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Old 10th January 2005   #12
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Originally posted by syncussion


I'm really looking for the right long organic "bloom" that i can even put louder than the direct signal if wanted.
The Lexicon 480 has "Shape" and "Spread" parameters to allow you to dial in exactly this effect.

I think that reverb can be problematic, and can lead to the "When the only tool you have is a hammer, everything starts to look like a nail" syndrome. Most classic records have shockingly little reverb, even on vocals. I recall mixing some 'alt rock' records in Nashville in the 1990s and the president of the label was concerned only that the studio I chose "Had a 480". I never used a drop of reverb on those records.

Having said that I think that the Sony DRE-2000 was a really incredible and original sounding reverb.
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