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Forgive me if this is a really stupid question, I'm new to this.

Is there a reliable method for making a sound that is wet, dry? I don't know how to describe it properly, so here's an example:

https://clyp.it/l0dwavbi

This is just me playing a simple chord twice, the first time is with no reverb or effects- here it sounds like the mics were placed inside the body of the piano. Then I play it again, but this time put into a 'space' using Trash 2's 'Convolve' module. Is there any way to process a sound like the second (wet) chords so that it sounds more like the first (dry) set? Specifically, it would be great to be able to do this without buying a 'de-reverb' plugin.

Thanks guys
« Last Edit: July 25, 2016, 03:05:35 pm by felt »

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Re: Drying out a wet sound (increasing its immediacy/presence)?
« Reply #1 on: July 25, 2016, 04:26:27 pm »
In this case you can get pretty close by just EQ and stereo imaging (just a stereo width plugin or something like a multiband compressor with width controls will do). The only thing you can't really fix easily is the smeared transients. That's not a very easy problem to solve, not sure if there's any software that does that acceptably.

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Re: Drying out a wet sound (increasing its immediacy/presence)?
« Reply #2 on: July 25, 2016, 05:15:21 pm »
Thanks a lot for the reply man. I wonder whether I am just looking at it all wrong. I wasn't thinking about it in terms of which frequencies were prominent (or not).

Another example: https://clyp.it/qvtmczqd

I was hearing sounds like that in the second bar of the above and thinking of it as a fuller sound being played through some shitty cabinet and re-recorded, when ultimately all it is is a drastically EQ'd version of the original. Does that even make sense? Maybe all I'm asking is how to make thin sounds thicker. In that case, are there any other ways to thicken a thin sound other than EQ?

Thanks and apologies if none of this makes sense

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Re: Drying out a wet sound (increasing its immediacy/presence)?
« Reply #3 on: July 25, 2016, 05:52:23 pm »
This KVR thread has some possible solutions that you may already know about. Specifically Voxengo Deconvolver, which isn't super expensive.

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Re: Drying out a wet sound (increasing its immediacy/presence)?
« Reply #4 on: July 25, 2016, 07:23:33 pm »
I prefer the superior absorbency of Bounty quilted.

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Re: Drying out a wet sound (increasing its immediacy/presence)?
« Reply #5 on: July 25, 2016, 11:45:26 pm »
I prefer the superior absorbency of Bounty quilted.

Very weak paper towel game bro. Import some of Her Majesty's finest Regina Blitz (https://goo.gl/ixcALo) and wipe some of that smug-ass yank sarcasm off your face ya fucken heathen.
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Re: Drying out a wet sound (increasing its immediacy/presence)?
« Reply #6 on: July 25, 2016, 11:47:45 pm »
This KVR thread has some possible solutions that you may already know about. Specifically Voxengo Deconvolver, which isn't super expensive.

This thread looks like exactly what I was looking for, thanks/

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Re: Drying out a wet sound (increasing its immediacy/presence)?
« Reply #7 on: July 26, 2016, 12:08:54 pm »
This KVR thread has some possible solutions that you may already know about. Specifically Voxengo Deconvolver, which isn't super expensive.

This thread looks like exactly what I was looking for, thanks/


No problem, glad to help!

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Re: Drying out a wet sound (increasing its immediacy/presence)?
« Reply #8 on: July 30, 2016, 02:54:05 am »
I prefer the superior absorbency of Bounty quilted.

Very weak paper towel game bro. Import some of Her Majesty's finest Regina Blitz (https://goo.gl/ixcALo) and wipe some of that smug-ass yank sarcasm off your face ya fucken heathen.

Damn...3 ply...the only paper towel sturdy enough to soak up the EU's remains...