PLUGIN #1 REVERB
Ah, reverb: The livelihood of a shoegazer’s existence, a surf rocker’s lifeblood,
and of a bluesman’s life-giving water. Without reverb the sound of the guitar as
we know it would be, quite dry. Reverb is not only important in guitar tone, but in
every imaginable part of the recording chain as well. In many mixes, both classic
and modern, reverb can be found on almost every instrument and voice, because
it adds just the right amount of spatial wetness to any given tone
When going DI, reverb is even more essential. Guitarist no longer have the extra
harmonics or warmth of a tube amp to lean on; the signal is dry, as bare bones
as can be. For this demo, I chose the new Abbey Road Plates plugin by Waves.
The four EMT 140 plate reverbs modeled in this plugin are meticulously designed
in conjunction with Abbey Road right down to the very last tension spring. Each
different plate exhibits its own response, and it sounds buttery and huge. Fans of
any record recorded in Abbey Road Studios at almost any given point in time will
have mostly likely heard these plates in action. This demo is recorded in stereo,
so headphones or studio monitors are required for proper listening:
REVERB DRY
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TONE TALK //
REVERB WET
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