Pure Plate Reverb is simplified and its filters/EQs have different curves than EMT 140’s. I’ve used the EMT 140 plug-in extensively over many years, and after less than a month with Pure Plate Reverb, I do feel that, though the difference between the two reverbs can be subtle, they are key.
Initially, I was a bit surprised that the company would offer a similar reverb that eats up the same DSP load as the EMT 140 plug-in (which was modeled from The Plant Studios’ plates, over 12 years ago). īecause Universal Audio’s catalog of modeled plug-ins is quite extensive and so well done, it’s sometimes hard not to compare UA’s products side-by-side. Though Universal Audio isn’t revealing if any actual hardware was modeled for this plug-in, Pure Plate Reverb’s sound is authentically realistic and to my ears, it seems suspiciously similar to the Plate B setting of UA’s own EMT 140 Classic Plate Reverberator plug-in. Upon introduction to the Universal Audio Pure Plate Reverb plug-in, you may feel a familiar metallic smokiness and murk hit you like a wall of dirty martinis in a ‘50s nightclub that character is no doubt why plate reverbs generally have a bevy of input filters, EQs, and other functions used to “tune for mood.” But unlike most traditional plate reverbs (and those plug-ins emulating them), Pure Plate Reverb has a simple design with minimal control parameters. When used tastefully, with reverence to our favorite recordings, plate reverb can be an emotional tool with no equal. It can be haunting and dark yet at the same time, it can uplift with beautiful shimmer. Sound is driven into a metal plate, then recaptured as rich clangs and resonances that transport us to and from the past. It’s the agent of antiquity and the steward of soul. Plate reverb is undoubtedly my favorite choice for ambience.
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