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Make Reverb Ring Out
Hi, I’m no audio pro and this supposedly simple effect is driving me crazy. I’ve done a million searches but can’t get a clear answer.
I’ve got a song that ends abruptly with a sharp note… too abruptly for my composition. I want that last note to ring out, like the ringing/humming of a bell, dying down to nothing. Adobe offers the advice at the bottom of this page: https://help.adobe.com/en_US/premierepro/cs/using/WS166DBF09-FBA5-4f3f-86D8-2F6F91B2AAC2.html but it is most vague. When I “drop the volume to zero” at the end of the last sound (I’m doing this via keyframes on the volume of the clip itself, dropping to minimum DB), and then add the reverb… there is no audio after the drop… as one would assume. Am I missing something obvious? Any hints? I could do this in Soundbooth or Audition too, if that is easier. Much thanks! -
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You could always duplicate the very last part of the clip, apply the amount of reverb you want to the duplicated clip, and crossfade between the two.
The reverb will not go past the end of the clip, so you may have to bring it in Soundbooth, add some silence at the end and replace in Premiere then apply reverb.
You can do it in Adobe Audition by adding a silence at the end of the clip, select the silence and the part of the clip you want reverb on, then apply the reverb effect. This is a much better solution, I’ve used it many times to end a track early.
Vince Becquiot
Kaptis Studios
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Thanks a lot Vince– Audition does seem the best way to go about it, and I’ve fooled around with it a bit before trying to get ‘er done. I’m afraid I’m just a little tone deaf though– or I just can’t wrap my head around audio settings. I know it varies totally depending on the tonality of the song, but could you suggest a good place to start tweaking the settings to get it to sound right? Fiddling around, I always seem to end up with either some serious clipping at the beginning of the reverbed selection, or little to no ringing effect… can’t seem to nail down both a smooth transition into a reverb that carries on for a few seconds.
Sure love video but sometimes audio makes me feel like I don’t know a thing… any tips would be most helpful! -
You want to find a beat where you think the song should end, cut your track at that exact point including the entire beat (be ready to zoom in that track), then add silence behind it (at least 5 seconds).
Select the silence as well as the beat itself , and apply the reverb. The longer the reverb, the harder it will be to sell the effect since the audio will get muddy. You can also crossfade the original with an earlier reverb on the track if you need a smother ending.
You’ll probably have to experiment with the cut placement as well, put a good half hour aside 🙂
Vince Becquiot
Kaptis Studios
San Francisco – Bay Area -
Thanks Vince, think I got it figured out… there was a bit of reverb-out at the end of the song anyway, and I was trying to extend that reverb, so I was trying to select that reverb and basically continue it. But just cut that out, and applied reverb to the silence and the beat right before the song’s own reverb… and it sounds great! Thanks again.
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The reverb will be extended if you apply this as a track effect in the mixer as opposed to a clip effect to the clip.
Alex
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Make a cut in the clip on the last beat.
Nest the last beat clip (right click and select nest)
In the nested sequence add silence at the end of the beat clip.
In the parent sequence drag the nested sequence 3-5 seconds longer. Add reverb.
Works like a charm.
David
AllinOneFilms.com -
Nice one David!
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I cant find how you add “silence” in Premiere Pro, unless you were talking about Audition. Looking all over for the FCP equivilent “slug”.
Any suggestions?
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I know I’m super late to answering this question but I just figured out a simple and easy way to do this INSIDE of Adobe Premiere Pro.
1. cut the audio track just before the sound you want to extend
2. shorten the track so it ONLY plays that one note
3. right click and choose SPEED/DURATION
4. change speed to 10%-30%
5. under AUDIO TRANSITIONS in the EFFECTS menu, apply an EXPONENTIAL FADE to the end of the clipDONE! 🙂
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I know this is an old thread, but this issue was driving me crazy too, and I wanted to share my solution.
Take the audio clip to a clear part of the timeline.
Place any video in the video track above it, for a length of time longer than the audio clip.
Select both items.
Control click on them and select NEST.
Now delete the video from the resulting nested sequence.
Add reverb to the entire nested sequence.Hope this saves you some trouble!
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