Gear · reverb
Quantec QRS/L Room Simulator
Digital reverb (room simulator), 1982–c.1995. Early digital reverberator designed by Wolfgang Buchleitner to imitate the behaviour of real rooms. Regarded as a classic among digital reverbs.
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Records it appears on · 1
- Do You Really Want to Hurt Me
Culture Club · Kissing to Be Clever, 1982
- Lead vocal · Mix effectsInferredUsual practice, not stated for this record: Levine's room simulator; unreliable, but when it worked he always printed its output.
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Relab Development Q82 Natural Resonance Reverb
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A model of the 1980s Quantec Room Simulator, built from measurements of original units.
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