Plate reverb, when & why to use?

[esl]

Just curious when people reach for a plate reverb? Synth, gutiars, voice, drums? Why choose a plate reverb over a "normal" room reverb?

[Barbarossa]

Never ever give anything on the naming. Use whatever fits best.
i.e. Lexicon plate programs are great for lead vocals.

[bduffy]

I agree, no hard and fast rules, go by what sounds good from your unit on that track.

[original flipper]

HI

Good old plate reverbs of the analogue variety would give a glisterning, sparkly sound with lot's of attenuation to the high frequencies - I would use them on almost anything.

It is not easy to find a software VST that emulates a plate reverb ... then again I have NEVER heard a decent EMU of a SPRING reverb either.

Flipper.

[bobby yarrow]

I use the UAD-1 plate on most vocals. I'm actually going to have an EMT plate installed in my studio in a couple of weeks, mainly cause a client is paying with it and I think it'll be cool to have. I doubt I'll use it much, really -- the UAD-1 works great.

[friteuse]

I use the UAD-1 plate on most vocals. I'm actually going to have an EMT plate installed in my studio in a couple of weeks, mainly cause a client is paying with it and I think it'll be cool to have. I doubt I'll use it much, really -- the UAD-1 works great.

Very interesting! I would like to know how it differs from a) the UAD-1 Plate, b) from the CSR Plate, c) from a plate impulse.

I think, what we understand (and seem to know from the digital "emulations") as a plate reverb, differs very much from that original thing.

As far as I know, plate reverbs have, beside their characteristical frequency behaviour, no marked early reflections and they decay very straight. But that's allready all I know from the real thing, hence I'd be very interested to hear what you experience with the EMT...

[Tony Ostinato]

Plates just make things sound expensive to me, i use the uad-1 emt 140 as my main verb.

they also have a spring reverb in the roland space echo plugin. i still need time to get "intimate" with that one to really say how great it is but its there.

[herodotus]

If you are really ambitious, you can build your own.

Learn how here.

[james0tucson]

Just curious when people reach for a plate reverb? Synth, gutiars, voice, drums? Why choose a plate reverb over a "normal" room reverb?

When they have a purpose built 30 meter long room in their studios, which is the only situation where plate reverb makes sense.

[bill fusion]

Dinner time is good time for a plate

[kilroy]

Just curious when people reach for a plate reverb?

Vocals by far the most.

Snare second most.

Everything else distant third.

[Killvehicle]

I agree, no hard and fast rules, go by what sounds good from your unit on that track.

Hmm My "unit" is good for a lot of things, well actually 1 thing with a real broad range of possibilities, but I CAN"T get sounds out of it yet.. Although women might enjoy a little tune when they are down choking on it..

[bill fusion]

I agree, no hard and fast rules, go by what sounds good from your unit on that track.

Hmm My "unit" is good for a lot of things, well actually 1 thing with a real broad range of possibilities, but I CAN"T get sounds out of it yet.. Although women might enjoy a little tune when they are down choking on it..

whipping it out on the table ehh? i guess that is what you would do with a plate.

[bugs]

I like plates on for anything that benefits from quick, hard reflection--lead vocal, rimshots, snare, anvil strikes, breakdrums and articulations like sforzando.

[Sickle]

CSR's plate kicks ass with anything you throw at it..