Subject:Best reverb plugin ?

Posted by: Djipy

Date:12/17/2004 1:56:14 AM

I'll be busy with important mixes and I'd like to use a very good reverb plugin.

Unfortunately, the reverb coming with Acid is not as good as I expect; it makes some "buzz" sound, it's more noticeable when heard through headphones.

What are other good reverbs for PC (directX or VST) ? What's the best plugin ? Has anyone already done comparative tests ?

Subject:RE: Best reverb plugin ?

Reply by: billybk

Date:12/17/2004 5:13:24 AM

For native reverb, you can hardly go wrong, with SpinAudio's RoomVerb M2.
It can simulate virtually any acoustic room space with a plethora of parameter controls and a library of over 200 presets to get you started.
It comes in VST & DX format and is both Windows & Macintosh compatible for ultimate flexibility. They just released a RoomVerb M2 version, for the PowerCore DSP card. During the current xmas promotion, you can pick one up for $99.00 (reg. $149.00), until Dec. 31st.


http://www.spinaudio.com/

I think right now, especially for the price, you can't do much better than the M2, for a quality native vst/dx reverb.


Billy Buck

Subject:RE: Best reverb plugin ?

Reply by: DKeenum

Date:12/17/2004 9:52:53 AM

There are number of free vst reverbs you can find thru kvraudio.com

On the top left click on:

Instruments
effects
Hosts
etc.

Then do a search for reverbs. Also, there are some threads both here and at kvr about reverbs.

ambience is pretty good and free. I use anwida and cakewalk reverbs most of the time, but I also use the free ones as well.

Subject:compare

Reply by: ozzborn

Date:12/17/2004 10:50:14 AM

is roomverb better than t.c. megaverb and classiverb, what about princeton reverb and sonictimeworks 4080l
how does roomverb compare thanx

Subject:RE: Best reverb plugin ?

Reply by: djcityboy

Date:12/17/2004 12:09:03 PM

this is what i use and i think its really great....iZotope (O2) Ozone 2 you can get it fer free um sure but at least check it out and if you dont like it um sure there are things about it you will like......plus there are other effects available through iZotope as well that may peak yer interest.....

Subject:RE: compare

Reply by: DKeenum

Date:12/17/2004 4:23:44 PM

It's getting a lot of talk over on kvr. I haven't tried so I don't know, but you can download a demo from the spinaudio site.

Subject:RE: Best reverb plug-in?

Reply by: jackn2mpu

Date:12/17/2004 5:54:16 PM

Billy Buck said:
For native reverb, you can hardly go wrong, with SpinAudio's RoomVerb M2.
It can simulate virtually any acoustic room space with a plethora of parameter controls and a library of over 200 presets to get you started.
It comes in VST & DX format and is both Windows & Macintosh compatible for ultimate flexibility. They just released a RoomVerb M2 version, for the PowerCore DSP card. During the current xmas promotion, you can pick one up for $99.00 (reg. $149.00), until Dec. 31st.

I replied:
One problem with Roomverb is the IR's must be in aiff mode, which is a Mac sound format. Most ir's (impulse responses) found on the web are wav format. The conversion isn't a problem for Sound Forge users. For my money, Voxengo Pristine Space is really good, and there are a TON of free IR's on the web. SIR reverb also gets good reviews, but is a latency hog and can't be used in tracking because of that.

Subject:RE: Best reverb plugin ?

Reply by: IanF

Date:12/18/2004 2:27:20 AM

Ozone is`nt free its a mastering package and costs about $250.

A good free (Donation ware) reverb is Ambience, heavy on the CPU but sounds pretty damn good.

Subject:RE: Best reverb plugin ?

Reply by: JohnnyRoy

Date:12/18/2004 5:47:22 AM

Yea, iZotope Ozone 3 is an awesome mastering plug-in. It has a Paragraphic Equalizer, Multiband Dynamics, Multiband Harmonic Exciter, Loudness Maximizer, Multiband Stereo Imaging, and a Mastering Reverb. So you get a lot more than just a great sounding reverb. It’s got tape saturation and other presets that make it really easy to use. You should check out the free trial.

~jr

Subject:RE: compare

Reply by: jumbuk

Date:12/20/2004 9:45:09 PM

For what it's worth, I swear by Waves Trueverb. It is the most natural, real-sounding space simulator I have ever heard. I got it as part of the original Native Power Pack upgrade, which includes the suberb L2 Maximizer, the C1 compressor, the original Waves Q10 equalizer and a few other bits and pieces. Sure, it's pricey, but a once-in-a-lifetime investment, and still cheap compared to hardware. You can buy the trueverb plug-in on its own for less.

PS the SF Acoustic Mirror is not bad either, and it comes bundled with Sound Forge.