In addition to the sonic characteristics of the chamber itself, using different monitors, microphones and configurations will alter the sound. It’s then captured again via microphone(s), fed back into the control room from whence it came and finally blended in with the original signal.
The signal is played back into the space via a monitor or several monitors. Chambers, Halls and Rooms are each types of physical spaces that offer their own reflective qualities.Ĭhambers - Popular recording studios of yesteryear used chambers, which are reflective spaces that have been wired to receive signal from a control room.
While you could technically separate these into 3 separate categories as my colleague Matthew Weiss does, I’ll bundle them together for the sake of simplicity. Before we dive deep into my reasoning, let’s quickly cover what the different types of reverbs are, and how I may typically use them when producing and mixing. Jokes aside, I’ll see this question come up every once in a while, and I understand there may be people on both sides of the argument. Is it okay to use multiple types of reverb in a mix?