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| Subject: | Re: Is reverb always used on the lead vocal in commercial/pop recordings? |
| Poster: | LesCargilllcargill@cfl.rr.com |
| Date: | Fri, 23 Mar 2007 16:54:43 -0400 |
| Related Postings: | 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 |
Geoff wrote:
> muzician21@yahoo.com wrote:
>
>>With an ear toward pop country, I notice that even in recordings where
>>the vocal sounds very up front & dry, in certain spaces where the
>>backing tracks drop out you can still hear some reverb decay, it's
>>just not particularly noticeable through most of the track.
>>
>>Would you say it's rare that -0- reverb would be used on a pop country
>>vocal? I assume it's used because of a certain subtle presence you
>>can't achieve without it?
>
>
> Very rare that 0 reverb added. Often too much is added. In some genres this
> helps mask other deficiencies in the recording or performance. Or the
> producer's bad taste.
>
> geoff
>
>
Compared to say, Patsy Cline, there is no reverb at all.
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Les Cargill
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