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supracg · Post by **supracg** » Wed May 30, 2012 7:07 pm

So whats a good reverb plugin, I use logic and the space designer is good but sometimes its a little off to me..any suggestions or favorites here?

And I'm looking for one that would be good on a main lead once the track drops (my genre is mostly progressive house), not so much like an atmospheric type reverb.

Thanks guys

BDeep · Post by **BDeep** » Wed May 30, 2012 7:17 pm

I would suggest to take a look at ValhallaRoom (and I'm sure you'll get this advice a few times more

)
I recently got it, and it's brilliant. Very natural sounding reverbs, from small to huge and bright to dark... All without those "s" sounds you sometimes get with Logic stock reverbs. $50 and highly recommended.

mr president · Post by **mr president** » Wed May 30, 2012 7:18 pm

Altiverb if your on Mac

tehlord · Post by **tehlord** » Wed May 30, 2012 7:20 pm

I'd suggest they're all rubbish if you don't know what you're doing.

ariston · Post by **ariston** » Wed May 30, 2012 7:23 pm

Why not do a search? Reverbs have been discussed to death here. Press on and you'll hear the following: Lexicon, Aether, Breeze, Arts Acoustic, Redline, Eos, Valhalla Room, Breverb, or "stick with Space Designer, it's awesome". None of which will leave you any the wiser.

As a suggestion: maybe it's not a different reverb that you need, but some basic mixing techniques (like EQing the ins and/or outs of the 'verb, or saturating and/or compressing the reverbed signal, etc.).

Sometimes it's a good idea to go for a (filtered) delay/echo instead of a reverb. This technique is good for leads, be they vocals or synth/guitar lines, since it doesn't clutter the mix as much as a reverb would.

mr president · Post by **mr president** » Wed May 30, 2012 7:23 pm

well thats told me

mr president · Post by **mr president** » Wed May 30, 2012 7:24 pm

tehlord wrote:I'd suggest they're all rubbish if you don't know what you're doing.

well thats told me
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BDeep · Post by **BDeep** » Wed May 30, 2012 7:32 pm

ariston wrote:As a suggestion: maybe it's not a different reverb that you need, but some basic mixing techniques (like EQing the ins and/or outs of the 'verb, or saturating and/or compressing the reverbed signal, etc.).

I can't speak for the OP, but my mixing technique leaves to be desired. And there's no doubt in my mind that you're right, you'll come a long way with the right skills. But until those are up to scratch, I think there's something to be said for a plugin that will make my life easier.

That being said, yes, he could have done some more research....

Guenon · Post by **Guenon** » Wed May 30, 2012 8:12 pm

I just have to mention EAReverb here. And ArtsAcoustic Reverb. Be sure to check these out, beautiful algorithmic 'verbs.

EAReverb was a real surprise when I tried it, I guess I wasn't expecting it to be THAT good, one of the best

kbaccki · Post by **kbaccki** » Wed May 30, 2012 8:19 pm

supracg wrote:I'm looking for one that would be good on a main lead once the track drops

Keep it dry. Get creative with a good delay instead.

mr president · Post by **mr president** » Wed May 30, 2012 8:21 pm

princeton plate, hate to admit it but every time i put it on my snare it reminds me how bad the generic plugins that came with my software are. Lexicon pantheon is another good one if you can still get it though it takes some tweaking. The closest ive heard to the princeton plate is bootsie's epic verb on the ambience setting. When I first tried it I thought it was freeware crap, until it finally dawned upon me how it matches up to other reverbs of renown. Another decent plate is the stillwell one, they are not very good for shimmering reverb halls but if you want a great gated reverb or plate that gives depth and space to your drums without all the mud, these are an absolute must

Kaboom75 · Post by **Kaboom75** » Wed May 30, 2012 9:01 pm

Echoboy has some great reverb presets although its not a simulation for reverbs like altiverb is. I prefair it for reverbs over the others for music.

dickiefunk · Post by **dickiefunk** » Wed May 30, 2012 10:29 pm

I've tried pretty much all of them apart from the ones on the UAD and Duende format ( and Altiverb 7 ).

The ones I keep coming back to are :-

EAReckon EAReverb
ValhallaRoom
112dB Redline Reverb

I tend to use the first two the most.

I'm also gaining new respect for Bootsie's EpicVerb. After a bit of tweaking with this I was able to get surprisingly smooth reverbs out of this great freebie!

dalor · Post by **dalor** » Wed May 30, 2012 10:58 pm

Lexicon LXP, Artsacoustic Reverb, Valhalla and Earverb (in no particular order).

As someone else said, Reverbs need processing.
All Reverbs are rubbish if you don't know what you're doing.

Uncle E · Post by **Uncle E** » Wed May 30, 2012 11:02 pm

UAD Lexicon 224

Best Reverb Plugin