Pre-Delay: Decay Time Cheat Sheet
Pre-Delay: Decay Time Cheat Sheet
Pre-Delay: Decay Time Cheat Sheet
CHEAT SHEET
EARLY PRE-DELAY
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 200+
ms
The early reflections of a Based on the average Based on the old reverb Based on the standard
room reverb or chamber shape and sound of a chambers in recording shape and sound of a
reverb. room in a building. studios of the 60s and 70s. concert hall.
Very useful for creating 3D Typically a more "live" Even though this doesn’t Typically a smoother,
mixes without creating reverb, even though it has model a specific space, it more diffused reverb.
sonic clutter. a short decay time. can still be used
Will sometimes also be
convincingly in a mix.
Usually meant to be felt called a "church" reverb.
rather than heard. Typically splits the difference
between rooms and halls
in tone and length.
sec
DECAY TIME =
Helpful for mix techniques or creative sounds,
but no longer acoustically accurate.