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[ Follow Ups ] [ Post Followup ] [ Active Message Board ] [ Archive Home Page ] Posted by Silent Bob on March 13, 2000 at 01:37:51:
In Reply to: Using reverb/delay for spatial/stereo depth posted by Timothy Lee on March 12, 2000 at 07:44:36:
there are many things that make up depth perception in sound. 1, sound that are farther away have about the same reverb volume as the rest of the music even though the sound SOURCE is lower in volume. In other words, the reverb from an IN-YOUR-FACE guitar is about the same as an off-in-the-distance guitar but the original sound volume is different. 2. objects in the distance have less definite reverb. It's more "mushy" and less crips (less high frequencies). 3 Distant sound sources themselves have hess high frequencies that up close sources. 4 there is a slight delay in distant sounds. That's not an echo, but the sound itself takes longer to get to our ears and that aids the judgment of distance. 5 there is less predelay in distant sounds than up close sounds.
So, unless you use the B-ear configuration for your band setup and just use natural acoustics, OR have a computer setup with unlimited processing power (and an infinite amount of spare time), you'll never perfecly recreate natural distance. But, just using more reverb and reducing the high EQ on you mixer just a tad will probably help.
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