{"id":11535,"date":"2013-09-11T20:32:28","date_gmt":"2013-09-12T00:32:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/noelborthwick.com\/cakewalk\/?p=11535"},"modified":"2013-09-11T20:32:28","modified_gmt":"2013-09-12T00:32:28","slug":"the-distance-effect","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/noelborthwick.com\/cakewalk\/2013\/09\/11\/the-distance-effect\/","title":{"rendered":"The Distance Effect: How to make audio sound far away using Reverb"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Creating distance in a mix or sound design project often results in the use of a distance effect.<\/strong> \u00a0This effect can make anything sound as if it\u2019s 50 ft away, and is quite easy to setup.<\/p>\n

1)<\/strong> Insert a pre fader send<\/strong> onto an audio track. Within just about every DAW and\/or mixing board there is a setting on the Sends sections called \u201cPre\u201d. \u00a0Within SONAR this setting is enabled when the \u201cPost\u201d button on the send is deactivated.<\/p>\n

2)<\/strong> In SONAR, I right-click on the Sends area in the console view and select \u201cNew Stereo Bus\u201d.<\/p>\n

3)<\/strong> Rename the bus \u201cDistance Effect\u201d. Now my audio is routed to this Bus. It\u2019s often good practice to label your buses, or else mixes become confusing to work with.<\/p>\n

4)<\/strong> Insert an instance of Reverb onto that bus. In this example I used BREVERB SONAR and called up a Plate preset.<\/p>\n

5)<\/strong> Mute the audio track and hit play.<\/p>\n