This post focuses on the use of predelay to allow reverb to be added to a sound without muddying it up too much.
A lot of producers are really reverb shy these days. It’s true that reverb can really date material… it was used so much in the 80s and 90s that a lot of what gives modern music its edge is its dryness. You’ll find that simply plopping a reverb effect on a track with often decrease its clarity or, in the case of vocals, its intelligibility. One way to account for this is to reduce the mix or length of the reverb. But sometimes you really want a long reverb tail and a really wet sound. What to do?
