Opinions on Reverb Foundry HD Cart?
- KVRist
- Topic Starter
- 478 posts since 18 Aug, 2006 from Italy
I discovered today this reverb of which I knew nothing before and I am curious about the opinions of my fellow KVR pals…
Personally, I don't know the original reverb from which this software is modeled and I have never used it, but I find that this plug-in has an interesting sound, though not many presets, and an unusual GUI.
Do you find it "realistic"? Do you find that it would be useful for clean, transparent results with classical music instruments (my work field), for example? What would its best uses be, in your opinion?
I am testing it in these days, together with another very different reverb (Acon Digital Verberate, which I really like).
Thank you in advance for any opinion.
Personally, I don't know the original reverb from which this software is modeled and I have never used it, but I find that this plug-in has an interesting sound, though not many presets, and an unusual GUI.
Do you find it "realistic"? Do you find that it would be useful for clean, transparent results with classical music instruments (my work field), for example? What would its best uses be, in your opinion?
I am testing it in these days, together with another very different reverb (Acon Digital Verberate, which I really like).
Thank you in advance for any opinion.
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- KVRian
- 1021 posts since 3 Oct, 2011 from Christchurch, New Zealand
Reverb Foundry is Matt Hill (LiquidSonics) - so expect top quality (guess he wanted to separate HD cart from LiquidSonics which is all IR based reverbs)
Also make sure you demo Matt's new 'Illusion' (which is still IR based, but based generates the IRs algorithmically on the fly, so sort of a IR/algo reverb hybrid)
Also make sure you demo Matt's new 'Illusion' (which is still IR based, but based generates the IRs algorithmically on the fly, so sort of a IR/algo reverb hybrid)
- KVRist
- Topic Starter
- 478 posts since 18 Aug, 2006 from Italy
Thank you! Yes, I tested Illusion a lot in the last days, but strangely it seems that I prefer this HD Cart to it, at least for my tastes. I own Reverberate 2, too, also by LiquidSonics, but I don't use it really very much (because lately I feel more inclined to sonorities like those of 2CAudio Aether or the aforementioned Acon Digital Verberate).
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- KVRian
- 1021 posts since 3 Oct, 2011 from Christchurch, New Zealand
Have you demo's Seventh Heaven as well - might be the 'magic' M7 sound is what you need?
- KVRist
- Topic Starter
- 478 posts since 18 Aug, 2006 from Italy
No, I didn't. As a general principle, I am not particularly interested in the recreation or imitation of specific past hardware reverbs, usually, nor for "vintage" sounds. I am more for clean, very realistic reverbs which can avoid to smear attacks and to distort the sound, but are at the same time very subtly modulated (in a not too periodic way) and not "flat" in the tails.
- KVRAF
- 9577 posts since 16 Dec, 2002
It is lovely
But it is a 'reacreation of specific past hardware reverb' so you won't like it
But it is a 'reacreation of specific past hardware reverb' so you won't like it
Amazon: why not use an alternative
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- KVRian
- 1021 posts since 3 Oct, 2011 from Christchurch, New Zealand
the brticasti m7 isn't 'vintage' - it's still state of the art in algo reverbs (and has processing power way beyond what any current PC can muster in real-time).XComposer wrote: ↑Mon Nov 19, 2018 11:30 pm No, I didn't. As a general principle, I am not particularly interested in the recreation or imitation of specific past hardware reverbs, usually, nor for "vintage" sounds. I am more for clean, very realistic reverbs which can avoid to smear attacks and to distort the sound, but are at the same time very subtly modulated (in a not too periodic way) and not "flat" in the tails.
whether it suits your tastes is a different matter
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rb0roiyN7B8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQ8zA_JQNgM
- KVRAF
- 14965 posts since 13 Nov, 2012
Excellent reverb, surprised it not more popular.
- KVRist
- Topic Starter
- 478 posts since 18 Aug, 2006 from Italy
VariKusBrainZ wrote: ↑Mon Nov 19, 2018 11:54 pm It is lovely
But it is a 'reacreation of specific past hardware reverb' so you won't like it
Well, that's just a general principle for me, usually… but this time I happened to listen to the sound of HD Cart and I really liked it (without even knowing anything about the original hardware)! So, the only thing that matters is sound, after all.
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Scarlet Pumpernickel Scarlet Pumpernickel https://www.kvraudio.com/forum/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=402106
- KVRist
- 239 posts since 30 Jul, 2017
Is it just me or does this thing have some inherent echo - not just reverberation but more of a distinct repeat? Is there a way to get rid of it?
- KVRist
- Topic Starter
- 478 posts since 18 Aug, 2006 from Italy
Interesting! So, maybe…
I didn't notice it in my case, at least with my materials. All what I hear is that the tail is very much modulated, not "flat", so to speak (and I like that). I will try tomorrow with some percussive sound to check this better.Scarlet Pumpernickel wrote: ↑Thu Nov 22, 2018 9:26 pm Is it just me or does this thing have some inherent echo - not just reverberation but more of a distinct repeat? Is there a way to get rid of it?
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Scarlet Pumpernickel Scarlet Pumpernickel https://www.kvraudio.com/forum/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=402106
- KVRist
- 239 posts since 30 Jul, 2017
It's most evident with back or better yet gang vocals, you can almost discern the words.
- KVRAF
- 1644 posts since 8 Feb, 2013 from Switzerland
Reverb Foundry HD Cart is on sale for 79 USD right now. I even got it for 41.33 USD b/c I'm an owner of LiquidSonics 7th Heaven Pro, Illusion and Reverberate 3.
- KVRAF
- 2475 posts since 6 Jul, 2013
I also picked this up while I was in my reverb demo phase, as with discounts it was inexpensive, and it will be going back up to $199 after December. It sounds great, and I quite like reverbs that don't get super deep in parameters for a lot of use cases.
It's Lexicon-ey sounding (so, a little "hyper-realistic"), but not super-chorused compared to some of the other algorithms (unless you abuse the parameters), as this algorithm was specifically designed to enhance classical spaces. It's a nice flavour to have amongst all my other stuff, and the interface makes it simple to use.
Also check out Tai Chi from the same developer for something more sound-designey and smooth/thick.
It's Lexicon-ey sounding (so, a little "hyper-realistic"), but not super-chorused compared to some of the other algorithms (unless you abuse the parameters), as this algorithm was specifically designed to enhance classical spaces. It's a nice flavour to have amongst all my other stuff, and the interface makes it simple to use.
Also check out Tai Chi from the same developer for something more sound-designey and smooth/thick.