How to do a reverb freeze
Freeze A into a wash of reverb, then let B emerge.
- Crowd-pleaser
- easy
- About 4 bars
- Uses reverb FX
When to use it
- Use it when you're bringing the energy down.
- A natural fit for melodic/trance, EDM/big room, house/techno and pop/open-format.
- A strong choice when you're switching genres.
- Works at any tempo gap, and it's the go-to move when the songs are more than 8% apart, because there's no beatmatched overlap.
- Great for closing a set or emotional moments.
Step by step
- 1Cue B on a big first beat.
- 2Hit reverb on A and pull its fader so it freezes into a wash.
- 3While the wash hangs, start B.
- 4Turn the reverb off once B settles.
See it on a controller, and hear it with your own songs
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Similar techniques
- Hard cut on the phraseSnap from A to B exactly on a new phrase.
- Quick cutStop A, start B. Bold and clean.
- Echo outLet A ring out on an echo, then drop B.
- SpinbackRewind A like a vinyl spin, then slam B in.
- Half-time switchDrop B so its beat sits at half (or double) A's speed.
- Let it play outLet A finish, then start B clean.