Mixing the Perfect Reverb
Reverb Delay & Decay Time Calculator
Why finding the right pre-delay and decay time is so important to your mix!
Just think about how reverb affects us daily
Lets do an easy example
BPM: 120
1/64 delay time: 31.25 ms –> pre-delay time: 31.25 ms
1/2 delay time: 1000 ms –> decay time: 1000 ms – 31.25 ms = 968.75 ms
Let me tell you how this works
The second column will shows you the pre-delay lengths of different note values, this will provide you with a good starting point for your pre-delay and decay time. In the example above, we used the 1/64 notes delay time as my pre-delay. Should the pre-delay be too long you can also take the 1/128 notes delay time. If it is too short you can also try out the 1/32 delay time.
Next, you might want to adjust the decay time to fill the gap between the pre-delay and the total reverb time. Lets say you chose the delay length of a half note to create a small room. Now you just have to subtract the pre-delay from the total reverb time to get the decay time. Which in this example is 968.75 ms.
