Small Plate Reverb

[dmp]

A small plate reverb
Seems inspired by the EMT240
A pretty cool accomplishment - but does it sound right? Wonder what the plate thickness is?
I have no idea how the 240 had a .02mm thick plate.
24 carat gold too (why?)

 

[EthanSpaulding]

Thats cool. Certainly interesting to know what you could do with smaller plate reverbs. My intuition tells me the decay would drop off at a steeper rate. Size = longer RT60? (That may be the wrong terminology)

 

[emrr]

My Ecoplate 3 is 3-4 times less surface area than my 1. Good for shorter reverbs, the 1 better for longer reverbs. The 3 will basically do a chorus sound, no way with the 1. This thing is maybe half the size of a 3? No idea what’s transferable in a comparison.

The gold foil plate is a different smaller thing, i never heard favorable mentions back in the day, also never used one.

 

[dmp]

A shorter delay makes sense. The tone of it in the video doesn't sound quite right to me - boxy?
But really cool none the less.

The gold foil plate is a different smaller thing, i never heard favorable mentions back in the day, also never used one.

I read that Neko Case used them for reverb on the early albums, which sound GREAT.

 

[zamproject]

24 carat gold too (why?)

I opened once a 240 to check amp...and opend the inner box too, to see the "gold foil"
I haven't researched this topic since so maybe I'm wrong but my only guess for now is that EMT used an alloy very sensitive to rust so the plating is a protection...

 

[dmp]

my only guess for now is that EMT used an alloy very sensitive to rust

that would make sense