When I got it, I was like 'Yes! Now I have THE reverb plugin, I don't have to bother about the other plugins anymore! Awesome!' Turns out, that I was wrong But, would I buy it again? I don't know, probably not. I'm really happy that I have it in my toolbox. So, if you're struggling with your decision, to buy or not to buy, because it really is an investment (you can get the Soundtoys BUNDLE for the same money!), ask yourself what audio material it’ll be that you want to use it for.īuying Altiverb 7 full-price is not the right or wrong choice per se. If you need a 'room' for your drum or guitar recordings, or ambience for your mix, Altiverb 7 is a go-to reverb! If you need to slap an effect on your soft synth or 'artificial' tail on a drum - there are more convenient, CPU-light, less expensive alternatives out there. Like I said before and others did in this thread: It really depends on your material. So, you could look at it from the 'convenient' perspective. Why should I spend hours with finding and tweaking the right preset, if I can do it within minutes or even less time. VV just suits my workflow (and the material I'm working with) more than other reverbs out there (except LX480 - I really like the plates, but it's tied to the Slate subscription). If you want realistic reverbs, VV is not the way to go. My prefernce is VV, but that shouldn't really phase you. Vintageverb is an (actually several) algorithm, recreating no real space, but instead creating soundscapes, reminiscent of old reverb units mainly. They have gone to actual real spaces and recorded impulse responses, trying to make the reverb sound like those spaces. NelsonVintageverb and altiverb do very different things. Whereas with VintageVerb you can slap it on and it pretty much works (after some minor tweaking perhaps)? In other words, you could get a similar effect via Altiverb, but you've to do a lot more tweaking / fighting with the reverb.

When you say that you use VintageVerb instead of Altiverb, would you say the reason you use VintageVerb is that it's just easier to get the desired effect you're looking for in a music mix (plus it's light on CPU usage)? In my last productions I've always ended up using the Sydney Opera IR for instruments and groups.Īnd if I need to put an element to the back of the stage, there is no need to run an instance of Altiverb - it's a CPU hog -, a stock reverb or VintageVerb is more than sufficient.Hello S1GNL, You can search with key words, and the pics give you a nice visual support to get closer to the right preset. I use VIs and samples, so they either have already been setup with a built-in reverb or just need some reverb as an effect, like to create a 'space'y guitar' or a 'lush synth lead'.įor drums I like reverb tails on snares, claps, and really subtle ones on hi-hats and cymbals.įor those jobs VintageVerb is just much more handy and provides better algorithmic reverbs than Altiverb’s convo ones.Īnd if I need to put an element to the back of the stage, there is no need to run an instance of Altiverb - it's a CPU hog -, a stock reverb or VintageVerb is more than sufficient.Īctually the IR browser is IMO the best out there. But I think that this plugin has more advantages for post-production, or recording/ mixing engineers that need IRs to put their recorded instruments and drums in a certian type of room. Sometimes I just need to make a dip for that string in the upper mids, you know.ĭon't get me wrong, Altiverb 7 has awesome IRs. The built-in EQ of Altiverb 7 is good enough for some high and low passing, but that's it. I usually send the send signal of each instrument through a dedicated bus with an EQ slapped on the channel to tweak the EQ settings for each element differently before all elements hit one (or two) Reverb unit. In my last productions I've always ended up using the Sydney Opera IR for instruments and groups. NelsonActually the IR browser is IMO the best out there.

Or is it that a lot of the rooms just don't sound good?Īs for the right EQ setting, is this something specific to Altiverb, or is it a problem you face will any type of convolution reverb? Was it difficult to find the right IR within Altiverb because Altiverb isn't very descriptive when it comes to a room or environment description (in other words, how some rooms are better for drums, while other are better for guitars)?

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