Viola! Play the drums along with both reverbs in the context of the mix. Some mixers send the overheads but not the snare to this verb, while some prefer the opposite. Try sending different combinations of snare, toms and overheads to this reverb. You’ll find that the softer this reverb plays in the mix, the longer the decay time should be so that you hear more of the tail.
Send enough snare to make this reverb loud and then turn the effect return down until you feel a long decay, but the reverb is softer than the snare. This reverb could be a stereo room, hall, plate or chamber set to a decay time between 1.5 and 4 seconds with 10ms to 20ms of predelay. Mute the first reverb and send the snare to the second reverb. This reverb also works well for programmed drums, percussion, and even electric guitars. Too much of this and your drums will sound like the ’90s! Send any combination of the snare top, snare bottom, toms, overheads and maybe even a touch of the hat and kick to this reverb. Then turn down the reverb until you barely notice it. Send a lot of snare to this reverb and listen to what it sounds like. Start with a stereo ambience or nonlinear preset and set the reverb time between 200 and 500 milliseconds. The second reverb creates sustain and a tail for the drums. One reverb creates a feeling of the drums filling a small space with sound. Two individual stereo reverbs create this effect.
Stock DAW reverb plugins will certainly work for this technique, but as you progress, you may come to find certain plugins that shine for this application. Follow this simple recipe and you can create this effect with almost any reverb plugins you own. This reverb technique is the foundation for drums in many top pop, rock, and metal records. We don’t necessarily want to notice the reverb, but we want to create a sense of a real space for the drums and to fill the cracks in the mix with the tonality of the drums. Reverb on live and triggered drum tracks provides punch to close-miked drums along with a sense of space around the kit that blends the drums together.
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