New Fabfilter teaser (Pro-R Reverb)

[bmanic]

IMHO, "chameleon" tools are just a name for tools that can do (almost) everything (or an awful lot) but you end up doing nothing (with them), because you get severe FOMO.

Totally agree! Depends a lot on how many parameters it has though and in this case Pro-R is surprisingly restricted while still being very flexible. Thus I think it may succeed in being a chameleon that people actually use.

We'll see.

[audiosabre]

I can run a lot of Toraverbs at once. There is no real CPU-hit. Somehow I think Pro-R won't be ligher on the CPU than Toraverb.

Which quality settings are you running? At low settings I can run loads too. The quality has a pretty obvious effect on the sound and CPU, imo. Long settings at highest quality are CPU hungry. Maybe 50% was an exaggeration.

I do need an upgrade though. Been putting it off until AMD Zen is benchmarked.

[meloco_go]

I am interested in this reverb, although it probably would be too pricey for me to justify the purchase.
What I liked about it was simplicity and the way controls are laid out. Even if it doesn't have "whoa, this is the best reverb I've ever heard thing" for me -- but leaves up to the impression I got from the video -- which is it is very straightforward to set it up to do things needed in the mix, it would be a serious plugin to consider.
OTOH, it sertainly feels that reverbs do have a "character" as bmanic said earlier. And sometimes this character just won't work for somebody. There were reverbs I tested and just couldn't make work for me.
And the real question is, are guys from FabFilter able to make basic algos right? Now, I don't doubt their abilities as coders, but from a lot of posts from Sean of Valhalla, Casey from Bricasti and Michael Carnes I got the impression that coding reverb is kinda "arcane" thing, in a way that there's a lot of trial and error in tuning reverb algos. This trio was doing reverbs for many years and I am not sure how FabFilter would do if they don't have much prior exprerience with reverb algos. Maybe they hired somebody from the outside?
That's not to bash FabFilter in any way, I really hope they do good!

[Robert Randolph]

Welp. Clearly a failure on Fabfilter's part with the new product. It's not even interesting enough to overcome the desire to talk about this nonsense.

[chk071]

True i guess. But, i haven't really see anything about it apart from the trailer anyway. I searched yesterday on Fabfilter's website, but couldn't find anything.

[Soundplex]

FabFilter is a company well known for quality and good workflow. I can't imagine they spend 1 or 2 years developing a reverb that sounds bad or can't compare to competitive products. Just wait for the demo and experience yourself how good (or bad) it really is

Btw I own several synth plugins and I could easily cover all sounds I need for my productions with those. Nevertheless I won't stop buying new ones which just differ in a single feature... Why not with reverbs, too?

[meloco_go]

FabFilter is a company well known for quality and good workflow. I can't imagine they spend 1 or 2 years developing a reverb that sounds bad or can't compare to competitive products. Just wait for the demo and experience yourself how good (or bad) it really is

While it is reasonable, imagine a guy who's really good on guitar and knows a whole lot of music theory learning piano. One may definitely expect him to do fairly good and much better than somebody who has no previous experience in music. But would he compare with top level pianist?
Dunno.
I do hope they make a great reverb.

[Harry_HH]

...
I do hope they make a great reverb.

Why not.
But updating some 6 years old creative bundle plugins should be in their priorities too keep their old loyal customers happy and increase the utilization rate of those plugins (which is near zero at the moment in my projects, anyway).

[Andrei Marchenko]

What i learned thru times: Test every plugin on your own material and don't look how someone use it on their material in promo videos.

[Richard deHove]

Very impressed at the programming ergonomics of Pro-R. Great concept.

[Robmobius]

I am not sure how FabFilter would do if they don't have much prior exprerience with reverb algos. Maybe they hired somebody from the outside?
That's not to bash FabFilter in any way, I really hope they do good!

Yeah, what do fabilter know about plugins.

[Robert Randolph]

I am not sure how FabFilter would do if they don't have much prior exprerience with reverb algos. Maybe they hired somebody from the outside?
That's not to bash FabFilter in any way, I really hope they do good!

Yeah, what do fabilter know about plugins.

"plugins" is one thing. A whole new category of effect is another.

I wouldn't trust joel robuchon to serve me the best cambodian cuisine first try. You know?

[Daimonicon]

Welp. Clearly a failure on Fabfilter's part with the new product. It's not even interesting enough to overcome the desire to talk about this nonsense.

It's not out yet and you complain about? Can't take you seriously. It's like having an opinion about a movie you haven't seen.

[Daimonicon]

I am not sure how FabFilter would do if they don't have much prior exprerience with reverb algos. Maybe they hired somebody from the outside?
That's not to bash FabFilter in any way, I really hope they do good!

Yeah, what do fabilter know about plugins.

Yeah another troll. Sigh!

[liquidsound]

I like to know CPU usage.
I own 3 plugins and they are extremely fine products.
I didn't get ProC because is above my skills and needs but this one may take over my Verberate.
I keep Valhalla and Toraverb for sure.