PRE-DELAY / DECAY TIME

CHEAT SHEET
EARLY PRE-DELAY
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ms

AMBIENCE ROOM CHAMBER HALL

The early reflections of a
room reverb or chamber
reverb.
Very useful for creating 3D
mixes without creating
sonic clutter.
Usually meant to be felt
rather than heard.
Based on the average
shape and sound of a
room in a building.
Typically a more "live"
reverb, even though it has
a short decay time.
Based on the old reverb Based on the standard
chambers in recording shape and sound of a
studios of the 60s and 70s. concert hall.
Even though this doesn’t Typically a smoother,
model a specific space, it more diffused reverb.
can still be used
Will sometimes also be
convincingly in a mix.
called a "church" reverb.
Typically splits the difference
between rooms and halls
in tone and length.

sec

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5

DECAY TIME =
Helpful for mix techniques or creative sounds,
but no longer acoustically accurate.