Blackhole reverb free#

Not many days ago, Eventide won the TEC Award for its phone/touchpad version of Blackhole, so if that interests you, be sure to check it out.įeatures: Blackhole is a cool concept, and as typical for this genre, it comes with a few more or less unique parameters, such as “gravity” which reverses slices of the reverb. The price tag may seem astronomical, but in reality, Eventide often discounts their products heavily, so I regard Blackhole as a product priced similarly to Frostbite 2 and Spaced Out. This is a lovely product, and as its name reveals, it’s perfect for generating huge spaces. Don’t worry – there will be one! Eventide Blackhole Still, all of the four units can also be used in an everyday context, and given that quality reverbs can be power-hungry, performance is a major topic.įinal words before takeoff: A shootout isn’t truly a shootout unless there’s a declared winner. This might be a less important matter for a space-sound plugin though, as it’s often used sparingly (say, for a distant-sounding vocal or an atmospheric pad). The performance of FX plugins is an often overlooked but vital subject.Thus, there is always a tradeoff between ease of use, looks, and tweakability. Anyone with a background in programming knows that the end-user will never get access to every single parameter of the software. Third, a good-looking UI will inspire the user to run the plugin more often. Second, they give access to an assortment of underlying parameters. First, they allow for tweaking and creativity. User interfaces (UIs) need careful consideration by the developer, for several reasons.It should be understood that this is typically a deliberate tradeoff: a reverb with high sonic fidelity often means fewer instances of the plugin can be run. Note that sound is much linked to CPU performance. Basically: if it sounds good, and if it’s useful on at least some sound sources, then that’s all we can ask for. This shootout focuses on the overall sonic experience. Multi-effects also tend to use delay and reverb in conjunction to achieve fresh-sounding results. In this particular shootout, some units have more features than others, and with more features follow more versatility. Features can be what makes or breaks a multi-effect unit, but it doesn’t have to.This shootout will look deeper into a few specific categories: As will be seen, two of them also stand out in terms of pricing, and another in processor use. What they do have in common though is an aptness for spaced sound and to some degree for sound design. Undertaking a comparison of these four reverb plugins has been a fun process.Īs expected, they aren’t entirely comparable, as they have slightly different foci, features, sound, and – not least – user interface philosophies.

Let’s just say that for the four VST effects in this shootout, an understanding of astronomy is less important than the quest for – erm – stellar sound. As they put it on the Alien poster: “In space, no one can hear you scream.”

Without a fluid such as air, sound waves cannot travel. I’m the first to admit that, physically speaking, this “space” label is a huge misconception. The last few years have seen a surge in affordable colossal VST reverbs, paired up with delays and filters to create space-like effects.

Blackhole reverb free#

Will the winner be the TEC Award(ish) laureate Blackhole? Or maybe SuperMassive, free VST effect of the year at BPB in 2020? Or why not the cool Frostbite 2, a bit of an alien perhaps, but favorably reviewed on BPB a year ago? Or the hot and good-looking newcomer Spaced Out? Read on to find out! Prepare to commence the astronomical reverb effects shootout: we are comparing Eventide Blackhole, BABY Audio Spaced Out, Valhalla Supermassive, and AudioThing Frostbite.Īre you in the market for a new reverb plugin? This shootout looks deep into four hailed reverb/delay units.