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Try using VERY short effects for a dry but spacious sound. They can give dimension and space without sounding washed out. Short verbs....350ms or less...timed to the song....short delays at 120ms or less...timed with the song and panned a little. You can spread out a vocal of sample with a short delay to add some depth by panning the dry signal in one direction and the delayed in another. Mess around...find what works for you. I find that by keeping mixes clean initially, I can add larger, more specific verbs and delays a bit later in the mix... and make it really special! Mixing is about subtlety... so spend lots of time defining the space in your mix with the right effects. Most songs that sound "dry" on the radio actually have a series of short verbs and delays in there! Don't forget to think about EQing and compressing those effects. You might find something really cool.
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