How It Was Recorded

Gear · software

Universal Audio UAD EMT 140

Records it appears on · 2

  • All of Me

    John Legend · Love in the Future, 2013

    • Lead vocal (album-wide chain) · Mix effectsVerifiedTozer says this plate reverb emulation was used all over the vocals on the album.
  • Firework

    Katy Perry · Teenage Dream, 2010

    • Drums and drum machine layers · Mix effectsVerifiedPlate reverb on the Linn Drum bus, adding a little life to the drums.

Sources for each use are on the record’s own page.

Get the sound

First choice · The plugin used on the record

Universal Audio EMT 140 Classic Plate Reverberator

reverb

The plugin named in the source.

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