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MicMix Master Spring Room Reverb

Spring reverb, 1979 onwards. Stereo spring reverb using twelve springs tuned to musical intervals, split differently between left and right channels. Known for a sustaining, almost piano-like ring rather than the usual spring twang.

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Records it appears on · 1

  • Dreaming Out Loud

    OneRepublic · Album, 2006

    • Lead vocal · Mix effectsVerifiedProvided the large, dark reverb on the lead vocal; Zook says he used it a lot across the album.

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AudioScape Engineering XL-305R Equally Tempered Stereo Reverb Plugin

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A model of AudioScape's XL-305R, the modern remake of the MicMix Master-Room XL-305 made with its original designer; the record does not say which Master-Room model was used.

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