Quick Reverb Tip #1

Quick Reverb Tip # 1

Don't be afraid to apply automation to your Reverb to keep the sound constantly evolving.

If you have a sound which ends abruptly in your track, try automating the decay so that it gradually increases over the last 8 bars or so (when you start to open up the decay is up to you - if you start too early the long reverb decay can smear over all the other sounds). That way, when the sound ends, it has a slowly decaying tail which blends into the track.

This trick also works in breakdowns to build tension - open up the decay of the reverb in the breakdown to create a building sound - then when the beat kicks back in you can either cut the decay back to zero to give a clear distinction of where the beat starts, or keep the long decay so it functions almost like a crash noise to add drama to the breakdown.