Thankfully, today's technology allows me to pick something that sounds the best, rather than something that sounds the best for the CPU and RAM capabilities on my system. On Classic, it was Arboretum's HyperVerb. I generally like to pick one reverb and stick with it. I actually own a huge variety of reverbs - CSR, ArtsAcoustic, Altiverb, WaveArts, TC Electronic's Fabrik R and M40 Plate, DUY's Z-Plane, PSP EasyVerb, Waves' IR, TrueVerb and Renaissance Reverb, all of DP's bundled reverbs and even a copy of Audio Damage's Ratshack Reverb (which is actually a "delay", but still. I disagree with the Altiverb/Lexicon comparison. As with the hardware units, I slightly prefer the Lexicon due to a smoother tail. I didn't take the time to eval more than a few synth tracks, which I had already done last night and in those cases Altiverb came out ahead as I like to use EMT Plates.Īs algorithmic reverbs go, this LXP plug-in seems as detailed and smooth as some of the TC Powercore reverbs, but of course with a different signature as Lexicon and TC sound different. I primarily evaluated in the context of brass, saxophones, and orchestral fare. Obviously this was a very quick test, but it was very intense and focused as I made my plan of attack with much clarity before I started the evaluation. If comparing apples to apples though, the added flexibility of the LXP seemed to put it ahead of both CSR and Altiverb for Lexicon-specific Plate Reverb digital algorithms (no surprise, since Altiverb is not algorithmic). Thus, it was no surprise that the EMT Plate Reverbs in Altiverb came ahead of CSR, LXP, and Altiverb's L224 and L480m plate reverb convolutions. When it comes to plates, I feel a bit the fool, as I had forgotten that Lexicon never made a real plate reverb and that the one in question is a digital emulation from the rack gear they made. The Chamber Reverb is a nice addition and includes some special effects such as gating, but it isn't equivalent at all to CSR's Inverse Reverb.Īltiverb does it for me on all counts though, in terms of smoothness, detail, warmth, and ease of mixing. LXP seems to slot into a mix a bit more readily. LXP seems a bit more detailed and smoother than CSR, but not as warm overall. Again my opinion and it is perhaps not fair to compare them as they may have a different job to perform in your mix.Some quick impressions, after comparing several similar settings in CSR, Altiverb, and LXP. I like the Valhallas, Aether and B2 verbs as well but none of them have the quality, depth or size of the above. The new Revelation reverb in Cubase 7.5 is surprisingly good for being only a part of a 49 euro upgrade. It is not so flexible as the Lexicon based reverbs. Others - EMT 140 is a different sounding reverb to all of the above (as you would expect) with smooth but much more audible tails. I have never tried the Altiverb (I am a Windows user) but I can see that it has far more sounds available to it than OWS. You can tell a lot of love went into it and as a result there is a lot to tweak. Like all room reverbs, it sounds great on its own but overdo it in a mix and you have a classic boxy middy sound that overwhelms and dominates within a mix leaving no room for anything else. This is a one trick pony and the two rooms available in it are, in my opinion, not the best available in convolution reverb terms. Small Hall A is an amazing sound on vocals, guitars, strings and anything non percussive. Lexicon 224 - I already own this and love it. Very tempted to buy it from where it is advertised at a good price. But it does produce some fantastic sounding reverbs in the same vein. from Hall to Plate) if you change your mind. It is also a pain to have to load a different reverb (e.g. Downsides of the Lexicon over the Exponential is that it is more expensive and does not do surround. Lexicon PCM - you can hear the similarities between this and Exponential all the way through possibly due to Michael Carnes' input into both. I am going to take advantage of Michael's sale which ends on the 21st Dec and buy it. I love adjusting the level of the early reflection and tail to get the vocal sitting just right. Underneath it are some fantastic smooth tails which disappear into a mix whilst adding size and depth to a sound. Phoenix Surround - don't let the rather amateur interface put you off. No matter which one you use it does not take long to find a setting that sounds great. My thoughts are all are extremely usable and I find it hard to choose a favourite. I have been doing a comparison between Exponential Phoenix Surround, Lexicon PCM Native reverbs and the UAD Lexicon 224.
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