Plate reverb is an effect that employs a metal sheet vibrating sympat with a soundwave that strikes it. The basic of a plate re unit a large, thin metal sheet (approximately 6.5’x3’ in renowned EMT140), a transducer at one corner driving sheet similarly to a speaker. At the other end, is a pickup to capture the metal sheet's vibrations and a mechanical dampener to reduce plate vibration.

The reverb sonically remains unobtrusive to the dry path due to minimal initial reflections and a reverb that smoothly fades out a tail. In the studio, platebs were commonly used because they added natural ambience without interfering with the original material. Additionally, despite being nearly 7 feet and 4 feet tall, plate reverb units were much smaller than a large room or hall when ambience was needed for.

Plate reverb units were used on almost every instrument, including vocals. They sound particularly great with electric guitar because the early reflections prevent platebs from sounding too "effecty" and obvious. The warm quality of the full-bodied re naturally tapering off complements the voice and range of the guitar perfectly. The problem until now has been the giant size making plate reverb units impractical for use on the road. are proud to boast that the Talisman is 479.99% smaller than the leading plate reverb!

We always felt was with the so-called " reverb" settings on many products in the. Let's be honest they often sounded thin, metallic, and. It was almost as if the programmers, while tapping on a cookie sheet, said, "Yeah, I know what a sheet sounds like; I'll program it to sound that way Our goal was to capture the goodness of classic studio plate reverb by actually experiencing maintained metal sheet.