First Plate Reverb


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1957:

EMT 140 is released by Elektromesstechnik (“Electrical Measuring Technology”) of Germany.  A large, thin metal sheet is caused to vibrate by a moving coil transducer placed near the center of the plate.  A bending wave propagates through the plate, reflecting off the edges, developing a complex pattern of reflections across the two dimensions of the plate.  Not measured in CPU usage or rack spaces, this plate reverb weights several hundred pounds and is almost 4 feet high by 8 feet long.

 

1961:

EMT 140S is released.  A second, strategically placed pick-up lets the same metal sheet go stereo.

 


 

You’ll want some help when you install it.

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