Every types of REVERB explained (+ demo tracks)

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All reverb sounds explained. From the most subtile effects like ROOM and EARLY REFLECTION to ambient flavours like REVERSE, SWELL and SHIMMER. You'll find links to the pedals I used in this video in the description below.

⏭️ SELECT REVERB SOUND

00:00 INTRO | 3 Pedals + Order of Sound Examples
02:36 PART 1 | Realistic Ambience
03:13 Air + Early Reflection (Explained)
03:26 Air (Demo)
04:24 Early Reflection(Demo)
04:39 Room(Explained)
04:55 Room (Demo)
06:00 Hall (Explained)
06:15 Hall (Demo)
06:47 Church (Demo) incl. Tale Switch (Explained)
08:09 PART 2 | Artificial Ambience
08:19 Spring (Explained)
08:54 Spring (Demo)
10:19 Plate (Explained)
10:59 Plate (Demo)
12:42 Gated Reverb (Explained)
13:14 Gated Reverb (Demo)
13:54 Reverse Reverb (Explained)
14:31 Reverse Reverb (Demo)
16:10 Reverse Reverb into Distortion
17:08 Distortion into Reverse Reverb
18:00 Mod Reverb (Explained)
18:28 Mod Reverb (Demo)
22:21 Swell (Explained)
22:45 Slap Back (Demo)
23:33 Reverse Swell (Demo)
24:09 Dynamic Reverb (Explained)
24:38 Dynamic Reverb(Demo)
25:09 Ambient Swell (Demo)
26:12 Gated Swell (Demo)
27:08 Shimmer (Explained)
28:22 Shimmer (Demo)
30:44 Space Hole (Demo)
31:50 Particle Reverb (Demo)
32:30 Beer Setting (Weird!)
33:01 Destroyer Pad (Demo)
34:08 Lofi Reverb (Demo)
35:30 OUTRO

----- GEAR THAT I USED IN THIS VIDEO -----

👟 REVERB PEDALS

Hardwire RV 7 (by DigiTech) - Reverb Pedal

Zoom MS-70 CDR - Multieffect Pedal

Empress - Reverb *

🎚️ Audio Interface

💻 LAPTOP (that I use for all my video and audio productions)

⏺️ DIGITAL AUDIO WORKSTATION (DAW) | Ableton Live 10 Intro

🔈 SPEAKERS

📹 CAMERA | Nikon 5100

📷 LENS | Nikon DX AF-S Nikkor 18-55mm 1:3.5-5.6G

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* The Empress Reverb effect pedal was a gift by Empress
* The amp simulation software in this video was a gift by KUASSA

[berlinshoegazer]

Hey music friends, I hope you're all doing well. Maybe - at some point - you asked yourself what the difference is between all these hundreds of reverb effects out there. I thought it would be cool to have an ultimate guide to these beautiful sounds as it could help you to better understand what you're actually looking for. This video took me about two weeks. That's the reason why I didn't upload new content sooner. Sorry for that. :) Enjoy! (And don't be too distracted by that long red hair below my left ear. XD )

[towardstar]

Kenneth you are becoming the czar of shoegaze technical knowledge, keep up the good work.

[norlanderduwallis]

Wait, you can turn reverb pedals off?

[pipino]

hey, u really should do an "top 10 shoegaze riffs" video..

[texanfournow]

Great job, Kenneth! I know you must put a lot of time and effort into these demos. I prefer these deep-dives rather than the short demos so often found on YouTube. I especially like your personal observations on the nuances of the settings.

The only reverb pedal I have (not counting the Boss ME-50) is the Hardwire Supernatural. I would love to have the Empress but cannot afford it. I will probably "gift" myself the Ammoon Pockverb for Christmas, as it has a lot of options for about $60. It is not a sure thing as I have my doubts about Ammoon durability; I bought an Ammoon American Sound and it died after one year of light use.

But I love reverb so I will be bargain hunting during the next few months...anyways, thanks for the great--and unique--content!

[manualofalternativemusic]

Great sounds as always Kenny! Reverbs have always been a big part of my sound, It’s one of the effects That made me dive more and more into guitar playing and (of course) shoegaze (;

[bjornslot]

I love reverb. sold my digitech digiverb for the zoom ms70cdr. Worth it imo. Your videos helped me make that decision. Thanks alot dude👍

[lucascgah]

the quality of content is insane, great job

[MikkelGrumBovin]

you are killing it ! so cool to see, man ! 😎

[TenisDimants]

Thank you for this vid. Love the Zoom MS-70cdr, just hacked it last night to put the drive and amp effects on it. Dig the MOD Reverb on it and also like to use little spring reverb for everything.

[jaqb]

Super cool idea for video. Also visualization of effects in background was neat. Great job!

[majimetanuki]

Thanks for this! Will buy Zoom ms-70cdr this weekend. Can't wait to try it out!

[raavenstark]

With your "The Smiths Poster" we will have a tutorial of the vibrato riff of How Soon Is Now one day ? :3 (for me this song is a shoegaze song)

[GrayBoeuf]

Thank you so much! I am so getting myself a Zoom CDR. Time to upgrade from my terrible Digitech RP80 ;)

[latontolog]

Great video, very comprehensive! This will be a super useful guide to a lot of people. And your playing is beautiful as always. :)

[productive_citizen]

Had the Empress on my board for a loooong time and eventually traded it for an Eventide Space. Love the Space but definitely miss the Empress, so simple to use and aesthetically pleasing.

[StormcloakUlfric]

Sometimes I feel so lost with all the zoom options. I loved the examples

[dakotasillyman]

I love my CDR. Got greedy and bought a used Empress. I like it as well, but honestly the CDR gives sooo much bang for the buck and I might end up moving on from the Empress.

[miguelJ]

just had a zoom ms 50g for some months now and i havent seem to find a sound difference when im turning on the tail of a reverb effect.. and its just now that i learned what it is really for. if it werent because of this tutorial i wouldnt realy know it. Thank You!

[julianwest]

Great info and there's quite a bit of it too. Although I do have to say the left and right speakers on the demo are out of phase. I thought it sounded a little odd in stereo and when I summed them together the attack of the guitar was gone and quite a few artifacts were left behind