Favorite verb plug in

I use the Sonitus Reverb.  A slight tweak of the Short and Sweet reverb. 

I'm doing mostly traditional (old) country with singers.  A different genre probably will require different reverbs/settings.

Try the Cake 3 FX - free. 

Perfect Space w/ Plate impulse (I use different ones)

Softube, tho I haven't had it long enough to come up w/ basic settings for things.

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Valhalla Room and Wave Arts MasterVerb for algorithmic reverbs...

TAL Reverb 2 has some nice plates....Free too ! Their Reverb 3 just didn't hit the spot for me...

WizooVerb is an oldie,but a real goodie...

I also use Perfect Space sometimes because I have a heap of impulses...

I do wish it was x64 though !

Valhalla Room for algorithmic or my bundled impulse-based one.

Settings change from one song to another.

+a lot for Valhalla room - YOU CANNOT BEAT THIS FOR THE PRICE.
Love the plate presets.

I'm fashionable with or without reverbs. Actually, that's just a list I've collected of recommendations or suggestions.

Been using the Sonitus, PerfectSpace and ValhallaRoom. Sonitus is a bit dark, IOW, i find it kinda dulls the vocal in the mix which sometimes is good. But when i dont want that, i use perfectspace plates. I've had Vallhalla for a couple months, but honestly, i cant find a setting for vocs that i like a lot. It just never seems to sit right for some reason. I think v-room worked well twice out of the last 6 or 8 vocals that i tried it on. ---------------------- One thing i've found recently that really helps to glue a vocal into mix is put perfectspace on the master buss and mix in a little bit of real-space>blues club on the whole mix. It pulls the mix together nicely without soaking it. YMMV.

Thanks for all the write backs on this. I know its all a matter of personal taste and there are a lot out there. I have liked Perfectspace and Sonitus, and some on SIR, which I noticed was not mentioned. I think I need to mess around more with some of the settings / parameters more. Any further thoughts / tips about adjusting the EQ section on some verbs....hi / low pass for different applications?

Early reflections is a good place to start tweaking your reverb. This can help you create a sense of dimension w/o drowning your instrument in reverb. 

Usually, you'll want to use a buss for you reverb and add a hi pass filter afterwards. 

Another tip I owe to Danny Danzi here on these boards - and I cannot thank him enough for that one - something he suggested for snare drums IIRC but which might help for other things - use the channel tool* to narrow the stereo image of your reverb. 

IOW, if something is panned dead-center, you don't necessarily want/need the reverb to spread all across the stereo field, but maybe a bit narrower and closer in relation to the instrument. That little tip really helped me clean up my mix big time - it's one less thing that gets in your way when you try to adjust other tracks. It's all about making room.



* I think it's what it's called, i don't have Sonar installed on my laptop here.

+1 to the IK CSR and the Softube is great!

Agreed...don't miss the hidden gem that is Studioverb2. It's not for everything, but it's always at least worth a try.

Actually, I feel the same way about ValhallaRoom. It's also not for everything, but it's the one I try first because when it works, it sounds wonderful. It's versatile, very tweakable without being overly complex.

PerfectSpace is superb for vocals - if you don't need the flexibility of an algorithmic reverb or true stereo. 

The main reason I don't use PS all the time is it's such a heavy CPU load, as all convolution reverbs are. So when I do use it, it's for projects that only have one reverb. 

I have a favorite third-party IR that I use a lot with PS; sorry, I forget where I got it but it's called "the_plant_plate_a.wav" if you want to google it. It was part of a collection, that's all I remember. I also have some neat novelty IRs that are fun when you don't want your vocal/instrument to sound like everybody else's.

bitflipper

I have a favorite third-party IR that I use a lot with PS; sorry, I forget where I got it but it's called "the_plant_plate_a.wav" if you want to google it. It was part of a collection, that's all I remember. I also have some neat novelty IRs that are fun when you don't want your vocal/instrument to sound like everybody else's.

I knew I'd see that .wav somewhere on my HD. That's the UAD's RealVerbPro impulses set which can be found at: http://www.echochamber.ch..ex.php/impulseresponses

 I have mostly used the bundled verbs with X-1. I like Perfect Space  mainly because I have a bunch of impulses. I want to one day try the CSR verb, I'm hearing good things a about it.

 I don't have any predefined setting I go to. My verb is usually different each time. I have been told that some of my material was way too verby and so I have been more attentive to using much less of it.....the thing  is, most reverb programs have way more of those caves and cathedrals than workable settings,so even in Perfect Space I find myself adjusting with very short impulses.

bitflipper said: it's called "the_plant_plate_a.wav" if you want to google it.

I say: you just created an internet feedback loop! I googled that, and the only result was this thread :)

WAVES RENAISSANCE REVERB


runner up: waves super tap (delay, instead of reverb--- it's so much cleaner)