Darrell Thorp mixing Poppy: Delay Reverb Trick [Free Excerpt]

To add reverb and delay to a track in a mix, you typically use separate aux sends and tracks.

However, in his latest Puremix video, Darrell Thorp demonstrates an alternative method by chaining a delay and reverb in series on a single aux track, powered by one send from the vocal track.

He applied this technique for the ethereal-sounding vocals on Beck's "Morning Phase" album. Darrell calls this configuration “Delay Verb.”

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DELAY REVERB TRICK, CREATE BUS: DELAY (40 PERCENT BLEND) SO CLEAN VOCAL AND 40% DELAY ARE GOING INTO THE REVERB) SNAP IT TO SESSION GRID. PLAY WITH FEEDBACK, INPUT LEVEL AND BLEND TO TASTE OF TRACK.

REVERB: HALL LARGE, 100% WET, PRE-DELAY 0, DECAY 10.0 sec, DIFFUSION 87%, HI CUT 15.10 KHZ LOW CUT OFF