ANWIDA Soft releases SPAZIO Light, a freeware reverb effect in VST and AU plugin formats for macOS (the Windows-compatible edition of the plugin is coming soon).
SPAZIO Light true stereo reverb capable of simulating a variety of spaces. The developers claim that SPAZIO Light excels at emulating anything from small rooms to large concert halls and natural spaces.
I’m sure some of our readers will remember the old (and now discontinued) DX Reverb Light plugin by ANWIDA Soft. It featured a completely different GUI, but the available control parameters were exactly the same as in SPAZIO Light.
While ANWIDA Soft doesn’t mention DX Reverb Light on the SPAZIO Light, I wouldn’t be surprised if the new plugin uses at least some fragments of the old code. I actually used DX Reverb Light quite a lot back in the day. It was easy to operate and delivered some pretty good-sounding room reverbs.
Let’s take a closer look and SPAZIO Light’s feature set. The plugin offers five controllable parameters. The user can tweak the simulated space by setting the pre-delay, decay, and low-pass controls. It is also possible to adjust the mix balance and the output volume.
For users who value high precision, the GUI lets you enter the numeric values below each slider control. This isn’t a must-have feature by any means, but it’s a handy option to have at your disposal.
ANWIDA Soft claims that the plugin uses “highly optimized DSP code” and “ultra-clean and noiseless processing.” Again, it would be pretty cool if SPAZIO Light uses the same code as DX Reverb Light, only optimized for modern CPUs and operating systems.
I couldn’t test SPAZIO Light in my DAW because the plugin is currently only available on macOS. Hopefully, the developer will release the Windows version of the plugin sooner than later.
Have you tested the new SPAZIO Light plugin by ANWIDA Soft? You’re welcome to post your first impressions in the comments section below. I’d love to hear how the plugin compares to the old DX Reverb Light freebie, too!
Download: SPAZIO Light (4.4 MB download size, DMG file, 64-bit VST/AU plugin format for macOS)
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6 Comments
Wibbles
onANWIDA have renamed the plugin to SPATIO Light (the previous name was a bit problematic in English).
Tomislav Zlatic
onInteresting! What was the problem with Spazio, though? I don’t get it. :)
Wibbles
onSPAZ is an offensive word to describe physically disabled people – it’s derived from spastic.
It also makes it sound like the plugin isn’t very good.
Tomislav Zlatic
onI had no idea. Thanks for explaining.
jeyz1176
onNow available for Windows !!
Erin
onI was hopeful, but it gets extremely metallic at low decay settings. Moving on.