Shimmer reverb
A reverb that feeds pitch-shifted copies of its own tail back into the effect, producing a rising, harmonically stacked wash of sound.
Because each pass through the reverb adds another octave or fifth and then feeds that back in, the tail climbs as it decays, so a single held note becomes an enormous shimmering pad. The effect is the defining texture of a great deal of ambient, post-rock and modern worship guitar, and it works best on clean, sustained material where the pitch shifting has something to lock onto. Too much of it turns any chord into an indistinct cloud, so it is usually blended carefully behind the dry signal.
Example: A held chord that seems to rise and brighten as it decays, turning into an orchestral wash, is passing through a shimmer reverb.
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