plate reverb

noun

An electromechanical device used to produce a reverb sound effect, in which an electrical audio signal is made to vibrate a metal plate, and sensors attached to the plate pick up its reverberations.

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Meanings

nounplate reverb (countable and uncountable, plural plate reverbs)

plural plate reverbs

  1. countablesound recording; sound engineering; sound recording; sound engineeringAn electromechanical device used to produce a reverb sound effect, in which an electrical audio signal is made to vibrate a metal plate, and sensors attached to the plate pick up its reverberations.
  2. uncountableThe sound effect created by this device.
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