Landr: Layering reverbs and EQ on background vocals

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Demo summary

The demonstration shows boosting air frequencies with a parametric EQ in Mixbox and layering LANDR FX Voice with Rough Plate 140 for a complex reverb effect.

Step-by-step

Open a parametric EQ within Mixbox
Boost the air frequency around 9,000 Hz to add sparkle
Pan the background vocals hard left and hard right
Apply a light compression using a regular preset
Add LANDR FX Voice using the 'I am in a room' preset for a short reverb tail
Layer a second reverb using Rough Plate 140 with a longer decay time

Tips

Pan background vocals hard left and right to keep them out of the way of the lead vocal
Layering two different reverbs works well if they are deliberate and distinct from each other

Highlights

“it's fun to do if the two verbs are deliberate and different from each other”

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