Reverb.com has released Reverb SOLO (developed by Acon Digital), a freeware reverb VST/AU/AAX plugin for 32-bit and 64-bit host applications on Windows and Mac OS.
Reverb SOLO was developed by Acon Digital, the company with a number of high-quality commercial VST plugins in their product arsenal, along with a fantastic freeware chorus effect called Multiply (it is listed as one of the top picks in our roundup of freeware chorus VST plugins). The company has also developed Acoustica Basic Edition which is listed as one of our favorite free audio editors.
I’ve always been a big fan of simple one-knob plugins (as long as they do the job well), so it’s no wonder that I find the idea of an easy to use one-knob reverb effect rather appealing. Of course, the fact that the plugin is easy to use wouldn’t mean anything if it sounded bad, but luckily Reverb SOLO is a very well made and pleasant sounding reverb effect.
So, how does it work? You get just a single knob, joined by a slider at the bottom of the user interface. The knob controls the size and tone of the reverb (from a tiny bright space to a larger, darker space), whereas the slider controls the mix. It’s not possible to alter the tone and size of the reverb in any way, apart from changing them simultaneously using the knob. The plugin also features a built-in preset manager (no factory presets), as well as undo/redo and A/B testing functionality.
Surprisingly or not, the reverb sounds very good and it works equally well for emulating small rooms and huge acoustic spaces. If you want to add some nice-sounding reverb to your mix as quickly as possible, Reverb SOLO seems to be the perfect tool for the task. After all, the included reverb algorithm is based on Acon Digital’s commercial Verberate plugin which is regarded as one of the best reverb effects on the market.
Before downloading your free copy of Reverb SOLO, you’ll be asked to registered for a free Reverb.com user account. After registering, you’ll receive a ZIP archive which contains separate installers for the 32-bit and 64-bit versions of the plugin (Windows only). There’s no need to activate the product after installing it.
Many thanks to @rekkerd for letting me know about the release via Twitter, cheers buddy!
UPDATE: Reverb SOLO is also available for Mac OS, in VST and AU plugin formats. Thanks for the comments everyone and sorry about the confusion!
Reverb SOLO is available for free download via Reverb.com (5.20 MB download size, ZIP archive containing EXE installer, 32-bit & 64-bit VST/AU/AAX plugin format for Windows & Mac OS).
31 Comments
Carlo
onActually it’s AU/VST for Mac too :)
Tomislav Zlatic
onOops, I missed that, thanks!
james
onYou can download for Mac also.
Tomislav Zlatic
onThanks for the info!
Minharu
onThanks for your post.
Even though, Reverb Solo support Mac OS also.
After I read your post, I got mac version from Reverb.com
I think website realize OS.
Anyway thank you.
Tomislav Zlatic
onCheers!
Frank
onSo small but very hungry!
Tomislav Zlatic
onIn terms of CPU consumption?
Frank
onYes
Ronnie
onIt’s actually available for both Windows and Mac (VST/AU). Click the little down arrow next to the download button to switch to the Mac download.
Tomislav Zlatic
onCheers Ronnie!
Krisse
onThis is also for Mac. Works fine on latest Logic Pro X
Tomislav Zlatic
onThanks for the info.
Gabriel Garcia
onHey, nice plugin! thanks for the heads up.
BTW I think the plugin is VST only for windows and also there is a MAC version of it now :)
Cheers!
Tomislav Zlatic
onCheers Gabriel!
Andrei
onGood! bozdigitallabs have let out yesterday a plug-in with one button too – – WIDTH KNOB
Tomislav Zlatic
onGreat news, I’ll check it out!
Esol
onOh cool!
Justin DeLay
onHi folks, my name is Justin DeLay, I’m the guy in the video. Would love any feedback on our plugin, and on our SYNC plugin collection in general. What other “one knob” plugins should we do?
Josh
onIf there was an overdrive/distortion “pedal” that increased drive or gain along with compression as the one knob is turned…!
Dennis
onNice Plugin! You should do One Knob Delay Plugin :-)
Kinono
onThank you for your cool plugin!
How about a “One Knob Audio Transformer” with several modes and a big knob, just like the Audiomatic plugin in Reason? People will love it :D
Caleb
onI’d love to see a one-knob glitch plugin, where different points on the knob represent different glitch effects (stutter, tape stop, reverse, overdrive, etc). You could easily switch between effects with automation.
Justin DeLay
onThanks for the feedback- keep watching for new plugins!
Atme
onGreat free reverb! Thank You very much for this! I would love to see a one knob tape saturator/reel-to-reel magnetic tape recorder sound emulator with different modes, a one knob mixing console/recording channel with different types of consoles (API/SSL/Neve), a one knob granulator/granularizer with different modes, a one knob vinyl sound emulator, a one knob tape cassette sound emulator. Anyone of these would be super awesome! :)
Atme
onI meant a one knob mixing console/recording channel sound emulator with different types of consoles (API/SSL/Neve).
Esol
onCool. Love ‘One Knob’ plugins :)
Tyler
onLooks like a pretty good plugin. I’ll most certainly give it a try.
Atme
onGreat freebie! It would be even greater if it would get more features in a future update. Thanks a lot for this! =)
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