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That old WABC reverb is still in the engineering room at WPRO-FM!! HUGE thing!
 
I seem to recall that the repeated "BOOM" sound in the chorus of Simon and Garfunkel's "The Boxer" was made by striking a plate reverb.

Could be just an old wives' tale (as long as she was the wife of Roy Halee, the engineer, LOL!)

Whatever the effect was, it was loaded with echo.

Kind Regards,
David
 
David Reaves said:
Tom Wells said:
No, Room 3 with the " adjust" dial turned up high is the Fairchild or whatever WLS and WCFL sounded like. ( With appropriate blend)
Not having any issue with the brightness. The devil is the best mix of wet signal. It shouldn't be heard but perceived.
That's about one or two decibels difference in the mix, and requires "leaving room" in which to hear the reverb.
I also wonder if the distance we heard the old stations made any difference in our perception.
I grew up in the primary area of those 2 big stations, did I hear more reverb than a distant listener? I think so.
I note my own reverb may seem too much right here at home, but down the block, or 3 blocks where it's fading out it sounds fantastic.
Less peaky than than the Hammond on its best day. Sounds like a good "space" without strange reasonant peaks,
a really nice hall for music. No notable artifacts, but it is on a side chain.
The distance/perceived reverb ratio remains the same, even with the new nanoverb.
Thumbs up.
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One general rule to keep in mind is that (tasteful) reverb should be well towards the end of the processing chain, which is why the EMT used on AM stations was often placed out at the transmitter site.

By sending the reverb consistently leveled audio, its effect is more predictable, so it does not go crazy should something momentarily loud come along. And of course if it is after the main compression device, the effect can not get drawn up in level by compression.


If you want to have fun, put in a 'goose' switch. ;-)

Kind Regards,
David
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The primary reason we put the majority of the processing chain at the transmitter site was to keep the %^^#%#%#$ jocks from playing with it :).
 
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