Reverb

• What is the primary purpose of reverb in audio production?


  To create the sound of a room by simulating delayed signals.
• How did early methods of reverb production work?


  They involved playing recorded sounds through different rooms and capturing the ambience.
• What were early studios equipped with to create different reverb effects?


  Several different reverb or 'echo' chambers of varying size and shape.
• Why was the early reverb production process considered longwinded?

  It required access to suitable rooms for adding reverb.
• When were plate reverbs developed?


  In the 1950s.
• How does a plate reverb work?


  The signal is fed onto a large metal plate and captured at different points with pickup transducers.
• What characteristic does the sound produced by a plate reverb have?


  It has a bright analogue sound that blends well with recordings.
• When was spring reverb developed?


  In the 1930s.
• How does spring reverb differ from plate reverb?


  It uses a spring instead of a metal plate for sound transmission.
• Why are spring reverbs commonly found on guitar amplifiers?


  Due to their smaller size and distinctive bright, brittle sound.
• What is reverb essentially made up of?


  Many delayed signals combining at different times and overlapping.
• How do early digital reverbs attempt to recreate the sound of a space?


  By layering many delays of slightly different lengths within the effect.
• What is convolution reverb?


  A method that recreates the exact reverb characteristics of specific spaces using samples.
• When did convolution reverb become common?


  In the early 2000s.
• How does an engineer create a convolution reverb effect?


  By recording an impulse response in a space and analyzing its reaction.
• What is the main drawback of convolution reverb?


  It is very processor heavy.
• What does convolution reverb recreate?


  Very precise emulations of specific rooms and existing mechanical effects.