Valhalla reverbs are very popular.
My personal recommendaiton is Equinox by Izotope.
It uses the old Exponential Audio reverb algorithms, which have been my go-to since I bought them.
https://www.izotope.com/en/products/equinox
What is the best Reverb plugin?
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BlackOctopusSteve BlackOctopusSteve https://www.kvraudio.com/forum/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=419221 - KVRist
- 121 posts since 15 May, 2018
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chaotic_productions87 chaotic_productions87 https://www.kvraudio.com/forum/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=793349
- KVRer
- 9 posts since 25 Mar, 2026
I recently got Raum by Native Instruments and I love it. On my sounds I usually use two Reverbs, one for individual layers and one for all the layers together. Raum is a perfect light weight reverb plug in, I usually use it for my second reverb plug in.
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- KVRAF
- 7664 posts since 2 Sep, 2019
Asking what’s the best reverb is like asking what’s the best microphone.
The correct response is invariably going to be “it depends on what you want it for.”
There are physical devices, like plates and springs, 3-dimensional spaces, and then artificial digital algorithms meant to sound like any or all of the above, or to defy physics altogether, with infinite feedback and imaginary properties such as “spin” and “freeze.”
Amongst the digital reverbs, there are two distinct classes:
The first is comprised of the early algorithms which began appearing in the 1970s. These used delay lines, all-pass filters, and modulation, to create crude representations of reverb. The earliest were meant to replace physical plates, which weighed nearly a half tonne and took up an entire machine room in a recording studio. Rooms and halls and “random halls” came later. These reverbs didn’t sound “real” but they had their own unique sound, making them more like “effects.” When people talk about reverbs, including their favourite plugins from the likes of Lexicon, Valhalla, or Eventide, they are usually talking about this class of digital reverb.
The second class are more recent, comprised of impulse responses or complex physical models, the latter of which calculate the complex mathematics of sound wave propagation and reflection through physical materials. These would be what you want to use if you want a “real” plate, spring, or acoustic space, rather than a reverb “effect.” True physical models include UVI Plate, Pulsar Primavera (spring), and Audio Modeling Ambiente (acoustic space).
The correct response is invariably going to be “it depends on what you want it for.”
There are physical devices, like plates and springs, 3-dimensional spaces, and then artificial digital algorithms meant to sound like any or all of the above, or to defy physics altogether, with infinite feedback and imaginary properties such as “spin” and “freeze.”
Amongst the digital reverbs, there are two distinct classes:
The first is comprised of the early algorithms which began appearing in the 1970s. These used delay lines, all-pass filters, and modulation, to create crude representations of reverb. The earliest were meant to replace physical plates, which weighed nearly a half tonne and took up an entire machine room in a recording studio. Rooms and halls and “random halls” came later. These reverbs didn’t sound “real” but they had their own unique sound, making them more like “effects.” When people talk about reverbs, including their favourite plugins from the likes of Lexicon, Valhalla, or Eventide, they are usually talking about this class of digital reverb.
The second class are more recent, comprised of impulse responses or complex physical models, the latter of which calculate the complex mathematics of sound wave propagation and reflection through physical materials. These would be what you want to use if you want a “real” plate, spring, or acoustic space, rather than a reverb “effect.” True physical models include UVI Plate, Pulsar Primavera (spring), and Audio Modeling Ambiente (acoustic space).
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- KVRer
- 6 posts since 21 May, 2026
Honestly, with enough skill and a trained ear, even something simple like Fruity Reeverb can sound good in a mix.
But if you want a more instant “premium” sound/vibe, I’d recommend FabFilter Pro-R or Valhalla VintageVerb.
A cheaper and less known but still very solid option is ToneBoosters Reverb.
But if you want a more instant “premium” sound/vibe, I’d recommend FabFilter Pro-R or Valhalla VintageVerb.
A cheaper and less known but still very solid option is ToneBoosters Reverb.