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Chamber
The echo chamber was the original high-end reverberator. It was a small-to me-
dium-sized space with highly reflective and irregularly-shaped walls. Inside this
space would be a microphone or two and a speaker or two. The input signal was
sent to the speakers and picked up by the microphones. With careful design and
setup, a highly satisfying reverb could be generated. There are still a number of
first-rate echo chambers in operation around the world.
The principal characteristics of the chamber algorithm include a rapid high den-
sity and avoidance of noticeable wall slaps. This complex miniature-space effect
resembles an echo chamber at its smaller settings and, at its larger ones, a small
performance space with a more rapid build-up of reflection density than a hall.
Reverberant tails are randomized.
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