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Reverb
Mar 24, 2015 11:23:18 GMT -6
Post by jdc on Mar 24, 2015 11:23:18 GMT -6
What does everyone reach for? I've been using the waves IR reverb but it's left me wanting something else more often than not. I've heard good things about the Valhalla verb. Any good outboard options that are reasonable?
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Reverb
Mar 24, 2015 11:43:18 GMT -6
Post by svart on Mar 24, 2015 11:43:18 GMT -6
My two main hardware reverbs are TC M-Ones. They aren't Bricasti level reverbs, but they eat most everything else for lunch, including the much (unfairly) loved Behringer reverbs (which I found to be horribly grainy and very digital sounding boxes).
My second hardware reverb is Lexicon LXP-15. it's good for dense/dark reverbs that lexicon does well. It's pseudo-stereo, so it's essentially a mono box. It's good for dark, lush vocal verbs and delays. it's too thick of a sound to be used for a main reverb, you'd just end up with a lot of mud.
Third is an old Ibanez SDR-1000. it's a rebranded Sony reverb akin to the R7. People give these rave reviews but I find it hard to set up and it seems more like a 1 to 2 trick pony. The plates are nice, but very zingy sounding. It also needs servicing more than others as the old caps dry up and the phenolic PCBs are brittle.
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Reverb
Mar 24, 2015 12:05:44 GMT -6
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Post by Johnkenn on Mar 24, 2015 12:05:44 GMT -6
With the amount of verb that's used in modern recordings, I just don't see he need for expensive hardware units. That's just my opinion - maybe if I had a Bricasti for a week I'd change my tune.
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Reverb
Mar 24, 2015 12:13:22 GMT -6
Post by jdc on Mar 24, 2015 12:13:22 GMT -6
hmm... so you're saying i need a Bricasti? where's a bag of money when you need one...
I'll check out the tc m-ones, maybe that will satisfy my verb-lust
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Reverb
Mar 24, 2015 12:21:07 GMT -6
Post by svart on Mar 24, 2015 12:21:07 GMT -6
With the amount of verb that's used in modern recordings, I just don't see he need for expensive hardware units. That's just my opinion - maybe if I had a Bricasti for a week I'd change my tune. You mean a little, or a lot of reverb? Usually there is a ton of reverbs, mostly to liven/fatten things up a bit on modern recordings, but it's just a touch on each thing. I set all my reverbs up so I can add a little or a lot of each one to any channel or bus. Most channels have a little plate, some have a lot. Most channels also have a bit of room verb to gel them together. Sometimes I'll use some plug-in reverbs for secondary things that don't need a lot of fidelity, like BGVs. in that case I'll use an IR reverb with bricasti impulses. They have good "real" sounding verb, but it just lacks the "you're there" feel to them that you get with good hardware reverbs. |
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Reverb
Mar 24, 2015 15:29:32 GMT -6
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Post by mulmany on Mar 24, 2015 15:29:32 GMT -6
I jumped from Waves Ir to Phoenix Verb... very happy with the results. One benefit is less resource use then IR. Phoenix is very smooth and completely tweakable.
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Reverb
Mar 24, 2015 15:46:08 GMT -6
Post by wiz on Mar 24, 2015 15:46:08 GMT -6
I use Valhalla Vintage Verb ($50) and Relab 480L (not $50)
if I had to, I could make do with just Valhalla and delays...
cheers
Wiz
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Reverb
Mar 24, 2015 16:22:36 GMT -6
Post by mrholmes on Mar 24, 2015 16:22:36 GMT -6
Yamha Reverb 500 goes for 70 $ at e-bay eats all plugs I know yet, special if you want a nice verb up front.
Next to the reverb 500 in the plug in world is the Overloud Breverb which was able too sound very similar if you put a breeze saturation on the return.
If you want some cheap but with great character - Midiverb II.
I was shocked how good they still sound, they go for around 30-40$ at ebay.
They are not meant for extreme dynamical material because they are noisy.
But for Rock-Pop I would choose two midi verbs II over the lexicon vanilla reverb.
I never was a big fan of the lexicon stuff.
Hope that helps….
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Reverb
Mar 24, 2015 16:44:48 GMT -6
Post by tonycamphd on Mar 24, 2015 16:44:48 GMT -6
My two main hardware reverbs are TC M-Ones. They aren't Bricasti level reverbs, but they eat most everything else for lunch, including the much (unfairly) loved Behringer reverbs (which I found to be horribly grainy and very digital sounding boxes). My second hardware reverb is Lexicon LXP-15. it's good for dense/dark reverbs that lexicon does well. It's pseudo-stereo, so it's essentially a mono box. It's good for dark, lush vocal verbs and delays. it's too thick of a sound to be used for a main reverb, you'd just end up with a lot of mud. Third is an old Ibanez SDR-1000. it's a rebranded Sony reverb akin to the R7. People give these rave reviews but I find it hard to set up and it seems more like a 1 to 2 trick pony. The plates are nice, but very zingy sounding. It also needs servicing more than others as the old caps dry up and the phenolic PCBs are brittle. Agreed, the lxp15 is great for simple lexy verbs, JW modded mine and brought it to a higher level, I like the dark lush vibe i can get from these, i'm messing with it on a mix right now, it pretty much hammers my ITB verbs. I need to get the exponential audio stuff going. |
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Reverb
Mar 24, 2015 16:45:59 GMT -6
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Post by ericn on Mar 24, 2015 16:45:59 GMT -6
Sold my PCM 80 but here
Lexicon 300
TC2000
Yamaha Pro3R
Yamaha SPX 990
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Reverb
Mar 26, 2015 9:29:24 GMT -6
Post by Deleted on Mar 26, 2015 9:29:24 GMT -6
I know quite a few engineers who can't stand the sound of the SPX990 anymore, it was so widely used everywhere you go, studios, live venues..... :-D
We have 2x Sony DPS V55M, medium priced multieffects that don't sound tooo bad, are easy to use and have many usable presets. But i guess i have no problem with plugins, too. Sonar comes with the mentioned BREVERB in a light version, that i like, and there was a cheap version of Lexicon PCM-"alike" plugin from one of the older versions that i installed and found to be usable.
IR reverb is pretty ok to my ears too and sufficient for many tasks.
I heard some Nebula programs from a Bricasti once, that i found sounded very cool.
Whatever works for you. I definitely wouldn't spend big money on a reverb nowadays anymore, but surely, YMMV.
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Reverb
Apr 1, 2015 19:35:56 GMT -6
Post by bluenoise on Apr 1, 2015 19:35:56 GMT -6
In the plugin world, I'm using valhalla room a lot lately. Really subtle in a "real/natural" kind of way if it makes any sense... i tried valhalla shimmer a couple of days ago for weird ginormous theatrical spaces and it got the trick done, but i need more time with it to be able to tell more about it.
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