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Andy Schick


From:
Kingston, Ontario, Canada
Post  Posted 22 Mar 2000 4:59 pm    
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Curious as to preferences of reverb types (plate vs. room). Suggestions and opinions are appreciated. Thanks, Andy.

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Jack Stoner


From:
Kansas City, MO
Post  Posted 22 Mar 2000 6:04 pm    
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There are various types in my Transtube Fex. I have programs using all of them but my favorite is the spring.
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Bill Llewellyn


From:
San Jose, CA
Post  Posted 23 Mar 2000 7:19 am    
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This is very much a matter of taste. I like the "hall" sounds, usually, because of their warmth. "Room" is similar, but the echoes are more distinct and usually shorter. Plate is usually a washy (highly diffused) sound, best for sounds with individual, distinct notes (like vocals, flute, and maybe pedal steel!).

I have also found that one type of reverb sounds good in a studio mix but a different setting sounds better through a guitar amplifier. I've also found that one setting sounds good when the band is playing but a different setting works better for the PSG by itself.

The difinitive answer: It Depends. (Did I just muddle things up even more?)

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Joe E

 

From:
Houston Texas
Post  Posted 23 Mar 2000 11:57 am    
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We use a lot of plate style reverbs on fast atacking instruments like snare drums. Probably not to bad of chicken picken or bluegrass. We have a tendency to use halls more on Vocals and ballads. Guitars with a hall style reverb get a warm fat sound perfect for ballads durring instrumental breaks. These usually translate decent from the studio to the gig.
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Richard Sinkler


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aka: Rusty Strings -- Missoula, Montana
Post  Posted 23 Mar 2000 2:50 pm    
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Correct me if I'm wrong, but, don't you have to verb at least once before you can re-verb?

Yeah, I know I'm a smart A$$, but it beats being a dumb A$$

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