Members Unfed Posted October 4, 2009 Members Share Posted October 4, 2009 looking at picking up an RE-20, have a couple questions about the on-board reverb... - is the reverb effect routed after the echo/delay (in serial), or parallel to it? read through the manual but it didn't explain this very well at all. - i'm guessing this is modeled after the spring reverb of the original? how does it sound as a spring reverb in general, or compared to something like the new FRV-1 spring reverb? is it a very 'wet' sound? thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MegaTom Posted October 4, 2009 Members Share Posted October 4, 2009 I can't speak about the reverb's placement, but as for the its quality.... it sounds like ass, just like the reverb in the machines it replicates. That's one area I wish they weren't so faithful in reproducing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members andrew_face Posted October 4, 2009 Members Share Posted October 4, 2009 i wouldnt say it sounds like ass...it does sound unique tho Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members WC1 Posted October 4, 2009 Members Share Posted October 4, 2009 I can't speak about the reverb's placement, but as for the its quality.... it sounds like ass, just like the reverb in the machines it replicates. That's one area I wish they weren't so faithful in reproducing. Imagine if they put the greatest sounding reverb in the world into it. Everyone would then complain that it doesn't correctly model the original. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MegaTom Posted October 4, 2009 Members Share Posted October 4, 2009 That's probably true. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members n!k Posted October 4, 2009 Members Share Posted October 4, 2009 The reverb is very harsh and metallic sounding, but it does blend with the echo well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members CicadaSilence Posted October 4, 2009 Members Share Posted October 4, 2009 The reverb is in parallel to the delay circuit, I think. You hear two distinct tones; the reverbed guitar, and the delay repeats. They don't feed into one another. It can get very wet, but it's a very trashy sounding verb. I love it for that. Most don't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mitre Posted October 4, 2009 Members Share Posted October 4, 2009 One thing that I haven't seen many comments on is that the reverb sounds phenomenal in stereo. I've got mine set up for recording, with the RE-20 going in stereo into the 4-track I'm using as a mixer. The reverb sounds almost 3-dimensional. However, as CicadaSilence noted, you get the reverb sound, and then the delay sounds are dry, so it can sound a little strange. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Unfed Posted October 4, 2009 Author Members Share Posted October 4, 2009 cool, thanks for the info! i'm looking to use one (or two) on the aux channels of my mixer for some dub-type production. i'll probably look into the FRV-1 or another type of spring reverb for the master fx loop. it's a toss-up between these or going with analog delays (tape echos seem to be more expensive and possibly more of a hassle) and a true spring reverb, but these cost roughly the same and might give more functionality overall. i think i'll start by grabbing the RE-20 and seeing how i like it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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