Common Mock Up Mistakes (post #3)

This weeks post is about the common improper use of reverb.

It's important to have an idea what your final use is going to be. Under dialogue - heavily defused music just sounds too distant.

It's vital to create different reverb settings for different sections. You need at least 2 - one for close one for far - percussion and brass just don't sound right very close/dry whereas strings lose their edge when they are too diffuse. It's a balancing act. Even more subtlies can be obtained by using more reverbs just make sure you aren't introducing phase or creating an overly diffused mix.

I highly recommend a good convolution reverb such as Altiverb, TL Space, or possibly gigapulse - but these all require tweaking. It's not that daunting - get in there and customize it!