Using Reverb to create space

Reverberation (Reverb) is a key component of any post-audio workflow. We don’t live in anechoic chambers. Every space we experience has varying levels of reverb present as sound waves reflect, disperse, and decay when they interact with physical objects. Some of these spaces are engineered with reverb in mind, such as churches and concert halls, and some are just a product of the functionality we require from them, such as a tiled bathroom. When applying reverb to a track, your goal can be to add depth, richness, and “air” to a track, and sometimes it’s to add realism to match other recordings. Whichever the case, the methods of routing audio to an aux track and applying the reverb there is the same, and we’ll use that method in this recipe.

Getting ready

For this session, you will need a Pro Tools session with a single audio track. The track should contain an audio clip that you want to add reverb to.

Make sure...