EMT® 250 Classic Electronic Reverb Plug-In

Iconic Lever-Driven Digital Reverb & Modulation Effects Unit

Introduced in 1976, and still regarded as one of the best-sounding reverb units ever made, the EMT 250 was the first digital reverberator to operate through a purely electronic system. Today, Universal Audio is proud to introduce a faithful emulation of this iconic, lever-driven reverb as a UAD Powered Plug-In. Although only around 250 hardware units were ever built, the EMT 250 continues to leave an immeasurable mark on record-making history in the hands of studio legends like George Massenburg, Bruce Swedien, Daniel Lanois, Brian Eno, and Allen Sides.

• Faithful recreation of the EMT 250 reverb unit, widely considered one of the best-sounding reverbs ever built
• Very same algorithm found in the original, repurposed for plug-in use in conjunction with original EMT 250 designer Dr. Barry Blesser
• Additional EMT 250 effects also included: Delay, Phasing, Chorus, Echo, and Space
• Requires a UAD-2 DSP Accelerator Card or Apollo Interface available from authorized dealers worldwide
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The EMT 250’s distinctive clear and open reverb sound has appeared on countless records, including Prince & The Revolution’s Purple Rain, Elvis Costello’s Spike, and modern classics like The Red Hot Chili Pepper’s Stadium Arcadium. Re-engineered by Universal Audio alongside EMT 250 creator Dr. Barry Blesser — and fully endorsed by EMT Studiotechnik GmbH — the EMT 250 Powered Plug-In goes far beyond emulation by using the very same algorithm found in these extremely rare units.

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EMT® 250 Classic Electronic Reverberator Plug-In

Features:

• Faithful recreation of the EMT 250, widely considered one of the best-sounding reverbs ever built
• Very same algorithm found in the original, repurposed for plug-in use in conjunction with original EMT 250 designer Dr. Barry Blesser
• Modeled from Allen Sides’ EMT 250 “golden unit” at Ocean Way Recording
• EMT 250’s delay and modulation effects also included : Delay, Phasing, Chorus, Echo, and Space
• Fully endorsed by EMT Studiotechnik GmbH as the world’s only authentic emulation
• Exclusive “UAD Powered Plug-In” features include Dry/Wet Mix, Wet Solo and Hard bypass via the lighted EMT power icon
• Additional exclusive “UAD Powered Plug-In” features include Dry/Wet Mix, Wet Solo and Hard bypass via the lighted EMT power icon
• Requires a UAD-2 DSP Accelerator Card or Apollo Interface available from authorized dealers worldwide

Parameters:

• Reverb program with lever selectable decay times from 0.4s to 4.5s
• Four position lever selectable high frequency decay
• Four position lever selectable low frequency decay
• Delay program with two independent delay lines including lever selectable delay times from 0 to 315ms
• Phasing program with lever controlled phase position
• Chorus program with lever selection of four chorus variations
• Echo program with lever selectable delay time from 0 to 315ms, with adjustable high frequency damping
• Space which offers fixed reverb time of 10s
• Lever selectable Pre-Delay for all programs (0, 20, 40, 60ms)
• Outputs switch offers “Quad” tonal variations of original hardware for Reverb, Phasing, and Space modes (lit), while acting as a mono sum for the Delay and Chorus programs and an input mute for the Echo program (unlit)
• Global Wet/Dry Mix slider
• Global Wet Solo button defeats audible dry signal for Buss use
• LED meter displays input signal level
• “Register” LED indicates internal system clipping
• Power switch via EMT icon offers a glitch-free bypass for comparison to original unprocessed signal

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