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HcDoom · Post by **HcDoom** » Fri Aug 17, 2012 9:45 pm

So...

If anyone has experience with these 3 reverbs, can you please tell me, which one do you prefer and why? I am looking for a new reverb to add a bit of ''special'' atmo to my tracks.

Also, please vote...thx...

ps and don't mention any other reverb, I am not interested in others...

dalor · Post by **dalor** » Fri Aug 17, 2012 9:56 pm

Asking this on KVR and expecting an unbiased answer? You must be new here. My choice is "Welcome to KVR."

ericzang · Post by **ericzang** » Sat Aug 18, 2012 5:10 am

you may also want to try out ubermod. It can do special atmospheric/modulated reverbs also. I mentioned it anyways because it might have been overlooked as being a reverb. I often turn to it before shimmer for trippy reverbs.

cyphersuit · Post by **cyphersuit** » Sat Aug 18, 2012 8:15 am

I would like to know which of the three is the most cpu efficient reverb.

Sampleconstruct · Post by **Sampleconstruct** » Sat Aug 18, 2012 8:20 am

Here is a non-scientific comparison experiment between Blackhole and Shimmer I made some weeks ago:
http://soundcloud.com/sampleconstruct/c ... t-eventide

Eventually I did not get Blackhole, but I got B2 which is brilliant, as is Shimmer.

HcDoom · Post by **HcDoom** » Sat Aug 18, 2012 2:01 pm

Blackhole sounds a tad bit more organic, but Shimmer sounds bigger and has much better stereo image. Hm...

Kaboom75 · Post by **Kaboom75** » Sat Aug 18, 2012 4:06 pm

Blackhole sounded more musical it's very creative to work with. I think the brand name helped my choice too. Eventide in native news made me drool before I tested it.

When I demoed Valhalla DSP Shimmer and Eventide Blackhole side by side It was hard to make up my mind based on just the sound quality.

audiosabre · Post by **audiosabre** » Sat Aug 18, 2012 7:38 pm

I must confess, one of those Blackhole votes was a pity-vote

Echoes in the Attic · Post by **Echoes in the Attic** » Sat Aug 18, 2012 9:36 pm

cyphersuit wrote:I would like to know which of the three is the most cpu efficient reverb.

Shimmer.

ObsoleteAcc99 · Post by **ObsoleteAcc99** » Sun Aug 19, 2012 12:10 am

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Jesse J · Post by **Jesse J** » Sun Aug 19, 2012 12:35 am

Shimmer absolutely.

4damind · Post by **4damind** » Sun Aug 19, 2012 8:40 am

Blackhole sounds a bit darker... But Shimmer has also a color mode option to sound darker. IMO Blackhole is a bit too late.
B2... Very nice reverb, sounds smooth and expensive... I have no idea about all the new features like this distortion and stuff, have only tested the demo for a short time.

Shimmer wins.

Echoes in the Attic · Post by **Echoes in the Attic** » Tue Aug 21, 2012 3:56 am

ericzang wrote:you may also want to try out ubermod. It can do special atmospheric/modulated reverbs also. I mentioned it anyways because it might have been overlooked as being a reverb. I often turn to it before shimmer for trippy reverbs.

The OP did say he doesn't want to hear about other reverbs, but I have to say I agree with this. I've ValhallaRoom for some time and had never made up my mind about Shimmer since I found I could get those massive reverbs from VRoom (without pitch-shifting). But one thing I always liked about Shimmer was that you could adjust the controls without getting that aweful crackle you usually get from reverbs when changing parameters. Ubermod can also be used as a realtime tweaking reverbs and can do lush big verbs, with the added benefit that it can be morphed into a chorus or delay smoothly! Worth a mention at least since it's the same dev.

Sampleconstruct · Post by **Sampleconstruct** » Tue Aug 21, 2012 5:48 am

Speaking of trippy Reverbs, did this one last night using only Jaybass and B2:
http://soundcloud.com/sampleconstruct/n ... s-meets-b2

cyphersuit · Post by **cyphersuit** » Wed Aug 29, 2012 8:25 am

I am looking into this thread but still haven't figured out, what i want to do. buy either b2 or vroom+shimmer.
Also what if fabfilter releases ProV soon!? decisions, decisions.

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