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Best Reverb Plug-ins for Sound Designers

mercredi 22 septembre 2021, 14:00 , par Sweetwater inSync
Reverb is a
key component in constructing realistic atmospheres for music, movies, video
games, and more. While many DAWs come loaded with one or more reverb plug-ins,
many of these are unable to translate whatever is seen on-screen to your ears
in a lifelike fashion. This list of the best reverb plug-ins for sound designers
features 10 super-powered reverbs of all kinds — perfect for kicking up your
composition quality more than a few notches. Here are some of our favorite
top-shelf reverbs that are perfect for everything from area-accurate
reflections to intergalactic effects and beyond.

Eventide Blackhole

Hailing from
the darkest, murkiest depths of the galaxy is Eventide’s ultra-powerful Blackhole
reverb plug-in. Rather than
generate standard room reverbs and reflections, Blackhole sets out to craft a
voice all its own, bending space and time to its will and pumping out
incredible ambient effects in the process. A clear homage to Eventide’s popular
Space effects pedal preset aptly named “Blackhole,” the plug-in version uses
many of the same algorithms found in the pedal for a familiar yet unique sound.
Not to mention, Blackhole is a knob tweaker’s dream with a bevy of modulation
controls at your disposal along with a handy Freeze control for generating
infinite reverberations and awesome presets to get you started. Jump in and get
ready to blast off with the Eventide Blackhole!

Audio Ease Altiverb 7

Audio Ease’s Altiverb 7 plug-in can be
summarized in two words: convolution reverb. Convolution reverb can be
described as jaw-droppingly lifelike samples of real spaces. Altiverb 7 makes
great use of this method, conjuring many of the most sought-after room reverbs
in music and sound design. Initially recorded with a click, a starter pistol,
or even a sine wave, the sonic signature of the space is then extracted and
saved as an impulse response, or IR. Altiverb 7 has a wealth of IRs built right
in with a constantly updated News tab to download the latest IRs. Its visual
browser makes it a cinch to find whatever space you’re envisioning with a
Similar feature to bring up IRs in close reference for even more
incredible-sounding options. If you’re looking to take your sound-design game
to the professional level, then Audio Ease Altiverb 7 is a critical addition to
your plug-in library.

iZotope Neoverb

Rather than throw a bunch of tools at your feet and send you
on your merry way, the iZotope Neoverb reverb plug-in boasts
cutting-edge, AI-assisted processing to deliver one of the most powerful and
versatile reverb plug-ins on the market. With Neoverb, crafting lifelike spaces
is a breeze, a job thoroughly handled by the Reverb Assistant. As you navigate
Neoverb’s user-friendly interface to find that perfect sound, Reverb Assistant
chooses and then blends different combinations of reverb types and settings in
real time. Speaking of blending, this impressive plug-in’s Blend Pad mixes up
to three different reverb algorithms at the same time — it’s easy to get lost
in Neoverb’s incredible features and to spend hours dreaming up and crafting
original sounds. Throw in an AI-powered EQ section to cut, smoothen, and mask
your final product, and the possibilities are nearly endless with iZotope
Neoverb.

Zynaptiq Adaptiverb

While many
other reverb plug-ins rely on reflection-based room modeling to deliver the
goods, Zynaptiq’s one-of-a-kind Adaptiverb
reflectionless reverb plug-in
cuts them out completely. Instead, Adaptiverb focuses on harmonic richness and
depth, adding glue, size, and body to your signal while keeping your tone
perfectly intact. Best of all, navigating its user-focused interface is a cinch
with powerful synthesis, cross-filtering, and reverb pitch processing controls
readily available to craft pads, drones, soundscapes, and so much more. Take it
from Sweetwater’s veteran sound designers — Zynaptiq Adaptiverb is a veritable
“secret weapon” for enriching your mixes with lush, organic reverb.

EastWest Spaces II

Much like the aforementioned Audio Ease Altiverb 7, EastWest’s Spaces II convolution reverb
plug-in relies on convolution reverb to generate realistic
acoustic spaces. Rather than add reverb to preexisting instrument tracks,
Spaces II more or less “places” individual instruments directly in the area
with over 1,000 reverbs — including over 370 instrument-specific reverbs —
recorded in churches, concert halls, opera houses, recording studios, and more.
EastWest’s newly developed Decay Time Control fine-tunes your sound in ways the
previous Spaces plug-in was unable to with an easy-to-use slider to adjust
decay time from 0% to 100% to find that perfect balance. There’s even a filter
section for applying highpass and lowpass filters to your reverb, rounding out
this formidable plug-in’s impressive feature set with even more versatility.

Baby Audio Spaced Out

Baby Audio’s Spaced Out reverb
& delay plug-in combines two crucial modulation effects
into one high-powered plug-in. Both effects are broken out into sections: Space
for reverb and Echoes for delay. The Space section arms you with four different
programs to choose from — Vacuum, Small Space, Medium Space, and Outer Space —
with a fluid and fun X/Y joystick-style control to morph between reverb length
and modulation behavior. The standard Pre-delay control adds anywhere from 0ms
to 250ms of pre-delay, while Stardust instantly injects your sound with
shimmery reverb tails. Other handy controls like Mellow, Clean-up, and Width
take the Space section into uncharted territory — you can adjust a dual low-
and high-frequency filter, feed a dry signal for more transparency, and even
widen mono tracks respectively. Take a trip over to the Echoes section, and
you’ll be met with a 16-step delay sequencer that can be synced directly to
your DAW with Straight, 2X, Dotted, and Triplet modes. Dig deeper, and controls
for Intensity, Dimension, Texture, Reverse, and Filter make your repeats stand
out and make bold statements on soundtracks and scores.

Acon Digital Verberate 2

Don’t let this plug-in’s sub-$100 price tag fool you — Acon Digital’s Verberate 2 plug-in truly
epitomizes getting the full bang for your buck! Verberate 2 generates genuine
acoustic spaces with stunning results, building on the success and formula of
the original by adding several optimizations and new features including a
stellar Vivid Hall algorithm. This new algorithm produces one of the purest
effects possible with zero resonances, repeating patterns, or unwanted
artifacts muddying up an otherwise exquisite reverb. Acon Digital also included
top-notch plate simulation, reproducing that classic sound of mechanical plate
reverbs with impeccable quality. Verberate 2 also comes stock with a wealth of
presets to get you started on the right foot, which are easily tweakable via a
handy set of controls. Speaking of controls, this plug-in’s clean and clear
interface provides you with most of Verberate 2’s tweakable digital knobs and
sliders right when you open it up. While you may get lost in your creativity
constructing vivid soundscapes, Acon Digital’s Verberate 2 makes it easy to
find all the sound-shaping tools you need.

NUGEN Audio Paragon

Although NUGEN Audio’s Paragon convolution reverb
plug-in makes excellent use of convolution reverb, it focuses
more on cutting-edge IR resynthesis in place of static IRs and time-stretching
algorithms to give it a unique sound and style. By using IR resynthesis,
Paragon provides an immense palette of tweakable parameters to generate a
seemingly endless array of spaces. What truly makes Paragon stand out among the
competition is that it was designed specifically for film and TV work — a sound
designer’s dream! To meet the needs of everyone from bedroom producers to
Hollywood scorers, Paragon is fully 3D compatible for seamless integration with
any Dolby Atmos workflow. Configurable per-channel crosstalk lets you produce
surround reverb for any source while defining how each channel’s reverb affects
the others. Per-channel highpass and lowpass filters along with a switchable
LFE channel only sweeten the pot, solidifying NUGEN Audio’s Paragon convolution
reverb plug-in as one of today’s most exemplary reverbs.

McDSP Revolver v6

McDSP’s Revolver v6 plug-in is
big on luscious reverb while staying low on CPU usage, making this plug-in a
phenomenal choice for laptop producers and anyone currently working with a minimal
amount of free DSP. Hundreds of different sounds are loaded into this
powerhouse plug-in — with a dedicated and routable EQ, two sync-able delay
lines, and specialized stereo imaging giving you unprecedented control over
your mix. And, since Revolver uses convolution reverb to generate its sounds,
you’re always guaranteed reflections of the highest audio quality possible. Are
you currently digging the natural reverb of your studio or a different space?
In minutes, Revolver’s special tool set can model and analyze spaces and gear,
letting you capture the essence of any area with perfect realism. Other
features include delay lines with MIDI-clock-sync capabilities, positive and
negative pre-delay controls, and a 3-band crossover to control reverb tails
over time.

Waves IR-L

The Waves IR-L convolution reverb plug-in takes
much of what makes the manufacturer’s IR-1 plug-in spectacular and streamlines
it for efficiency. Many of the IR-1’s great sounds and samples come stock in
IR-L with a simplified control set to get you where you’re going faster. This
convolution reverb plug-in supports up to 24-bit/96kHz audio resolution for a
thoroughly high-definition sound, and it’s made even better with a Convolution
Start Control to trim unwanted pre-delay and a Dry Gain Mode to adjust wet and
dry signals independently from one another. IR-L’s Reverb Time RT60 processing
gives it its unique nature, utilizing one-of-a-kind IR manipulation techniques
to allow shortening and lengthening of the reverb time while maintaining the
organic nature of your signal. And, since it’s Waves, you know that every
acoustic space was sampled directly at the source — from the Sydney Opera House
to Wembley Stadium and Birdland Jazz Club, Waves’ IR-L convolution reverb plug-in
houses all the juicy reverbs you could ask for.

Your Next Reverb Plug-in Awaits at
Sweetwater!

From
realistic room reflections to outer-space echoes and everything in between,
this list of the best reverb plug-ins for sound designers is sure to get you started
toward professional-sounding scores and soundscapes. Any of these plug-ins are
guaranteed to add realistic reverb sounds to instruments and voices; however,
in the world of audio production and sound design, variety in your tools is key
to landing that next gig! Whenever you’re ready to add one or several of these
plug-ins to your arsenal, give your Sweetwater Sales Engineer a call at (800)
222-4700 and let your
creativity bloom!
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