The Best Free Reverb VST Plugins in 2024

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Until recently, free reverb plugins were significantly less capable than their commercial counterparts. Most freeware reverbs sounded artificial and metallic or, simply put, far less pleasing than paid plugins and hardware reverbs.

Luckily, things have drastically changed for the better in recent years with the release of plugins like Orilriver, Dragonfly Reverb, MuVerb, Cloud Seed, and others.

We now have a range of excellent free reverb effects to choose from. You can download general-use reverbs for mixing and mastering and more specialized plugins for sound design.

I listed the best free reverb plugins for PC and Mac in this article. You will find a mini-review of each plugin to help you choose the right one for your digital audio workstation.

See also: Best FREE Convolution Reverb VST Plugins

You’re welcome to leave a comment on this page. Share your thoughts, and feel free to let me know if there’s a particular reverb that should be added to the list.

The best free reverb VST plugins in 2024

1. OrilRiver
2. Dragonfly Reverb
3. OldSkoolVerb
4. TAL-Reverb 4
5. Cloud Seed
6. Panagement 2.0
7. RO-GOLD
8. Sanford Reverb
9. Reverb SOLO
10. DReverb
11. Ambience
12. MuVerb
13. Riviera
14. Mverb

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OrilRiver by Denis Tihanov

OrilRiver is the best free reverb plugin you can download right now.

It is a versatile, feature-packed, and great-sounding stereo reverb effect that is on par with some of the best commercial reverbs on the market.

It delivers beautiful hall reverbs and impeccably simulates the reverberation of smaller rooms, making it my go-to reverb effect in most mixing scenarios.

Besides its excellent sound quality, OrilRiver offers a surprisingly well-organized user interface. The plugin features an intuitive control layout, allowing users to tweak the simulated space’s dimensions and tone without much effort.

OrilRiver lets you choose between twelve early reflection models and five types of reverb tails with additional room size, diffusion, damping, and modulation controls. It also includes a 3-band equalizer for shaping the reverb’s color and tone.

Two GUI skins allow users to choose between lighter and darker color schemes. I prefer the light skin pictured above, but the dark mode is excellent for late-night mixing sessions.

The CPU hit is unusually low for a high-quality reverb plugin. On my test machine, OrilRiver consumes around 4% of available CPU resources, leaving room for multiple reverb instances with different settings (small room, large hall, etc.).

Download: Orilriver

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Dragonfly Reverb by Michael Willis

Dragonfly Reverb was released late in 2018 and quickly became one of the most popular freeware reverb plugins.

It is based on the Freeverb 3 Hibiki algorithm, which sounds incredibly convincing for a free plugin. The user interface is equally good, with easily accessible controls and direct access to all the algorithm’s parameters.

The reverb covers a range of room types, from small recording rooms and studio-like spaces to small and large halls. The room’s characteristics can be adjusted using the controls for size, width, diffusion, and other properties.

You can also fine-tune the early and late reflections, stereo properties, pre-delay, and more.

Dragonfly is equally effective as a mixing tool for simulating realistic rooms and a sound design utility for creating huge, artificial-sounding spaces.

Download: Dragonfly Reverb

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OldSkoolVerb by Voxengo

OldSkoolVerb is my favorite all-around reverb VST. It delivers all the basic reverb types while sprinkling a bit of vintage digital reverb flavor on top.

The plugin includes five delay modes (room, hall, plate, and more), a 3-band equalizer, pre-delay, time, stereo width, and damping controls.

Loosely mimicking the sound of classic reverb units by Lexicon and Eventide, OldSkoolVerb is a decent freeware alternative to plugins like UltraReverb ($199), PSP 2445 EMT ($149), TSAR-1R ($99), BREVERB 2 ($169), and others.

An extended version of the plugin called OldSkoolVerb Plus (49.95) is also available. It adds a powerful spatialization module to the feature set of the freeware edition.

Download: OldSkoolVerb

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TAL-Reverb 4 by Togu Audio Line

TAL-Reverb 4 features a revamped interface and a new algorithm that makes it sound smoother than older Togu Audio Line reverbs.

This plugin is perfect for producers who want a great-sounding reverb with a simple UI. The front panel only features six knobs and a single button, making TAL-Reverb 4 one of the most streamlined reverbs on this list.

The algorithm sounds good on various sources, from drums to vocals and guitars. This makes sense since the plugin is based on the reverb module used in the excellent TAL-Sampler virtual instrument.

The sound is very diffused and particularly suitable for long reverb sounds. It’s worth noting that TAL-Reverb 4 can only be used on stereo channels.

Download: TAL-Reverb 4

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Cloud Seed by Low Profile

Cloud Seed is the way to go if you need a huge 80s-style reverb effect. Consider it a freeware alternative to commercial plugins like Valhalla Shimmer ($50) or Eventide Blackhole ($199).

More of a special effect than a mixing utility, Cloud Seed can transform any sound into a wonderfully lush, evolving pad.

It is not a plugin you’d use to recreate natural spaces like rooms and small halls. Instead, it is perfect for simulating huge halls and surreal spaces.

It is the kind of special-effect reverb every sound designer needs.

Cloud Seed was developed with C# and C++ and only works in Windows-based VST host applications. It doesn’t emulate any particular hardware reverb unit but perfectly captures the character and tone of vintage reverb effects of the 80s.

Download: Cloud Seed

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Panagement 2.0 Free Edition by Auburn Sounds

Panagement 2.0 is a multi-effect plugin designed as an all-in-one solution for audio spatialization. It combines binaural positioning, reverb, and delay effects in a single unit.

Compared to the first version of Panagement, version 2.0 introduces late and early reflections, a binaural delay module, enhanced modulation, and an improved workflow.

It also lets you fine-tune the stereo width and the tone of the reverb signal.

However, the user interface is a bit cumbersome to use. The color scheme makes some labels hard to read, and the control layout isn’t intuitive.

Download: Panagement 2.0 Free Edition

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RO-GOLD by Black Rooster Audio

RO-GOLD is a pristine emulation of the EMT 140 plate reverb fitted with a gold plate. 

Most plate reverbs sound good on vocals, but RO-GOLD takes things to the next level. It delivers a warm, lush vintage sound that quickly adds depth and shine to your vocal recordings.

The plugin features a simple, easy-to-understand user interface. Use the Bass Cut and Damper controls to polish the tone and adjust the Pre/Delay and Dry/Wet knobs to fit the reverb into your mix.

More info: RO-GOLD

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Sanford Reverb by Leslie Sanford

Sanford Reverb is another excellent choice for a free reverb plugin that covers all the basics.

It features 3-stage early reflection adjustments for the left and right stereo channels with each stage’s volume, pan, and time controls. The reverb tail section features a freeze button and pre-delay, time, and damp adjustments.

The reverb signal can be filtered and modulated before it reaches the output. This is perfect for making the reverb sit better in a busy mix.

Sanford Reverb’s interface is nicely designed and well-organized, with similar controls grouped into sections to avoid confusion. The CPU hit is reasonably low, making the plugin another strong contender for a go-to freeware reverb.

The only real drawback is that Sanford Reverb only works in Windows-based digital audio workstations.

Download: Sanford Reverb

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Reverb SOLO by Acon Digital

If you find most reverbs too complicated to use, prepare to be amazed. Reverb plugins don’t get any more streamlined than Reverb SOLO.

Sometimes, you just need a quick reverb effect to dial in a room reverb as quickly as possible. Reverb SOLO was designed to do just that with its simple one-knob interface and plug-and-play workflow.

Reverb SOLO is a powerful mixing tool despite its simple looks.

The central knob is a macro control that simultaneously alters the size and the tone of the reverb effect, transforming from a small room to a large hall in a single movement. The dry/wet slider on the bottom is used to control the volume of the reverb effect.

The plugin was developed by Acon Digital, the company behind the popular Verberate reverb effect and the excellent free chorus VST plugin called Multiply.

Download: Reverb SOLO

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DReverb by Stone Voices

DReverb by is an algorithmic reverb plugin that offers unusually long decay times, a highly flexible reverb engine, and CPU-efficient performance.

Advanced users will take advantage of DReverb’s in-depth control layout, which lets you fine-tune almost every aspect of the reverb algorithm.

The interface is vector-based, with a clean look and a subtle color scheme. You can freely resize the GUI to fit your screen perfectly.

Sound designers and mixing engineers looking for a flexible reverb unit will appreciate DReverb’s unconventional feature set. The long decay time is one of the plugin’s headline features, while the clean GUI and low CPU hit make it a must-have reverb VST plugin.

Download: DReverb

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Ambience by Magnus

Ambience by Magnus is another epic reverb for sound designers. It’s a vintage reverb VST plugin that’s been around for ages.

Despite its old-school design, Ambience still impresses with its full sound and clean reverb tales that hold up even by modern standards.

Ambience shines as a specialized reverb unit for emulating massive spaces and surreal cosmic atmospheres. It also features a gate module for achieving the signature 80s gated snare sound.

Once considered a CPU hog, Ambience runs smoothly on modern computers. The user interface could do with a refresh, especially in the size department, although it’s still large enough for use on screens that aren’t 4K.

In the meantime, the plugin was re-released as open-source and compiled for use on 64-bit Mac systems. Unfortunately, the Windows version only works in 32-bit VST hosts.

Download: Ambience

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MuVerb by MuTools

MuVerb is another great reverb plugin for emulating large spaces. It is the native reverb effect in MuTools MuLab but is also available as a VST plugin for Windows and macOS.

The plugin sounds fantastic and will do wonders on synth sounds, drones, or any other mix element that needs to sound huge. However, the sound quality comes at the price of higher CPU consumption.

The user interface is relatively simple, and MuVerb doesn’t offer much versatility. It shines at emulating large halls, and the Turbulence controls further expand its sonic palette to irregular spaces like caverns and holes.

MuVerb is another plugin on this list that is more of a sound designer’s secret weapon than a conventional mixing tool.

Download: MuVerb

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Riviera by NuSpace Audio

Riviera is a unique reverb plugin that combines an algorithmic and a convolution reverb.

It uses smart DSP coding to reduce CPU consumption while delivering very realistic emulation of room, plate, string, and other reverb sounds.

Download: Riviera

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Mverb by Martin Eastwood Audio

Mverb is a popular free reverb due to its perfect mixture of simplicity and sound quality.

The streamlined user interface and the small number of control parameters make Mverb easy to use, whereas the underlying algorithm makes it one of the nicer-sounding reverb effects.

Unlike most other reverbs, Mverb is based on Dattorro’s figure-of-eight reverb structure, which results in a more natural and pleasant sound than the regular comb filtering approach to reverb simulation.

Mverb is also surprisingly versatile for such a basic-looking plugin. It won’t deliver the greatest hall reverb and the most realistic small room ambiance on the market, but it covers all the basics required for everyday mixing projects.

Mverb is a strong candidate for a go-to reverb effect if you find OrilRiver and OldSkoolVerb too advanced or cumbersome.

The plugin offers a decent range of room and larger hall reverbs; everything can be achieved with a few mouse clicks. The plugin is open-source and ported for Windows, Mac, and Linux machines.

Download: Mverb

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