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  • REVERB
    • reflections of an audio signal
    • used on vocals, make it sound better
      • make the sound bigger too
    • can be used to make something sound firthe back/forward in a mix
    • used natural reverb until 1950s
      • created by putting an Omni-directional mic in a room and recording the natural reverb by hitting a drum etc
      • used on rock and roll recording
    • spring reverb introduced in 1950s
      • first used in a Hammond organ
      • passes the signal through a spring, creates a very long reverb time
      • now used in guitar amps
    • plate reverb introduced in 1957
      • large metal sheet suspended in a wooden case, mic used to pick up vibrations and reverb
    • sampled reverb introduced in 2000s
      • found on computer programs such as cubase
      • takes samples of reverb from places and allows you to apply it to your recording
        • which places it in that room e.g a cathedral or cave
    • echo chambers first used in 1950s
      • big hard walled rooms, signal played into tem and sent back to desk with reverb
    • RT60= time it takes for the signal to reduce by 60dB
    • first digital reverb introduced in 1976

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