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Elevate your studio's sonic palette with the Studio Technologies Ecoplate, a revolutionary reverb effects processor that brings the lush, warm ambiance of classic plate reverbs straight to your fingertips. Perfectly suited for both analog and digital recording environments, the Ecoplate offers an authentic recreation of vintage reverb sounds, ideal for adding depth and dimension to any mix. Engineered with precision, the unit seamlessly integrates into any studio setup, providing musicians and audio engineers with a versatile tool to enhance their creative expression.

The Ecoplate's intuitive controls allow for easy manipulation of decay time, pre-delay, and reverb level, ensuring that you can tailor the reverb effect to suit any musical context. Whether you're looking to add a subtle shimmer to vocals or create a cavernous soundscape for guitar tracks, the Ecoplate is your go-to solution. Its robust construction ensures durability, while its modern design maintains a user-friendly interface that welcomes both novices and seasoned professionals alike.

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High-quality plate reverb emulation
User-friendly interface for intuitive control
Adjustable decay time and pre-delay settings
Compatible with both analog and digital setups
Ideal for enhancing vocals, instruments, and more

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Ecoplate and Black Rooster Audio's plate reverb are favored alongside Logic's Chromaverb and Space Designer for emulating plate reverb sounds.
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Arturia’s plate reverb offers three different plate types and customizable parameters, allowing modulation, drive, and EQ adjustments to reduce additional plugins.
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Josh Hoffman

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Used for the lead vocals on Why'd I Try, as stated by bandmate Michael Kirsch in this self-written October 20, 2010 SonicScoop article and as visible in this photo from the article captioned: "Electrical Audio has the original prototype for Jim Cunningham's Echoplate plate reverbs."

During our live shows Josh sings while drumming. Nevertheless, we decided to overdub the vocals in the studio. This was primarily for technical reasons: we wanted to have more control of the vocal in the mix, separate from the drums.

Albini’s approach to recording vocals was organic. Using two microphones and an actual metal plate reverb, he set up a vocal chain that would respond to Josh’s voice dynamically and in real-time.

Ordinarily in a lively, reverberating acoustic chamber, the depth and quality of reverb would be directly related to the volume of the voice. A quiet vocal would have minimal reflections whereas a loud, belting vocal would resonate more. In order to capture this on tape, a Crown PCC microphone was setup on the floor of Center Field.

Josh stood in Kentucky, facing Center Field with the door open. The Crown mic was keyed to an expander set to only turn on when he sang loudly. This technique can be heard clearly on our song “You’re Strange.” (Download here — at approximately 3:53, and 4:07 you can hear the Crown mic turn on.)

A Neumann U48 was used as a close mic, capturing all the delicate detail and nuance of Josh’s voice. The vocal was chain was also bussed out to an original Echoplate reverb, built in 1969.

The Echoplate is a large mechanical unit that uses a large sheet of steel, a transducer and contact microphones to create and record reverberation. The voice is sent through a transducer, which vibrates the steel sheet. The resonance is then recorded by the contact mics. The Echoplate provided a rich yet realistic sonic space for the vocal in the mix.