What is the best reverb out there?

[TDunn]

I'm not talking about just TDM plugins - but if you have an opinion about certain TDM plugins vs. hardware reverbs, please do tell!

What I want to know is what reverbs, be they hardware or software, will give me natural sounds like the reverbs on albums such as Pink Floyd-Dark Side of the Moon/The Wall, Supertramp-Breakfast in America, Pantera-Vulgar Display of Power, AC/DC-Back in Black, Alice in Chains-Facelift, The Beatles-Abbey Road/Revolver/Sgt. Pepper, U2-Unforgettable Fire, and reverbs like you hear on great classical recordings - where the reverb sounds like it is totally a part of the instrument.

Thanks!

[Steve MacMillan]

Try a live echo chamber, there are still a few good ones left in Los Angeles at studios like Ocean Way and Capitol. Back in the 60s and 70s almost every major studio had a couple of chambers for every mixing desk.

The next most impressive reverb is the EMT-140 reverb plate. It is a large tensioned piece of metal with contact mics on it, and you can adjust the decay time. Most of the major mix rooms still have one and they can be bought on the used market. Every one sounds a little different and a good one is still my favorite vocal reverb.

Of the modern stand alone digital reverbs, the best are the Lexicon 480L, Lexicon PCM91, TC 5000, and the TC 3000. Other good reverbs are the best Yamaha, Roland, and Sony units. For a project studio the PCM91 and the TC 3000 would be a good bet, both will interface with ProTools thru AES. The old AMS RMX16 and the digital EMT250 are considered classics. Reverb is such a matter of taste.

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[This message has been edited by Steve MacMillan (edited 10-02-99).]

[Peter Steinbach]

Boy, have you opened a can of worms. This is probably one of those threads that will go on and on, and will eventually wind up as an arguement over whether Digi sucks or not.
As far as I'm concerned, the above reply pretty much sums it all up. Read no further..

I invested in a TC M3000 & a AMS RMX16. I plan to go AES i/o for the TC and D/A - A/D i/o for the AMS unit.

I must be the only person on the planet that doesn't dig Lexicon reverb.

Had a chance to buy a BX 20, any good? what are they worth?

Jules

[This message has been edited by Julian Standen (edited 10-04-99).]

[EricRobinson]

Best Reverb = a good sounding roomd

Eric Robinson

[EricRobinson]

Best Reverb = a good sounding room

Eric Robinson

[smrp]

Julian,

You are not alone. I'd take TC over Lexicon any day.

[Robert U]

I just wonder how much is the the Lexicon 480L and the PCM91 in the US? I've heard it's much cheaper than here(About 13.000$ for the 480L and 4000$ for the PCM91).

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Robert

[Robert U]

One more thing: I have a TC 2000 and I just wondered how big is the difference going up to TC 3000???

[powersdatbe]

the lexicon 480 is a great piece,but the tc m5000 is just as good,the new m6000 will be even better with 4 ins and outs simultaneously and touch screen remote with 6 moving faders(??WHY??),also the m5000 will be upgradeable to the new m6000 algorithms also the m3000 algorithms=get an m5000