And once you sit down to dial in reverb and delay, the experience can be a bit more challenging than expected. That’s why it’s important to take your vocal ambience seriously. So it’s only natural to want to hear oneself in a space of some sort! I mean, they’ve only ever heard their voice in physical spaces their whole life. A dry vocal sound can be pretty disconcerting to listen to. Whenever I track vocalists, the very first thing they always ask for is some reverb on their vocals.
But a great vocalist wrapped in the ambience of the perfect reverb? The romance really comes alive then. When it comes to vocals, reverb and delay can add that final touch that really sets things over the top.