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Old soul, new twists...
Introducing the GF240 gold foil plate reverb by Iconic Instruments, a faithful AU/VST recreation of five units of the deep and haunting EMT 240 gold foil plate reverb, first introduced in 1971. Following the success of the famous 140 steel plate reverb, German manufacturer, EMT, released the model 240 gold foil plate, which sported a much smaller form factor and with a distinct character all its own. Like its real world analog, the Iconic Instruments GF240 is a followup to the Iconic Instruments SP140 steel plate reverb (modeled after the the original EMT 140), and both plugins share the exact same layout and feature set.
Powered by Gorilla Engine, and made in collaboration with Numerical Sound, the GF240 includes classic functionality, like a pre-delay control, send width, a filter section with high- and low-pass filters, as well as a shapable node, tail length control from a full 6 seconds down to a mere 20ms (much shorter than an analog unit) and a mix control with a convenient solo switch to preview only the reverberation.
But like the SP140, the GF240 also sports some new twists to the original, like a 5-position density control that ranges from full-bodied plate sounds to a light, transparent wash without reducing the fullness of the reverb. Additionally, the drive feature gives you a classic 70's-style distortion that you can apply pre- or post-reverb, and the high- and low-pass drive set screws allow you to place the distortion exactly where you want in the frequency spectrum. And finally, choose from a list of twenty carefully crafted presets that range from classic references to modern, or even abstract examples.
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(same features and functionality as the SP140)
The never-before-seen Density control allows you actually change the density of the reverb to range from a full, lush plate sounds to a light, transparent wash without reducing the fullness of the reverb.
The Drive knob allows you to not only add 70's-era distortion either pre- or post-reverb, but the high- and low-pass set screws give you the ability to place the distortion exactly where you want in the frequency spectrum.
As in a classic studio workflow, the GF240 has a Send Unit that features a filter section with high- and low-pass filters and a shapeable node to control the color of the reverb.
The slidable meter gives you control over the tail length, from a full six seconds down to 20 milliseconds (much shorter than available in an analog plate unit), or you can use the plus and minus buttons to conveniently jump in length by half-second intervals.
The Send Unit features a classic Pre-Delay control to delay (and slightly separate) the reverb from the original signal. The Send Width control allows you to narrow the input signal on the way into the reverb to help focus your track. And the Reverb Unit gives you a Reverb Width control that ranges from a full stereo reverb to a fully collapsed mono reverb. These impulses were specifically designed to sum to mono in a way that actually matches a true classic mono plate, rather than just summing left and right channels, which can give you an overly thick, muddy result. And the Reverb Pan control allows you to place the reverb in the center, or pan the entire plate signal off to one side or the other (think Eddie Van Halen's guitar sound on the first 5 records).
The Mix knob allows you set the wet/dry level, but there's also a convenient Solo switch that allows you to preview just the reverberation.
The GF240 includes 20 carefully crafted presets that range from classic to abstract.
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The GF240 is not just another plate reverb... it's five different plates in one plugin, based on famous examples.