reverb lovers, your search might be over ...

[nick at artsacoustic]

hmmm, Does this reverb emulate caverns and other way out verbs

indeed, you can do this. as you can see on the screenshot, we`ve included shelfing eq´s. also be aware that you have 3 independant decay offsets. so you can define how long theese decay independantly, and you can set the crossover frequencies to create a user defined shape of the decay splitted into 3 bands. that pretty much gives you the possibility to create every natural room simulation.

[kritikon]

Hmmm...looks interesting. I'm always game to try out another reverb...maybe this one will actually produce the goods? (Although at the price, it will have to be on a par with the Princeton reverb). However, if it is as good quality, then the price is quite reasonable IMO.

I shall eagerly await the demo version. It would be nice to be able to let go of convolution reverb.

[greendoor]

(Although at the price, it will have to be on a par with the Princeton reverb)

At this price, it will have to blow the Princeton reverb right out of the water. I was disappointed with the Princeton reverb. With so many freeverbs, Ambiances and SIRs out there, a commercial reverb has to be signicantly better - and really at this point in history, we are needing algorithmns that compare with Lexicon, TC hardware. GUI's are important, but sound is everything. The Princeton has a pleasant warm sound that competes with the current state of VST verbs, but it's hardly smooth or high-end. The price they ask is embarassing for what it isn't. And PACE is the final insult! Here's hoping ...

[nick at artsacoustic]

well, i would never state ours better in general as reverbs are most of all effects a matter of taste, but we think that this is, what most users would might want.
we are producers since a long time now, and we had similar problems like the users state here in general.
for our ears we found that missing thing in the ArtsAcoustic Reverb.
but simply download the dry and wet mp3`s and make a comparsion to your favourite reverbs. thats what we`ve uploaded them for actually. if you find that you can achive a similar or better result with other reverbs out there (native host reverbs in special) then of course you should stick with it. or, if you are still not shure about the results, simply be patient a little, the demo version will be up soon.

[greendoor]

Thanks Nick - I agree that taste in reverb is very subjective. The flexibility of adjustment has also been missing in VST verbs, so if your one allows precise shaping of the reverb tail (including inverse, non-linear shapes) this will be very useful. Even an average reverb that can be shaped to groove with the track would be more useful than a great sounding one that can't.

[TeeLangSun]

The thing with software reverbs, is that with these loooong reverb tails, they all sound "not too bad". But throw any of them on some drums with an extremely short reverb time and they all fall down very quickly, for the most part. The best I've heard so far is still the reverb in Reason. Short tail or long, it's the best although not as good as I would still like to have. After Reason is the Waves Reverb. Yours has a very nice interface and sounds OK, but not really impressive. I didn't like the sound on the vocal demos at all. Not to be too critical, just telling the truth.

[greendoor]

Long tails are good for showing up any graininess. With something so flexible we'll just have to wait for the demo to see what it really sounds like. At the moment, I like Silverspike R2 for small room sounds. I chose this over the Spinaudio one. The Silverspike one lets you position mics in a room, and they really do sound like mics in a room. But want more control over the shape of the reverb.

[munchkin]

Nice reverb but it sounds a bit clinical. Perhaps a lighter, more open sound would suit me better. Lots of people goe on about verb tails but I find the body of the reverb is what influences my opinion the most. I'll do some comparisons with my poco and UAD-1 verbs and respond then.

[stefancrs]

I almost never use long reverbs. I let them reside in the 200-600ms space. Depends on the music you make I guess.

[ObsoleteAcc99]

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[nick at artsacoustic]

well, i would never state ours better in general as reverbs are most of all effects a matter of taste, but we think that this is, what most users would might want.
we are producers since a long time now, and we had similar problems like the users state here in general.
for our ears we found that missing thing in the ArtsAcoustic Reverb.
but simply download the dry and wet mp3`s and make a comparsion to your favourite reverbs. thats what we`ve uploaded them for actually. if you find that you can achive a similar or better result with other reverbs out there (native host reverbs in special) then of course you should stick with it. or, if you are still not shure about the results, simply be patient a little, the demo version will be up soon.

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Nick, have you got an feedback on my USD suggestion for people outside of EU??

cheers.

no, we are still on this.
but i`ll drop a post as soon as we know for shure.

[nick at artsacoustic]

I almost never use long reverbs. I let them reside in the 200-600ms space. Depends on the music you make I guess.

please have a listen to the conga/loop demos. theese rooms are very short.

[nick at artsacoustic]

The thing with software reverbs, is that with these loooong reverb tails, they all sound "not too bad". But throw any of them on some drums with an extremely short reverb time and they all fall down very quickly, for the most part. The best I've heard so far is still the reverb in Reason. Short tail or long, it's the best although not as good as I would still like to have. After Reason is the Waves Reverb. Yours has a very nice interface and sounds OK, but not really impressive. I didn't like the sound on the vocal demos at all. Not to be too critical, just telling the truth.

no problem . you know, it depends so much on taste. i couldn`t ever upload as many demo audiofiles as needed to forfill everybody`s taste.
all i can say is that the ArtsAcoustic Reverb is created with the goal to match nearly all requirements in everyday use without the loss of quality. so you can truly transfer the quality of the audio demos do the desired reverb character you`d like to create. the demo will be up soon, try then.

[stefancrs]

I almost never use long reverbs. I let them reside in the 200-600ms space. Depends on the music you make I guess.

please have a listen to the conga/loop demos. theese rooms are very short.

I didn't think so. Maybe the settings I use in ambience gives a shorter sound than what the knob says. Most of the time I use reverb as a "widening effect" rather than a reverbation effect.

Granted, your reverb tails sounded lovely.

[nick at artsacoustic]

I almost never use long reverbs. I let them reside in the 200-600ms space. Depends on the music you make I guess.

please have a listen to the conga/loop demos. theese rooms are very short.

I didn't think so. Maybe the settings I use in ambience gives a shorter sound than what the knob says. Most of the time I use reverb as a "widening effect" rather than a reverbation effect.

Granted, your reverb tails sounded lovely.

oh, i see, you need the tails even more short. wait for the demo and try. of course the ArtsAcoustic Reverb can even go way more shorter.