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AD047 Ratshack Reverb 3

Audio Damage

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AD047 Ratshack Reverb 3 is a stereo delay plugin that emulates the classic Radio Shack Electronic Reverb Unit from 1982, capturing its character "warts and all" while expanding the original hardware with independent left and right delay times. Despite its name, the original hardware was a delay rather than a reverb, and this plugin faithfully reproduces that sound with simulated BBD analog delay circuitry, optional microphone preamp coloration, and regenerating echo feedback. It functions as an insert effect that always passes the input signal through.

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Key Features

01Simulated BBD analog delay with pitch slurs when changing times
02Independent left and right delay times (4–150 milliseconds each)
03Microphone preamp with distortion coloration (switchable)
04Regenerating echo feedback with adjustable repeat
05Stereo-capable, expanding on the hardware's mono design
06Delay times broader than original hardware (5–95 ms original range)
07Output level (Depth) control for delayed signal

Things to Try

  • 01Drive the Microphone slider upward to engage preamp distortion for colored, gritty character
  • 02Enable L&R Link and adjust Delay Left to lock both channels, recreating the original hardware's single delay slider behavior
  • 03Move the Delay controls while audio is present to hear authentic pitch slurs characteristic of BBD analog delay
  • 04Raise Repeat all the way up to create nearly indefinite regenerating echoes

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