hello and welcome back to the channel.
for this episode i thought we would take
a look at sending reverb to the monitors.
whether you're using a behringer x32, a
midas m32,
an xr18, or an mr18, the process is
essentially the same.
we have a couple of options to consider,
and that is shared or dedicated for our
monitor effects.
so we'll look at both in this video.
in these examples the scene is a typical
monitors from front of house scene,
and the x32 scene is a dedicated monitor
console
scene. i'll upload both of these scenes
to the patreon page for patrons to
download.
you can see on the x32 scene that i have
selected only two reverbs,
and assigned them to buses 15 and 16.
the rest of the effects rack slots are
dedicated to graphic eqs.
since the x32 is set up as a dedicated
monitored desk,
the channel monitor sends are post eq.
my preference for monitors from front of
house is pre-eq,
so that is how the channel monitor sends
are set on the xr18 in this example.
we first need to make sure we have our
effects set up properly.
we need to make sure our effects sends
are set to unity.
we also need to make sure that our
effects returns
are set to unity.
in the case of the dedicated monitor
console, in this particular example, we're
only using two reverbs. so only two
effects sends and returns will be used.
let's talk about a shared setup first.
in this example of shared, this means the
reverb is shared between front of house
and the other performers. obviously, for
the dedicated monitor console setup,
there is no front of house sharing going
on.
but the effect could be shared by the
performers.
okay, so let's start with a monitors from
front of house scenario.
we simply adjust our vocal reverb like
normal
to begin with. go to the vocal channel
and bring up the reverb send we want to
apply to the vocal.
in this example it will be the plate
reverb.
have the singer test their microphone.
...two... three...
four... five... reverb... check, check, check... one...
two...
three... four... bring up the reverb to a
level we like in the house.
thank you... now to apply this to the
monitor,
we need to select the effects return of
the vocal reverb,
which in this case is the plate reverb.
then choose the sends tab.
we now select the monitor mix we want to
send the reverb to.
in this case it'll be monitor mix one.
and we simply bring up the reverb
level (on bus send one)
until the performer tells us they like
it.
reverb in mix one... reverb one...
two... three... reverb in mix one...
one, two, three, four, five,
six, one... good.
i should mention you set your vocal
monitor first,
like normal, and then add the reverb!
mic one... monitor level... mic one... monitor
level... mix one.
mic check... one... we now move on to monitor
mix two.
this does bring up a complication. since
the reverb
is shared, when we next apply the same
reverb to vocal channel number two,
monitor mix one will hear that reverb
bleed.
it's the same reverb unit handling all
of the vocal reverbs,
so of course bringing up a monitor send
on that reverb
will send all of the signals, in that
reverb,
to the monitor mixes that you bring up.
exactly as there's just one output of
reverb for everything that goes to that
particular reverb,
that then goes to the house, there's also
just that same
one lone reverberated signal available
to those monitor sends.
while this reverb bleed might sound odd
by itself,
especially at line check, many times in
performance it will be fine
since each monitor mix will likely be
getting a blend of vocals anyway.
the other factor in a shared reverb, when
it's shared with front of house,
is whether the vocalists are okay with
your front of house reverb changes.
typically you might be changing that
reverb on a song to song basis.
or at least on a tempo basis with
different settings for ballads versus
rockers.
those changes will be in the monitors as
well your. vocalist might just prefer
one reverb setting for the entire show
in their monitors.
if either the reverb changes for front
of house, or the reverb bleed
is a problem for the performers, then
you'll need to go to a dedicated effects
setup for monitors
from front of house. for
any effect dedicated to monitors,
unassign it from front of house. select
the dedicated monitor reverb return.
tab over to main, and unselect the main
stereo
left right button. that way it will not
be fed to our house mix.
next, on that same selected effects
return,
tab over to sends, bring up the monitor
send
to unity on any monitor mixes that
particular reverb
will need to be sent. for a dedicated
monitor reverb,
you'll want to do that before you bring
up the effects send on the individual
channel or channels.
since the reverb isn't shared with front
of house you can bring up the effects
send on the singer's channel
until they indicate they hear what they
like in their monitor. two...
three... four... five... reverb... reverb...
thank you.... you will still have
reverb bleed if any of the other
performers are sent that same reverb
in their mixes.
the only way to avoid that is to
dedicate
one reverb, per musician, per mix,
that wants reverb in their monitors.
as you can see with limited effect slots
and a normal size
band, eventually something will have to
give.
someone will have to compromise.
fortunately, that reverb bleed isn't
always an issue in use.
once the mix is dialed in and the band
is performing.
and if it is an issue, it will probably
just be an
issue for one performer, like the lead
singer.
that would mean just needing to have one
dedicated reverb for the lead singer's
monitor mix,
and the other members could be on the
other reverb, shared with front of house.
that is typically an acceptable
compromise for the band's engineer,
and something that will make everybody
happy.
if you're on an x32, or an m32, you can
definitely use sends on faders for this
i'll leave a link above for a video
explaining sends on faders.
effects in the monitors have become much
more popular with in-ear monitors
so this is something more and more
people will find themselves dealing with.
in-ear monitors are much less forgiving
of mistakes.
musicians can hear much better detail
and isolation
when they're using in-ear monitors. here
are some other monitor mixing videos on
the channel.
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