Reverb

This lesson is part of the Electronic Music & Sound Production category.

Objectives

• Students will be familiar with the acoustic studio environment and with the process of adding reverb electronically.
• Students will be able to add reverb to a flat recording to achieve a given musical effect.

Resources

Readings

• Ask•Audio: Schwartz, "Synthesis Survival Guide: Filters"
• Landr: Trandafir, "Audio Effects: The Beginner's Guide to Shaping Your Sound"
• Audacity: "Principles of Delay Effects"
• Haas, Introduction to Computer Music:
  • "Signal Processing (Effects)"

Listening or Videos

• Effects 101:
  • "Reverb"

Class Activities

• Discussion of the ideal acoustic recording environment and demonstration of using reverb to affect a flat recording
• Analysis of music which uses different types of reverb
• Recording a track in a studio environment
• Using digital audio software to add reverb to meet given musical criteria

Assignments

• Analysis of unique reverb usage in recorded music
• Adding reverb to a track to meet given musical criteria