Unidentified Plate reverb (model not stated)

Records it appears on · 8

• Born in the U.S.A.

  Bruce Springsteen · Album, 1984

  • Drum kit · Input chainVerifiedA faulty non-EMT plate fed only from the top snare mic, giving the long reverb behind the album's snare sound.Settings: Decay-adjust motor broken, leaving the decay at about three to four seconds
• Back on the Streets

  Gary Moore · Album, 1979

  • Guitar · Mix effectsVerifiedTsangarides says the only thing he added to the solo, with its double-track and harmony, was echo plate.
• Faith

  George Michael · Album, 1987

  • Rhythm and solo guitar · Mix effectsVerifiedPlate reverb fed from the tape delay on the guitar solo.
• American Fool

  John Cougar · Album, 1982

  • Drums and drum machine · Mix effectsVerifiedFollowing Mick Ronson's advice, Gehman built a gated echo from a short plate, gating both the send and the returns, to make the drums sound hit hard.
• Tribute

  John Newman · Album, 2013

  • Lead vocal · Mix effectsVerifiedPlate reverbs at RAK that Newman ran his vocal to, to soften imperfections.
• Millennium

  Robbie Williams · I've Been Expecting You, 1998

  • Mix · Mix effectsVerifiedPlate reverbs available at Battery were used for the reverb on this mix.
• Hollies

  The Hollies · Album, 1974

  • Drum kit · Mix effectsVerifiedA huge delayed plate echo was running when Bobby Elliott's tom fills were dubbed on, and it came to dominate the track.
• All Directions

  The Temptations · Album, 1973

  • Studio tracking and mix chain · Mix effectsInferredUsual practice, not stated for this record: Plate reverbs supplied track ambience in Motown's sessions of the period.

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