Fig 4Spring reverb · 1/50 speed1/50 speed · spring 2 · first return 33 ms, then every 66 ms · decay 2.8 s
1Input2Input transducer3Springs4Pickup transducer5Recovery + mix6OutputReturnsbounce between the ends
Press the click button · tap a part to name it123spring
The click: a twist that spreads into ripples, long waves firstTransducers: one coil, a magnet bead per spring; input left, pickup rightChart: one click's whole tail at real speedA reverb adds a wash of fading reflections after a sound. In this tank a click bounces along three springs; low frequencies travel faster, so each return arrives as a rising chirp, the twang. Watch is 50 times slower; Listen plays at real speed.The lesson in the lab: Reverb through the eras, five machines, one from each era.
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