Reverb Flashcards
What is reverb?
The simulation of an ambient space when recording / processing audio.
What are the main types of reverb?
- Chamber.
- Room.
- Hall.
- Plate.
Why is reverb used in music?
Used to unify all the parts and smoothen them all together.
What is spring reverb?
A transducer excites a spring with audio signal making it vibrate, vibrations cause delays and a pickup on the other end of the spring records the delays which creates a gritty, clangorous reverb sound.
1930s-40s.
What is natural reverb?
Recording in a reverberant space that can be captured in the recording.
What are the main parameters for reverb?
- Type.
- Room size.
- Decay time.
- Pre-delay.
What is plate reverb?
Suspending a large, thin sheet of metal with a series of springs. A transducer vibrates the sheet with an audio signal and these vibrations are recorded by one (mono) or two (stereo) pickups, creates a warm, open sound.
Late 1950s.
What is chamber reverb?
A loudspeaker playing an audio signal which reverberates around the room, all being recorded by a microphone in the room.
Late 1940s.
When was spring reverb created?
1930s in Hammond organs.
How is reverb created digitally?
- Generate early reflections based on room size and shape.
- Mathematical algorithms control and modulate delay’s timing, volume, and tone.
- Generate late reflections using feedback loops (reuse the early reflections).
What is algorithmic reverb?
- Generate early reflections based on room size and shape.
- Mathematical algorithms control and modulate delay’s timing, volume, and tone.
- Generate late reflections using feedback loops (reuse the early reflections).
Mid 1970s.
What is convolution reverb?
Sampled reverbs from a physical space and then use the recording to simulate that reverb on your own pieces.
