Looking for a reverb that sounds like TC Electronic's Hall of Fame 2 pedal...
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- KVRer
- Topic Starter
- 28 posts since 25 May, 2020
I haven't had much luck finding the right sound with my reverb plugins, I feel like I've been searching for ages. I've tried Valhalla Vintage, all of the Waves reverbs, Toraverb 2, the Ableton stock reverb, but nothing sounds as good as the Hall of Fame 2 to my ears.
Any suggestions? Affordable options if possible? Any thoughts on Soundtoys' offerings (they're having a big sale right now)? u-He's Twangström?
Thanks!
Any suggestions? Affordable options if possible? Any thoughts on Soundtoys' offerings (they're having a big sale right now)? u-He's Twangström?
Thanks!
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- KVRAF
- 2625 posts since 2 Jun, 2016
It is unclear whether OP already has the pedal.
If not, given that it's the sound you want, why not just get the pedal for between approx £85-£130 (which is a price comparable to many vst delays) ?
https://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_from ... 2&_sacat=0
If not, given that it's the sound you want, why not just get the pedal for between approx £85-£130 (which is a price comparable to many vst delays) ?
https://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_from ... 2&_sacat=0
- KVRAF
- 9577 posts since 16 Dec, 2002
You could start by demoing the TC VST reverbs. They released a few that had USB controller 'dongles' but recently released them to run without the hardware.
https://www.gearnews.com/tc-electronic- ... ntrollers/
https://www.gearnews.com/tc-electronic- ... ntrollers/
Amazon: why not use an alternative
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- KVRian
- 1090 posts since 24 Jul, 2018
What's wrong with just using Hall Of Fame? That's convolution so it's gonna sound different then most algo reverbs.
But a similar sounding reverb to my ears would be the cheaper Lexicon MPX-1. Not sure what the price is but it comes free with the $100 Presonus Interface as part of they're bundle.
Also try Valhalla Room it's cleaner then Vintage Verb.
Actually what is the TC Electronic one a hall, plate, or room, because reverbs all are better at getting those specific sounds.
But a similar sounding reverb to my ears would be the cheaper Lexicon MPX-1. Not sure what the price is but it comes free with the $100 Presonus Interface as part of they're bundle.
Also try Valhalla Room it's cleaner then Vintage Verb.
Actually what is the TC Electronic one a hall, plate, or room, because reverbs all are better at getting those specific sounds.
- KVRAF
- 9577 posts since 16 Dec, 2002
You sure its convolution and youre not thinking of the Best Service vst: Halls of Fame ?SoundPorn wrote: ↑Mon May 25, 2020 9:11 am What's wrong with just using Hall Of Fame? That's convolution so it's gonna sound different then most algo reverbs.
But a similar sounding reverb to my ears would be the cheaper Lexicon MPX-1. Not sure what the price is but it comes free with the $100 Presonus Interface as part of they're bundle.
Also try Valhalla Room it's cleaner then Vintage Verb.
Actually what is the TC Electronic one a hall, plate, or room, because reverbs all are better at getting those specific sounds.
https://www.bestservice.com/halls_of_fame_3_free.html
Just to correct you:
MPX-1 is hardware
MPX-i is bundled with Presonus, its a cutdown version of MPX native.
Amazon: why not use an alternative
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- KVRAF
- 6828 posts since 28 Apr, 2004 from france
Last edited by sinkmusic on Mon May 25, 2020 10:12 am, edited 1 time in total.
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- KVRAF
- 6828 posts since 28 Apr, 2004 from france
By the way, I am quite surprised by the OP request, as his post starts by a quest for a "bread & butter" reverb, and finishes with him considering a spring reverb emulation (which is far, far from being a one-stop-shop reverb).
Also, the HoF is ok, but not ground breaking either (sound wise) and quite limited (feature wise), so if you are after one specific kind of sound, we may need more informations (by suggesting Twangström, do you mean you're after a vintage sound?), but if you want a bus reverb suitable for a wide range of work, many, many reverb will do the job better than the HoF : Acon Verberate2, Valhalla, Lexicon, Eareverb2, EOS2...
Also, the HoF is ok, but not ground breaking either (sound wise) and quite limited (feature wise), so if you are after one specific kind of sound, we may need more informations (by suggesting Twangström, do you mean you're after a vintage sound?), but if you want a bus reverb suitable for a wide range of work, many, many reverb will do the job better than the HoF : Acon Verberate2, Valhalla, Lexicon, Eareverb2, EOS2...
My thought on SoundToys is that they don't have a reverb in their bundle, except for a plate model.Any thoughts on Soundtoys' offerings (they're having a big sale right now)
Last edited by sinkmusic on Mon May 25, 2020 10:14 am, edited 1 time in total.
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- KVRAF
- 4712 posts since 26 Nov, 2015 from Way Downunder
This is a fool's errand until you tell us which mode on the HOF pedal you are chasing.
FWIW that pedal pales next to a BigSky
FWIW that pedal pales next to a BigSky
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- KVRAF
- 6828 posts since 28 Apr, 2004 from france
Acon Verberate has several "Church/Cathedral" presets worth checking out (many reverb does, btw).
- KVRAF
- 2608 posts since 23 Mar, 2005 from Detroit
The HoF pedal is good for the price if you need a simple utility reverb, but if you listen to a back to back comparison video with reverb pedals in roughly the same price range, you'll quickly notice the TC modes all generally sound the same with not much "character" between modes and compared to the same modes on other pedals. I considered one for a while, i compared it to other pedals and also plugins just to see how it holds up. I recently went with a Neunaber Immerse v1 pedal as you can find them used for $130-$150 now (regular reatil new a few years ago it was a $250 pedal). The thing i noticed about the HoF aside from the shimmer mode, was they all had a general dark character to them by default, and once the tone was turn up to be a little brighter the undesired metallic resonances began to show more and more if you wanted that reveverb to cut more in an actual live band mix.
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- KVRAF
- 4712 posts since 26 Nov, 2015 from Way Downunder
Keep in mind the OP is looking for the HOF Church mode in plugin form, not another pedal. But +1 I have a Neunaber Slate pedal and love the "Grand Hall" algo.
I see they have now released the Wet reverb as a plugin..
https://neunaber.net/products/wet-reverberator-plug-in
I see they have now released the Wet reverb as a plugin..
https://neunaber.net/products/wet-reverberator-plug-in