Annoying Reverb Sound?

OK so I'm using some keyboard samples with lots of room size and reverb.

However, I have this segment in the song where I put them very close to each other.

And it makes this annoying ringing sound that gradually gets louder.

I can't figure out what it is. I've tried lowering the diffusion, decay, room size, and reverb.

to no avail does it work. I tried a compressor, equalization, and turning down the volume.

Nothing is working. Can someone help me. Thanks

sounds like maybe you don't like the high end on your reverb? try looking for some sort of dampening on the reverb so that the high frequency stuff dies out faster than the low frequency content. this could be way off though.

  On 12/17/2009 at 6:20 AM, Mesh Gear Fox said:

wrong forum but what reverb are you using?

FL Reverb

  On 12/17/2009 at 6:39 AM, ryanmcallister said:

sounds like maybe you don't like the high end on your reverb? try looking for some sort of dampening on the reverb so that the high frequency stuff dies out faster than the low frequency content. this could be way off though.

That helped a bit. But it's still got a little ring to it.

Damn it, nothing is working!

I've noticed that it's mainly one note that makes that ring.

Find the frequency at which that ring occurs if it's only happening at one note. Apply an EQ either before or after the reverb and remove that frequency.

  On 12/17/2009 at 7:20 PM, futureimage said:

Find the frequency at which that ring occurs if it's only happening at one note. Apply an EQ either before or after the reverb and remove that frequency.

+1 for that recommendation. notch filter ftw.

I'm going to move this to the EKT Forum. Hopefully more people will be able to help you out there :)

  On 12/17/2009 at 7:20 PM, futureimage said:

Find the frequency at which that ring occurs if it's only happening at one note. Apply an EQ either before or after the reverb and remove that frequency.

I applied the EQ. Nothing yet. How can I remove the frequency?

  On 12/18/2009 at 5:17 AM, ZAZ said:

  On 12/17/2009 at 7:20 PM, futureimage said:

Find the frequency at which that ring occurs if it's only happening at one note. Apply an EQ either before or after the reverb and remove that frequency.

 

I applied the EQ. Nothing yet. How can I remove the frequency?

Do you know about notch filters?

  On 12/18/2009 at 5:19 AM, sneaksta303 said:

  On 12/18/2009 at 5:17 AM, ZAZ said:

  On 12/17/2009 at 7:20 PM, futureimage said:

Find the frequency at which that ring occurs if it's only happening at one note. Apply an EQ either before or after the reverb and remove that frequency.

 

I applied the EQ. Nothing yet. How can I remove the frequency?

 

Do you know about notch filters?

In FL, no.

It's so ridiculous because it's just one note that's making that sound.

I've tried everything man. AHHHHHHHHHHH

  On 12/18/2009 at 5:19 AM, sneaksta303 said:

  On 12/18/2009 at 5:17 AM, ZAZ said:

  On 12/17/2009 at 7:20 PM, futureimage said:

Find the frequency at which that ring occurs if it's only happening at one note. Apply an EQ either before or after the reverb and remove that frequency.

 

I applied the EQ. Nothing yet. How can I remove the frequency?

 

Do you know about notch filters?

If by notch filters you're referring to FL EQ/EQ2 then not really.

I'm twiddling with them now. No success yet.

I may just have to pitch shift : \

It 's cool I'll just pitch shift.

It makes it sound much darker anyways.

1. get a spectrum analyzer and find out which frequency is peaking much higher than everything else.

2. use an eq (i'm not sure what you have in FL) but it might be called "notch", "band reject", "band pass", or something to that extent, basically you want that bell curve that you can drag around in a parametric eq, and you are going to want to set it to a really high q setting so that the "bell" is really narrow

3. set the frequency of that eq band to the frequency you found with the spectrum analyzer and set it to the lowest amplitude possible (in other words drag it way down below the zero line)

hope this works out, if not you might want to take a look on kvr for an eq that has a notch filter in it, because while you may have found a temporary solution you don't want to have to pitch shift everything you send through that reverb in the future.

better yet, look on kvr for a better reverb.

  On 12/18/2009 at 9:54 AM, ryanmcallister said:

1. get a spectrum analyzer and find out which frequency is peaking much higher than everything else.

2. use an eq (i'm not sure what you have in FL) but it might be called "notch", "band reject", "band pass", or something to that extent, basically you want that bell curve that you can drag around in a parametric eq, and you are going to want to set it to a really high q setting so that the "bell" is really narrow

3. set the frequency of that eq band to the frequency you found with the spectrum analyzer and set it to the lowest amplitude possible (in other words drag it way down below the zero line)

 

hope this works out, if not you might want to take a look on kvr for an eq that has a notch filter in it, because while you may have found a temporary solution you don't want to have to pitch shift everything you send through that reverb in the future.

 

better yet, look on kvr for a better reverb.

Thanks Ryan. It's more the note itself than the reverb.

The reverb just extends the frequency. I don't know if there is anything I can really do.

However, thanks for the reverb suggestions. I am quite interested in using new reverb plugins.

I wouldn't recommend a notch filter. You don't want to totally eradicate that note, you just want to tone it down some.

Apply the 'negative' EQ before the reverb. It sounds like you are getting some sort of feedback from one note in the reverb and less DBs before the reverb should solve it.

  On 12/18/2009 at 7:07 PM, acidphakist said:

I wouldn't recommend a notch filter. You don't want to totally eradicate that note, you just want to tone it down some.

 

Apply the 'negative' EQ before the reverb. It sounds like you are getting some sort of feedback from one note in the reverb and less DBs before the reverb should solve it.

It's all good man.

I'll just pitch shift.

EQ band reject

  On 12/19/2009 at 1:30 AM, chimera slot mom said:

EQ band reject

Wheres the band reject option in FL EQ?

  On 12/18/2009 at 7:07 PM, acidphakist said:

I wouldn't recommend a notch filter. You don't want to totally eradicate that note, you just want to tone it down some.

 

Apply the 'negative' EQ before the reverb. It sounds like you are getting some sort of feedback from one note in the reverb and less DBs before the reverb should solve it.

notch if it's just some random frequency, but you're right if it's actually a note that's just getting emphasized more than others you don't want to remove it completely.

could just be a resonant note coming from what ever your sending in. In any case just use a different reverb.

yeah the reverb is shite

blah *pumps posts to piss off mesh*