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REVERB, DELAY, and CPU!
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charles7
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Posted : Dec 12, 2008 12:27:03
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Hey, might be a stupid question but i still want to know. When im using delays or reverb (which is a lot) I just add a reverb effect onto the channel each time, for lots of different channels, so i can have a variety of reverb and delay. But this then starts to eat my CPU like hell, and makes it hard to carry on with my tune (im using cubase) Im wondering, if I set a a few FX channels with reverb 7 delay, then just whichever channel i want to use rever or delay just send it to the appropriate fx channel, would that take up less CPU? Does anyone have any efficient way around this, I usually end up bouncing the channels with reverb/delay on into a .wav just so i can carry on with my tune, but this takes time and takes away a lot of freedom.
Any suggestions?
Also, when i do send channels to an fx channel with reverb/delay on, it sounds different than if i was to put the effect directly into the channel i want reverb or delay on, is this just me? |
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Tomos
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Posted : Dec 12, 2008 13:00
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You've answered your own question.
Less reverbs = less CPU
Create a few essential reverbs (ambience, percussion.. whatever takes your fancy) and 'send' to them.
It should give your track the feeling of being in a similar room, which can be better than lots of different reverbs on everything.
It will sound different only if you change the wet/dry mix. When the reverb is on an fx channel, I put it to 100% wet, then adjust the send amount to determine how much effect I get.
You could try freezing if you want to keep using insert effects. |
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hugaw
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Posted : Dec 12, 2008 13:43
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Kane
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Posted : Dec 12, 2008 19:38
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Yep, Tomos said it all. Just use sends whenever possible..it'll be much more CPU efficient. Freezing will work well on tracks that absolutely need their own reverb or other heavy processing, if necessary.
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psylevation
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Posted : Dec 13, 2008 08:41
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Yep sends are the route 
Set up a few Reverbs to place different sounds in different areas of your "room"
Dampen the highs on a couple and pan them a bit left and right to put sounds in the back corners of the room.
Make the highs bright and pan left and right to place sounds up front and to the sides.
Then maybe one for an overall ambience or centered sound....so maybe 5 reverbs total on sends and wait until the end when you have everything mixed down audio so your cpu can handle it.
If you really need it, just have a couple or even one temporary one for during production, just mute it when you bounce audio so you aren't stuck with it in the end.
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Upavas
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Posted : Dec 13, 2008 11:01
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charles7
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Posted : Dec 13, 2008 16:00
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cheers guys. good tips from psylevation, only having 1 reverb to save cpu & assigning the rest at the end. cheers man! |
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