tag archives: plate reverb

even more about plate reverbs

The other day I posted a new recording which made heavy use of my home made ghetto plate reverb.
The plate is now safely boxed up and mounted on the back wall of the house, and while I was outside tweaking it today I thought I’d better take some photos.
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When I go [...]

new recording – over

Just finished mixing this song. It’s not the first recording I’ve made of it though, so some might recognise it.
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The song is called “Over”. It’s here as a free download so pass it on, and it (or something very similar) will be on [...]

more about plate reverbs

UPDATED:

A few people have asked how this mixer operates and sounds so here’s a wee video:

As you can see there’s a scratchy pot or two to clean and I still need to make some knobs, but so far so good.

Since I posted here about my fancy new plate reverb I’ve made a few adjustments and [...]

how to make a plate reverb

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Today it stopped raining for long enough for me to do something I’ve been wanting to do for a while – build a stereo plate reverb unit. It took a couple of hours, was made mostly from stuff I found at the tip, cost about $10 and it sounds awesome. If you want to [...]