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thethrillfactor · 9th January 2005

To kinda condense your post down a litte.; you need a reverb that will envelope the sound and not muddy it up right?

Well the truth is that its not really done with 1 reverb its is done with 2 and an outboard delay for a predelay setup.

One handles the intial sound while the other handles the bloom.

The predelay blends the sound in.

Also a touch of modulation can thicken up the bloom.

Which of the one's you've listed?

The 224XL is a dark sounding reverb that can blend well.

The AMS RMX16 has its own unique signature which will dominate a track pretty easily.

The EMT140 needs a little help sometimes when it comes to blending with the sound(it is great initially though).

The 251 while similar sounding to the 250 always feels smaller.

What would i do?

I would probably pick up the 224XL for its dark halls(bloom), a Roland R-880 ver 2.0 with the cards(initial) and either a pair of PCM42's or a AMS1580 for the predelay.

If you buy the EMT140 than you will need a nice EQ(API550's work well withthem), for the bloom the SP2016 seems to blend well with it and for a delay either of the above.

Sorry but the truth is there is no one thing that will do it.

9th January 2005	#2
thethrillfactor Gear Guru Joined: Jun 2002 Location: New York City Posts: 14,177	To kinda condense your post down a litte.; you need a reverb that will envelope the sound and not muddy it up right? Well the truth is that its not really done with 1 reverb its is done with 2 and an outboard delay for a predelay setup. One handles the intial sound while the other handles the bloom. The predelay blends the sound in. Also a touch of modulation can thicken up the bloom. Which of the one's you've listed? The 224XL is a dark sounding reverb that can blend well. The AMS RMX16 has its own unique signature which will dominate a track pretty easily. The EMT140 needs a little help sometimes when it comes to blending with the sound(it is great initially though). The 251 while similar sounding to the 250 always feels smaller. What would i do? I would probably pick up the 224XL for its dark halls(bloom), a Roland R-880 ver 2.0 with the cards(initial) and either a pair of PCM42's or a AMS1580 for the predelay. If you buy the EMT140 than you will need a nice EQ(API550's work well withthem), for the bloom the SP2016 seems to blend well with it and for a delay either of the above. Sorry but the truth is there is no one thing that will do it.