Resonant Reverb

Resonant Reverb is a creative multi-effects plug-in developed in collaboration with Joe Chiccarelli, Grammy Award-winning producer and engineer (The White Stripes, The Strokes, Morrissey, Little Dragon, The Killers). Designed for producers who want to push their sounds into bold, unexpected territory, Resonant Reverb turns reverb into a full-on sound-crafting instrument.

Highlights

• Developed with Joe Chiccarelli — multi Grammy Award-winning producer and engineer.
• Three independently bypassable modules in series: pre-reverb resonant filter that features a very rich, characterful distortion, plate reverb engine with built-in 1176-style compressor, and a very clean and transparent post-reverb resonant filter.
• An output section with global dry/wet control.
• Zero added latency — suited for recording, producing, mixing, sound design, and live performance.
• 58 factory presets personally designed by Joe Chiccarelli, spanning vocals, drums, bass, guitars, synths, and mix utility.
• Operates as a standalone resonant filter with the reverb engine bypassed.
• Available in VST, Audio Unit, AAX — Windows and macOS.

In Detail

Resonant Reverb was born from a direct collaboration with Joe Chiccarelli, whose discography spans four decades of landmark records. The starting point: give producers access to the processing techniques he developed in the studio — not as a static preset, but as a living, flexible tool capable of responding differently to every source.

At the core of the plug-in is a dual resonant filter architecture, placed both before and after the reverb engine. The pre-reverb HPF and LPF controls determine which frequencies enter the reverb; the post-reverb filters sculpt the reverb tail itself. Pushing the resonance values unlocks evolving textures, resonant sweeps, metallic tails, and animated spatial movement. Combined with a built-in 1176-style compression stage in the reverb engine, the result is dense, alive, and deeply characterful.

The applications are deliberately wide: radio telescope vocals, 808 kick extenders with analog-style sustain, gunshot snares, white-noise snare textures, vintage 1970s rock rooms, bass cabinet simulators, techno bass repeaters, squashed vocals.

The 58 factory presets were personally designed by Joe Chiccarelli. They are not starting points — each one is a complete tone-shaping chain reflecting his tonal instincts, studio techniques, and listening approach, across vocals, drums, bass, guitars, synths, and mix utility.

Who is Joe Chiccarelli?

Joe Chiccarelli is an American record producer, mixer, and engineer from Boston, Massachusetts. He began his career in the 1980s working alongside Frank Zappa — recording Sheik Yerbouti — before becoming one of the most sought-after names in American rock. Morrissey, The Strokes, The Killers, Spoon, Counting Crows, Cage the Elephant, The White Stripes (Icky Thump, 2007), The Raconteurs (Consolers of the Lonely): his discography spans four decades of landmark records. He remains one of the most decorated engineers and producers of his generation.

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