[sdiy] [OT] choice of reverb

[Andre Majorel]

On 2008-09-05 21:31 +0200, jbv wrote:

> Could someone be kind enough to give me advice on which reverb
> to choose : I'm looking for an fx box, not too expensive, that can
> produce warm and realistic long cathedral-like reverb...
> I'm actually looking for the best price / quality ratio...
> I guess there are plenty of dsp boxes to choose from out there,
> anf many of you must have some experience on this...
> Other dsp fx are welcome too..

Negative advice : the Alesis Midiverb III, Yamaha SPX50D/SPX90 and
Digitech TSR-12 all sound somewhat cyclic and metallic.

Even a recent, expensive unit like the Eventide Orville does not
sound quite right to my ears, although the "mercurycloud" patch
has a nice mid-range.

  http://www.babic.com/SYN/A6/clc_A6_berlinpad-Orville_mercurycloud2.mp3
  http://www.babic.com/SYN/A6/clc_A6-Orville_CarlosVisitsIstanbul.mp3
  http://www.babic.com/SYN/A6/clc_A6-Orville_gothica_vroom.mp3
  http://www.babic.com/SYN/A6/clc_A6_Pyramids-Orville_mercurycloud.mp3
  http://www.babic.com/SYN/A6/clc_A6_chernobeat-Orville_rvrbs.mp3
  http://www.babic.com/SYN/A6/clc_A6_multi-Orville_BarkingChamber.mp3

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