{"id":17904,"date":"2021-11-25T09:09:10","date_gmt":"2021-11-25T09:09:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/audiblegenius.com\/?p=17904"},"modified":"2026-09-23T19:21:27","modified_gmt":"2026-09-23T19:21:27","slug":"reverb-on-drums","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/audiblegenius.com\/fr\/blog\/reverb-on-drums","title":{"rendered":"How to Use Reverb on Drums"},"content":{"rendered":"

The last and very important step in drum mixing is to add reverb to the drums. Reverb will give your drums air, and space and make the sound more natural.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Reverb is a very important tool in mixing. It makes your songs more natural-sounding, spacious, and bigger. You can use reverb not only on drums but also on vocals, guitars, keyboards, etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But drums require a little different approach when it comes to reverb. Also, the way you add reverb on drums depends on what type of drums you use.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Acoustic drums may require a different approach. You can add no reverb at all and use the room sound for the reverb effect. But with VST drums, you need to use some reverb plugins to make your drums natural.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In this tutorial, you will learn what is the best way to add reverb on VST drums. That’s because most home recording studios use drum plugins to record drum tracks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How To Add Reverb To Drums<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Reverb is very important for drums. You must use it correctly on drums. If you don’t, your drum sound will not be good and it will spoil your whole mix.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are various ways to apply reverb on VST drums. It depends on personal taste and preferences. But there is a good practice that works in every case.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This drum reverb guide is for VST drums only. This method is great for home recording. Real drums need different approaches and methods. I use Reaper as my DAW for this tutorial.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. Record Drums<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The first step before you use reverb on drums is to record your drums. You can record VST drums in two ways. One way is to use a MIDI controller and play drums on the keys. The second way is to program drums with a MIDI sequencer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Playing drums on the MIDI keyboard will sound more natural because of the velocity difference. But then you have to quantize it to be on time. It may take some time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you program it manually, the timing will be perfect but then you have to adjust the velocity for each note. It’s also time-consuming. Choose your preferred method and record your drums.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. Mix Your Drums<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The next step is drum mixing<\/a> which is a very important step. The quality of your drum sounds heavy depends on the mixing. If a drum mix sounds bad, it will sound worse with reverb.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The first thing you need to do is to separate every drum track and send them to individual tracks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Your kick, snare, hi-hat, toms, and cymbals should have their own tracks. Modern VST drum plugins allow you to create separate tracks for every drum kit.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Then mix the individual tracks with EQ and compressor. After you are satisfied, create a drum bus track and send mixed drum tracks to this bus track. This will be your main drum track.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3. Create A Reverb Track<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

You have your drum sound. You mixed it and created a drum bus that is your main drum track. Now it’s time to add reverb on drums. And you have to do it properly. Otherwise, your drum will sound not so good.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There is a special way to apply reverb to drums. Many beginners make mistakes when they add reverb on an individual or the main drum track. You can do it but the sound will not be as good and many issues will occur.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, you need to create an environment where you have your main, dry drum sound but also some way you need to add reverb. What you need to do is create a new track with just a reverb plugin on it.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Now you have two tracks to work with. One is your mixed drum bus track where you have sent kick, snare, toms, etc. And a new track with only reverb plugins on it. This way you can control your drums and reverb separately.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you add reverb on individual drum tracks like a bass drum, snare, and so on, every reverb will have different settings. This will cause problems because it will not be cohesive. But if you apply reverb on your main drum bus, then you lose control of it.<\/p>\n\n\n

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