Soundtoys Little Plate

Features

The unmistakable plate reverb sound – warm, rich and spacious – is now at your fingertips.

Inspired by the original EMT 140 plate reverb, SoundToys captured the gorgeous sound and vibe of this studio classic and turned it into a fun and musically inspiring plug-in. And they couldn’t resist pushing the limits of reality, so we added a couple of fun twists that let you take Little Plate to spaces the original hardware only dreamed of.

 

Simple Control, Infinite Possibilities – Once SoundToys recreated the iconic 140 sound, they couldn’t resist going even further. While the original reverb could only muster a modest five seconds of reverberation time, they pushed that number higher. A lot higher. With Decay Time set to infinity, Little Plate’s reverb tails never fade away.

 

 

Cut the Clutter – Keep your reverb and your mixes clean with the built-in Low Cut filter. Sometimes the low frequency build-up in reverbs can get a little out of control. Use the Low Cut control to tame those boomy bass frequencies.

 

 

Space Modulator – Flip the Mod switch to introduce slight modulation into the reverb tail. These subtle and chaotic variations can result in a thicker and smoother sound, especially at long decay times on pitched instruments like keys, guitar, and voice.

 

 

Heavy Vibes

At SoundToys, they’ve got a reputation for obsessing over legendary hardware. But when they decided to build their first reverb plug-in, they went farther than ever before. They collected five EMT 140s from around the country and gathered them in their lab. Their engineers tuned them up. They teched them out. They went to the chiropractor (that’s one and a half tons of plate reverb). Then they took their time listening and testing, zeroing in on a sound that they think captures the classic EMT 140 vibe. Warm, rich, spacious and slightly dark, Little Plate packs the essence of plate reverb into one little plug-in that won’t break your back.

A Little Plate History

The EMT 140 uses a magnetic transducer to vibrate a massive sheet of metal, sending the result back to the engineer via a pickup that captures the resulting reverberation.

The EMT 140 was introduced in 1957 and was capable of dense and smooth reverberation unlike anything the world had heard. While it doesn’t exactly sound like a real room, it has a beauty of its own, which is why plate reverb is still such a sought-after sound even many decades later. 140s are getting hard to find though, and replacement parts even harder. Not to mention their sheer size and weight keep them out of reach of the average studio.

Highlights

Add the sound of vintage plate reverb to your tracks

Push beyond the limits of the hardware with extended reverb decay time

Create infinite reverb effects that never decay

Optional modulation for natural-sounding variation in the reverb tail

Low Cut filter to tame low frequency build-up

25 distinct presets to quickly dial in a sound