Reverberate - Convolution reverb with modulation for Mac and PC (AU, AAX, VST)

[sin night]

There's another feature I'd ask for: I'd like a way to display a grid (which displays the current tempo and metric division, maybe with a user-selectable resolution - for example 1/4, 1/8, 1/8T, 1/16...) over the impulse waveform. What I'd like is just a visual reference to make it easier when stretching an impulse or setting the predelay, the attack or decay time and so on...
I think this could be useful when syncing a reverb to a track, because then you could just turn the controls so (for example) the peak of the impulse matches one of the lines of the grid. Obiously you have to fine tune things by ear, but it would save you from doing the math.

I felt the need for a feature like this a few time ago, when I was working on a track that featured a reversed reverb as a special fx for a transition and I needed it to be synced to the track's tempo.

Obviously this is not a deal-breaker feature, it is just a small little function for lazy people (like me! ) who don't like to turn on their pocket calculator (or use an external tool like Music Math) to do the math.
Perhaps, even if I don't know very well other convolution reverbs beside Reverberate, I think there's no reverb on the market with such feature...

[liquidsonics]

Yes I can see that being useful, perhaps plus an ability to enter times as delay fractions.

[Tony Ostinato]

i used camtasia.

[Tp3]

Reverberate broke compatibility with previous version ?

The bricasti presets don't work...

[liquidsonics]

I just replied to your email, nothing has changed to affect compatibility so please send me any preset files you believe are broken. I have verified that many of my old preset files are working, some from as old as 2009. Check you're not trying to use 32-bit presets in the 64-bit version as that could cause an issue potentially (in the PC installer there are two ways to set up the 64-bit version) if you are loading from the host (try loading any fxb files via the Reverberate menus instead of the host). You are able to create new presets fairly easily anyway using the technique to automate preset creation detailed on page 15 of the manual if the IRs are all in the same folder. Hope that helps.

[Tp3]

Perhaps I was not clear enough :

I was talking about VST3 converted presets of the original vst2 presets for Bricati by Samplicity.

These cannot load anymore.

[liquidsonics]

I see, this isn't something I am familiar with, you'll maybe need to convert them again from the original FXB files or load them directly as FXBs from the Reverberate menus or simply create some new banks if they're being troublesome. If you don't have those maybe you'll need to recreate some or just drop back to the old version for now which will be linked online in the old versions section of the website.

[Tapehead]

It's been awhile since I tried reverberate and perhaps it is time to look at it again. Reverberate is the only I.R plugin that I don't own. In many ways I still prefer I.R engines to any algo verbs ( mostly acoustic productions here) hence my obsession with I.R plugins. So, here is what I'd like to see:

1. I want to be able to draw volume envelopes right on top of the waveform display to adjust the length and the decay curve of I.R files.

2. Have at least 8 slots to load additional I.R files rather than keep opening new instances of the plugin.

3. Algo for the E.R section

4. Drug and drop I.R files into reverberate browser from any destination. (perhaps this is already implemented)

Thank you

[liquidsonics]

Hi, thanks for the ideas. The drag and drop is at least already implemented. How would you see the multiple IRs working? Really just out of interest as implementing that would break backwards compatibility most likely as it needs more space in the preset chunk than I have left. With so many platforms that kind of change is risky.

[Tapehead]

Basically I see it like I.R. Mixer. The same as it is now except with more slots that run in parallel. I often chain few instances of I.R plugins running sometimes up to 8 different I.R files to create desired spaces. It would be much easier workflow to shape all I.R files from a single plugin instance.
In other words I want to load my I.R files , EQ them, shape pre/delays and decay values and then pan and blend them with I.R Mixer at the end. Perhaps it is something you might consider for the next version of reverberate (v2?) .

Thanks

[koolkeys]

Basically I see it like I.R. Mixer. The same as it is now except with more slots that run in parallel. I often chain few instances of I.R plugins running sometimes up to 8 different I.R files to create desired spaces. It would be much easier workflow to shape all I.R files from a single plugin instance.
In other words I want to load my I.R files , EQ them, shape pre/delays and decay values and then pan and blend them with I.R Mixer at the end. Perhaps it is something you might consider for the next version of reverberate (v2?) .

Thanks

Just out of curiosity, but do you know of any current IR reverb that has this feature? I CAN see some cases where it would be useful, but I wonder if showing an example may help with implementation? Unless it's something that nobody does so far, in which case, even better.

Reverberate is one of those plugins that for some reason gets left behind compared to others, and that is unfortunate. I mean, why would you choose something like EW Spaces over this when this does 100 times more? Altiverb is great with it's own impulses(since there is additional spacial information included that the engine can use), but for external IRs, it has nowhere NEAR the features that Reverberate has. SIR2 is a great plugin as well, but again, lacks in features compared to this one(though it's probably in second place). MIR is a completely different beast so not really a fair comparison. But those are what seem to be the most used IR reverbs these days, and Reverberate is better than most and at a fraction of the price.

Good job to liquisonics. I truly commend them for putting to much work into making this what I feel is the best standard(as in, non-MIR, which again isn't really the same thing) IR engine ON THE MARKET. Thank you.

Brent

[FLWrd]

I agree with Brent. Reverberate is a great convolution-based plugin. For the mac there's almost nothing like it, and certainly not in its price range. It deserves a great following.

Perhaps a few good YouTube videos, demonstrating the various options, could help? And a more brash approach, like claiming: 90% of Altiverb for 10% of the price.

[hibidy]

Well, regardless of if it's done with something else or not, this is one of the most updated plugs I've owned. Don't be shocked if it's a doable thing and it's implemented

[liquidsonics]

Hi guys, thanks for the kind words. I wonder if a lot of users like the clear attribution of reverb spaces and the ability to treat the presets as one-stop-shops without needing to worry about complexity when using more of a sample bank player like Mir/EW/AV. Reverberate perhaps is a convolution reverb that appeals more to people who want to get more control, and maybe that serves a smaller market.

I think the very minimalist GUI used to also put people off. Hopefully now it's a little more textured it will appeal a bit more to those, although it's still a big complex plugin. Reverberate Core is there for a simple player of external IRs.

Reverberate LE is more popular than ever, I am constantly surprised how many downloads it gets a month. Though the price + simplicity + efficiency + capability combination is unmatched elsewhere.

In regards to increasing the number of IR containers, that's a new product idea, not an update (the GUI would need major rework to fit it in and the signal paths are all stereo with two parallel process paths that would require plenty of work to widen). It would roll well into a surround plugin concept (just using it in a stereo mode but with all the mixing capability), but I am not sure how popular that would be. A few AAX users have asked for it recently, although I think mass market appeal would be fairly limited and I need to justify the development time. I figure most users are stereo musicians, and most of the rest would typically be well funded and want huge IR libraries (ie people who probably have their needs well catered for in Altiverb).

But maybe I am wrong, and that a massively expanded internal mixing and routing ability would be really popular and justify a version 2 ground-up product development.

The only thing I know of vaguely like the multi-IR concept is Butterfly, although pristine space does also have more IR containers and maybe that is an option despite having generally fewer options.

I am certainly in favour of the tutorial videos idea.

Yes there have been a lot of updates, so many great ideas have helped shape this into a really powerful product and I appreciate all the community support in getting there. As regards the price, when you compare some plugins to Reaper and Logic, how can they really be justified! In the present economic situations I would like to offer something people feel they can actually afford that offers them good value rather than just look straight to the piracy route. Maybe that's naive, but I hope my decision to price affordably and with a non-invasive software licensing scheme has been more of a help than a hindrance. It's been going pretty well so far

[guitartom]

Hi Matt,

from my point of view Reverberate in its actual shape is designed just right. It gives me all the flexibility for tweaking that I need without beeing too complex. So as far as I'm concerned there is no need to add additional complexity layers.

Thanks again for this excellent and fairly priced product