LP + reverb/delay

PHC · Post by **PHC** » Sat Apr 07, 2007 10:20 am

Do you guys use any Reverb/Delay with your LP's?

For me it's almost essential, cause without it the LP sounds a little "dry" and doesn't sit it the mix nicely. The only thing that doesn't need any processing (for me) are the bass patches.

I use a Lexicon MX200 and it sounds great and really gets the groove going.

Chorus stuff for lead sounds sounds nice and Rotary(Leslie simulator)+Reverb with Organ Lead patch is a killer

goldphinga · Post by **goldphinga** » Sat Apr 07, 2007 10:39 am

i run mine through the moog sd delay. incredible sound. sounds great dry tho as well, especially for bass.

MarkM · Post by **MarkM** » Sat Apr 07, 2007 2:12 pm

I use the 104Z and a Lexicon MPX550. Sounds great. Also I have a Line 6 EchoPro which has a nice digital delay.

thewaag · Post by **thewaag** » Sat Apr 07, 2007 2:43 pm

I agree that reverb, at least, is essential to the LP, or any synth for that matter. Delay, at the proper time, makes it just that much better. In the old days, to get the proper Minimoog sound it was always considered necessary to run through a reverb and maybe a delay.

I think that Moog might sell more synths if they had a reverb built in (which I would hate to see--how many reverbs do you need? I have two plugged into my mixer, one built into my mixer, one built into my interface, one in each of my recording programs, and one in my mastering program), or if they "required" their dealers to have their demos hooked up to a reverb.

A keyboard neophyte steps up to a digital keyboard and plays a note where an often times Honky sample is reinforced by a lush sounding built in reverb. The sound has a luxurious depth and the overall effect is a killer sound. Then he goes to a Voyager or an LP and plays this great, fat sounding note that is dry, dry, dry..... not nearly as luscious sounding as the digital synth. The Moog is quickly forgotten about in favor of the digital axe with the built in reverb. If the Moog was demoed with a reverb and possibly a bit of delay, the neophyte would be knocked on his rear end.

Of course, then the kid demoing the Moog would never leave the store because he would want to be playing the Moog all day........

mwalthius · Post by **mwalthius** » Sat Apr 07, 2007 9:51 pm

I've been thinking about getting a Lexicon MX200, but have just been using the effects in my Virus TI so far.

hieronymous · Post by **hieronymous** » Sat Apr 07, 2007 10:37 pm

Love my Big Briar MF-104 & Roland RE-201 Space Echo!!! Though I haven't used them much with my LP yet...

Tangsonghe · Post by **Tangsonghe** » Sun Apr 08, 2007 8:55 am

Interesting thread.

I'm the other way round to thewaag - I love delay and use reverb usually only
on the whole mix. Delay can really transform a patch into something else. I agree that like all synths when auditioning the patches a bit of delay/reverb sorts things out. Funny though, when playing live with a band the added depth that reverb/delay adds can be lost or just become noisy when playing along with guitars/drums/vocals and the raw uneffected synth suddenly finds its place. My outboards get switched on for bits where the focus is on the synths and turned down elsewhere. I have a Lexicon MPX110 and a Roland EF303 waiting for the Little Phatty Stage to arrive. The EF303 is funny as it appears very gimmicky at first but has a slider controlled 16 step sequencer. You can use it to step sequence FX parameters or as midi out to your synth of choice.

Nate · Post by **Nate** » Tue Apr 10, 2007 1:47 pm

I liked the LP when I got it. It didn't blow me away, though. Then I started screwing with the effects on my little Microcube and it came alive. I like a bit of reverb, but the phaser and the flanger really make a difference on a lot of the presets. Especially for more atmospheric pad-type sounds. I just sold my MX-200 (doh!) but I have some old 70s guitar stomp boxes I can't wait to try out with it!

Amos · Post by **Amos** » Tue Apr 10, 2007 7:05 pm

just ordered an alesis ModFX PHLNGR from NovaMusik (who BTW are blowing them out for $29, free shipping) and I can't wait to run the LP through it. Most of my effects come from VST's these days, but I really like the hands-on interaction you get with hardware effects.

I have an RE-301 Chorus Echo but it has no tape... that's the next thing on my list to rehabilitate. There is something in me that questions the wisdom of running a creamy analog synth thru a digital stomp box before it even gets recorded... the Chorus Echo would keep it strictly analog. Not to mention sounding really nice...

back directly on-topic, I have had some really nice results using a short 100% wet reverb on the voyager and LP; it creates some really expressive bowed-string or reed wind instrument kind of timbres... great stuff.

sir_dss · Post by **sir_dss** » Tue Apr 10, 2007 7:10 pm

Amos,

I bought a display unit of 6 of the ModFx from them. The Bitrman is fantastic with synths.

Brian G · Post by **Brian G** » Tue Apr 10, 2007 8:44 pm

I run the LP ( and my other Moogs, Korgs…) through the Lexicon MX200, great dual effects box for under $200 . Depending I’ll also use a combination of MoogerFoogers, using the MF104 with the MF102 or one of the MuRFs in the feed back loop will give you all kind of fun sounds to play with.

I’ll also use my old Boss SE50 from time to time, or add effects from the VS8F2 cards my Roland VS2480

MarkM · Post by **MarkM** » Tue Apr 10, 2007 10:27 pm

I agree. The BitRman is incredible. I also like the Line 6 EchoPro rack unity. It's a nice digital delay unit.