“Some sounds never go out of style”: Universal Audio makes two classic reverbs used by The Beatles, Radiohead and Brian Eno available natively

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Universal Audio has announced that two of its EMT reverb emulations are now available as native plugins, meaning that UAD EMT 140 Classic Plate Reverberator and UAD EMT 250 Classic Electronic Reverb can be used in any DAW on macOS or Windows without any Apollo or UAD hardware. Abbey Road installed four customized EMT 140s in 1957 that have featured on recordings by The Beatles, Pink Floyd, Radiohead and more. Latest Videos From MusicRadar Watch full video here:Released almost two decades later, the EMT 250 was the first commercially available digital reverb, and also offered several modulation and time-based effects. The EMT 250 can be heard on Prince's Purple Rain, alongside records from Red Hot Chili Peppers and Michael Jackson. "The EMT 140 and EMT 250 have inspired generations of great recordings, and we're excited to bring them to even more creators."