guys, i think it`s time to clear something up:Peter Pan wrote:Seriously, did you guys think this reverb would beat lexicon and tc verbs?
It's a nice thing to be optimistic and all, but come on.............
it was never our intension to beat or clone lexicon or tc.
if you like theese, go and get them. they`re still available on the market.
we wanted to fill a hole in the reverb section.
we wanted to create something that a lot of users still miss in reverb terms.
honestly, we don`t think, that any of the native_algorithmic_ reverbs (calculated by host) can compete with the ArtsAcoustic Reverb.
it`s nice that everybody who has critics (which of course are deeply apreciated) automatically compares it with the highest quality out on the planet, and that leads us to the fact, that our reverb is at least filling the hole that we`ve been thinking to fill. under attention of cpu usage and flexibility we think there cannot be much better.
that was the goal.
if a reverb is coming out that sounds as good as lexicon or tc i am sure that there is no practical use, if you don`t want to bounce/freeze.
also you have to keep in mind, that, if this lexi-tc reverb uses the amount of cpu that we strongly believe it does, you`d have to buy a second computer/soundcard to make it actually work the way you want. adding theese prices you will be able to buy a big lexicon or tc harware unit, so this fails for us.
our reverb is buildt under the aim, that a lot of users (which will be the future IOO) work entirely on a computer, which means soundgenerating, arranging, mixing and mastering in one go. we know a lot of users that hate to bounce and freeze, who want to have full control in every stage of those processes.
considering theese aspects we doubt that any of the native algorithmic vst reverbs offer our flexibility/soundquality.
of course, this is all a matter of taste at least.
) I haven't had a chance to demo this yet, so please don't read into my comments that I'm not happy. I was simply challenging the idea that a VST by definition can't compete with Lexicon or TC - I think it's possible. Actually - while I think of it - has anyone tried the reverb in Jeskola XS-1? It's a fairly old Soundfont player, but a very good one. I've always been impressed by the reverb in that - especially for percussion. It's obviously a simple low CPU verb algorithm, but - to my ears - it's got that magic X factor. I asked the developer if he could sell this as a vst plugin reverb, but didn't get past his secretary. When you compare reverbs like this, and Glaceverb and all the others on the market, the range of sounds is huge. I really don't think there is any limitation in VST or even in current CPU requirements ...