RobC wrote:
Is that about accuracy? I thought if the wet signal is mixed separately to the dry signal ~ say, both are at 100%, then we get a 50-50 balance. So what's the difference?
My 2 cents on Blend vs Send:
The difference I focus on is where the dry signal starts/ends after adding the FX.
When using a send, the dry signal stays at 100% of it’s original value no matter how much send FX you add.
When using a dry/wet control, the dry signal is REDUCED as you add more FX.
In mixing, you generally spend a good deal of time getting your levels exactly where you want them, down to a fraction or a dB in many cases. Using a dry/wet control will reduce the dry signal by 3-6dB between 25 and 50% blend, which is more than enough to wreak carefully set mix balances. Therefore a send approach is generally preferred in these cases.
Earlier in the track building process I may be OK with using a blend control for adding FX, but it limits changing balances later in the process IMO. In general I tend to prefer a blend control for chorus/flanger/phaser type FX over reverb/delay FX because a) I don’t often change balances on those types of FX, and b) when I do change the balance the overall apparent level doesn’t change as much (because the FX signal more closely resembles the original in tone/time).
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