Members Queequeg Posted June 19, 2006 Members Posted June 19, 2006 I have messed up more recordings trying to add just a bit of reverb, aka "gverb" with the free download version of Audacity DAW. First I tried the default settings. man, was that a mistake. like shooting a squirrel with a rocket-propelled grenade launcher.I know Kwak and Hudman & a few others are using Audacity. Can we get a screen shot of your gverb settings. I don't even know what 1/2 of those settings actually mean or are supposed to do. It would be nice to subtly sweeten a recording just a wee bit. All of mine are bone dry. And every time I've tried it gets over done in a really big way; like it was recorded inside a garbage can with a Leslie speaker and half full of water. (Only worse.)Multiple thanks
Members brahmz118 Posted June 19, 2006 Members Posted June 19, 2006 Yes I don't get the default settings either. I tried to fix them through trial and error but the parameters were just way too sensitive and I didn't have the patience for it at the time. This page gives some suggested settings which work well, and some general strategies: http://audacityteam.org/wiki/index.php?title=GVerbSettings
Members Queequeg Posted June 19, 2006 Author Members Posted June 19, 2006 big help. thanks very much, brahmz118. not only better settings to try than the defaults, but explanations for each of those settings, as well. just what I needed!
Members Hudman Posted June 19, 2006 Members Posted June 19, 2006 Sorry Queequeg but I never figured out how to add reverb. The link above looks like a great place to start. I'm going to check it out too.
Members kwakatak Posted June 19, 2006 Members Posted June 19, 2006 GVerb sucked for me too, which is why I looked around and downloaded ANWIDA Soft DX Reverb Lite from this link: http://www.anwida.com/download.asp It's a free pulugin that integrates seamlessly into Audacity. Here are the settings that I used for my recent recording of Pete Huntlinger's "Get A Klugh": FYI: I also do a bit more than just run the reverb. If you're interested in what else I do, let me know. It's kind of hard to describe so I'd have to do some screen prints to help explain and that will take some time.
Members Dave W. Posted June 19, 2006 Members Posted June 19, 2006 In my thread looking for basic recording advice, about halfway down the page, Smurf42 made a large post with a lot of info and links. I am still sorting through it, but there may be something there for you. http://acapella.harmony-central.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1268483&pagenumber=2
Members Queequeg Posted June 19, 2006 Author Members Posted June 19, 2006 thanks to everyone for all the help, guys.Kwak, I may take you up on your offer.that's what i like about this place.
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