Why Huge Metal Plates Are on SO Many Songs (reverb machines)

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  • @Reverb
    @Reverb 3 года назад +7126

    Rob, let us sing you the song of our people.

  • @fngoodmusic78
    @fngoodmusic78 3 года назад +2039

    Someone needs to reupload this, but every time someone says “reverb” the reverb gets more intense

    • @8thlvlMage
      @8thlvlMage 3 года назад +197

      After the 15th time the whole video just sounds like being in a pool, inside an opera house, surrounded by metal plates, suspended on springs, while inside a tornado.

    • @dalekay9ine
      @dalekay9ine 2 года назад +35

      @@8thlvlMage bring it on!

    • @dalekay9ine
      @dalekay9ine 2 года назад +20

      This is an amazing idea. I'd do it right now if I had the ability.

    • @Oakshield2
      @Oakshield2 2 года назад +8

      @@8thlvlMage 15th? Maybe earlier

    • @sketjtheinkle8268
      @sketjtheinkle8268 2 года назад +16

      it just gradually decends into earrape, especially when the actual reverberated guitar happens.

  • @iamgerg
    @iamgerg 3 года назад +627

    Fun fact... The blaster sound in Star Wars was basically spring reverb... They used a hammer on a guy wire.

    • @unsoundmethodology
      @unsoundmethodology 3 года назад +61

      I grew up out in the boonies of southern Idaho - one of my solo amusements was making blaster noises on the guy wires holding high-tension electric line poles in place.

    • @aaron-bieber
      @aaron-bieber 3 года назад +10

      Strongly recommend this podcast episode about all of those sounds and their origins: www.20k.org/episodes/pewpew
      Great podcast all around if you like audio.

    • @gorillafunk725
      @gorillafunk725 3 года назад +13

      Motown records first "reverb" was indeed the bathroom. There are a few rare records where a flush snuck through.
      EMT also made the best commercial record players in the world. EMT ST 930.
      Still the most advanced rim drive record player in the world. Was tested in Japan against the "best" in the hifi world @ the time. No contest ,the EMT blew all competition into dust & made them look & sound like the sad pretentious plastic toys they are. Designed for continuous play and 20 year life span with flawless fidelity.

    • @88marome
      @88marome 2 года назад +4

      So it wasn't Scandinavian thinn ice skiing?

    • @chrisknoblock
      @chrisknoblock 2 года назад +2

      A cable reverb, interesting.

  • @KungFuMouse
    @KungFuMouse 2 года назад +69

    When I studied Audio Engineering we used the fire escape to create a staircase reverb, by dropping a speaker at the bottom and recording on the top floor.

    • @frankhammer6795
      @frankhammer6795 Год назад +9

      We did the same when recording background vocals & harmonies for Playground many years ago at SAE when it was in St. Kilda, Melbourne
      1 mic on the level we were recording on,
      and got the softer singers to stand on the upper levels of the fire escape,
      and progressivley moved the louder singers down the fire escape landings to get the right blend,
      It wasn't the only wild & wacky technique used, but the were all fun to play with.
      Apparently Neil Young got a particular guitar sound he liked
      By taping a petrol funnel over his guitar amp speaker,
      and then ran it down several metres of hose that had a mic taped up to the other end
      Reverb is a natural sound, and it's carbon nuetral ;-)
      I say, use it whenever you can

    • @clementinelives
      @clementinelives 7 дней назад

      @@frankhammer6795that is so fucking cool

  • @privatevoidnoname7421
    @privatevoidnoname7421 3 года назад +411

    46:15
    "sees a pluckable object"
    Rob: D J E N T

    • @Gruncival
      @Gruncival 3 года назад +27

      I just started this video, scrolled down while listening for a minute, and went aghast that I just clicked on a 53-minute video without realizing it until I see your timestamp.
      Welp, it *is* Rob Scallon, so I guess I'm just not going to go back to working for the rest of my shift.

    • @privatevoidnoname7421
      @privatevoidnoname7421 3 года назад +1

      @@Gruncival been there done that eh

    • @DapperHesher
      @DapperHesher 3 года назад

      A tiny Motograter.

  • @gruggerduggerhoose
    @gruggerduggerhoose 3 года назад +1140

    “You probably don’t have access to a cave to record in.”
    *approaching norwegian black metal noises

  • @ivyssauro123
    @ivyssauro123 3 года назад +199

    1:59 I can attest to that as a violin student, a violin on a dry room sounds like a depressing whisper, on a reverby room (Not just the exagerated ones like a church but a good sized room) it's loud and imposing.

    • @hammerth1421
      @hammerth1421 2 года назад +13

      That is also true for modern vocal recordings. The sound is recorded so dry that it sounds like absolute crap, no matter how good the singer is. Then the audio engineer switches on the effects chain which includes reverb and delay and it sounds amazing.

    • @snickpickle
      @snickpickle Год назад +4

      I play string bass (started out on violin, though). And for some reason, a gymnasium amplifies a string bass like tenfold! Hard to hear myself when playing in a concert band. But then in the gymnasium we used to play in, I would actually have to play quieter, because of this! (And the reverb on the string bass ruled! 🙂)

  • @hexane360
    @hexane360 2 года назад +353

    I'm generally pretty skeptical about the difference between "authentic" physical effects and their digital companions, but I have to admit that there's something incredible about the simple sound of that plate reverb. As a materials scientist, it makes me quite interested in the properties of the steel, the transducer, etc. that makes such a unique impulse response.

    • @JB-fh1bb
      @JB-fh1bb 2 года назад +17

      Also makes me curious about the effect of the length and arrangement of the metal “crystals” with the current metal fabrication techniques

    • @JB-fh1bb
      @JB-fh1bb 2 года назад +5

      And also now that I remember: cryo hardening!

    • @codiefitz3876
      @codiefitz3876 2 года назад +1

      Ugh.

    • @CommonApathy
      @CommonApathy 2 года назад +19

      The plate isn't perfect, can't be.
      The digital reproduction of reverb can be perfect, but you could program in some imperfections, but there's going to be a wide gap between the two.
      I think it's like the "warmness" in Vinyl, it's due to random imperfections of the material and reading of the material that's very hard to get right digitally.
      I'm sure you could get close with a very weird and very convoluted process, maybe even a neural net trained on an actual plate, but it's just so much easier to use a big old plate.

    • @magnusdagbro8226
      @magnusdagbro8226 2 года назад +13

      @@CommonApathy still people can't tell the difference in blind tests. So there isn't any meaningful difference.

  • @walterblack1543
    @walterblack1543 3 года назад +580

    Wow, it’s amazing that Jim is not only a reverb expert, but a reverb expert as well. Fair play

  • @jeffparker4840
    @jeffparker4840 3 года назад +1699

    Rob.. I think it's cool how your channel has evolved from just making music to showing us a much more in-depth and very cool side of musical history. You got a LOT of original content here man.. it's it's fn quality.

    • @gramursowanfaborden5820
      @gramursowanfaborden5820 3 года назад +33

      i'm no fanboy but i honestly can't imagine why anyone doesn't like this guy.

    • @runestomper1519
      @runestomper1519 3 года назад +14

      Watching these videos really remind me of why I started playing guitar and working on music. That passion is very real.

    • @owennorsworthy6763
      @owennorsworthy6763 3 года назад +2

      My man over here speaking the truth

    • @RichardBronosky
      @RichardBronosky 3 года назад +2

      I wanted to give this comment a thumbs up, but I didn’t want to break the perfect 666.

    • @Superknullisch
      @Superknullisch 3 года назад +2

      @@RichardBronosky Feel ya.. but even the thought of such a shameful act, is all in the past now!😉

  • @juptonstone
    @juptonstone 2 года назад +67

    Rob, I'm an old guy, I've seen a lot, and what I love about you is that you remind me in some ways of Frank Zappa. Not the crazy part, but the musician part. Zappa could play almost any instrument and you have that same kind of love of and fascination with music! You love every aspect of it, you don't just want to play guitar... you want to learn everything about everything. You don't want to just play an electric guitar you want to know everything about every type of guitar and you want to help other people understand that too. Without a doubt you run the absolute best guitar channel on RUclips. I watch others and some of them are great for specific things like how to repair a guitar, or the best comparisons, but for overall knowledge I love to watch your channel. It's never boring. It's always fascinating, and I've sat through really long videos which seem to go so quickly that I was amazed. So whatever you do please don't stop!

  • @wtf123560
    @wtf123560 3 года назад +29

    When I was a young kid, my grandparents had a new 1966 Mercury Monterey that had a spring reverb for the radio from the factory. It was turned on or off by a floor switch next to the headlight dimmer switch. If you turned it on and drove over a rough road the springs would pop and twang through the speakers. I was fascinated by the sound effect. I have never seen another installation like it since.
    I love that some artists are going back to the old school electromechanical effects. Some things just can't be reproduced by computers.

    • @danielnelson4881
      @danielnelson4881 2 года назад +5

      Thank you so much for sharing this! That's so dang cool...

    • @matthewmcree1992
      @matthewmcree1992 2 года назад +10

      Who would ever have guessed that an old car radio would have a 100% analog (and obsolete but awesome) spring reverb? Thanks for sharing! You only learn these specific kind of random things through people sharing their experiences from the past, there's no other way any of us would ever have learned about a 1966 Mercury car radio's reverb function!

  • @AjisDayat
    @AjisDayat 3 года назад +576

    0:12
    "It gives those sounds, space"
    Or what a cultured person say
    "𝐴 𝑀 𝐵 𝐼 𝑂 𝑈 𝑁 𝐶 𝐸"

    • @YoSoyNajera
      @YoSoyNajera 3 года назад +16

      A M B I O U N C E

    • @irakliiremashvili5190
      @irakliiremashvili5190 3 года назад +12

      Kmac reference?

    • @RemstageMusic
      @RemstageMusic 3 года назад +28

      This tone is essential for when you PLAY MUSIC

    • @YoSoyNajera
      @YoSoyNajera 3 года назад +2

      @@RemstageMusic *proceeds to play while sounding like a radiator*

    • @BenDover-uy9zg
      @BenDover-uy9zg 3 года назад +1

      Ambience, is how a cultured person SPELLS it...

  • @zaneroote5798
    @zaneroote5798 3 года назад +1742

    rob: *moves amp by millimeters* must be broken
    jim: nah it's not broken look. *punches amp*
    *_s p r i n g s e i z u r e_*

    • @russellzauner
      @russellzauner 3 года назад +31

      *laughs echoing in garden hose*

    • @mermetalbard
      @mermetalbard 3 года назад +75

      I just love the deadpan delivery
      "I thought it was broken"
      _flick, _*_WHACK_*

    • @42pyroboy
      @42pyroboy 3 года назад +1

      Tshow I fixed my xbox

    • @SKKhandokar
      @SKKhandokar 3 года назад +1

      i upload music song

    • @42pyroboy
      @42pyroboy 3 года назад +3

      @@SKKhandokar I uploaded a dead crow

  • @voornaam3191
    @voornaam3191 2 года назад +39

    I remember one of my friends, who created the very first audio plugin for reverb. Not on his own, another nerd helped him writing the code. He has a small studio, and to his surprise his audio software had a number of plugins, except a reverb. Brilliant guys, never giving up, and giving their plugin away. For musicians living on a tight budget, public domain software is such a good thing.

    • @voornaam3191
      @voornaam3191 2 года назад +4

      Thank you for the likes. But the real guys who deserve likes, have posted this video here!

    • @ShellyTheSeal
      @ShellyTheSeal 2 года назад +11

      Artists who freely share advice, technology, and techniques are the foundation of the world

  • @mal2ksc
    @mal2ksc 2 года назад +18

    You need your own coffee table reverb. It's just like one of the big plates, except smaller and laid horizontally when in use so you can put your feet on it and manipulate the reverb while you play guitar. Then slap a tabletop on it for protection when not in use, unless you want to stand it up on end and store it that way.

  • @MrReeTart
    @MrReeTart 3 года назад +303

    Room reverb - 3d
    Plate reverb - 2d
    Spring reverb - 1d
    Wow

    • @Roxor128
      @Roxor128 3 года назад +35

      Gets me thinking about the challenges of doing reverb for game development, where you're trying to recreate an environment without melting the player's CPU.

    • @yeti4269
      @yeti4269 2 года назад +6

      @@Roxor128 Probably a factor towards the push of multithreading CPUs and almost a norm of 8 cores

    • @michaelmoore8680
      @michaelmoore8680 2 года назад +1

      Would that make using all of them at the same time or looped together 6D.??

    • @prodevus
      @prodevus 2 года назад +13

      Calculating reverb would be much more efficient on the GPU instead of multithreading it on the CPU. John Lin has implemented a ray-tracing style reverb in his voxel game that he's working on, this guy works for NVidia or Epic or something. Check out his youtube.

    • @colinschulte9699
      @colinschulte9699 2 года назад +1

      @@michaelmoore8680 i think you just get 3d reverb pro max

  • @Fleetw00d
    @Fleetw00d 3 года назад +89

    12:29 - The smirk on this guy's face when he realizes what he needs to do lol, no hesitation either

  • @JetBob84
    @JetBob84 2 года назад +38

    This is an INCREDIBLE piece of work, man...you ask the right questions, do the right "experiments". THANK YOU!! I'm an Aerospace Engineer/Physicist that is amateurishly dangerous with music and hardware...and you have exposed the heart of the reverb subject: physics of waves, and using electrical signal processing to fu$k with it in such cool, expressive ways. You weave the thread of history perfectly with this line of thought. Wow. I'm jealous of the fun you had!!😁🤓😁🤓

  • @fleetfingers
    @fleetfingers Год назад +13

    I learned from Rick Beato that the guitar sound on Van Halen I was recorded as the guitar's dry signal panned hard to one side, and the reverb panned hard in the other, and this is one of the reasons the single guitar track sounds as full as it does. Very cool video, Rob, as always.

    • @bryandraughn9830
      @bryandraughn9830 7 месяцев назад +1

      That, and Eddie's awesome approach to rhythm.

  • @YingwuUsagiri
    @YingwuUsagiri 3 года назад +245

    12:26 has to be one of my favourite deadpan deliveries EVER xD

  • @dogbatter563
    @dogbatter563 3 года назад +253

    I’m watching a video about reverb with a guy from reverb in a large room, making the audio reverberate. The ultimate reverberation

  • @ossyhoff
    @ossyhoff 2 года назад +33

    This was really interesting and entertaining 👍 Jim seems to be mixing the words "mechanical" and "analoge" as a signal can be completely analoge while staying electronic. Digital is when the ones and zeroes enters the building 👍

    • @beachton
      @beachton 2 года назад

      I came here looking for this comment.

    • @ossyhoff
      @ossyhoff 2 года назад +1

      @@beachton good to see I'm not the only one 😁

    • @hepphepps8356
      @hepphepps8356 7 месяцев назад

      Everything except the actual waves in air are analogies to sound. Wether it is electric, mechanical, magnetical or numerical is secondary. Digital is analog.

  • @djduane07
    @djduane07 3 года назад +12

    I’ve known about “plate” reverbs all my life but never SAW one or really understood how they worked. Thanks! In the mid 70s the singing group I travelled with carried a 4 foot tall “spring” reverb. Touch it, and it sounded like a bomb had gone off!

  • @ArrogantDan
    @ArrogantDan 3 года назад +144

    "Reverb is the ultimate shaper of vibe; it IS the vibe of what you're listening to."
    As a drummer, my cymbals would like a word.

    • @batsatx
      @batsatx 3 года назад +109

      You mean your circular reverb plates? :)

    • @ArrogantDan
      @ArrogantDan 3 года назад +48

      @@batsatx Holy shit, you're right

    • @Ozmandius
      @Ozmandius 3 года назад +38

      Let's face it. You're a glorified complicated metronome.

    • @Ottophil
      @Ottophil 3 года назад +47

      Drum machines might have no soul. But they also never fuck my girlfriend

    • @experimetalfan8851
      @experimetalfan8851 3 года назад +24

      I already told you I'm sorry@@Ottophil

  • @michaelkartman3543
    @michaelkartman3543 3 года назад +220

    I love how as soon as he said “you can play the springs!” Rob went straight for some Djent

    • @mcstench8913
      @mcstench8913 3 года назад +7

      "i wish we had a drumset, i didnt think we would be doing anything like this!"

    • @Dwendele
      @Dwendele 3 года назад +2

      He said weirdest Les Claypool band.... I got Justin Chancellor vibes... Vibes! 😂

  • @mdhj67
    @mdhj67 2 года назад +8

    Saw a stratocaster with a pickup mounted below the tremolo springs to get a reverb signal straight from the guitar. It worked!

    • @astrospect
      @astrospect 2 года назад +1

      That sounds awesome

  • @SirPrizeMF
    @SirPrizeMF 2 года назад +33

    2 and a half minutes in my mind is already blown. I love how you go into these things kinda blank and let the knowledge wash over you. You're also incredibly apt at both finding the right people to explain these concepts and asking the exact correct questions to nudge it out of them.
    Also on topic: I once accidentally drank an entire bottle of vanilla flavoured rum and ended up playing my guitar on the toilet and it sounded amazing. Always thought it was the rum, but now I'm gonna retcon that into attributing it to the reverb.

  • @DooMedSean
    @DooMedSean 3 года назад +251

    I'm a sheet metal worker, mostly making and hanging ductwork, but whenever I get my hands on a flat piece of sheet metal I always ripple it to make the noise. It's crazy how many different noises or reverbs you can get from different sizes of metal and the amount of ripple you put into it. This all of course without instruments, they add a whole nother level.

    • @chaoticlogic588
      @chaoticlogic588 3 года назад +10

      Same here. Work with sheet metal making aerospace parts. A nice piece of thin stainless is so much fun.

    • @SKKhandokar
      @SKKhandokar 3 года назад

      i upload music song

    • @valvenator
      @valvenator 3 года назад +4

      My basement has galvanized ductwork for the furnace/AC units.
      Very sensitive to certain frequencies of percussive or explosive sounds like shouts or hand claps.
      Makes for a really cool huge snare reverb.

    • @SebastianWoodard
      @SebastianWoodard 2 года назад

      You mean HVAC worker? We always made our own plenums and ducts. But yeah I think we all do when we get some sheet metal

    • @JB-fh1bb
      @JB-fh1bb 2 года назад +3

      Can you convince your boss to let you attach actuators to them and upload the videos to RUclips “for marketing”?

  • @cseguin
    @cseguin 3 года назад +171

    I remember when my first band went into a friends basement studio to record for the first time on a reel to reel (in the mid-80s). . . he didn't have any extra decks or affects so we did all the vocals standing in the bathtub to get the natural reverb - it actually worked out good enough to get our stuff on the local university radio station . . .

    • @jtorola
      @jtorola 3 года назад +14

      Paul McCartney used to practice in his dads bog for the same reasons.

    • @pocketpicker6613
      @pocketpicker6613 3 года назад +3

      Got any recordings man?

    • @jtorola
      @jtorola 3 года назад +4

      @@pocketpicker6613 he talked about it during his carpool karaoke bit

    • @cseguin
      @cseguin 3 года назад +3

      @@pocketpicker6613 Unfortunately - all of my memories from those days are gone . . . lost years ago, the story is too long to explain.

    • @pocketpicker6613
      @pocketpicker6613 3 года назад +2

      @@jtorola I should've been more specific. I was addressing the OP.

  • @Pause0
    @Pause0 2 года назад +2

    I really did not expect to sit down for the full hour long video but it kept me interested with all the different types of reverb you played with, really shows you how much it affects your favourite music.

  • @spiercephotography
    @spiercephotography 2 года назад +7

    God i love these videos where you’re exploring different sounds and instruments. It’s so fascinating! I am not a musician but as someone who’s very sound centric these are heaven

  • @Podcastage
    @Podcastage 3 года назад +662

    This is going to be great.

  • @mobianproductions
    @mobianproductions 3 года назад +75

    53 minutes? No way I can watch all of that!
    *Watches the whole thing*
    I NEED TO BUILD A PLATE REVERB IN MY BASEMENT NOW.

    • @8thlvlMage
      @8thlvlMage 3 года назад +4

      I'm hoping my downstairs neighbors will let me build a big plate and keep it in their living room for my reverb needs.

    • @ingnerds
      @ingnerds 2 года назад

      If only McMaster sold 4x8 sheets of steel... All I can find are 4x4.

    • @SarahRWilson
      @SarahRWilson 2 года назад +1

      Already acquired a pallet of the right ratios. And have just about everything else. Just need to put it all together. Probably be able to drive it with a pair of 6AU6s...lol

    • @mrlarrybobjr
      @mrlarrybobjr 2 года назад

      I started building mine too…

  • @u_kno_deweiv1744
    @u_kno_deweiv1744 3 года назад

    THIS IS SO GREAT! Please keep making more videos like this! It's so interesting to learn about how music mechanics and history interact.

  • @visionsofblurr132
    @visionsofblurr132 6 месяцев назад +1

    I stumbled upon this randomly and I am extremely happy that I did. Awesome stuff guys!!!! 🤘😎🤘 Rock On

  • @joermnyc
    @joermnyc 3 года назад +59

    When he casually switched on the reverb tank and pounded on it. 😂
    Spring + Plate at the same time reminds me of the cave parts of “2112” by Rush.

    • @Dragobot7
      @Dragobot7 3 года назад +1

      See i was getting 2112 from just the plate, but im also listening through phone

    • @WilliamTanaka
      @WilliamTanaka 3 года назад +1

      What can this strange device be.
      It really sounds close

    • @SKKhandokar
      @SKKhandokar 3 года назад

      i upload music song

    • @mrlarrybobjr
      @mrlarrybobjr 2 года назад +1

      I thought of rush also instantly when I heard these sounds, an epiphany even, ah that’s how they did it.

  • @dhill05
    @dhill05 3 года назад +123

    This reminds me of those toy microphones you could buy at a toy store. I used to be so fascinated by them as a kid. But it's just a spring inside of a plastic casing. Which is still kind of fascinating.

  • @anamaliify
    @anamaliify Год назад

    What a watch. Great chemistry between you two, and Jim is fascinating!

  • @CrashnServers
    @CrashnServers 2 года назад +1

    What a great interview. So much hands on information. I soaked up every nerdy 🤓 reverb knowledge I never knew I needed. Thanks 😊

  • @timterwan
    @timterwan 3 года назад +182

    "once I start playing guitar, I could be here for 28 hours"
    Dude really got a thing for the number 28

  • @BraindeadCRY
    @BraindeadCRY 3 года назад +78

    50 minutes of Rob just massively nerding out over vibrating springs and plates?
    Yes please and thank you very much!

    • @filiphron3147
      @filiphron3147 3 года назад +2

      My procrastination 100% approved by boss.

  • @FenderBender454
    @FenderBender454 3 года назад +1

    The dynamic between Rob and Jim is great. Truly enjoyable to watch. Jim's excitement about what he does is palpable.

  • @AlanShortySwanson
    @AlanShortySwanson 3 года назад

    This is just the coolest. Thank you so much Rob & Jim & the team. ✌💗

  • @elviskeiskiwannstrom8995
    @elviskeiskiwannstrom8995 3 года назад +292

    "It gives those sounds, S P A C E"

    • @MrCocktaiI
      @MrCocktaiI 3 года назад +2

      Thought I was watching an Adam Neely vid for a second

    • @robin4970
      @robin4970 3 года назад

      @@MrCocktaiI I totally thought the same xD

  • @nicbrownable
    @nicbrownable 3 года назад +50

    I have worked in a studio with a 12 foot long spring reverb unit. It had 4 springs inside of different lengths/properties, and you could mix between them. The studio also had a corridor down the back of the main room with sliding doors along it so you could customise the room reverb. It was a former TV studio, so they would have been used to add atmosphere to scenes.

  • @hudsonbarth5641
    @hudsonbarth5641 2 года назад +2

    One of the best videos I’ve seen in a long time. Would love to see more of these deep dives into audio production equipment

  • @crystalsoulslayer
    @crystalsoulslayer Год назад +2

    Fun fact: the BBC Radiophonic Workshop made the original TARDIS sound effect by dragging a key over a spring with a few analog effects. They also used analog synth to do many other effects and the soundtrack. Good vibes.

  • @ARSZLB
    @ARSZLB 3 года назад +37

    31:32 why did the cameraman urging Rob to face the camera with just one finger make me laugh so hard hahaha

    • @mmadsen8210
      @mmadsen8210 2 года назад +1

      I had to search the comments for someone mentioning that lol

  • @DuhonTattoos
    @DuhonTattoos 3 года назад +42

    I really love how Rob is doing Bill Nye type videos for musicians. I absolutely love this content.

    • @michaelmoore8680
      @michaelmoore8680 2 года назад

      And the fact that he doesn't act like Bill Nye.

  • @EE7A
    @EE7A Год назад +3

    wow. the unexpected demo of the moisturizer that i never actually searched for but now i need, thanks! 🤩

  • @rramosifusp
    @rramosifusp 3 года назад

    the best ever made doc about reverb! thanks so much Rob, Jim and Greg!

  • @RuthlessDutchman
    @RuthlessDutchman 3 года назад +13

    12:20 the comedic timing of *flick* 'BOOM' cracks me up

  • @AissurDrol
    @AissurDrol 3 года назад +35

    I love this guy's energy. He's so fun and happy to be there.

    • @DCsk8rgoelz
      @DCsk8rgoelz 3 года назад +3

      The two of them are so perfect together.

    • @valvenator
      @valvenator 3 года назад +2

      Even though I knew most of this, watching them talk about it made me feel like a kid again re-discovering all this cool stuff :)

  • @-DILLIGAF
    @-DILLIGAF 2 года назад

    Great content. Man, I wish RUclips was loaded with videos of this quality in every regard; historical, educational, context & overall production. Just a great vibe & video all around. Excellent job gents!

  • @frogmanofalcatrazblahblahb3757
    @frogmanofalcatrazblahblahb3757 3 года назад

    Just watched your trailer for Guitar Quest.. EPIC!!! Id get the course just to watch you do you. Really enjoy your videos. Rock On 🤘

  • @devincherry6891
    @devincherry6891 3 года назад +18

    As a cigar box guitar builder one of my favorite tricks is adding a few different sized springs into a box to get a rich deep reverb out of a small cigar box guitar. It has a tendency to make them sound as though they have a bit more resonance and it REALLY shines with a disk piezo in the box to amplify it. This makes me want to try to add a mechanical switch that could dampen or stretch the spring while playing to mess with the sound...

    • @cbly
      @cbly 3 года назад +2

      I have a guitar with an overstretched tremolo spring, gives it a cool natural reverb when playing it unplugged.

    • @frankhammer6795
      @frankhammer6795 Год назад

      I like that twist on the idea!
      Now for my next stupid project, I'm gonne build me a box full of springs
      With some pickups, a neck, guitar strings, and some switchable physical dampners.
      I need another musical instrument I have no hope of learning how to play.

  • @mattsnyder4754
    @mattsnyder4754 3 года назад +34

    12:26 might be the hardest I’ve laughed in my life lol

  • @sethdallen
    @sethdallen 3 года назад

    This was AWESOME! Thanks Rob and Reverb.

  • @evceteri
    @evceteri 2 года назад

    This is the best video I have seen this year! thank you for doing this.

  • @shaunbeakley348
    @shaunbeakley348 3 года назад +62

    It made a spring noi- BANGOIOING

  • @TheZooropaBaby
    @TheZooropaBaby 3 года назад +51

    wow nobody mentioned that's Steve Albini's studio and Rob is using one of his (or studio's) Wedge guitar, that's so cool forget about reverb I wanna see those archival tapes

    • @needles23
      @needles23 3 года назад +15

      Yes!!! I was just checking the messages to see if anyone else noticed that. Way more exciting to me than everything else, and everything else is awesome! The alt rock history in that guys hands, and it doesn't get a mention. Crazy.

    • @indigotheindieghost7214
      @indigotheindieghost7214 3 года назад +5

      At least a passing mention would've been cool...

    • @SteelSkin667
      @SteelSkin667 3 года назад +3

      Not sure who that is (my music knowledge is terrible), but I did notice the nice Travis Bean. These weren't made for very long or in very large numbers.

    • @SteelSkin667
      @SteelSkin667 3 года назад +1

      @@diydylana3151 I'll definitely look him up!

    • @MissLilyputt
      @MissLilyputt 3 года назад +2

      I was also looking at those archival tapes wanting to see what’s on them. They looks so abandoned and I wish they wouldn’t leave that to simply rot away. There’s gotta be some interesting stuff recorded there.

  • @drummingzombies
    @drummingzombies 3 года назад +1

    That part where he uses the faders back n forth with the Spring and plate is absolutely beautiful. The frequencies they accentuate give the reverb a melody of its own

  • @MoTrFinger
    @MoTrFinger Год назад

    This is the coolest video I have seen online in a long time. Fantastic, I love learning and enjoying at the same time. I always knew the bathroom was the original reverb machine but am suprise in the plate. I always knew of the "Spring" reverb my Dad had in his old Fender amp. Ya bump it and Dad would go nuts ROFL. Way cool man.

  • @elkvis
    @elkvis 3 года назад +27

    He called the company "Accusonics," but its actual name is Accutronics. They started out based in my home state of Wisconsin, USA.

    • @jimtuerk
      @jimtuerk 3 года назад +3

      Appreciate that correction. So close, yet so far.

    • @JellyRollMortal
      @JellyRollMortal 3 года назад +1

      I was wondering how long it would take for someone to point that out.

  • @yamanbusmaje
    @yamanbusmaje 3 года назад +80

    i was literally relaxing and then 12:31
    im fuckin ded lol

  • @TheStrykerProject
    @TheStrykerProject 3 года назад

    I *love* these types of videos! Thanks so much, Rob. 👍🏻✌🏻

  • @flyingjewelstudios
    @flyingjewelstudios 2 года назад +2

    For as informal as this was, it is a very very VERY good video on reverberation with GREAT examples of the differences in reverb and its construction. I recommend this for all guitar players.

  • @muntificator
    @muntificator 3 года назад +14

    Everything from 39:00 onward, with the spring reverbs - 100% Silent Hill Vibes. I want those pedals now.

  • @RavencoreLZR
    @RavencoreLZR 3 года назад +28

    I love how I could just cross my legs on my desk and recline my chair without any ads disturbing me.
    PS - Jim is awesome. He one of those guys who just loves what he’s doing.

    • @jimtuerk
      @jimtuerk 3 года назад +4

      Can’t hide it. Not gonna deny it.

    • @SKKhandokar
      @SKKhandokar 3 года назад

      i upload music song

    • @keithklassen5320
      @keithklassen5320 3 года назад +1

      Weird. I have ads.

    • @michaelmoore8680
      @michaelmoore8680 2 года назад

      Now that you've said it. . . I don't remember any annoying ads disturbing this one either.

    • @anthonytamez170
      @anthonytamez170 2 года назад

      I got an ad the second I skipped

  • @leviathan0232
    @leviathan0232 2 года назад +1

    Honestly one of the most interesting videos I’ve seen! That external spring unit would be super fun to play with.

  • @scottcupp8129
    @scottcupp8129 3 года назад

    This is SUPER COOL man. Real plate reverb is amazing! It can be emulated sort of but emulations can't really capture all of the tonality and ambulate frequencies. Just so nice. Amazing looking guitar too, Rob

  • @blazethebassman6335
    @blazethebassman6335 3 года назад +19

    RUclips doesn’t have a right to copyright strike over Misirlou, it’s an ancient melody.... definitely out of copyright laws there

  • @DecisionAvoidant
    @DecisionAvoidant 3 года назад +15

    This type of content, this "history and mechanics of effects you know and love", is soooo interesting. Please make more of these! This helps me as an amateur audio engineer to use these effects better and more intentionally.

  • @bryanlefebvre9543
    @bryanlefebvre9543 3 года назад

    Dude, thank you for this video. This is history, ingenuity, and hopefully the future. This is what the kids need to know. I appreciate watching you guys just play with sound.

  • @Psychlist1972
    @Psychlist1972 3 года назад +5

    I really enjoyed this
    One small nit: there were some absolute statements about analog/digital made that don't generally jive with the definitions. They were more opinion. Corrections:
    - Spring and plate reverb are electromechanical + analog.
    - Bucket brigade chips and reverb/delay/chorus etc based on them are also analog. Spring and plate reverb doesn't have a monopoly there.
    - Digital reverb involves a circuit that samples the audio, processes it digitally, and then converts back to analog audio via a DAC circuit or chip.
    There are tons of analog reverb (and echo/delay) pedals, but also tons of digital ones. They can be analog without a physical spring. Not a huge deal, but you have many folks learning from you while you are learning, so figured I'd try to help clear that up a little. Hope that helps.

  • @richfiles
    @richfiles 3 года назад +10

    19:52 That Vibrato machine is just an experience! The vibing is deep!

  • @donl7006
    @donl7006 3 года назад +17

    Seeing him so happy while he's playing made me happy

  • @jamminwithjambo7729
    @jamminwithjambo7729 2 года назад

    What a treat of history, sights and sounds. Thanks!!!

  • @MrScarabey
    @MrScarabey 2 года назад

    Such nice guys and lots of new information about reverbs. Thanx :)

  • @8BitRetroGhost
    @8BitRetroGhost 3 года назад +10

    Watching the plate reverb while soldering a guitar pedal thinking "I'm gonna need a bigger box."

  • @jessereset10
    @jessereset10 3 года назад +5

    Oh how I missed these videos. These videos are easily my favorite content of yours. I like learning the history and stuff behind things we hear all the time.

  • @CheapSushi
    @CheapSushi 6 месяцев назад +1

    The plate reverb sounds incredible, beautiful and just so authentic. I gotta hear some Midwest Emo with that haha. Awesome episode heard & learned a lot!

  • @sethroberts1362
    @sethroberts1362 3 года назад

    These vids are super informative and interesting! You kick ass Rob!

  • @ABlankAndrew
    @ABlankAndrew 3 года назад +4

    These videos are so much more fun, engaging and informative than I’d find a “real” video on the history of reverb to be. Keep up the great work Rob, these videos where you check out weird musical stuff are the best!

  • @sadwhippet
    @sadwhippet 3 года назад +4

    Apart from this being one of the most complete overviews of what reverb is and has been that I have ever seen, I love how giddy everyone is from getting to meet and interact with actual people irl. This inspires, both musically and emotionally. Thank you!

  • @78thandSynth
    @78thandSynth 2 года назад

    This is such a fantastic blast of music fun. Great work all involved. 🤘

  • @boele0707
    @boele0707 2 года назад

    Man, this was so nice and interesting to watch! Did not know that the plate and spring were/are used so much like this. The sounds are super familiar from so many songs.

  • @VamsiMohanKrishnaVadrevu
    @VamsiMohanKrishnaVadrevu 3 года назад +4

    This is so interesting! The history behind all the knobs that I use on a daily basis. Makes more sense and I actually appreciate what I'm doing now.

  • @thebananamelon5065
    @thebananamelon5065 3 года назад +13

    My mom used to be in a church music program and they’d practice in a massive room. And this brought me wayyyyy back to when she used to bring me with her.

  • @tylermorrison4728
    @tylermorrison4728 2 года назад +2

    I love this video I’d love to see this become a series exploring the history of different effects

  • @dangoldbach6570
    @dangoldbach6570 3 года назад +2

    This was beyond fascinating! I can see why so many musicians are in the studio " just trying to get the right sound" now. Man does this just scratch the right itch!

    • @snickpickle
      @snickpickle Год назад +1

      Recording things is an art unto itself. I am a better musician because I am a recording engineer, and I am a better recording engineer because I am a musician -- and honestly, probably a better recording engineer than musician, but that's another post for another day...

  • @spudboi2901
    @spudboi2901 3 года назад +12

    That light pedal sounds dank as hell! And the moisturiser... man everything about this is cool af!

    • @Daphoid
      @Daphoid 2 года назад

      Both of those are relatively recent - but agreed - awesome! I was looking at them last week and its great to see them showup here!

  • @cRockBallin22
    @cRockBallin22 3 года назад +4

    The way Rob looks into Jim’s eyes as he played the guitar with the reverb for the first time, literally melted my little heart 🥰

  • @thartwig
    @thartwig 2 года назад +2

    the plates are so full and warm in tone, absolutely incredible

  • @JessicaLovesFoxes
    @JessicaLovesFoxes 2 года назад +19

    #1: Holy cow I love the sound of the metal plate. The guitar chords with it were so pretty ^w^
    #2: It fascinated me how scratching the springs had such an awesome industrial hard rock/metal (no pun intended) sound to it, that was really cool but weird at the same time.
    #3: Jim, your videos are amazing, and I love how much we learn from you! Thank you! :D

  • @Zypher13X
    @Zypher13X 3 года назад +5

    Recently picked up guitar and bought Guitar Quest, it is an absolute blast! I’m glad to learn guitar from my favorite music RUclipsr

  • @Izzy88izzy
    @Izzy88izzy 3 года назад +5

    Love how this guy narrates, so passionate and knowledgeable

  • @ianmacfarlane1241
    @ianmacfarlane1241 3 года назад +1

    Found this completely by accident - I'm not a musician, but this was fascinating, and I love the enthusiasm.
    Such an education.

  • @Saf1ouane
    @Saf1ouane Год назад

    Wonderful, very interesting, love these video types that you've been doing, Cheers !