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Old 04-11-2012, 05:07 PM   #1
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Hi, I've been using Reaper for a few years, and just discovered the forum.

Would you guys mind suggesting your favorite reverb plugins to use?

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Old 04-11-2012, 05:28 PM   #2
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Valhalla Room. Best $50 you'll spend on reverb, gauranteed!
seriously.

http://www.valhalladsp.com/valhallaroom

I do not work for them but use it everyday.
Also check out Ubermod while you there for your delay needs.
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Old 04-11-2012, 05:31 PM   #3
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+1 for Valhalla.

My only problem with it is that every time I close the plugin window and reopen then press either the left or arrow preset buttons it goes back to the first preset regardless of where I was to start with.

But its stopped me from using presets and got me making my own so not such a bad thing.
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Old 04-11-2012, 05:32 PM   #4
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Valhalla Room. Best $50 you'll spend on reverb, gauranteed!
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http://www.valhalladsp.com/valhallaroom

I do not work for them but use it everyday.
Also check out Ubermod while you there for your delay needs.
Yep, Valhalla Room. Best $50 for a reverb you'll ever spend. Check out Ubermod, Shimmer and FreqEcho, as well. They do not disappoint!
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Valhalla Room. Best $50 you'll spend on reverb, gauranteed!
seriously.

http://www.valhalladsp.com/valhallaroom

I do not work for them but use it everyday.
Also check out Ubermod while you there for your delay needs.
Unless you really mind oversized GUIs taking up valuable screen estate, or serious zipper noise on your wet/dry control (use the one in REAPER instead!). But many people like its looks, so if you do (or don't look at it) and don't tweak much while playing, it's pretty awesome indeed.
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Old 04-11-2012, 05:45 PM   #6
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Unless you really mind oversized GUIs taking up valuable screen estate
Is it too big even when you resize it down?
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Unless you really mind oversized GUIs taking up valuable screen estate, or serious zipper noise on your wet/dry control (use the one in REAPER instead!). But many people like its looks, so if you do (or don't look at it) and don't tweak much while playing, it's pretty awesome indeed.
The gui is a like it or hate it thing. I like it, it's easy to navigate and read. Lets me concentrate on the sound and not the pretty lights.
I have the LX480 and everytime the larc comes up I spend 30 seconds or so thinking " I have a larc on my screen lol".
With Vroom I just get down to business...and it sounds great.
Ubermod is capable of some spectacular effect reverbs as well.
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The gui is a like it or hate it thing. I like it, it's easy to navigate and read. Lets me concentrate on the sound and not the pretty lights.
I have the LX480 and everytime the larc comes up I spend 30 seconds or so thinking " I have a larc on my screen lol".
With Vroom I just get down to business...and it sounds great.
Ubermod is capable of some spectacular effect reverbs as well.
For me, it will never be about the looks. It will always be about the sound.
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The gui is a like it or hate it thing. I like it, it's easy to navigate and read. Lets me concentrate on the sound and not the pretty lights.
I have the LX480 and everytime the larc comes up I spend 30 seconds or so thinking " I have a larc on my screen lol".
With Vroom I just get down to business...and it sounds great.
Ubermod is capable of some spectacular effect reverbs as well.
I do like the clear minimalist style. I just hate the size, which makes it hard to navigate and read all the *other* important stuff happening on my screen. It could be 10 times smaller and still be great.

But the zipper noises do *not* sound great.
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For me, it will never be about the looks. It will always be about the sound.
Agreed. But I do think you would mind if I'd reduce your screen size to, say, 100 x 100 pixels.
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Old 04-11-2012, 06:19 PM   #11
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valhallaroom. 50 bucks, killer verb.

Now, if you are serious and this not a "one and done" post, then we can certainly go deeper, but let's just say for the 50 bucks you CAN'T go wrong.
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Old 04-11-2012, 06:22 PM   #12
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For me, it will never be about the looks. It will always be about the sound.
So if I have two girls and one looks allot better but the other makes better soun..........oh n/m

Yeah, I was put off by VR's looks at first too (like an idiot) and then it's like DING (picture a lightbulb)

I have RP verb too and it's LOVELY but it's really allot of knobs and such haha!
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Old 04-11-2012, 06:34 PM   #13
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I have RP verb too and it's LOVELY but it's really allot of knobs and such haha!
a +1 for the Rob Papen Reverb...and also Altiverb
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I do like the clear minimalist style. I just hate the size, which makes it hard to navigate and read all the *other* important stuff happening on my screen. It could be 10 times smaller and still be great.

But the zipper noises do *not* sound great.
You know you can resize the gui...
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Old 04-11-2012, 08:00 PM   #15
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Anwidasoft DX light.

You might want to check out Spazio too
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Old 04-11-2012, 10:45 PM   #16
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For a straight up algorithmic reverb Valhalla is really hard to beat at $50. I personally think it sounds as good, if not better, than the Lexicon reverbs at $1500.

A strong contender to Valhalla is LiquidSonic's Reverberate at about $70. It is based on convolution which may be an advantage in some situations.

I think what makes both of these sound so good is that you can put some chorusing on the reverb which creates that ultra-lush reverb sound.
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Old 04-11-2012, 10:51 PM   #17
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+1 for VRoom

I also use this a lot: http://www.lexiconpro.com/product.php?id=176
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Old 04-11-2012, 11:31 PM   #18
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For a straight up algorithmic reverb Valhalla is really hard to beat at $50. I personally think it sounds as good, if not better, than the Lexicon reverbs at $1500.

A strong contender to Valhalla is LiquidSonic's Reverberate at about $70. It is based on convolution which may be an advantage in some situations.

I think what makes both of these sound so good is that you can put some chorusing on the reverb which creates that ultra-lush reverb sound.
I've gotten so used to using valhallaroom that I never mention that anymore. Shame, it's really a very very nice plug!
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Old 04-11-2012, 11:55 PM   #19
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Unless you desperately want to spend money, just use the native Reaper verbs, they work fine.
If you must spend money then try out demos because right now all you will get in the way of recommendations is Valhalla, there are other verbs out there and some are more suited to certain material than others.
CSR would be my number one recommendation every time if it weren't made by IK
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Old 04-12-2012, 12:57 AM   #20
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CSR would be my number one recommendation every time if it weren't made by IK
CSR is on sale this month for $50, i've been trying out reverb demo's lately myself and can't decide wether to get CSR or Valhalla room.

Thing is, i alresdy have CSR Hall from a group buy and i have compared it beside VRoom and it does hold up pretty well, obviously VRoom is a more flexible but if i get the full CSR i think most bases would be covered.

But i seriously can't make up my mind, its getting to where i'll just flip a coin or buy both which i don't want to do

I'll through a couple of freebies ive tried over the last couple of weeks as well worth having.
Voxengo's Oldskool verb & Mverb, and for convo reverbs you can't go past the Bricasti M7 ir's.


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Old 04-12-2012, 12:59 AM   #21
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+1 ValhallaRoom.

While I think it looks 'normal', I really don't care how plugins look as long as the important controls are accessible.
I'm not sitting there wasting time looking at how beautiful my plugins are.
I dial in what I need and close the fx window.
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Old 04-12-2012, 01:02 AM   #22
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csr is NOT x64 (hence, is NOT being developed as an important product to be recognized for the future)

I've always hated it anyways, personal taste and all.

How bout 50 bucks for a product that sounds great, is up to date currently tech wise, it's easy to use and is developed by a first-class chap? Now, which one would I POSSIBLY be talking about????? It's a head scratcher for sure......
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Unless you desperately want to spend money, just use the native Reaper verbs, they work fine.
If you must spend money then try out demos because right now all you will get in the way of recommendations is Valhalla, there are other verbs out there and some are more suited to certain material than others.
CSR would be my number one recommendation every time if it weren't made by IK
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But the zipper noises do *not* sound great.
I've never had any zipper noises from it or any other Valhalla plugins.
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Old 04-12-2012, 06:36 AM   #25
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Me neither - perhaps his flies self-unzip in the presence of really nice reverbs?


I'll get my coat....

P.S. +1 for all the Valhalla stuff. But I am still tempted by the IK doohickey at that price....
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As a noobie I need to ask - what makes Valhalla so much better than other reverbs? For example, I have Nebula Pro, some Nomad Factory reverbs, a Focusrite Saffire reverb plugin, Bootsy's EpicVerb, Reverberate LE with the Bricasti impulses, and probably some others that I can't remember right now (not to mention these options: http://bedroomproducersblog.com/2011...b-vst-plugins/). Does Valhalla sound so much better than these that I should really get it? I don't want to whip myself into a frenzy for only a marginal improvement. In the end, what makes a good reverb?

I have heard very good things about Valhalla, but am just trying to understand what makes it better than other reverbs. Thanks!

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As a noobie I need to ask - what makes Valhalla so much better than other reverbs? ...
I wouldn't say Valhalla is so much better than the heavyweight reverbs like Lexicon or CSR or Arts Acoustic. I think it holds it's own against them and costs very little, is 64bit, and can do some things that many can't. I like the way it blurs the lines between chorus, delay and reverb in a way that can produce a very natural reverb as well as reverb sounds that just aren't naturally possible yet sound great. Imagine a shimmering reverb on a solo piano, or a chorusy reverb on a synth pad that makes it fill the room like nothing else. It really shines when you take it beyond a normal reverb and get creative with it.

Note that Reverberate does the same, just with convolution instead of an algorithm.

The other key selling point to Valhalla is the price, which is very fair when compared against others. $1500 for the Lexicon PCM Native Reverb is just ridiculous when I can buy a great, complete DAW for $60.
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For $150 you can have all of the Valhalla plugins, plus there is the free one too. Sean Costellos work is right up there with Cockos, in quality, sound, business model, and cool factor. Valhalla Shimmer and Ubermod are my other 2 favorites. For a non- Valhalla alternative,and from another unbelievably cool and talented dev, look at these from sknote. There are a few different styles, spring, plate, etc. All of the sknote plugins are very cool, by the way. If you go to the site, look at Grasso, a brand new saturation (sort of) plugin, and the GTS-39 Tube style comp.... mmmm...... Not a reverb, oops, off topic......
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As a noobie I need to ask - what makes Valhalla so much better than other reverbs? For example, I have Nebula Pro, some Nomad Factory reverbs, a Focusrite Saffire reverb plugin, Bootsy's EpicVerb, Reverberate LE with the Bricasti impulses, and probably some others that I can't remember right now (not to mention these options: [
In addition to all the great sounding algorithms that Valhalla Room has the one thing it has that many reverbs do not is a "true stereo' signal path.

Many reverbs sum the stereo input to a mono signal and then generate a "stereo" output with the image centered right down the middle. If you are feeding mono sources into your reverb that are panned right down the middle, then true stereo won't make a difference. However, if you have stereo source tracks and/or you have panning that you want to maintain then true stereo is a must. I do a fair amount of orchestral mockups and true stereo is a must.
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I hope the op wasn't a one/done deal
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This thread is as good/funny/complex as "can someone tell me what the best chord is to play on a guitar....?"
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haha, but they are fun.

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Kjaerhaus Classic plugs are very nice and free for the usage!
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I like the way it blurs the lines between chorus, delay and reverb in a way that can produce a very natural reverb as well as reverb sounds that just aren't naturally possible yet sound great.
That is helpful, thanks. I guess I will need to compare a track treated with Valhalla v. a track treated with EpicVerb, for example, to see if what I already have is inferior.
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This thread is as good/funny/complex as "can someone tell me what the best chord is to play on a guitar....?"
Dm....the saddest of all the chords....

GMaj...the happiest!
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Dm....the saddest of all the chords....

GMaj...the happiest!
See what I mean? Because I say Am9 or Em9 as saddest, Emaj7 as happiest. What have I done.....?
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haha, but they are fun.

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I especially heart virtual gear like plugins, they don't take up space.
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I especially heart virtual gear like plugins, they don't take up space.
They take up mental space
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Luckily I have been told that I have alot of emptiness in my brain, so plenty of "mental space" for my plugin arsenal.
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I've been playing around with KarmaFX Reverb over the past few days and I'm liking it.
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