Reverb on Side Chains

[wes_d]

Hi Dennis:
Thanks for all of the help you have been providing. It is surely appreciated by everyone.

I have a question that I do not think has been posted yet, but something that I have wondered about since I heard this. I got the idea from a tutorial video done by some well-known producer, but I can't remember who, now.

The tip was this:
When using reverb in your track, limit yourself to one reverb plugin, meaning type (plate/hall/room), size, diffusion, etc., place it on a side chain, and only use that one verb in varying degrees as a send for different instruments.

The idea is that one would not want the wet instruments to sound as if they are in different types of rooms, spatially.

I've kind of obeyed this, when it comes to leads, pianos, etc, but I've always used a different reverb on snares and claps. So I guess my question is... are you aligned with this idea, or do you tend to use different reverb sounds in one track?

Thanks so much!
Wes

[dennis f]

I don't usually align myself with that notion....I do however make sure i don't have 10 lush reverbs lol! I usually just use a short plate, a medium hall and maybe an odd kinda thing. Max 3 verbs. If i need anything to be really wet...i'll post them. I think the key is to eq the reverb. Roll off highs or lows...whatever is getting in the way. It gets quite mushy otherwise. Honestly for me it's a as you go affair. Whatever sounds right....no rules. Just know your limits.

df

[wes_d]

Thanks so much for clearing this issue up for me. This is something that I have wondered about for quite sometime.
Also, thanks for all of the great information you have given in the Q&A session.
Wes