ValhallaPlate’s foundation was a piece of physical, mechanical hardware, the EMT 140 plate reverb. This 8’x4’ slab of steel is a piece of recording history. ValhallaPlate is my go-to reverb on most mixes for snare drum and lead vocals.
Author: Don Gunn
Chambers and Plates (and bears, oh my!)
In the 1960s EMI Abbey Road worked with the Beatles to create innovative sounds using plate and chamber reverbs. These are well-worn, time-honored techniques that are still relevant today, even as we work with plug-ins on computers.
Sending my heart…(or my snare to a reverb)
I’m Don Gunn, your Guest Blogger™ for this episode; you may recognize my name from my preset banks in ValhallaVintageVerb and/or ValhallaPlate. I’m a recording engineer/mixer in Seattle and this topic is near and dear to my heart.…