Mixing & Mastering Tip #194 ·
Why short reverbs matter more than big reverbs in a pro mix
Ruslan Slatin
Mastering engineer at SLATIN, Madrid
Nobody talks about short reverbs. YouTube tutorials are all about massive verbs. Socials? Same thing, endless cathedral vibes.
But here’s the truth: short reverbs are the secret sauce. And if you’re not using them right, you’re missing what separates the amateurs from the real deal.
A short reverb on the master
For example, during the mastering of “444” by Xina Mora, I used a filtered ambience reverb ON THE MASTER to “darken” the overall feel of the song, while adding a techno-bunker glue effect to the whole track.
What matters is how you use them, where you use them and, most importantly, why they matter so much.
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