I got around to a bake off. Here's how I'd rate them.
By diverse, I mean the types of material. I ran samples of hi hats, brushed snares, a dub style electric bass riff, a dobro lick, acoustic guitar, and a synth stab on loop and just worked through the presets and knobs comparing them all in turn. Was a very subjective test. There are probably better means of comparison, and I've even thought of a few. Maybe next time.
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By diverse, I mean the types of material. I ran samples of hi hats, brushed snares, a dub style electric bass riff, a dobro lick, acoustic guitar, and a synth stab on loop and just worked through the presets and knobs comparing them all in turn. Was a very subjective test. There are probably better means of comparison, and I've even thought of a few. Maybe next time.
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- Pulsar Audio Primavera - diverse & inspirational. Handled everything I put into it & ton of presets. Was the most fun and wide ranging. Pre-Amps & Sidechain are bonus.
- Fuse Audio VREV-63 - really sounds good. Not quite as diverse & flashy as Primavera, but lot of tweakability and clearly a labor of love.
- AudioThing Springs - very diverse & well constructed. I got by with just this and was happy, but will probably add the above two.
- Arturia Rev SPRING-636 - not as diverse as Springs and definitely not the top tier, but solid & easy to work with. Only have it from Fx Collection.
- Physical Audio Dual Spring Reverb - Good interface, and well thought-out. Sounds great only on some material. Demoed. Not going to buy.
- Fuse Audio Labs VREV-305 - Not a fan of the wall of knobs style interfaces, which I find uninspirational. Same for the sounds from 305. Fan of Fuse, but not of this reverb.
- Overloud Springage - non-resizable UI. finicky knobs. Sounds great on hats and maybe could say on drums in general. Could not find a zone to make bass or synth sound good with this. Overall disappointing.
- Fuse Audio Labs VREV-666 - few knobs, no presets, but handles a surprisingly diverse array of material musically. Worth free, but limited.
- Klanghelm TENSjr - sounds good but didn't really jibe with me. Didn't make me want to get TENS or even keep jr installed.
- HoRNet SpringVerb - (has been offered free) - Felt like a toy compared to some of the others but the more I played with it, the more I coaxed some extreme digital springiness out of it that I couldn't get elsewhere. Will keep installed.
Statistics: Posted by kidslow — Sat Jul 06, 2024 8:00 am