Manufactured in 1976, the legendary EMT 250 set the landscape for reverb as we know it today.

Instantly add three-dimensional space to your music and go between punchy tight drums, ethereal vocals, realistic acoustic spaces, lush halls and blissful synths.

Explore Dawn

Dial in the exact sound of the original 250, or take this iconic sound into new and uncharted territory with dynamics, mid-side processing and modulation. Dawn allows you to quickly recreate the unmistakable 1976 reverb it models, or shape new sonic landscapes with ease.

A New Dawn for Reverb

Released in 1976 with an impressive $20,000 price tag, the EMT 250 changed the face of music production forever – the digital age of reverb had arrived.

Sometimes nicknamed ‘R2D2’ due to its futuristic 70’s sci fi design, the 250 was a heavy floor-standing beast with an impressive feature set, controlled via 4 oversized levers.

In contrast to the mechanical Plate reverbs it succeeded, the 250 had a beautifully clear and open sound, with a wonderful three-dimensional depth and low noise floor.

Still to this day regarded by many as the best digital reverb ever created, with only 250 units ever made, Dawn faithfully captures the lush sound of this classic unit and takes things much further with modern sound shaping controls.

Magic Sound

Recreate the magic of the iconic 250 reverb and instantly add vivid space, clarity and 3D depth to drums, synths, vocals and guitars.

Dawn gives you access to the full range of reverb times from the original unit, from 0.4 seconds through to 4.5 seconds, alongside the distinctive Low Frequency Decay and High Frequency Decay (damping) controls. Get creative with the immersive Space mode, with a near endless decay time – great for ethereal pads and synths.

Modern Control

Going far beyond the possibilities of the original unit, Dawn boasts an extended set of powerful modern features that often require multiple plugins, complex routing, and considerable time to set up.

Take the classic 250 sound to new dimensions with lush modulation, ducking, mid / side EQ, gating, dual-band stereo width, transient shaping, reverb character modes and more…

Features:

Recreate the heavenly sound of the iconic EMT 250 reverb

Enhanced Modern mode for an extended frequency range and vibrant tone

Introduce movement and modulation using Flux and Ensemble

Take things further with advanced DSP for gating, ducking and transient smoothing

Add depth and space with dual-band stereo width controls

Enhanced mono mode with phase coherent and summing options

Go from crystal clean to gritty with Dawn’s reverb Character modes

4 band Output EQ with mid / side functionality

Internal preset browser with searching, tags and favourites

150 beautifully designed, production-ready presets

Random preset shuffling for instant inspiration

Mix Lock and pre-delay tempo sync controls

Resizable high-definition UI

Undo and Redo parameter changes

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