Compressing Reverbs

[Unfamiliar Identity]

I'm a big fan of compressing my reverbs, just to control the initial swelling a lot of them have, especially Convolution Reverbs.

I'm wondering if you guys also do this?

[Epoxtacy]

on what kind of stuff would you use a convolution reverb rather then a normal reverb'? i just looked into this for a bit and it sounds sick. and yes i do compress my reverbs for a bit more control, to avoid muddy mixdowns and tunes soaked in reverb

[Unfamiliar Identity]

Well normal Reverbs are great but sharper and more artificial to some degree. This isn't bad at all. If you have a non natural sound, (synth for example) a normal reverb would be great because you're not necessarily looking for natural, you're looking for the best fitting character if that makes sense.

I use convolution on most of my stuff though. I incorporate a lot of piano and violin/strings in my tracks and because of that i'll mostly use convolution Reverbs because they are essentially copies of real life rooms, and in my eyes it makes sense to place a "real instrument" in a "real room". and Even Drums, i'll use convolution reverbs pretty much 100% of the time.

I hope that answered your question.

[Epoxtacy]

it did man, thats just straight to the point what i needed to know haha.
I try to aim for a organic sound so i guess this would be a good thing to look into, i dont use violins etc but i guess using a convolution on a soundscape would result in a more organic, natural kind of sound?

[Unfamiliar Identity]

Yeah man, they're great on soundscapes! and taking a listen to your multiverse clip. It could work great on your stuff, it has such a good space to it.

But also, Convolution Reverbs are heavier on your CPU than normal reverbs, just a heads up.

[Epoxtacy]

hmm that might be a problem since i run a pretty old and bad pc and my cpu usage is at 90 procent all the time, forcing me to bounce down everything to stems etc, such a pain in the ass. could you recomend a good convolution reverb to start with (not too difficult in use, not too expencive)? i listened to your tune aswell and its sick, not something i would usualy come across on this forum.

[Unfamiliar Identity]

Thanks very much, and yeah that is annoying. What DAW do you use?

[Epoxtacy]

flstudio atm, ableton would be a good thing to switch to imo but i cant really bother about getting into it at this point.

[Unfamiliar Identity]

Possibly give Fl Studios own Convolution Reverb a try first. I'm not entirely sure how it sounds, but who knows it may actually be really nice, I think it's called "Fruity Convolver"

[Epoxtacy]

yeah i tried that, hated it but i might give it another shot, what daw are you using then?

[Unfamiliar Identity]

I personally use Logic. The Convolution Reverb it comes with is super nice. Convolution Reverbs are generally quite pricey, (I haven't purchased any for that reason) but to be honest man with the space you get in your tracks, what you're doing is working really well for you.

[paradigm_x]

convolution reverbs are great

i used to use pads, breaks, all sorts as the convolving sample. Sample delay trails and reverse, use them. speech is also really cool, not quite intelligible.

one thing you can really do in hardware

[outbound]

I've gone off compressing my verb's atm unless it's for a specific sound/effect but if I'm going that route it's more likely going to be distortion I'll use