Reverb on drums for a slow paced guitar rock balad?

[jarenare]

Hi fellows!

I've been using the same drums configuration on all our songs, and worked fine, but I'm working right now on the 'slow-balad-rock-song' and the drums sounds VERY dry. I've been trying different reverb types and setups, but I cant get the right ambience that usually have this type of songs.

Can someone give me any tip of what type of reverb and configuration usually works here?

Thanks in advance, cheers!
Niko.

 

[Sloan]

I can't remember what I used to do, but i would buss all the drum tracks to a channel and use it as a virtual room mic and compress/eq to taste.

 

[jarenare]

Hi Sloan,

I've done that, but the problem comes trying to find a good reverb for this type of songs. I have all the tracks (even the kick) routed to a FX channel with the reverb on it.

 

[arv_foh]

I like mixing hall and room verbs together. Do you have the Bricasti impulses?

http://www.mediafire.com/?0znyya6uxz40zqb

Their "wooden room" impulse is sweet

 

[jarenare]

Mmmm I'll try mixing using two reverbs, thx! Yeah, i've downloaded these impulses and are pure gold

 

[szymon]

If you have room samples, you could try compressing them to death, and see what happens - that may help

 

[espartaco]

use one reverb whit really short decay this will make lots of things seem more big.. try to match it whit the tempo of the song , and use another one more large to make the ambiance in conjunction whit the room verbs as Arv suggested.

 

[Jordon]

Bricasti Room A and Room B Far crushed nearly to death are GREAT for rocky/ballady style songs.

 

[jarenare]

Thanks you guys, I'll try yours tips Lets see how this comes up :hotjump:

 

[greyskull]

For the classic 80s ballad snare, side chain a gate/compressor AFTER the reverb with a side chain input off the kick so the kick cuts off the big tail of the snare.
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