5.1 Reverb on the cheap

[ericphillips]

I need some 5.1 reverb action. I was thinking of linking three reverbs on the master channel, one for L/R, one for Ls/Lr and one for C/Sub. While not a true multichannel reverb, it should work nice.

Now, putting that into play. I assume that I load three stereo reverbs into the FX dialog box. Then I assign the pins for routing audio to each. 1-2 in and out of the first, 3-4 in and out of the second, and 5-6 in and out of the third.

I havent actually done it yet, so does this seem right?

[serr]

You'll have better luck placing the main reverb in some spot in the surround field and building the ambiance front to back and/or side to side with small delays. (Much like you would build stereo ambiance with a reverb unit and delays in stereo but now with an added dimension.)

That's what a 5.1 reverb unit would do for you. Just arbitrarily pushing all channels (including the Lfe?!?) to the reverb would be extremely crude. You want to create a 3D space in surround. That's part of the point of the system.