Re: [linux-audio-user] Spring reverb?

From: Nigel Henry <cave.dnb@email-addr-hidden>
Date: Wed Feb 07 2007 - 23:48:31 EET

On Wednesday 07 February 2007 22:24, Folderol wrote:
> On Wed, 7 Feb 2007 11:53:42 -0800
>
> Ken Restivo <ken@email-addr-hidden> wrote:
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> > I am working on a tune that needs surf guitar. The CAPS AMP IV does a
> > great Fender Twin, and the #4 cabinet in CAPS Cabinet II seems to do
> > pretty well as a 2x12 open-back Fender cab. But the classic surf guitar
> > sound of course includes the high-pitched plinking of a Fender Twin
> > reverb spring slapping against its metal case. If you haven't heard it,
> > it's kind of like entering the V'Ger central core, but really
> > high-pitched and fast, and in 16th notes while double-picking.
> >
> > Picking out a muted barre chord into a spring reverb turned up way too
> > high, you can definitely *hear* the springs.
> >
> > This post hints tantalizingly about someone having created a Csound orc
> > that emulates a spring reverb:
> >
> > http://lalists.stanford.edu/lad/2002/07/0252.html
> >
> > Anyone know if this is true, and where I could find it?
>
> Mmmm spring reverb. Brings back memories :) (incidentally they are
> usually quite easy to repair).
>
> Now anyone who can *truly* emulate that is some form of god!
>
> The all time classic for me was the instrumental Pipline by The
> Chantays circ. 1963 I think.

And what about the Watkins "Copycat" endless loop tape echo machine. That was
the cutting edge for echo effects in the 60's.

Nigel.
Received on Thu Feb 8 00:15:05 2007

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