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[groovewell]

Hey guys I was wondering if you guys would be able to help me get this sound...

I am looking to emulate the delay/reverb effect that is on the vocals of this Zoo Brazil track.

[mp3=200,50,0,center]http://www.soundpunk...s_and_tracks/02 Technik.mp3[/mp3]

Any idea of delay times? Any other effects being used?

Thanks guys.

[spazmatron]

won't play for me

[Captain Terrific]

i think its a ping pong, or a doubler of sorts...

[spazmatron]

ahhh was some firefox wackiness. all good.

sounds like a small verb to me, room or plate, or a verrry tight delay with little feedback.

experiment

[groovewell]

Cheers guys. I will have to have a play aruond this weekend.

Thanks for the ideas.

[pan_down]

yeah i'd say very short verb, maybe a tiny bit of chorus?

[rhythmboy]

It's a trick shown to me once by Mike Stavrou - not his idea but passed on

1) Choose a reverb plug-in that has predelay or early reflection settings separate from decay time settings

2) Choose a small plate or small room reverb

3) set the decay time to 0 or the shortest time your plug-in will permit - has to be less than 100msec

4) whilst listening to the music, gradually ride the predelay up from 0 to a time that creates a 32nd or 16th note delay - could be around 80-120msec depending on the tempo of the track. You'll know it when you hear it because the predelay will start to pump in time with the track.

The result is a short slap delay but diffused and blurred a little by the reverb algorithm - sounds like you're in a small bathroom. Gives extra ambience and softness to the vocal without muddying up the mix with too much verb

[Megatroid]

^^^ I Like it.
Could work well on some other stuff like plucked guitar, if you wanted it upfront and relatively dry but it needed more presence.
Thanks man, nice trick.

[skiesbleed]

Great tip, rhythmboy! I'll have to try this out some time and see what I can get out of it.