Adding and Using Reverb/Echo and Subwoofer in your mixes.
1. This process is exactly the same for both Surround and Stereo Mixes.
2. Open your session following the instructions in: Opening Your Protools LE_Session in PT_RM5.
3. In the Protools tool bar click: File>Import>Session Data…
4. In the “Templates” Folder, Select “Effects Template” and Click Open.
5. Select the Tracks that Correspond to your mix; 5.1 Reverb for a surround mix,Stereo Reverb for a stereo mix. Import the Boom Channel only to add Subwoofer to a SURROUND MIX. Subwoofer should not be used for a stereo mix.
When you have selected the appropriate tracks. Click OK.
6. Click on the Sends arrow (the up down arrows at the top on the Light grey part of
the mixer, and select bus, then the reverb send or boom send that you wish to use on that track. If you want to have the option to use reverb on every track, hold down option before you click.
7. Make sure that you do not assign the Reverb Send/Boom Send to the Reverb or Boom tracks. When you have finished these steps your session might look like this:
8. To automate your reverbs (so that you can add more or less reverb to a track) Click into the Edit Window and click on the track that you wish to add reverb to.
9. Click the button that says “Waveform” and Select the reverb/Boom that you want
to mix in>level.
10. Using the Grabber tool:
want to send:
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Reverb tracks are typically aux inputs, meaning that you'll send a copy of your original signal to a separate channel dedicated to reverb. To create an aux track, press Command+Shift+N to create a new track, and choose "Aux Input" from the track type dropdown menu. |
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In the dropdown menu to the left, choose either "Stereo" if you're working in stereo, or "5.1" if you're working in surround. At the far right, you can also change your track name. I've named mine "Reverb" |
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| Now we need to insert a reverb plugin on our track. Click on an insert slot and select your desired reverb plugin. |
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Ensure that the "mix" on your plugin is at 100%. |
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Our aux channel also needs a designated bus to route our original signal to. Click the Input slot in the I/O section and choose an available bus. |
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To send your original signal to the reverb track, click on a sends slot and choose your designated bus. |
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A fader window should now pop up. Push the fader up until you hear the desired amount of reverb. NOTE: If your original signal has any panning information, make sure that the "FMP" button is selected. This button will automatically follow your track panning on your send as well. (Ex: Your original signal pans from left to right. With FMP engaged, your send will also pan left to right, so your reverb will follow your original signal.) |
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If you'd like to automate your send, press the show automation lanes button and select your bus send level. Now you can draw in any automation you'd like. |
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