Skip to main content
D
djmattyz
Inspiring
March 31, 2018
Answered

how to get reverb to keep going after the clip ends

  • March 31, 2018
  • 7 replies
  • 25336 views

when applying reverb to a clip, the reverb stops abruptly when the clip stops,   this makes the reverb effect fairly useless in a lot of cases i think, and necessitates creating an individual audio track  using reverb as an insert in order to get the desired effect.

it would be nice if there was a way to toggle between "end when clip ends" and "keep going after clip ends"   for those long reverbs

it would also be nice to be able to do this with delays etc

maybe there is a way but i just didnt find it yet...

      Correct answer R Neil Haugen

      One option is to nest the clip, then use a black video after the clip, add the reverb to the nested sequence,  and keyframe away.

      From Jarle Leirpoll's book.

      Neil

      7 replies

      G
      Geoffrey37968971duzb
      Known Participant
      December 3, 2024

      awesome work around, thank you

      G
      gepetto503
      Participant
      January 23, 2025

      Pretty hilarious that you have to do any work around at all to get the reverb tail to continue after the dry signal ends—literally defeats the purpose of adding reverb to something if it doesn't continue ringing out after the original sound ends.

      I
      InfiniteWhale
      Known Participant
      December 2, 2024

      It's one thing that it does this when the reverb is on the same track as the audio clip, but it does it when it's on a submix track. Nothing else acts like this. Premiere Pro and Adobe really are an absolute joke. 

      S
      Scott.C.
      Inspiring
      December 11, 2023

      I was working in PrPro 24.1 today and tried the nest trick. It worked on the timeline but when I went to export the video, the export was still cutting the reverb short! What fixed it was adding some muted audio after the SFX in the nest, but just adding black video no longer seems to work.

       

      Annoying that the timeline/export were not the same could be a catastrophic bug for some people using this hack, as it can only be caught in QC.

      H
      Huge Larry
      Participating Frequently
      February 10, 2022

      Hello. Another way to handle this is to put the reverb effect on an entire audio track, rather than just on individual clips. Go to the "Audio Track Mixer" window, then click the > symbol in the upper left to expand the effects/sends area. On the desired audio track, use the drop down menu in an FX slot to add the reverb. You can then double click the reverb to bring up the effects UI. This method not only solves the reverb tail issue, but it also lets you easily adjust common reverb settings for several clips when you want them all to sound the same. You can even do fancy stuff like have the same reverb be used across multiple tracks via an FX send.

        Neil Raouf
        Neil Raouf
        Participant
        April 18, 2023

        That doesen't work either. I tried everything: Clip, Track, sending Aidoo to a Submix....as soon as the file is finished, the reverb tail stops. this is just not professional.

          R Neil Haugen
          R Neil Haugen
          Legend
          April 18, 2023

          as soon as the file is finished, the reverb tail stops. this is just not professional

           

          Are you expecting that you can add reverb, and the program will automatically 'extend' the number of frames until the end of the reverb? That doesn't sound like something I'd expect.

           

          The comment above, add black video track, nest the clip and black video, then add reverb works as I would expect. As you have added length to the file so there's a place for the reverb to exist ...

           

          Neil

          Everyone's mileage always varies ...
          N
          nicolasg56839542
          Participant
          August 6, 2019

          I solved the problem by using time remapping to the sound layer. I created two key-frames at the end and I could push the last one as far as I needed. The reverb obviously lasted until the last key-frame ...

          R Neil Haugen
          R Neil HaugenCorrect answer
          Legend
          March 31, 2018

          One option is to nest the clip, then use a black video after the clip, add the reverb to the nested sequence,  and keyframe away.

          From Jarle Leirpoll's book.

          Neil

          Everyone's mileage always varies ...
            D
            djmattyzAuthor
            Inspiring
            March 31, 2018

            niel, thats a very clever workaround,  thanks :-)

            bucksommerkamp
            Community Expert
            bucksommerkampCommunity Expert
            Community Expert
            March 31, 2018

            Could you apply some silence at the end of the clip to give it more time to "resolve" the reverb?

            D
            djmattyzAuthor
            Inspiring
            March 31, 2018

            bocksummercamp

            i guess so yea, but doing destructive editing (even while your just adding something)  seems a little counter intuitive.  i hope that at some point adobe would consider adding a toggle switch, or just making it default that the reverb would trail on after the clip,  because i think in 90% of cases thats what the user would be looking for.

              Terms & ConditionsAccessibility statement
              Using the community Terms of use Privacy Cookie preferences Do not sell or share my personal information ad choicesAdChoices