Phoenix Verb

New reverb plugin from Exponential Audio:
http://www.exponentialaud...ixVerb/PhoenixVerb.php

Created by one of the designers behind many of Lexicon's classics.

Demo'd it... and wow does it sound good.
Not cheap ($200), but it's the best algorithmic software reverb I've heard.
IMO, Significantly better than Lexicon's own PCM bundle...

I think Pace Technologies should start a new ad campaign with the slogan:


iLok, Get Over It.

Hi Eddie,

My test system is running Win8x64 (using a multi-touch monitor)... but I know this circumvents the original Win7x64 issue.  Not sure if that's resolved or not.
Works fine here in Sonar X2a, Studio One Pro v2.5, Reaper 4.32, and Cubase 7 (haven't tried others yet).

We have numerous nice reverb options at this point...
But Pheonix just raised the bar (significantly enough) that I'm going to have to jump on this.

When auditioning reverb, I always listen to drum kit.
The transients really *reveal* the sound of the reverb.
You just don't hear the details with softer-attack/sustaining instruments.
Pheonix is exceptional on drums.  

Thanks for the info, Jim ... I got in on the $40 Win8 deal but haven't installed it on my DAW yet since I'm of the "if it ain't broke" school, and I found the UI so non-intuitive on my wife's PC that I'm in no rush to upgrade.  :-)

Cheers,
Eddie

Hello,

Have you tried this reverb on lead vocals for pop music ? :  It's an headache to get satisfying results on lead vocals with many reverbs on the market ( Nevertheless, I didn't try the  famous big name : Lexicon pcm, Relab 480 xl, Princeton digital,...)

Maybe it's me but I don't manage to get this "magnificient" dimension for vocals . I have QL Spaces : it's very clean/transparent but not enough character and doesn't cut through the mix (for voices) !Tsar Le reverb from the Softube mix bundle is too much coloured; I didn't managed to get something good from Breverb ! Only, the Pantheon (I have from Sonar 8.5) gives a certain "thickness" but that remains very limited, fixed, unnatural without (tri)dimensional magnitude ! 
Lastly, I purchased the IK Multimedia CSR which has a decent reputation ,but  (as far as I'm concerned and without wanting to denigrate the real quality of the IK stuff) I was rather disappointed.




Could we have any chance with the EA reverbs to come close to the Bricasti presets we can listen in this video ? There is no harm in dreaming ! 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QHU_USkX0vo

Thanks very much for your attention

Have you tried this reverb on lead vocals for pop music ?

The creator of the Phoenix Verb is Michael Carnes (man behind many of Lexicon's signature hardware reverbs).
I've listened to the Phoenix side-by-side with the PCM bundle... and the Phoenix (IMO) sounds significantly better.
Super smooth on drums... 
This is where many software reverbs sound terrible.

I'm surprised you don't like the Phoenix on lead vocals (any genre)...

It's a shame that tc electronics refuses to get into the 64 Bit game, because they have made some top notch reverbs like the 'Fabrik R'- definitely my favorite, to which I still compare others to.

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Hi Michael,
 
Good to see you here.
I've been using Phoenix Verb since it's release it & find it very useful.
 
edit-also hope you'll be able to find an alternative to iLok in the future after the fiasco with their new software.