Is your go to reverb on vocals usually a plate reverb or would you ever mix the plate reverb in with a room reverb or hall reverb? Thanks!

@samsmyers 3 жыл бұрын

I like to do either a plate or a hall. Sometimes both! If I do both sometimes I will sidechain the hall verb so it ducks under the vocal and doesn't clutter it up too much.

@musemose2861 4 жыл бұрын

Wow.. what a reverb tutorial.. i was just wondering if panning reverb left and right.. will it not introduce comb filtering in some cases? Also while using two different reverb flavor, does it not confuse and destroy the space that i intend to create for the track? Thank u :)

@samsmyers 4 жыл бұрын

thanks! always check your mix in mono to see how it sounds. You can also use a correlation meter to check the phase. Im not sure about the space question -- try various types of reverb (plate, hall, chamber) and see if they work

@nikmirsaderov8542 3 жыл бұрын

this man has all the sauce

@samsmyers 3 жыл бұрын

saucey

@nikmirsaderov8542 3 жыл бұрын

@@samsmyers which DAW do you recommend using for vocal recording and mixing? I am switching from FL studio 20

@samsmyers 3 жыл бұрын

@@nikmirsaderov8542 i record vocals in Pro Tools, edit and tune them, and then bounce them into Ableton to mix them. Pro Tools works better for vocal processing tools like RevoicePro, Vocalign, and Melodyne and for intensive editing. But if you are going to do any kind of producing then Pro Tools is probably the worst for that.

@mrhitsjr4775 3 жыл бұрын

@@samsmyers hey man can you pls help me get better vocals tryna get like sofaygo

@Astrovic1 4 жыл бұрын

Best reverb tutorial I've ever seen.. Did you turn the two reverbs mono when you duplicated them or are they both stereo still?

@samsmyers 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Do you mean when I panned one left and one right? I don't think there is an option to make the reverb "mono" on the valhalla plugin, but yea if you are using two reverbs and panning one to the left channel and one to the right, you can use two mono reverbs.

@ReubenWalton Жыл бұрын

Is there a way to do this in Logic Pro X?

@yoyoma4424 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Sam! Do you have a video on vocals ? I noticed your vocals are stereo? May I ask why and how did you get them like that?

@samsmyers 3 жыл бұрын

Yes I do! Search my channel for "vocals" and you will find some tutorials on vocals! Do you mean why does the audio waveform look like it is stereo?

@benjiwby 3 жыл бұрын

Great tutorial ! I’ve just got the demo for Valhalla vintage and am trying it out, I got a couple of questions tho. would you still use delay if your gonna use the Valhalla plugin cause it looks like it has both? And I use fl so when using Valhalla as a send do I turn the bus knob too 100% or use my ear ? Just subbed

@samsmyers 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! 1) Yes I would still use delay. I don't think the valhalla vintage plugin has a delay -- or at least I don't know about it 2) When using the valhalla as a send, you want to set your "Mix" knob on the Valhalla Vintage verb to 100%. I don't know about the bus knob but if that is the send amount in fl studio then you don't need that to be 100%.

@benjiwby 3 жыл бұрын

Sam Smyers I’m not an FL whiz but it’s basically a bus knob that appears underneath once you make a send channel so the signal from the vocals to the reverb send. I usually go with ear and put it around 70 so I’ll just keep doing that thank you:)

@jasonbarallon5369 Жыл бұрын

can anyone tell me if the '1970, 80s and now' feature is purely for the colour and aesthetics? or does it actually change the reverb sound.

@kainefrancesco1553 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for this Sam, really interesting! I'm having trouble finding out how to bring the chained reverb down in volume apart from bringing it down like you do at 3.50, can you automate the volume of the reverb if it's two chains on one track? As your face box is on the top right it covers what tracks you are selecting for automation and I can't seem to find the volume of the reverb, just 'audio rack Valhalla reverb mix'

@kainefrancesco1553 3 жыл бұрын

Actually I’ve found it! No worries :) would love if you checked out my music though! Thanks for a great vid, have subscribed !!

@samsmyers 3 жыл бұрын

If you use macro mapping, you can map one of the macros to control the volume of two of the reverb chains, and then automate that macro knob. I have a video on macro mapping that you can check out if that is what you are trying to do?

@sweetfoampunishment3286 3 жыл бұрын

Predelay Calculator: 60000:SONGTEMPOin BPM=QUARTERNOTE in ms Divide that by 2 to get 1/8. Do it again and you have 1/16.

@ChubiOFC 4 жыл бұрын

nice :)

@samsmyers 4 жыл бұрын

thanks!

@samimohamadi2015 3 жыл бұрын

👌😍

@DjEarthonMusic 3 жыл бұрын

HOW DO YOU THIS EFFECT IN FL

@Cinematicus86 3 жыл бұрын

where do i find that key and pitch site, is it still up or been replaced with something new

@samsmyers 3 жыл бұрын

yea unfortunately it no longer exists.

@salemgamalfans 3 жыл бұрын

please can u put the link of calculator of delay and reverb in discription or in reply

@samsmyers 3 жыл бұрын

anotherproducer.com/online-tools-for-musicians/delay-reverb-time-calculator/

@Polygoneer 3 жыл бұрын

Came looking for a good tutorial and found a good song HAHAHAHHA

@samsmyers 3 жыл бұрын

thank you!

@philipbiak 3 жыл бұрын

How do you get the vocals so clean before the reverb?

@samsmyers 3 жыл бұрын

for mixing: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/fq-Ua6mBr5vemWg.html

@centsmith6121 3 жыл бұрын

what DAW you use? thank you

@samsmyers 3 жыл бұрын

I use Ableton Live. What DAW do you use?

@sheikhsubeh5749 3 жыл бұрын

Would like to work with you Soon.

@Bennieboominc 3 жыл бұрын

Wth is her vocal hardware and equipment being used, this sounds amazing dry and great job on the reverb

@samsmyers 3 жыл бұрын

im not sure, but her vocal tone in general is amazing!

@farouthere6994 2 жыл бұрын

its not bad but you messed up with the compressor on that concert hall reverb sidechain yeah

@samsmyers 2 жыл бұрын

sorry

@farouthere6994 2 жыл бұрын

@@samsmyers like whatever right ? still very very good info. but i could kinda tell you were not a 100% on what you were doing :D and it shows when everything else you did was so on point :)

@magnuseriksson8081 2 жыл бұрын

Was that vocal 100% dry?? Sound like a bit of room sound to it from the start??

@samsmyers 2 жыл бұрын

Hmm I think so? Yes it could be just room noise. I didn’t record the vocals myself so I wasn’t there during the recording

@magnuseriksson8081 2 жыл бұрын

@@samsmyers I meant room reverb though

@sanzayhbarailie7278 2 жыл бұрын

Which song is this

@samsmyers 2 жыл бұрын

it's mine!

@clarencecrenshaw459 2 жыл бұрын

@LOVEMENOT1 3 жыл бұрын

great tutorial but you didn't show us how to actually automate. Like what buttons to press to get that up etc

@samsmyers 3 жыл бұрын

Hit "A" on your keyboard to open the automation menu. Then click on the level/gain slider in your audio effect rack for the chain that you want to automate. That will open up the automation lane on your track for the chain you clicked on. You can then drag the automation up or down to change the level. Hope that helps!

@samsmyers 3 жыл бұрын

this automation tutorial may help: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/fZykoKqqvq64pmQ.html

@tarajain1424 3 жыл бұрын

Song name bro??

@samsmyers 3 жыл бұрын

Sam Smyers - Nobody Listening open.spotify.com/track/55hl2KKJKa21nojKyl0tQG?si=mxZlBpMHSpySJzzEkm-Fkg

@blackboyperfect485 3 жыл бұрын

Can I send you vocals to mix?? I record myself

@samsmyers 3 жыл бұрын

yes!

@blackboyperfect485 3 жыл бұрын

@@samsmyers how much you charge to mix? Let me know ASAP as long as it’s reasonable .. I literally do everything myself from recording to mixing and making beats etc… but doing everything gets exhausting sometimes!

@samsmyers 3 жыл бұрын

@@blackboyperfect485 samsmyers.com/services/

@blackboyperfect485 3 жыл бұрын

@@samsmyers ok ima check you out just looking for reasonable prices cause like I say I record mix and master my songs myself I’m still new to it though but just looking to take a lil weight off my back

@NozUrbina 2 жыл бұрын

This was pretty comprehensive. Your delivery is a little hard to keep watching as it's quite dry and sleepy, but the content is great.

@magnuseriksson8081 2 жыл бұрын

No really, he is just neutral and let the content do all the talking, He is not trying to entertain us here.

@vadimkireev1066 2 жыл бұрын

guys, just 60000/bpm.

@darbomusic 3 жыл бұрын

That calculator website is offline 🤬

@samsmyers 3 жыл бұрын

yea..and it was a good one too 😢

@jeppebrown4191 3 жыл бұрын

@@samsmyers nickfever.com/Music/delay-calculator Found this one which does the same job, but the design of the other one was so much better.

@Metallicgld12 Жыл бұрын

Too much reverb causes bad annunciation and clarity of lyrics.

@FC-xc3zy Жыл бұрын

Bro, why you have all these conditions just to download a sheet. You want permission to change my Spotify playlist and view my personal data ? Why ? Cut it out man. I hate this ish.