If you were to take a poll of music mixer’s favorite reverb plugins, there’s no doubt that Valhalla DSP’s VintageVerb and SuperMassive would feature prominently on the list. And while it’s true that maybe the last thing any of us need is another reverb plugin, the company’s new FutureVerb deserves a long look.
The reason why is that FutureVerb has all the features that anyone could every want in a reverb plugin in a familiar, easy-to-use package.
Yes, that’s a bold statement, but consider that it has both a full-featured delay ad updated full-featured reverb built in, along with a variety of color and modulation choices. To put it simply, if you can’t get a reverb sound that works for your track with FutureVerb, then maybe it’s time to get your ears checked.
The Details
FutureVerb starts with the Echo section that has 12 selections: Modern, Tape, Digital, Detune, Reverse, ReverseOct Up, ReverseOct Down, ReverseOct UpDown, Sparkle, Swarm, and LoFi. Most of these are self-explanatory, except for Detune (up/down detuning between the left and right channels), Sparkle (8 delays with 4 shifted up an octave), and Swarm (Eight detuned and pitch shifted granular delays tuned for maximum dissonance).
Along with the large Delay time control you’ll find Feedback, Drive, Level, and Spread to complete the section.
Reverb has 8 selections: the usual Room, Chamber, Plate, Hall, and Cathedral, as well as the weird and wonderful Space, Frozen, and Nonlin. This section has a large Decay control, as well as Size, Early/Late reflections, Density and Level controls.
What’s exciting is the addition of a MODulation section, complete with Rate and Depth controls. In real life, reverb tends to have a flutter at the end of the decay, and modulation simulates that providing a more realistic reverb sound.
Finally there’s an EQ section with HighCut and LowCut frequency controls, which is tied in with a Color control. Color adjusts the basic tonality, with 4 settings. Bright is useful for bright reverbs, Neutral keeps the reverb high frequencies in a physically realistic range, Dark adds a steep 8 kHz high cut filter, and Studio features a steep low cut at 600Hz and a steep high cut at 10 kHz.
You’ll also find Mix and Width controls, as well as a variety of presets to make setup even easier.
What’s even better is that the Valhalla FutureVerb is only $50. It’s available for Mac and PC and most plugin formats.
