Airwindows' stuff is mostly... "crap". I put that in quotation marks because, as it often happens, "crap" is good sometimes. The reverbs are almost always grainy or really basic. But kPlateA is my favourite reverb for tambourine, go figure! Lots of stuff is just weird and/or digital lo-fi, which is a sound I guess. I made the mistake to mix a couple of songs with Console7-9. (I'm not touching the latest Consoles, far too much weirdness). They resulted in congested, harsh mixes and I was keeping my levels low. And those are the "hifi" versions of Console. Far too much trouble for a subpar result.
That said, all my projects have something by Airwindows in it. Surely PurestGain or BitShiftGain, but also some other stuff like BussColors4 (a very quick way to get some subtle saturation and colour) and sometimes the various distortions. Or the more heavily coloured tape emus. There's lots to like.
Airwindows Consolidated - what's it good for?
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- KVRist
- 413 posts since 26 May, 2018
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- KVRist
- 413 posts since 26 May, 2018
You haven't?! What are you waiting for?! Chop chop. To the DAW!
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- KVRian
- 1052 posts since 21 Sep, 2009
How can one even call themselves a musician if they don't have a Top 10 tambourine reverb ranking?
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- KVRer
- 20 posts since 10 Oct, 2019
A dedicated tambourine reverb is sorely needed! Chris from Airwindows to the rescue!!!
PS. Some of the Airwindows plugins need a higher sample rate to sound the best. (or even the way they are supposed to sound like) This is probably still true since Chris uses higher sample rates for his own projects and he makes the plugins for his own use too.
PS. Some of the Airwindows plugins need a higher sample rate to sound the best. (or even the way they are supposed to sound like) This is probably still true since Chris uses higher sample rates for his own projects and he makes the plugins for his own use too.
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- KVRist
- 413 posts since 26 May, 2018
Luckily, Reaper has oversampling features. I run all of his stuff at least at 2x. Sometimes 4x.Crowzilla wrote: Sat Apr 11, 2026 8:56 am A dedicated tambourine reverb is sorely needed! Chris from Airwindows to the rescue!!!
PS. Some of the Airwindows plugins need a higher sample rate to sound the best. (or even the way they are supposed to sound like) This is probably still true since Chris uses higher sample rates for his own projects and he makes the plugins for his own use too.
Some of his filters and preamps are really great too. I love his X/Y/Z series for instance. And some of his Bezier filters are weird enough to be a good go-to for sound design.
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- KVRer
- 20 posts since 10 Oct, 2019
Yes, Reaper makes so many things, like oversampling, easy - you can oversample the whole chain or any or all individual plugins and with Chris' creations it is sometimes wise to do so.ampetrosillo wrote: Sat Apr 11, 2026 9:15 amLuckily, Reaper has oversampling features. I run all of his stuff at least at 2x. Sometimes 4x.Crowzilla wrote: Sat Apr 11, 2026 8:56 am A dedicated tambourine reverb is sorely needed! Chris from Airwindows to the rescue!!!
PS. Some of the Airwindows plugins need a higher sample rate to sound the best. (or even the way they are supposed to sound like) This is probably still true since Chris uses higher sample rates for his own projects and he makes the plugins for his own use too.
Some of his filters and preamps are really great too. I love his X/Y/Z series for instance. And some of his Bezier filters are weird enough to be a good go-to for sound design.
I've tried the X/Y/Z series of filters, but I guess should try them some more. It is just that it's like a constant Christmas with Chris, you get a new present and when you are opening it, there's another one coming - I can't complain though!
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- KVRian
- 906 posts since 27 Apr, 2018
Maybe we should start a new thread: „What‘s the best reverb for tambourine?“concealed identity wrote: Sat Apr 11, 2026 8:33 am How can one even call themselves a musician if they don't have a Top 10 tambourine reverb ranking?
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- KVRian
- 1052 posts since 21 Sep, 2009
You get on that, I'll make one for maracasSamDi wrote: Sat Apr 11, 2026 10:21 amMaybe we should start a new thread: „What‘s the best reverb for tambourine?“concealed identity wrote: Sat Apr 11, 2026 8:33 am How can one even call themselves a musician if they don't have a Top 10 tambourine reverb ranking?
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- KVRist
- 34 posts since 25 Feb, 2026
I like the plate reverbs and have them in thier own subfolders in reverb. There is some vocal manipulation plugin that he has that sounds interesting. I suspect that since they are open source that part of it is for other programmers so they can see the effects of his experiments. It should also let you know some of the short comings of daws when you try to sort these things and need to leave special notes about how this or that plugin works. would be interesting to see an airwindows only instrument index that could be loaded in cakewalk to help with the shorting.
Not sure what cakewalk is going to do with the instrument sorting thing but they just gave me 60 effects that I just sorted last night and a bunch of strange sample instruments to where different index sortings may make sense for thier software. We will see though. Think I had a total of somewhere around 450. doesn't quite rival airwindows but it was interesting and gave me the same sorting challenges.
Not sure what cakewalk is going to do with the instrument sorting thing but they just gave me 60 effects that I just sorted last night and a bunch of strange sample instruments to where different index sortings may make sense for thier software. We will see though. Think I had a total of somewhere around 450. doesn't quite rival airwindows but it was interesting and gave me the same sorting challenges.
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- KVRAF
- 10133 posts since 16 Dec, 2002
I wish Chris would do his take on realtime granular time stretching. I need a fallback for when hosts drop 32 bit and db_stretch goes to the graveyard. It doesnt play well with jBridge for me
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- KVRAF
- 7664 posts since 2 Sep, 2019
Look, like all of you I take my tambourine very seriously. I have entire pieces that are just tambourine. I often layer Gypsy and Moroccan riq tambourines with English salon tambourine and Italian tamburello, a few Shamanic tambourines (Navajo and Siberian), and a South Indian kanjira for accent. Do not doubt my dedication to all things tambourine!
The reason why I don’t have a favorite tambourine reverb is because I can’t pick just one! Sometimes I will run a whole symphonic tambourine section through a 480 Random Hall into a few instances of Blackhole. But other times, a more intimate French tambourin solo may require the delicate touch of a tight QRS room, or a vintage spring.
The reason why I don’t have a favorite tambourine reverb is because I can’t pick just one! Sometimes I will run a whole symphonic tambourine section through a 480 Random Hall into a few instances of Blackhole. But other times, a more intimate French tambourin solo may require the delicate touch of a tight QRS room, or a vintage spring.
THIS MUSIC HAS BEEN MIXED TO BE PLAYED LOUD SO TURN IT UP
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- KVRAF
- 20715 posts since 22 Nov, 2000 from Southern California
Clips or it didn't happenjamcat wrote: Sat Apr 11, 2026 5:01 pm Look, like all of you I take my tambourine very seriously. I have entire pieces that are just tambourine. I often layer Gypsy and Moroccan riq tambourines with English salon tambourine and Italian tamburello, a few Shamanic tambourines (Navajo and Siberian), and a South Indian kanjira for accent. Do not doubt my dedication to all things tambourine!
