Piastrone by AVAL
MAXFORLIVE PLATE REVERB
Piastrone is a Max4Live device for Ableton Live, a plate reverb dedicated to the italian composer Gino Marinuzzi Jr., who in 1963 defined with this term the reverb technique. It's based on the famous Dattorro (1997) digital plate reverb design, which returns a dry and, at the same time, deep and spacious sound, with the possibility, through modulations, to obtain more metallic and spicy sound.Piastrone by AVAL
MAXFORLIVE PLATE REVERB
Piastrone is a Max4Live device for Ableton Live, a plate reverb dedicated to the italian composer Gino Marinuzzi Jr., who in 1963 defined with this term the reverb technique. It's based on the famous Dattorro (1997) digital plate reverb design, which returns a dry and, at the same time, deep and spacious sound, with the possibility, through modulations, to obtain more metallic and spicy sound.Piastrone by AVAL
Piastrone is a Max4Live device for Ableton Live, a plate reverb dedicated to the italian composer Gino Marinuzzi Jr., who in 1963 defined with this term the reverb technique.
It’s based on the famous Dattorro (1997) digital plate reverb design, which returns a dry and, at the same time, deep and spacious sound, with the possibility, through modulations, to obtain more metallic and spicy sound.
The algorithm has been simplified in its controls, allowing you to act on the different parametrics through the central panel, which provides the filtering and diffusion options, as well as a simple animation that responds to the rms value of the reverberated signal.
“Really nice sounding reverb. Probably the best sounding maxforlive reverb I’ve heard. Awesome visual design as well, as usual for Aval.”- Animus Invidious
PIASTRONE CONTROLS
- XY control panel: controls internal diffusing and filtering, centered it creates warm and
diffused signal, while to the sides it generates a sharp and bright sound. At the bottom
there are X and Y position values, mappable in order to make them move with external
LFOs or sequencers. - Material: controls the decay of the reverberation.
- Size: changes the ‘plate size’ by expanding the delay lines.
- DryWet: amount of dry or wet signal.
- PreDelay: amount of delay before early reflection
- Input Diffuse: enable/disable input diffusing, allowing to get softer transients when
enabled. - Highpass Filter: the white curve, a HPF that filters the input signal before the
reverberation. - Lowpass Filter: the green curve, a LPF that filters the input signal before the
reverberation - Down left arrow: opens a pup up menu where you can set the LFO mask of the diffusers,
from here you can change:- Rate: speeds up or stop the LFOs freq.
- Depth: change the amount of modulation
- Shape: dragging it you can change the Ifo shape, from a reverse saw to a ramp, a
triangle wave by default.
Frequently Asked Questions
Piastrone requires Ableton Live with Max for Live installed. It is recommended to use Ableton Live 10 or later with the latest version of Max for Live to ensure full compatibility and stable performance.
The Dattorro (1997) algorithm is one of the most respected digital plate reverb designs, known for producing a sound that feels simultaneously dry and deeply spacious. AVAL have built Piastrone around this algorithm, giving you a classic, high-quality plate sound directly inside your Ableton session.
At its core, Piastrone delivers a clean, spacious plate reverb character suited to vocals, drums, keys, and melodic instruments. Using the modulation controls, you can push it towards more metallic and textured tones, making it versatile for both subtle and more creative reverb applications.
The algorithm has been deliberately simplified, with filtering, diffusion, and modulation controls all presented through a clean central panel. This makes it approachable for producers at any level while still offering enough depth for more experienced users who want to shape the reverb character precisely.
The animation responds in real time to the RMS value of the reverberated signal, giving you a visual representation of the reverb’s behaviour as your audio passes through it. It is a thoughtful design touch that makes monitoring the device intuitive and visually engaging.
Piastrone is an audio effect device. You load it directly onto an audio track, instrument rack, or return channel in Ableton Live, just as you would any other reverb plugin.
After purchasing, download the device file from your Isotonik Studios account and drag it into your Ableton Live User Library or directly onto a track. As long as Max for Live is installed and active, the device will load and be ready to use immediately.
Important Information
V1.0.0 – Initial Release
Our Products are generally provided as Zip file downloads which in all cases will need to be extracted and saved to your hard drive prior to installation. Details on the different file type provided and what to do with them are below.
.alp Files – These are Ableton Live Packs and will either install directly into the Packs Section of the browser of Ableton Live or ask you to save them to your hard drive. For packs that install to the library, when you double click on them you will see a pop up window asking you to confirm that installation is ok as the files are described as “Legacy”. This is fine and you are ok to proceed, the packs are created using the format for an earlier version of Live and so remain compatible with the current version.
.amxd files – These are individual MaxforLive Devices and can be stored anywhere on your hard drive. We’d advise creating a folder for them and then adding that folder as a location within the Places section of Lives Browser.
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