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fuzzmike · 5th January 2005

I just curious about how you guys work. When I'm mixing I usually set up 3 reverbs.

1) small room with stereo reflection: to add some depth to really dry sources, and to add a bit of stereo width to mono sources that need it.

2) a verb dedicated for drums. Something like a drum room to help glue the kit together, or a long "crack" verb for the snare and toms (depends on the song)

3) then a something like a 2 or 3 second verb. I usually keep flipping through patches till I find something that fits the feel of the song.

I usually don't go for plate patches though. Not because I don't like them...maybe I'm scared of them

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Where do you usually apply your plates?

5th January 2005	#1
fuzzmike Gear interested Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 23 Thread Starter	When do you go for a "plate" verb vs. a "hall" or "room" I just curious about how you guys work. When I'm mixing I usually set up 3 reverbs. 1) small room with stereo reflection: to add some depth to really dry sources, and to add a bit of stereo width to mono sources that need it. 2) a verb dedicated for drums. Something like a drum room to help glue the kit together, or a long "crack" verb for the snare and toms (depends on the song) 3) then a something like a 2 or 3 second verb. I usually keep flipping through patches till I find something that fits the feel of the song. I usually don't go for plate patches though. Not because I don't like them...maybe I'm scared of them . Where do you usually apply your plates?