Plate reverb first emerged in the late 1950s, when an electromechanical transducer similar to a common speaker coil was coupled to a long sheet of metal (a plate) and a piezo pickup was attached to the other end. Running signal through the speaker would cause the metal plate to reverberate and the resulting sound picked up by the piezo transducer would be converted into an electrical signal sent back to the mixer to be mixed with the original dry signal.
The reverberation time can be shortened by partially dampening the metal plate with acoustic tiles, which in practice shortens the oscillating element, although never completely preventing resonance.
The personality of the reverb depended on several factors such as the size of the metal sheet, type of metal, thickness of the sheet and position of the pickup elements. The CSR Plate from IK Multimídia is a complete reproduction of this type of reverb. Dense and balanced, it has a characteristic sound, which brings back the immortal recordings of the 60s where it was widely used.
The wealth of controls on this module allows you to customize the reverb in all its nuances and, as with all CSR reverbs, the editing process can be simple, with just key parameters displayed, or advanced, for in-depth adjustments.
Vocals and drums are among the most suitable candidates for this type of reverb, but given their rich, diffuse sound they can be splashed onto any source giving a 3D quality to the mix.
Used in mono it can reproduce the effect of early plate reverbs for a "vibrant" and vintage effect.
