RO-140 plate reverb plugin interface by Black Rooster Audio

RO-140: Vintage Plate Reverb Plugin by Black Rooster Audio

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RO-140 is a plate reverb effect plugin by Black Rooster Audio. It is modeled on classic hardware plate reverbs, including the EMT 140, and offers six adjustable plate materials, a damper control and a pre-delay control.

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01Overview

Black Rooster Audio built the RO-140 around plate simulation, a reverb technique that engineers used on many hit recordings from the 1950s and 1960s. The developer says it was physically modeled from its hardware counterparts while still being an original plugin. Rather than only reproducing a fixed sound, it lets you shape the tail through plate material, plate size, damping and pre-delay, so you can recreate a vintage plate or design a reverb of your own.

Best for

Vintage plate reverb
Vocal reverb
Drum room tails
Real-time monitoring
Live reverb effects
Reverb sound design

Developer: Black Rooster Audio
Category: Reverbs
Store: Plugin Boutique

02Key features

What you get

Six physically modeled plate materials: gold, silver, steel, aluminum, bronze, titanium
Adjustable plate size for each plate material
Physically modeled damper control with 10 positions
Pre-delay control placed after plate emulation for automation
Adjustable input and output gain staging
Zero latency with no sample delay compensation needed
SSE2 optimized DSP for high performance
High DPI and Retina interface support

03In depth

Plate Materials, Damping and Pre-Delay Controls

The RO-140 includes six physically modeled plate materials: gold, silver, steel, aluminum, bronze and titanium. Each has an adjustable size through its plate size control, so the character of the reverb can change from material to material and size to size.

A classic damper control sets the decay time, with 10 damper positions selectable with the plus and minus buttons. The pre-delay control sets the delay between the dry and wet signals. It sits after the plate emulation, so you can modulate the reverb tail with DAW automation.

Gain Staging and Real-Time Use

Input and output gain controls let you set the level going into the processing and the level coming out of it. The plugin is zero latency and does not need sample delay compensation, which makes it suitable for real-time monitoring and live use.

The interface supports high pixel density displays on Windows and macOS. On Windows, check your DAW manual to confirm it is HighDPI compatible.

04Specs

Will it run?

Formats, systems and requirements as listed by Plugin Boutique. Missing details are left out, not guessed.

Developer	Black Rooster Audio
Type	Plugin
Category	Reverb
Formats	VST3, VST2, AU, AAX
Operating systems	Windows, macOS
Architecture	64-bit

05FAQ

Questions, answered

What is the RO-140?

The RO-140 is a plate reverb effect plugin by Black Rooster Audio. It is modeled on classic hardware plate reverbs, including the EMT 140.

Which plugin formats does the RO-140 support?

The RO-140 is available in VST3, VST2, AU and AAX formats, all 64-bit.

Which operating systems does the RO-140 run on?

The RO-140 runs on Windows and macOS. On macOS it requires OS X 10.9 or newer and supports M1 and M2 Apple Silicon.

What do I need to use the RO-140?

You need a VST, VST3, AU or AAX compatible host, a 64-bit host for Mac, 1GB of RAM and a display resolution of 1280x1024 pixels or more. Windows requires Windows 7 or newer and an SSE2 compatible processor.