Expansion on reverb

Tony Visconti famously used a gate for David Bowie’s reverb on “Heroes.” Using this technique, when a vocalist sings softly, the gate closes, and when they sing loudly, it opens up.1

This works best Sending to an aux before inserts.

  1. How to Use a Gated Reverb Effect Like David Bowie - YouTube ↩

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Sending to an aux before inserts
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