Version 1.4.06 PhoenixVerb- R2 | Exponential Audio

Michael Carnes' new company Exponential Audio 
PhoenixVerb + R2
http://www.exponentialaudio.com/
 
11/10/2013 Version 1.4.06 for PhoenixVerb and R2
10/5 PhoenixVerb / R2 updated v1.4
2/13 PhoenixVerb update Win 1.1.1 
8/13 update  V1.3.11
8/15 1.3.12
 

dmbaer


iLok2 required.  For some that will be enough to take a pass.

Yep, too bad.
Phoenix is killer. If I needed a verb this would be it. 

dmbaer


iLok2 required.  For some that will be enough to take a pass.

There was a time when I was anti-iLok, but there are just too many great tools out there that require it -- Slate, Softube, Sonnox, Soundtoys, Kush, and the list goes on.  These reverbs coming out lately are very enticing as well.  You're limiting yourself quite a bit by shunning the dongle.  

(I'm assuming we're talking about a desktop machine here -- obviously there are other factors if you're working on a laptop.)

An easy way to obtain an iLok is to buy RC-Tube from Slate for $50, which is a fair price for the plugin itself.  You'll receive a shiny new iLok2 as part of the deal.


Cheers,
Eddie

Eddie TX

dmbaer


iLok2 required.  For some that will be enough to take a pass.

There was a time when I was anti-iLok, but there are just too many great tools out there that require it -- Slate, Softube, Sonnox, Soundtoys, Kush, and the list goes on.  These reverbs coming out lately are very enticing as well.  You're limiting yourself quite a bit by shunning the dongle.  

(I'm assuming we're talking about a desktop machine here -- obviously there are other factors if you're working on a laptop.)

An easy way to obtain an iLok is to buy RC-Tube from Slate for $50, which is a fair price for the plugin itself.  You'll receive a shiny new iLok2 as part of the deal.


Cheers,
Eddie

I'm still not for it but hopefully sometime soon it will be no longer be necessary. The $35.00 I spent for it around 2001 won't matter much in hindsight.
I got the iLok2 free from Slate Digital when VCC switched over from iLok1 so it will matter even less.

Eddie,

There's issues with this new release.
x64 version isn't working in X2 so I used 32b instead to demo.
The GUI is funky too. You might want to wait a while untill Michael gets it sorted out.
It didn't really bother me as the PhoenixVerb is exceptional. 

Ed, you can do all that FG-X does without an iLok. In fact, you can do it now with the plugins you already own!

Hypothetically, would you buy a guitar that required a dongle? How about a car? A vacuum cleaner? A nose-hair trimmer?

Interesting that Pantheon was only Lexicon plugin that he didn't work on & refers to as a ' cheapie.'

His views on convolution reverb are too. 
His 'Boy, doesn't he look natural' remark was brilliant!  
Pro Tools Expert Podcast Extra Interview 

play interview-
listen/download the audio file here

Phoenix Verb is something special.
It's absolutely the best algorithmic reverb plugin that I've heard.
Super smooth... even when auditioned on drum-kit.
Has that higher-end Lexicon ability to envelope the sound... without sounding artificial or losing clarity.

At $200 it's not cheap, but it's the last reverb plugin I'll be buying for a LONG time.

Kroneborge


Hmm, course I already have the Lexicon LXP, so do I really need a NOTHER reverb?

Need?  No.   Well, yeah, maybe.  


Speaking of Lexicon, I keep getting tempted to buy LXP, but between Valhalla and 2C Audio, I've got 5 really good algorithmic reverbs, not to mention EWQL Spaces, and that is already way more than I need.  That said, each one has its place in my toolbox and they all get used, so...who knows?  I should find a cheaper pastime.

New x64 update & license code, longer demo.
Version 1.2 of both plugs. 64-bit Windows VST, Windows AAX, 64-bit Mac AAX

Yes, PhoenixVerb for a neutral reverb hands down.
B2 for color. I like Aether, VR, Lex MPX too.

Convo's depend on the IR. Some free ones I've found on the internet are good, others are horrible.

Using this reverb has taught me more about reverb than I had learned in all my years of using cheap nasty sounding reverbs. All the stuff makes sense now because I can actually hear the results of the smallest tweaks. In the past making small adjustments seemed more like wishful thinking.
 
I regard the availability of this reverb as a gift to musicians... and the service that Mr Carnes provides with updates and pertinent information is exemplary.
 
best regards,
mike

Hi Mike and Carl
I'm really interested in your experiences with this product - I have a number of reverbs I use:
1) Aether - slightly complex but I am normally  happy with results after time and experimentation
2) Valhalla  -I have both standard and Vintage and now prefer Vintage - I find this an easy one to work with and get results I am happy with
3) PSP Springbox - I use this on my guitar stuff only
4) PSP Piano Verb 2 - I only got this recently as they did a VERY special offer - cost me about $15 - I only got it to try out the freeze function more as an effect - still getting use to this
5) Arts Acoustic Reverb - I have had this a long time and had stopped using as had not been upgraded to latest specifications - the update has just been released (which I was very pleasantly  surprised about) so have only just reloaded onto my system
 
What I was wondering was whether you can try and point out where PhonixVerb is superior / easier to get good results etc?
Also has anyone ever done a back to back test on these products to compare how they sound on similar / same sources?
 
Cheers
Nigel
 
 
 

Bajan Blue
Hi Mike and Carl
I'm really interested in your experiences with this product - I have a number of reverbs I use:
1) Aether - slightly complex but I am normally  happy with results after time and experimentation
2) Valhalla  -I have both standard and Vintage and now prefer Vintage - I find this an easy one to work with and get results I am happy with
3) PSP Springbox - I use this on my guitar stuff only
4) PSP Piano Verb 2 - I only got this recently as they did a VERY special offer - cost me about $15 - I only got it to try out the freeze function more as an effect - still getting use to this
5) Arts Acoustic Reverb - I have had this a long time and had stopped using as had not been upgraded to latest specifications - the update has just been released (which I was very pleasantly  surprised about) so have only just reloaded onto my system
 
What I was wondering was whether you can try and point out where PhonixVerb is superior / easier to get good results etc?
Also has anyone ever done a back to back test on these products to compare how they sound on similar / same sources?
 
Cheers
Nigel
 
 
 

The verbs you mention are all good & useful, some better for coloration of sound while PhoenixVerb is neutral. A small room with a drum kit sounds natural. You could also call it clean I suppose. I can get close with Aether, but not quite.

I don't know technically how it works or what he did but I can definitely hear when comparing it with other verbs on all sorts of tracks & instruments. (or not hear it I should say)

I'm not put off by the price, it's a one man business owned & ran by Michael whom I have a great deal of respect for.
It's also one of the few plugins that I'll put up with & continue using an iLok for. 

Slight problem with the demo

Demos temporarily disabled pending a code update. Please come back in a few days

I'll go back and have a look later in the week
Nigel