Reverb Flashcards

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What is reverb?

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The simulation of an ambient space when recording / processing audio.

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What are the main types of reverb?

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  • Chamber.
  • Room.
  • Hall.
  • Plate.
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Why is reverb used in music?

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Used to unify all the parts and smoothen them all together.

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What is spring reverb?

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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.

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What is natural reverb?

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Recording in a reverberant space that can be captured in the recording.

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What are the main parameters for reverb?

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  • Type.
  • Room size.
  • Decay time.
  • Pre-delay.
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What is plate reverb?

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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.

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What is chamber reverb?

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A loudspeaker playing an audio signal which reverberates around the room, all being recorded by a microphone in the room.
Late 1940s.

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When was spring reverb created?

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1930s in Hammond organs.

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How is reverb created digitally?

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  • 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).
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What is algorithmic reverb?

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  • 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.
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What is convolution reverb?

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Sampled reverbs from a physical space and then use the recording to simulate that reverb on your own pieces.

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