Timbre and texture

As we know from our earlier discussion about the frequency-dependent parameters in most…reverb processors, reverb doesn't treat all frequencies the same.…reverb devices have a frequency response that's not typically flat, and the frequency response…varies by design from plug-in to plug-in and preset to preset.…Shown here is a reverb where the low frequencies get a bit of a boost, they last a little bit…longer while the high frequencies roll-off.…This is typical of reverbs that are influenced by actual spaces.…

The extra low-frequency resonance is known to be flattering for romantic orchestral music…in large concert halls.…The high-frequency reverberation decays more quickly, influenced by the real world property…of air absorption in concert halls, and so many digital reverbs wanting to emulate the…sound of the great halls do a good job of reproducing these spectral features and reverb.…But a Spring reverb, a reverb built on the mechanical system using metal springs, not…surprisingly has a very different frequency response.…