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anonymous 13 October 2011

I don't care how much it costs, just want the best reverb plugin available. What is it?

Cheers!

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BobRogers Thu, 10/13/2011 - 13:14

Here's the ones I'm using right now:

1. Sonnox for my versatile modern reverb. I use it any time I'm going for a natural sound.

2. UAD EMT 140 that gets closer to a real plate sound than any other plugin I've found.

3. UAD Lexicon 224 for those long tail washes.

"Best sounding" is really a matter of taste here. The UAD plugins sound great to me, but they are not natural sounds. A lot of people really like the UAD EMT 250, but it just doesn't thrill me.

IIRs Thu, 10/13/2011 - 13:46

I started [="http://recording.org/digital-audio.21/50453-valhalla-room.html"]a thread[/]="http://recording.or…"]a thread[/] for it the other day actually, though its not had much response. Absolutely amazing sound, and very tweakable: its quite hard to make it sound bad or artificial.

I also love the fact that the reverb time can be automated with no nasty artifacts: sweeping a long ambient 100s reverb down to a really short setting can create amazing "rushing inward" type effects.

But mostly its about really convincing room simulations, plus some vintage lexicon style flavours from the new "Dark" modes.

Lots more info on the developer's blog: [[url=http://="http://valhalladsp…"]ValhallaRoom « The Halls of Valhalla[/]="http://valhalladsp…"]ValhallaRoom « The Halls of Valhalla[/]

leopoldolopes Fri, 10/14/2011 - 07:03

I found this one a couple of years ago and since then we use it almost on every mix and even mastering work when needed! It sound awesome, natural and with such versatility! For us is one of the best reverb plugins available on the market...

 

[[url=http://[/URL]="http://www.sonnoxpl…"]Sonnox Oxford Plugins[/]="http://www.sonnoxpl…"]Sonnox Oxford Plugins[/]

Hope this one may suit your needs! Good luck!

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BobRogers Fri, 10/14/2011 - 09:29

I don't like the Realverb Pro quite as much as the Sonnox, but I like it enough that I probably would not have gone shopping for the Sonnox if I had all of the UAD plugins first. The controls are very different. With the Sonnox you tend to be adjusting more technical parameters. With the RealVerb you choose natural things like room shapes and surface compositions.

The thing about the Lexicon is that it sounds like a Lexicon - Peter Gabriel, Blade Runner. Same thing with the other UAD emulations - they sound like vintage technology and are not as natural as modern reverbs. I like that. Others may not.

IIRs Thu, 10/20/2011 - 02:18

niclaus, post: 377447 wrote: Most of the time, i'll be using the lexicon plug-ins reverb and the AltiVerb.
I'm getting curious about that VRoom, though!!!

N.

I don't have the Lexicon plugs: I would be curious to know how you think VRoom compares, especially using the new "Dark" modes which are inspired by vintage Lexicon designs.

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