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A Plate reverb is a large, thin sheet of

metal suspended upright under tension on

springs. Transducers attached to the plate

transmit a signal that makes the plate

vibrate, causing sounds to appear to be

occurring in a large, open space. The

Plates in the MX200 model the sound of

metal plates with high initial diffusion and a

relatively bright, colored sound.

Plate

reverbs are designed to be heard as part

of the music, mellowing and thickening the

initial sound. Plate reverbs are often used

to enhance popular music, particularly per-

cussion.

Room produces an excellent simulation of

a very small room which is useful for dialog

and voiceover applications. Room is also

practical when used judiciously for fatten-

ing up high energy signals like electric gui-

tar amp recordings.

Historically, recording studio chambers

were oddly shaped rooms with a loud-

speaker and set of microphones to collect

ambience in various parts of the room.

Chamber programs produce even, rela-

tively dimensionless reverberation with little

color change as sound decays. The initial

diffusion is similar to the

Hall programs.

However

, the sense of size and space is

much less obvious. This characteristic,

coupled with the low color of the decay tail,

makes these programs useful on a wide

range of material - especially the spoken

voice, to which

Chamber programs add a

noticeable increase in loudness with low

color.

Gated reverb is created by feeding a

reverb, such as a metal plate, through a

gate device. Decay Time is set to instant,

while Hold Time varies duration and sound.

The

Gated reverb provides a fairly con-

stant sound with no decay until the reverb

is cut off abruptly. This program works well

on percussion — particularly on snare and

toms; be sure to experiment with other

sound sources as well.

Reverse reverb works in the opposite

fashion from normal reverb. Whereas a

normal reverb has the loudest series of

reflections heard first that then become

quieter over time, the

Reverse reverb has

the softest reflections (essentially the tail of

the reverb) heard first, and then grows

louder over time until they abruptly cut off.

Ambience is used to simulate the effect of

a small or medium sized room without

noticeable decay. It is often used for voice,

guitar or percussion.

Much like

Room reverb, Studio produces

an excellent simulation of smaller, well-

controlled acoustic spaces, characteristic

of the main performance areas in recording

studios.

Studio is also useful with dialog

and voiceover applications as well as indi-

vidual instrument and electric guitar tracks.

Studio Reverb

Stereo

Ambience Reverb

Stereo

Reverse Reverb

Mono In/Stereo Out

Gated Reverb

Mono In/Stereo Out

Chamber Reverb

Stereo

Room Reverb

Stereo

Plate Reverbs

Stereo

Small Plate

Large Plate

Vocal Plate

Drum Plate

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