Reverb — Fairlight · SPACE / FX · 09
Give sound a space. Preserve the source.

Practice · 5 steps

1. Prepare the comparison
Choose a dry line or hit, a location reference and a pause after the event. Write down which aspect of the space should match.

2. Choose the route
Create one insert or one FX bus. Record the processing scope, input, main output and whether a separate direct path exists.

3. Separate reflections and tail
Compare Pre Delay and Reverb Time one at a time. Then check Distance with the tail settings unchanged and explain what you heard.

4. Match tone and balance
Choose ER Tone or Reverb Tone according to the audible issue. Set the balance without accidental Direct duplication; compare against the original and adjacent scene.

5. Check the transition and file
Listen through automation, mono and the scene ending. Export a short passage with its tail and record the final settings, scope and remaining limitation.

Result record
Source / passage:
Clip / Track / Bus:
Input channels:
Parameters:
Routing and automation:
Audible change:
Mono / tail / export:
Remaining limitation:

Reviewed on 8 October 2026 against the DaVinci Resolve 21 Reference Manual: Chapter 181, Reverb, pages 4123–4125; plugin placement and bus sends in Chapters 177 and 180. The panel on page 4123 was visually inspected. Names and labelled ranges come from these sources; the mixing exercises and browser diagram are authored teaching material. Native DSP, room sound and export behaviour in an installed Resolve were not tested in this pass.

https://documents.blackmagicdesign.com/UserManuals/DaVinci_Resolve_21_Reference_Manual.pdf
https://www.blackmagicdesign.com/products/davinciresolve/fairlight

The browser study diagram is not Resolve native DSP. Check the final sound on your own material.