{"id":65093,"date":"2026-07-02T13:21:31","date_gmt":"2026-07-02T18:21:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/?p=65093"},"modified":"2026-07-02T13:21:31","modified_gmt":"2026-07-02T18:21:31","slug":"joe-chiccarellis-resonant-reverb-by-epica-audio-turn-reverb-into-an-instrument","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/joe-chiccarellis-resonant-reverb-by-epica-audio-turn-reverb-into-an-instrument\/","title":{"rendered":"Joe Chiccarelli\u2019s Resonant Reverb by \u00c9pica Audio: Turn Reverb Into an Instrument"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"produ-2414887319\" class=\"produ-leaderboard-placement produ-entity-placement\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;margin-bottom: 30px!important;\"><script async=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/securepubads.g.doubleclick.net\/tag\/js\/gpt.js\"><\/script>\n<script> var googletag = googletag || {}; googletag.cmd = googletag.cmd || [];<\/script>\n<div id=\"gpt-ad-9127517739831-0\">\n  <script>\n\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() {\n\t\t\t\tgoogletag.defineSlot( '\/21927241144\/728x90-Leaderboard', [728,90], 'gpt-ad-9127517739831-0' )\n\t\t.addService(googletag.pubads());\n\t\t\t\twindow.advadsGamEmptySlotsTimers = window.advadsGamEmptySlotsTimers || {};\n\t\tconst timers                     = window.advadsGamEmptySlotsTimers;\n\n\t\ttimers['gpt-ad-9127517739831-0'] = setTimeout( function () {\n\t\t\tconst id = 'gpt-ad-9127517739831-0';\n\t\t\tdocument.dispatchEvent( new CustomEvent( 'aagam_empty_slot', {detail: id} ) );\n\t\t\tdelete ( timers[id] );\n\t\t}, 1000 );\n\n\t\tif ( typeof window.advadsGamHasEmptySlotListener === 'undefined' ) {\n\t\t\tgoogletag.pubads().addEventListener( 'slotRequested', function ( ev ) {\n\t\t\t\tconst id = ev.slot.getSlotElementId();\n\t\t\t\tif ( typeof timers[id] === 'undefined' ) {\n\t\t\t\t\treturn;\n\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\tclearTimeout( timers[id] );\n\t\t\t\ttimers[id] = setTimeout( function () {\n\t\t\t\t\tdocument.dispatchEvent( new CustomEvent( 'aagam_empty_slot', {detail: id} ) );\n\t\t\t\t\tdelete ( timers[id] );\n\t\t\t\t}, 2500 );\n\t\t\t} );\n\t\t\tgoogletag.pubads().addEventListener( 'slotResponseReceived', function ( ev ) {\n\t\t\t\tconst id = ev.slot.getSlotElementId();\n\t\t\t\tif ( typeof timers[id] !== 'undefined' ) {\n\t\t\t\t\tclearTimeout( timers[id] );\n\t\t\t\t\tdelete ( timers[id] );\n\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\tif ( ! ev.slot.getResponseInformation() ) {\n\t\t\t\t\tdocument.dispatchEvent( new CustomEvent( 'aagam_empty_slot', {detail: id} ) );\n\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t} );\n\t\t\twindow.advadsGamHasEmptySlotListener = true;\n\t\t}\n\n\t\tgoogletag.enableServices();\n\t\tgoogletag.display( 'gpt-ad-9127517739831-0' );\n\t} );\n  <\/script>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"flex-video widescreen youtube\">\n<div class=\"container-lazyload preview-lazyload container-youtube js-lazyload--not-loaded\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=RlXuGvG7wsE&#038;feature=youtu.be\" class=\"lazy-load-youtube preview-lazyload preview-youtube\" data-video-title=\"Joe Chiccarelli\u2019s Resonant Reverb by \u00c9pica Audio: Turn Reverb Into an Instrument\" title=\"Play video &quot;Joe Chiccarelli\u2019s Resonant Reverb by \u00c9pica Audio: Turn Reverb Into an Instrument&quot;\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=RlXuGvG7wsE&#038;feature=youtu.be<\/a><noscript>Video can&#8217;t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=RlXuGvG7wsE&#038;feature=youtu.be\" title=\"Joe Chiccarelli\u2019s Resonant Reverb by \u00c9pica Audio: Turn Reverb Into an Instrument\">Joe Chiccarelli\u2019s Resonant Reverb by \u00c9pica Audio: Turn Reverb Into an Instrument (https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=RlXuGvG7wsE&#038;feature=youtu.be)<\/a><\/noscript><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p id=\"ember59\" class=\"ember-view reader-text-block__paragraph\">I\u2019m incredibly fortunate to call <strong>Joe Chiccarelli a good friend<\/strong>, as well as one of the finest producers and engineers of his generation.<\/p>\n<p id=\"ember60\" class=\"ember-view reader-text-block__paragraph\">Joe\u2019s extraordinary career began when Frank Zappa gave him his first major engineering opportunity on <em>Sheik Yerbouti<\/em>. He went on to engineer landmark Zappa albums including <em>Joe\u2019s Garage<\/em> and has since worked with an astonishing range of artists including The White Stripes, The Strokes, U2, Beck, Elton John, The Killers, Jason Mraz, Alanis Morissette, Morrissey, The Shins and Michael Bubl\u00e9.<\/p>\n<p id=\"ember61\" class=\"ember-view reader-text-block__paragraph\">His work with The Raconteurs on <em>Consolers of the Lonely<\/em> earned the Grammy Award for Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical, one of numerous Grammy and Latin Grammy wins across a career responsible for more than 60 million album sales and billions of streams.<\/p>\n<p id=\"ember62\" class=\"ember-view reader-text-block__paragraph\">Despite all those remarkable credits, Joe remains endlessly curious about sound. He is always experimenting, always listening and always searching for ways to make a recording feel more emotional and distinctive.<\/p>\n<p id=\"ember63\" class=\"ember-view reader-text-block__paragraph\">That spirit of experimentation is at the heart of <strong>Resonant Reverb<\/strong>, his creative new plugin developed in collaboration with <strong>\u00c9pica Audio<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p id=\"ember64\" class=\"ember-view reader-text-block__paragraph\">You can explore and purchase <a class=\"QtKzFLaxCCdfPRGkCHunIIRgSVJjcAIurONKJp \" tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.epicaaudio.com\/products\/resonant-reverb\" target=\"_self\" data-test-app-aware-link=\"\"><strong>Joe Chiccarelli\u2019s Resonant Reverb from \u00c9pica Audio here<\/strong><\/a><strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p id=\"ember65\" class=\"ember-view reader-text-block__paragraph\">We are also giving away copies of the plugin. <a class=\"QtKzFLaxCCdfPRGkCHunIIRgSVJjcAIurONKJp \" tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/gleam.io\/2xRIY\/epica-audio-resonant-reverb\" target=\"_self\" data-test-app-aware-link=\"\"><strong>Enter here for your chance to win \u00c9pica Audio\u2019s Resonant Reverb<\/strong><\/a><strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"ember66\" class=\"ember-view reader-text-block__heading-3\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-65094 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/resonant-reverb.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"703\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/resonant-reverb.webp 450w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/resonant-reverb-96x150.webp 96w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/resonant-reverb-48x75.webp 48w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/resonant-reverb-173x270.webp 173w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/resonant-reverb-144x225.webp 144w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/resonant-reverb-109x170.webp 109w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/resonant-reverb-269x420.webp 269w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/resonant-reverb-224x350.webp 224w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/resonant-reverb-40x62.webp 40w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/resonant-reverb-12x18.webp 12w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/resonant-reverb-160x250.webp 160w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/resonant-reverb-346x540.webp 346w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/resonant-reverb-10x16.webp 10w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/resonant-reverb-388x606.webp 388w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/resonant-reverb-9x14.webp 9w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/resonant-reverb-218x340.webp 218w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/resonant-reverb-6x9.webp 6w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/resonant-reverb-17x26.webp 17w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/resonant-reverb-192x300.webp 192w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/resonant-reverb-448x700.webp 448w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/resonant-reverb-13x21.webp 13w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/resonant-reverb-385x601.webp 385w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/resonant-reverb-20x31.webp 20w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"ember-view reader-text-block__heading-3\">Turning Reverb Into Part of the Arrangement<\/h3>\n<p id=\"ember67\" class=\"ember-view reader-text-block__paragraph\">Reverb is usually treated as a way to create space.<\/p>\n<p id=\"ember68\" class=\"ember-view reader-text-block__paragraph\">We use it to place a vocal in a room, give a snare more size or push a guitar further back in a mix.<\/p>\n<p id=\"ember69\" class=\"ember-view reader-text-block__paragraph\">However, what happens when the reverb itself becomes part of the musical arrangement?<\/p>\n<p id=\"ember70\" class=\"ember-view reader-text-block__paragraph\">Rather than simply placing a sound into a conventional room, chamber or plate, Resonant Reverb allows you to shape the frequencies exciting the reverb, emphasise specific resonances and transform ordinary ambience into a completely new musical texture.<\/p>\n<p id=\"ember71\" class=\"ember-view reader-text-block__paragraph\">It can create everything from tightly focused drum tones and dark vintage rooms to strange vocal answers, animated synthesizer effects and reverbs that appear to generate their own notes.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"ember72\" class=\"ember-view reader-text-block__heading-3\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-65096 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/JOE-CHICCARELLI-Issue-No24.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"440\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/JOE-CHICCARELLI-Issue-No24.jpg 660w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/JOE-CHICCARELLI-Issue-No24-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/JOE-CHICCARELLI-Issue-No24-80x53.jpg 80w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/JOE-CHICCARELLI-Issue-No24-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/JOE-CHICCARELLI-Issue-No24-255x170.jpg 255w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/JOE-CHICCARELLI-Issue-No24-225x150.jpg 225w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/JOE-CHICCARELLI-Issue-No24-40x27.jpg 40w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/JOE-CHICCARELLI-Issue-No24-160x107.jpg 160w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/JOE-CHICCARELLI-Issue-No24-20x13.jpg 20w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/JOE-CHICCARELLI-Issue-No24-640x427.jpg 640w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/JOE-CHICCARELLI-Issue-No24-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/JOE-CHICCARELLI-Issue-No24-15x10.jpg 15w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/JOE-CHICCARELLI-Issue-No24-450x300.jpg 450w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/JOE-CHICCARELLI-Issue-No24-14x9.jpg 14w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/JOE-CHICCARELLI-Issue-No24-385x257.jpg 385w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"ember-view reader-text-block__heading-3\">The Thinking Behind Resonant Reverb<\/h3>\n<p id=\"ember73\" class=\"ember-view reader-text-block__paragraph\">Joe has spent decades experimenting with unconventional signal chains while producing, recording and mixing records.<\/p>\n<p id=\"ember74\" class=\"ember-view reader-text-block__paragraph\">As he explained during our conversation, his approach to reverb processing originally began as a practical mixing solution. Filtering the reverb helped prevent ambience from occupying too much room inside a dense arrangement.<\/p>\n<p id=\"ember75\" class=\"ember-view reader-text-block__paragraph\">By removing unnecessary lows and highs, he could make the reverb sit in a carefully controlled part of the frequency spectrum without masking the instruments around it.<\/p>\n<p id=\"ember76\" class=\"ember-view reader-text-block__paragraph\">Joe remembered working on Harrison consoles whose high-pass and low-pass filters could be pushed to dramatic extremes. By heavily filtering a sound, it was possible to create a very narrow frequency band that occupied its own defined position in the mix.<\/p>\n<p id=\"ember77\" class=\"ember-view reader-text-block__paragraph\">Once plugins made more experimental filtering possible, Joe began pushing the idea much further.<\/p>\n<p id=\"ember78\" class=\"ember-view reader-text-block__paragraph\">Instead of simply cleaning up the reverb, he started increasing the resonance of the filters until the reverb developed its own identifiable note, vibration and character.<\/p>\n<p id=\"ember79\" class=\"ember-view reader-text-block__paragraph\">The ambience was no longer sitting quietly behind the source.<\/p>\n<p id=\"ember80\" class=\"ember-view reader-text-block__paragraph\">It had become an instrument.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"ember81\" class=\"ember-view reader-text-block__heading-3\">More Than a Conventional Reverb<\/h3>\n<p id=\"ember82\" class=\"ember-view reader-text-block__paragraph\">Resonant Reverb places resonant filtering both before and after the reverb.<\/p>\n<p id=\"ember83\" class=\"ember-view reader-text-block__paragraph\">The incoming sound can be filtered before it reaches the reverb, determining which frequencies excite the ambience. The resulting reverb can then be filtered again afterwards, allowing the final tail to be further shaped, exaggerated or controlled.<\/p>\n<p id=\"ember84\" class=\"ember-view reader-text-block__paragraph\">This makes it possible to create sounds that would normally require several separate plugins and a far more complicated effects chain.<\/p>\n<p id=\"ember85\" class=\"ember-view reader-text-block__paragraph\">You can use it subtly to carve out space, or push the filters into extreme resonance and generate something dramatically different from the original source.<\/p>\n<p id=\"ember86\" class=\"ember-view reader-text-block__paragraph\">As Joe explained, the plugin can perform the obvious task of shaping reverb so it does not occupy too much space. However, the real fun begins when you start getting strange with it.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"ember87\" class=\"ember-view reader-text-block__heading-3\">Finding the Note Inside a Snare Drum<\/h3>\n<p id=\"ember88\" class=\"ember-view reader-text-block__paragraph\">One of the most immediately useful applications is on snare drum.<\/p>\n<p id=\"ember89\" class=\"ember-view reader-text-block__paragraph\">During my demonstration, I used Resonant Reverb on a deliberately dry, dark and very 1970s-inspired drum recording.<\/p>\n<p id=\"ember90\" class=\"ember-view reader-text-block__paragraph\">The original snare already had a short reverb, but it needed slightly more impact and personality without making the overall drum sound brighter or more modern.<\/p>\n<p id=\"ember91\" class=\"ember-view reader-text-block__paragraph\">Using the resonant filters, I isolated and emphasised the low body of the snare, then searched for the upper frequency that gave the drum its bite.<\/p>\n<p id=\"ember92\" class=\"ember-view reader-text-block__paragraph\">The result was noticeably more dramatic.<\/p>\n<p id=\"ember93\" class=\"ember-view reader-text-block__paragraph\">Rather than simply adding a longer reverb tail, the plugin reinforced the natural tone of the drum. The ambience appeared to become part of the snare itself.<\/p>\n<p id=\"ember94\" class=\"ember-view reader-text-block__paragraph\">This is particularly effective with shorter decay times. When the reverb is clamped down tightly, the listener may not perceive an obvious tail. Instead, the drum simply sounds larger, more aggressive or more characterful.<\/p>\n<p id=\"ember95\" class=\"ember-view reader-text-block__paragraph\">You can also search for a narrow midrange resonance and blend it underneath an existing reverb. This is reminiscent of the classic Abbey Road technique of heavily filtering ambience so that it contributes a specific colour rather than a full-range wash.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"ember96\" class=\"ember-view reader-text-block__heading-3\">Reverb Into Delay<\/h3>\n<p id=\"ember97\" class=\"ember-view reader-text-block__paragraph\">Once a narrow, resonant snare ambience has been created, it can be fed into another effect.<\/p>\n<p id=\"ember98\" class=\"ember-view reader-text-block__paragraph\">Sending the processed reverb into a ping-pong delay produced a repeating snare texture with far more personality than a conventional delay applied directly to the drum.<\/p>\n<p id=\"ember99\" class=\"ember-view reader-text-block__paragraph\">This is where Resonant Reverb becomes particularly inspiring.<\/p>\n<p id=\"ember100\" class=\"ember-view reader-text-block__paragraph\">The plugin does not have to replace the reverbs already in your mix. It can sit alongside them as a specialised texture generator.<\/p>\n<p id=\"ember101\" class=\"ember-view reader-text-block__paragraph\">A traditional reverb can provide the believable room or sense of depth, while Resonant Reverb creates a filtered accent, repeat or tonal event that gives the track a unique identity.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"ember102\" class=\"ember-view reader-text-block__heading-3\">Creating Coloured Piano Rooms<\/h3>\n<p id=\"ember103\" class=\"ember-view reader-text-block__paragraph\">The plugin also worked beautifully on piano.<\/p>\n<p id=\"ember104\" class=\"ember-view reader-text-block__paragraph\">The piano in the session had been deliberately recorded and mixed with a dark, muted character. The artist wanted the instrument to feel as though it existed inside a noticeably coloured room rather than a bright, pristine space.<\/p>\n<p id=\"ember105\" class=\"ember-view reader-text-block__paragraph\">By reducing the high-frequency content and increasing the decay, Resonant Reverb immediately produced a darker and more atmospheric environment.<\/p>\n<p id=\"ember106\" class=\"ember-view reader-text-block__paragraph\">This is an important distinction.<\/p>\n<p id=\"ember107\" class=\"ember-view reader-text-block__paragraph\">Sometimes we do not want a realistic representation of a physical room. We want the impression of a room that has a particular emotional quality.<\/p>\n<p id=\"ember108\" class=\"ember-view reader-text-block__paragraph\">It may feel old, narrow, unstable, distant or slightly broken.<\/p>\n<p id=\"ember109\" class=\"ember-view reader-text-block__paragraph\">Resonant Reverb makes it easy to create that type of space without building a complicated chain of EQ, saturation, compression and reverb plugins.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"ember110\" class=\"ember-view reader-text-block__heading-3\">Adding Texture to Kick Drums<\/h3>\n<p id=\"ember111\" class=\"ember-view reader-text-block__paragraph\">Reverb on kick drums can be difficult.<\/p>\n<p id=\"ember112\" class=\"ember-view reader-text-block__paragraph\">Too much low-frequency ambience can quickly make a mix muddy, while too much high-frequency reverb can exaggerate the attack in an unnatural way.<\/p>\n<p id=\"ember113\" class=\"ember-view reader-text-block__paragraph\">The resonant filters allow you to decide precisely which part of the kick excites the effect.<\/p>\n<p id=\"ember114\" class=\"ember-view reader-text-block__paragraph\">You might emphasise the low thump, isolate the midrange knock or create a short filtered texture that makes the drum feel as though it belongs in a completely different room.<\/p>\n<p id=\"ember115\" class=\"ember-view reader-text-block__paragraph\">This can be especially effective when working with dry acoustic drums, electronic percussion or programmed kicks that need additional movement and extension.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"ember116\" class=\"ember-view reader-text-block__heading-3\">Turning Unused Room Microphones Into Something Special<\/h3>\n<p id=\"ember117\" class=\"ember-view reader-text-block__paragraph\">My favourite result from the demonstration came from a crushed mono room microphone.<\/p>\n<p id=\"ember118\" class=\"ember-view reader-text-block__paragraph\">The microphone had been recorded inside a small storage area behind the main drum room. Because very little high-frequency information entered the space, the recording was dark, compressed and unusual.<\/p>\n<p id=\"ember119\" class=\"ember-view reader-text-block__paragraph\">In the original mix, it felt largely unnecessary. No amount of conventional EQ seemed to make it contribute anything meaningful.<\/p>\n<p id=\"ember120\" class=\"ember-view reader-text-block__paragraph\">Resonant Reverb completely transformed it.<\/p>\n<p id=\"ember121\" class=\"ember-view reader-text-block__paragraph\">By feeding that dark room microphone into the plugin, removing the pre-delay and shaping the resonances, the microphone became an exciting atmospheric layer.<\/p>\n<p id=\"ember122\" class=\"ember-view reader-text-block__paragraph\">This highlights one of the plugin\u2019s most valuable uses: rescuing imperfect or apparently unusable recordings.<\/p>\n<p id=\"ember123\" class=\"ember-view reader-text-block__paragraph\">A harsh drum microphone, an overly dark room channel or an unusual piece of spill can become the ideal source for resonant processing.<\/p>\n<p id=\"ember124\" class=\"ember-view reader-text-block__paragraph\">Instead of trying to correct the recording until it sounds conventional, you can push its imperfections further and turn them into character.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"ember125\" class=\"ember-view reader-text-block__heading-3\">Designing Vocal Answers<\/h3>\n<p id=\"ember126\" class=\"ember-view reader-text-block__paragraph\">Joe also suggested using the plugin to create vocal answers.<\/p>\n<p id=\"ember127\" class=\"ember-view reader-text-block__paragraph\">A long pre-delay can separate the effect from the original phrase, allowing the resonant reverb to appear after the vocal as a new musical event.<\/p>\n<p id=\"ember128\" class=\"ember-view reader-text-block__paragraph\">Because the reverb has a completely different frequency shape from the dry voice, it does not simply sound like a conventional echo.<\/p>\n<p id=\"ember129\" class=\"ember-view reader-text-block__paragraph\">It becomes another character in the production.<\/p>\n<p id=\"ember130\" class=\"ember-view reader-text-block__paragraph\">This works particularly well in spacious arrangements where there is room between vocal phrases. A heavily filtered reverb can emerge from behind the vocal, answer the final word and then disappear back into the track.<\/p>\n<p id=\"ember131\" class=\"ember-view reader-text-block__paragraph\">Blending this effect with a more conventional vocal reverb gives you both clarity and creativity. The regular ambience provides depth, while Resonant Reverb adds the unexpected tonal detail.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"ember132\" class=\"ember-view reader-text-block__heading-3\">Synths, Pads and Electronic Music<\/h3>\n<p id=\"ember133\" class=\"ember-view reader-text-block__paragraph\">Resonant Reverb is especially well suited to synthesizers, pads, risers and electronic percussion.<\/p>\n<p id=\"ember134\" class=\"ember-view reader-text-block__paragraph\">When a resonant filter is pushed hard enough, it begins to react musically to the notes entering it. Different frequencies excite the reverb in different ways, creating movement that feels connected to the performance.<\/p>\n<p id=\"ember135\" class=\"ember-view reader-text-block__paragraph\">Automating the filter frequencies can take this even further.<\/p>\n<p id=\"ember136\" class=\"ember-view reader-text-block__paragraph\">A static pad can gradually change colour as the resonant peaks move through its harmonic content. A riser can become increasingly unstable. A simple synth part can generate evolving reflections that almost function as additional notes.<\/p>\n<p id=\"ember137\" class=\"ember-view reader-text-block__paragraph\">Rather than adding another synthesizer layer, the reverb itself becomes the evolving sound.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"ember138\" class=\"ember-view reader-text-block__heading-3\">Download the Multitracks<\/h3>\n<p id=\"ember139\" class=\"ember-view reader-text-block__paragraph\">The song used throughout this demonstration is David Bennett\u2019s <strong>\u201cUnder an Empty Sky.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p id=\"ember140\" class=\"ember-view reader-text-block__paragraph\">You can <a class=\"QtKzFLaxCCdfPRGkCHunIIRgSVJjcAIurONKJp \" tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/mixing-david-bennetts-under-an-empty-sky-from-drum-recording-to-final-mix\/\" target=\"_self\" data-test-app-aware-link=\"\"><strong>download the multitracks used in the video here<\/strong><\/a> and experiment with the session yourself.<\/p>\n<p id=\"ember141\" class=\"ember-view reader-text-block__paragraph\">It is a great opportunity to try Resonant Reverb on the same snare, kick, piano, vocal and room-microphone sources featured in the demonstration, then compare your own creative choices with the sounds explored in the video.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"ember142\" class=\"ember-view reader-text-block__heading-3\">The Right Kind of Wrong<\/h3>\n<p id=\"ember143\" class=\"ember-view reader-text-block__paragraph\">Many modern recordings begin with perfectly consistent samples, virtual instruments and carefully controlled performances.<\/p>\n<p id=\"ember144\" class=\"ember-view reader-text-block__paragraph\">There is nothing wrong with that. However, those sources can sometimes benefit from something less predictable.<\/p>\n<p id=\"ember145\" class=\"ember-view reader-text-block__paragraph\">Resonant Reverb is excellent for what I like to call <strong>wrongifying<\/strong> a sound.<\/p>\n<p id=\"ember146\" class=\"ember-view reader-text-block__paragraph\">It introduces the right kind of imperfection.<\/p>\n<p id=\"ember147\" class=\"ember-view reader-text-block__paragraph\">It can make a clean drum room feel crushed and strange, turn a straightforward piano into an instrument recorded in an imaginary space or transform a simple vocal reverb into a delayed tonal response.<\/p>\n<p id=\"ember148\" class=\"ember-view reader-text-block__paragraph\">The idea is not to make everything sound broken.<\/p>\n<p id=\"ember149\" class=\"ember-view reader-text-block__paragraph\">It is to introduce small moments that make the listener wonder what they just heard.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"ember150\" class=\"ember-view reader-text-block__heading-3\">A Mixing Tool and an Inspirational Tool<\/h3>\n<p id=\"ember151\" class=\"ember-view reader-text-block__paragraph\">Resonant Reverb can be used at either end of the production process.<\/p>\n<p id=\"ember152\" class=\"ember-view reader-text-block__paragraph\">At the beginning of a session, it can inspire new sounds and arrangements. A processed vocal, guitar or keyboard effect might influence the direction of the entire production.<\/p>\n<p id=\"ember153\" class=\"ember-view reader-text-block__paragraph\">At the end of a mix, it can provide the missing piece of character.<\/p>\n<p id=\"ember154\" class=\"ember-view reader-text-block__paragraph\">You may already have a strong balance, but one snare needs more angst, a piano needs a more distinctive environment or an unused room microphone needs to become meaningful.<\/p>\n<p id=\"ember155\" class=\"ember-view reader-text-block__paragraph\">Those are the moments where this plugin excels.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"ember156\" class=\"ember-view reader-text-block__heading-3\">Final Thoughts<\/h3>\n<p id=\"ember157\" class=\"ember-view reader-text-block__paragraph\">Joe Chiccarelli and \u00c9pica Audio have created something far more interesting than another general-purpose reverb.<\/p>\n<p id=\"ember158\" class=\"ember-view reader-text-block__paragraph\">Resonant Reverb can certainly handle practical mixing duties. Its pre- and post-reverb filtering makes it easy to remove mud, control brightness and position ambience inside a busy arrangement.<\/p>\n<p id=\"ember159\" class=\"ember-view reader-text-block__paragraph\">However, its real strength appears when you start taking chances.<\/p>\n<p id=\"ember160\" class=\"ember-view reader-text-block__paragraph\">Push the resonance. Shorten the decay until the reverb becomes part of the drum. Add a long pre-delay and turn a vocal tail into an answer. Feed it an unusable room microphone. Automate it across a synthesizer or run the result into a delay.<\/p>\n<p id=\"ember161\" class=\"ember-view reader-text-block__paragraph\">The stranger you allow it to become, the more rewarding it gets.<\/p>\n<p id=\"ember162\" class=\"ember-view reader-text-block__paragraph\">It perfectly reflects Joe\u2019s approach to production and engineering: capture great tones, respect the song and never stop searching for something unexpected.<\/p>\n<p id=\"ember163\" class=\"ember-view reader-text-block__paragraph\">Before you go, do not forget to <a class=\"QtKzFLaxCCdfPRGkCHunIIRgSVJjcAIurONKJp \" tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/gleam.io\/2xRIY\/epica-audio-resonant-reverb\" target=\"_self\" data-test-app-aware-link=\"\"><strong>enter the giveaway for your chance to win a copy of \u00c9pica Audio\u2019s Resonant Reverb<\/strong><\/a><strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p id=\"ember164\" class=\"ember-view reader-text-block__paragraph\">You can also try the demo or <a class=\"QtKzFLaxCCdfPRGkCHunIIRgSVJjcAIurONKJp \" tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.epicaaudio.com\/products\/resonant-reverb\" target=\"_self\" data-test-app-aware-link=\"\"><strong>purchase Joe Chiccarelli\u2019s Resonant Reverb directly from \u00c9pica Audio here<\/strong><\/a> and begin experimenting with it in your own sessions.<\/p>\n<p id=\"ember165\" class=\"ember-view reader-text-block__paragraph\">Have a marvellous time recording and mixing<\/p>\n<p id=\"ember166\" class=\"ember-view reader-text-block__paragraph\">Warren<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=RlXuGvG7wsE&#038;feature=youtu.beVideo can&#8217;t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Joe Chiccarelli\u2019s Resonant Reverb by \u00c9pica Audio: Turn Reverb Into an Instrument (https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=RlXuGvG7wsE&#038;feature=youtu.be) I\u2019m incredibly fortunate to call Joe Chiccarelli a good friend, as well as one of the finest producers and engineers of his generation. 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