Now that the hype has died down, how do the NI reverbs hold up?

[xalama qo]

Hold up to what?
Well, the original hardware, other Lex-a-like verbs, etc., especially at a similar price point.

We can also discuss transparency...has Acon just kicked Phoenix's butt? Or any oldies but goodies that deserve some more limelight...and why they should, of course.

Let's keep the discussion away from film post-production, and lean more to various musical applications.
All opinions welcome, comments should preferably be in a conversational paragraph style, no one-word dogmaticism. You know who you are

Ready? Go.

[Orbit-50]

Good question. I was wondering this a little while ago myself. I really haven't seen much user feedback anywhere. I'm pretty sure they're great reverbs though.


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[hibidy]

Well, I still like mine. I like the 24 a little more than the 48 because it's a little grittier.

[Orbit-50]

Well, I still like mine. I like the 24 a little more than the 48 because it's a little grittier.

Cool. I gotta try the demo on these man. I've been on the fence for a while with these things. I have enough reverbs, so I figured I didn't need any more but it seems that these aren't exactly like other reverbs.


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[Seaside Music]

I always thought these deserved more attention and respect. Own both - love the 24, but own the Relab 480, so the 48 doesn't see as much use, but it's very good as well.

[hibidy]

Well, I still like mine. I like the 24 a little more than the 48 because it's a little grittier.

Cool. I gotta try the demo on these man. I've been on the fence for a while with these things. I have enough reverbs, so I figured I didn't need any more but it seems that these aren't exactly like other reverbs.


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I tried to hate them. I kept saying to myself that I had perfectly good reverbs and could pass, but the more I tried them, the more I liked them. Not saying the same thing will be to your taste, but that's what happened to me.

[Eddie TX]

I'm also a fan of these, particularly the 24 which I use a lot for room sounds. I like that grainy quality on drums and guitars. And aren't the GUIs nice?

I'm not replacing my other verbs with them, and I could live without them (KVR heresy, I know), but they are useful and worth trying when others aren't working so well.

Cheers,
Eddie

[hibidy]

I feel like "sig sig sputnik" every time we talk about this stuff!

[xalama qo]

Interesting, I also preferred the 24 last time I sat down and played with the demos. Are we generally too obsessed with super-smooth verbs these days forgetting the character that imperfection imparts to the sound?
I've just traded my 2 Valhalla's (V3 and VRoom) for a no-brainer deal in the market place. I'll buy them again as soon as I can, but in the meantime AD Eos (also a Sean Costello algo...Superhall) is my go-to for just about everything, even really short barely-there pre-delay stuff. I love it! Is that because of imperfections in the algo that are 'right' for me? Who knows? IMO it's a magical plugin, short n sweet n you're there.
I love the Valhalla's that I had, but found the sheer number of algos somewhat overwhelming. I hear the differences, I appreciate the quality, I understand all the controls, they're works of art and at a steal...but in my case I got lost in sound design options instead of writing music. They're like the reverb equivalent of Diva!

The NI reverbs look beautiful, as someone above mentioned, but they also have limited and well chosen algo options and comparatively few controls. I've often wondered if I'd finish a tune or two if I just used them as my default reverbs? I probably would. Eye-candy always helps too. But the price. Not exactly impulse buy territory for me, especially with Valhalla's incredible vfm.

So for now I'm an Eos guy until I have some demos done that are worth working to perfection. I'll look at other verbs then...and probably come back to Eos!

Anyway...continue discussion, guys.

[xalama qo]

Of course it also depends on the type of music you're making. So what suits me now might not gel with what I'm doing in a year's time.

[Ah_Dziz]

I would have never bought them on their own but since I have them from Komplete anyway they see a good amount of use in my studio. Good on vocals and drums especially.

[izonin]

1 get RC 24 demo

2 get RC 48 demo

3 trust your ears

[stroker_ace]

I would have never bought them on their own but since I have them from Komplete anyway they see a good amount of use in my studio. Good on vocals and drums especially.

Yeah, they're wonderful "freebies" for KU owners.

The RC 48 is getting a lot of use on my guitars.

[xalama qo]

I would have never bought them on their own ...

Do you think they're over-priced?
I think that's one of the issues I'm trying to weigh up here...are they worth the asking price alone? And I suppose vfm is a subjective thing too. I'll keep an eye on the market place.

It seems a lot of you like them for drums, unanimously

Do any of you use S-gear for guitars? A reverb unit has been added recently, which to my ears is absolutely beautiful. I haven't A/B'ed it with the RC demos yet, but I'm pretty sure it has it's own flavour. But smooth and lush. My mind boggles when devs slip in quality additions like that for free!!

[Liero]

I like the RC24 because it sounds good and has that lex blend I favor.

I don't really like the RC48 - it sounds nothing like a real 480L or indeed the LX480 and in addition the knobs and UI are really not intuitive or to my liking.

If you're looking for a non-iLok Lexie style reverb I recommend EAReverb - it doesn't sound exactly like famous vintage verbs but it does sound really good.