Plate’s lush spaciousness and brightness without a smidgen of harshness have made it a personal favorite. The UI is minimalist and flat as with Valhalla DSP’s other offerings. It presents all necessary controls within reach while abstracting away the technical jargon under the hood. The result is a clean, versatile reverb that pushes your vocals to the front while simultaneously providing a lush bed for them to sit on. It reminds you of the unique quality of the reverb produced by vibrating sheets of metal that were used in past with iconic units like the EMT140 (one of the first plate reverb units ever produced). I’ve found Vallhalla DSP’s plugins to be indispensable in many of my projects.

At just $50, this plugin offers features and quality that makes it an absolute steal. The reverb is clean, lush, and smooth without sounding harsh, boxy, or unnatural. It’s hard to get more bang for your buck than this. Waves looked to combine established reverb concepts with state-of-the-art digital signal processing techniques to create their H-Reverb ‘Hybrid Reverb’ plugin. From real reverse to advanced analog modeling w/ drive control, there are a lot of great features for mixing engineers to look forward to. Waves couples this impressive technology with a practical and versatile preset library. Moreover, the innovative approach and ‘input drive’ feature make this forward-thinking plugin a formidable option in the digital reverb domain. The H-Reverb plugin utilizes a technology called ‘Finite Impulse Response’ reverberation that claims to provide richer, more detailed reverb tails without muddying the mix. H-Reverb expands possibilities beyond just reverb by including a set of EQ, modulation, and dynamics processing controls – all within the same plugin. These features can also be paired with resonant filter sweeps to produce creative effects with the initial reverb sound. Waves have implemented their analog modeling technology within the plugin in the form of a ‘drive control’.

This allows you to cover the whole gamut of sound – from subtle ambiances to massive cathedrals. The inbuilt effects, modulation, and dynamics controls make it very easy to get ducked, reversed or perfectly gated reverb effects all from a single plugin. The preset library also adds to the value with several vintage and modern options that act as starting points that can be tweaked to suit your mix. VerdictĬurrently on sale for just $29.99*, this is the most affordable digital reverb plugin on this list.

Even when it’s not on sale, it’s still very affordable yet it packs a high-quality punch. It really is a versatile one-stop solution for creative reverb effects. This plugin is also well suited for those who wish to experiment with reverb, as it is capable of some rather unique sounds. For others, there is plenty of reverb on tap for all uses – conventional or otherwise.

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