Nod to The Legend · The gear · 1978
The Lexicon 224
Digital reverb, algorithms by David Griesinger
Following EMT's 250 (1976), Lexicon's 224 made digital reverb a studio standard, with halls and plates that sounded lush and stayed out of the way.
Still heard: The 80s and 90s ballad reverb, and the model for algorithmic reverbs.
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