In this video for Production Expert, Michael Costa shows us how to enhance the stereo width of your guitar parts when mixing reverb effects. Michael uses a simple trick of reversing the panning on the reverb send so that the left hand will send to the reverb on the right, and vice versa. He does this by using a stereo reverb - Abbey Road Reverb Plates.
About Abbey Road Reverb Plates
Introduced in the 1950s, plate reverbs become a fixture of modern recorded music, used most prominently in the '60s and '70s by pioneering bands.
Abbey Road Studios' original reverb plates were first installed in 1957 to complement the fixed reverberation times of the studio echo chambers. In each of these original plates, the stereo reverb is created by suspending a large sheet of metal with tensioned springs attached to each corner. A transducer injects the metal sheet with audio energy, which is picked up by two contact mics fixed to the surface of the plate. The reverb time can then be adjusted using an internal damper, which is contained within a large wooden unit.
These historic Abbey Road plates have been used on countless pop, rock, classical and film recordings over the years and continue to be used in all kinds of audio production to this day.
Precise modeling of four legendary Abbey Road reverb plates, each with its unique character
A drive control to set the THD characteristics of the in/out amplifiers and the plate sheet itself
Ability to control the amount of analog noise and hum
Four original bass cut positions
Crosstalk between the stereo inputs to get a stereo leak effect
To find out more and download a limited-time demo of Abbey Road Reverb Plates, head to Waves’ website.