How To Remove Background Reverb: Get Super Tight Vocal Mixes

Sep 01, 2024 | 4,817 Views

The last thing you want messing up a vocal take is unwanted room ambience in the background.

Recording vocals in less-than-ideal rooms, whether it’s a bedroom studio, on the road, or in a hotel room, can be challenging. Rooms with little to no acoustic treatment are notoriously difficult spaces to capture tight and dry vocals in.

But don't worry, if some natural room reverb has crept into your vocal tracks, Waves has the perfect fix: Clarity DeReverb.

In this video, Jerry shows you how to eliminate unwanted background room reverb from your vocals using Waves DeReverb. He explains why it’s important to tackle this issue early in your vocal chain, before applying any other processing like EQ or compression. And just when you think the job is done, Jerry takes his vocal example a step further, transforming a cleaned-up vocal into a polished, modern-sounding mix by exploring the mix chains within StudioVerse Audio Effects.

Video Chapters:

0:00 Intro
1:13 DeReverb on dialogue voice
2:35 DeReverb plugin overview
3:06 DeReverb on sung vocals
4:11 Why is DeReverb important?
5:45 Mixing vocals in StudioVerse Audio Effects

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