Soundtoys Little Plate

Soundtoys Little Plate

The Soundtoys Little Plate is a electromechanical reverb with the lush sound of plate reverb and a modern twist.

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The unmistakable plate reverb sound (warm, rich and spacious) is now at your fingertips

Inspired by the original EMT 140 plate reverb, we captured the gorgeous sound and vibe of this studio classic and turned it into a fun and musically inspiring plug-in. And we couldn’t resist pushing the limits of reality and also we added a couple of fun twists that let you take Little Plate to spaces the original hardware only dreamed of.

Simple Control, Infinite Possibilities

Once we recreated the iconic 140 sound, we couldn’t resist going even further. While the original reverb could only muster a modest five seconds of reverberation time, we pushed that number higher. A lot higher. With Decay Time set to infinity, Little Plate’s reverb tails never fade away.

Cut the Clutter

Keep your reverb and your mixes clean with the built-in Low Cut filter. Sometimes the low frequency build-up in reverbs can get a little out of control. Use the Low Cut control to tame those boomy bass frequencies.

Space Modulator

Flip the Mod switch to introduce slight modulation into the reverb tail. These subtle and chaotic variations can result in a thicker and smoother sound, especially at long decay times on pitched instruments like keys, guitar, and voice.

Heavy Vibes

Soundtoys got a reputation for obsessing over legendary hardware. But when we decided to build our first reverb plug-in, we went farther than ever before.

We collected five EMT 140s from around the country and gathered them in our lab.

We went to the chiropractor (that’s one and a half tons of plate reverb). Then we took our time listening and testing, zeroing in on a sound that we think captures the classic EMT 140 vibe. Warm, rich, spacious and slightly dark, Little Plate packs the essence of plate reverb into one little plug-in that won’t break your back.

A Little Plate History

The EMT 140 uses a magnetic transducer to vibrate a massive sheet of metal, sending the result back to the engineer via a pickup that captures the resulting reverberation. The EMT 140 was introduced in 1957 and was capable of dense and smooth reverberation unlike anything the world had heard. While it doesn’t exactly sound like a real room, it has a beauty of its own, which is why plate reverb is still such a sought-after sound even many decades later. 140s are getting hard to find though, and replacement parts even harder. Not to mention their sheer size and weight keep them out of reach of the average studio.

Highlights

Add the sound of vintage plate reverb to your tracks

Push beyond the limits of the hardware with extended reverb decay time

Create infinite reverb effects that never decay

Optional modulation for natural-sounding variation in the reverb tail

Low Cut filter to tame low frequency build-up

25 distinct presets to quickly dial in a sound

Soundtoys Little Plate Specs

Current Version: 5.4

Apple Silicon and VST 3 Compatible

Plug-in Formats (64-bit only):

• AAX Native, AAX AudioSuite, VST 2, VST 3, and Audio Units (AU)

Supported Sample Rates:

• Minimum: 44.1 kHz, Maximum: 192 kHz

System Requirements:

• Operating systems: Mac OS X 10.12 or later and Windows 7 or later.
• An internet connection is required at the time of activation.

Supported Hosts:

• Pro Tools, Live, Cubase, Nuendo, Logic, Studio One, Reaper, Bitwig
• Click here to view our full list of compatible host applications.

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