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The 1980s will long be remembered for THAT drum sound. The sound of big reverb, and in particular gated reverb. We look at a bunch of 80s reverbs that can get that sound for you.
The Ensoniq DP Pro also used different algorithms to the DP/4 processors that came before it. The clue is in the name, PRO and this effects processor was targeting a higher end market and the Ensoniq engineers set out to give it a better sound than all that came before it.
The Eventide H3000 Ultra-Harmonizer released in 1986 is a family of products based around a multi-purpose programmable, digital audio signal processor. It is perhaps the most highly regarded multi-effects processor ever made.
The Lexicon MPX1 was aimed at guitarists/home recording musicians, and while there are programs for guitar, it also makes an excellent all round effects processor.
Taking what they had learned with the R-880, Roland developed a new SRV reverb, the Roland SRV-330 and it is one of Roland’s finest digital reverbs.
Taking what they had learned with the R-880, Roland developed a new SRV reverb, the Roland SRV-330 and it is one of Roland’s finest digital reverbs.
Having done all they could with the DPS series, Sony only had one place left go, and that was to combine all four DPS effects into a single processor. The Sony DPS-V77 was born!
The Sony MU-R201 came after the ultra expensive Sony DRE-2000 and was the first of it’s kind to offer true stereo processing. It was something of a sleeper in the west with Roger Nichols being one of it’s few true believers, having used it on everything he mixed including all the Steely Dan mixes he did.
The Ursa Major Space Station released in 1981, is an advanced signal processor using time delay techniques to transform a mono source into a new, stereo, output signal. It is as different from earlier delay units as the complex reverberant sound of a room is from a single repeat of a sound slapping off a wall.
The Yamaha REV500 Digital Reverb was released in 1996, and uses algorithms based on those in the excellent Yamaha ProR3.
The Yamaha SPX90 released in 1985, is an amalgam of advanced acoustical research and digital technology designed to provide musicians and home recording enthusiasts with a wide range of exciting effects.
