Download the free TC Electronic reverb plugin M30 for Windows & Mac before November 18th.

If you give it a try, leave a comment with your thoughts!

M30 is tested with these systems:

• Windows XP SP2
• Mac OSX 10.5 Leopard

Applications:

• Apple Logic Pro 9
• Apple GarageBand
• Steinberg Cubase 5
• Steinberg Cubase 4.5
• Cakewalk Sonar
• Ableton Live

This Ableton Live tutorial looks at using sends and returns.

via PrimeLoops:

The sends and returns in Ableton are often overlooked, they are very simple to use, and save you CPU power, plus give you more control over a bunch of channels effects, this ones simple yet effective!

Stay Creative!

In this episode of Electro-Harmonix Effectology, Bill Ruppert takes a look at guitar reverb tricks and demonstrates how to create some amazing effects.

While the focus is effecting guitars, the same effects can be used with other sources.

via Effectology:

Electro-Harmonix Effectology, Vol.7 Reverb Tricks

Welcome to Electro-Harmonix’s “Effectology” series, in which we create a remarkable collection of sounds using just a regular guitar and EHX effect pedals!

No keyboards,samplers or midi pickups were used.

In today’s episode studio musician Bill Ruppert demonstrates some old and new effects using reverb. Each one of the four sounds in this video has the reverb positioned in unusual places within the signal chainproof once again there is no correct way to order your effect pedals.

There is a clip of the new Cathedral Stereo reverb using the brilliant “Infinite” switch.Its really a beautiful sounding reverb.

EHX Pedals featured:Soul Preacher,Holy Grail,MicroSynth,English Muff’n, Stereo Memory Man.

For more information on these pedals and actual settings please vist the Electro- Harmonix Forum:http://www.ehx.com

Sunday Synth Jam: This Berlin School style sequenced synth jam takes a few minutes to take off – but then the hypnotic synth sequences and guitar work really kick in.

via angelometz:

I started patching it when the power went down. I finished patching in the dark!

Ableton Live 8: This video, via Bjorn Vayner, illustrates how you can create a reversed reverb sound in Ableton Live.

Lexicon has introduced a set of native reverb plugins for teh Mac & PC, the PCM Native Reverb Plug-In Bundle.

The intro video, above, is a little over the top. They’ve got demo videos on YouTube that offer more specifics.

Details below.

Features at a Glance

PCM Reverb Plug-In 7 Algorithms

• 7 legendary Lexicon Reverbs
• Hundreds of brilliantly crafted studio presets
• Multi-platform compatibility (Windows XP, Vista, and 7; Mac OSX 10.4, 10.5, 10.6, PowerPC and Intel)
• Formats that work seamlessly in any VST, Audio Unit, or RTAS compatible DAW
• Graphical real-time display illustrating the frequency stages of each algorithm
• Visual EQ section for easy adjustment of both early and late reflections
• Presets can be stored in a DAW independent format which allows custom presets to be transferred between any DAWs.
• Full parameter control and automation
• Input and output meters for quick assessment of audio levels going to and from the reverb
• iLok authorized

PCM Reverb Plug-In Multiband Notch Filter

Each algorithm can be run in either mono, stereo, or a combination of the two. We’ve taken the time to add Input and Output Meters in addition to a graphical EQ section for easy adjustment of both early and late reflections. The most noticeable feature, however, is center screen in a multi-dimensional realtime display. There are three screens to choose from, all showing different frequency stages of the algorithm to help you shape your sound.

PCM Reverb Plug-In Frequency LoPass

The user interface displays nine of the most logical parameters for customization, it also enables you to transition deeper into the algorithm to edit the full matrix of parameters. Compare your custom preset to the original and save it off once you have the perfect sound. You’ll also have the ability to load that preset into a different DAW.

PCM Reverb Plug-In Impulse Lopass

The wealth of algorithms and presets will enable you to envelop your vocals and instruments with the musical ambiance of panoramically wonderful spaces. The PCM Native Reverb Bundle is a complete collection of the finest reverbs, now with all the flexibility of a multi-platform native software plug-in.

The eighth episode of Electro-Harmonix Effectology series looks at recreating Joe Meek’s Telstar, and the sound of a vintage Clavioline, using just a guitar and effects pedals.  No keyboards,samplers or midi pickups were used.

Details below.

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In today’s episode studio musician Bill Ruppert recreates the classic hit Telstar using just a guitar and Electro-Harmonix effect pedals.

Telstar was one of the fist pop hits to feature a synthesizer.

The Clavioline was a very early synthesizer using vacuum tubes.

Bill Ruppert also demonstrates some very unusual effects through the video as well. actual pedal settings are found here:n http://www.ehx.com/forums/viewthread/1900/EHX

Pedals featured:Soul Preacher, Stereo Memory Man, Big Muff, Pulsar, Poly Phase, MicroSynth, Cathedral, Poly Chorus

This video looks at glitch sound design using Ableton Live.

via oubliettezombie:

In this video I outline a simple, iterative process for creating lots of tiny glitch sounds using just about any audio source material.

The devices used are the Redux, Reverb, Frequency Shifter, Simple Delay, Gate, and Grain Delay. Additionally, I cover creative resampling of your glitches for later slicing and rearranging via the Random MIDI device.

Enjoy!

SignalToNoize has released a free set of Lexicon M200 impulse response samples.

Details:

• Model: Lexicon M200
• Impulse capture method: Sweep
• I/O: Analog
• Format: 24bit 44.1k WAV
• 50 impulse files containing Hall, Plate, Chamber, Rich Plate, Rich Split, & Inverse Room Programs.
• All Impulses have been captured via pristine analog A/D D/A @ 44.1khz.

The Lexicon M200 Impulse Set is donationware – download it and donate what you can if you use it.

This is a demo video for the Roland RE-5 Digital Space Echo.

via abertronic

While most musicians are happy using spring reverbs as an effect, electronic musicians have been using them as instruments for decades.

The Ekdahl Moisturizer is a $300 spring reverb with the springs exposed so they can be played, bowed or whacked on:

As well as being capable of creating sound in itself, you can play sound through the springs like a regular spring reverb – this makes for happy-fun-time finger-modulation of the reverb on whatever audio that’s going through it. On top of this there’s an analog multimode filter that can be used to attenuate or exaggerate certain frequencies in the sound, this is real handy while playing the springs as you can – for instance – cut all the highs and just make thunderous doomy sounds or do the opposite; cut all the lows and make that ear piercing high frequency special love. Also, it incorporates an LFO that’s internally routable to the filter and that also has some external routing-stuff

The Ekdahl Moisturizer has tons of CV / Expression pedal options on the back for even more hillarious moments.

The Moisturizer is a mono unit.

The Ekdahl Moisturizer  contains:

• Preamp (up to 100 times gain)
• Reverb
• Reverb / Preamp wet/dry crossfader (Knob & CV/EP controllable)
• State variable filter with
  • Lowpass/Bandpass/Highpass seamless crossover (Knob, CV/EP & LFO controllable)
  • Cutoff (Knob, CV/EP & LFO controllable)
  • Resonance (WITHOUT resonance limiter)
• LFO with
  • Speed control (Knob & CV/EP controllable)
  • Square / Triangle crossover
  • External output with output amplitude knob
• Filter / No filter wet/dry crossfader (Knob & CV/EP controllable)

Details here.

Audio Damage has introduced Eos, a relatively inexpensive ($49) high-quality algorithmic reverb plug-in for Mac & Windows.

You can preview Eos below:

This is an upright grand piano recorded to tape with a single Neumann microphone. A couple dry chords go by, then Eos at about 15% wet. The algorithm is Superhall, with a long decay, a medium size, and a bit of modulation.

More demos at the Audio Damage site.

Description:

Eos consists of three high-quality custom-designed reverb algorithms, made with the modern production environment in mind. Two different plate simulators and our own Superhall algorithm give you a broad palette of reverb, and the easy-to-understand interface makes adjusting the algorithms to suit your track incredibly simple.

Want a traditional dark plate reverb? Eos can do that. How about a short, dense room sound for your drum buss? Not a problem. But where Eos really comes in to its own is when you drop Superhall on your piano or synthesizer tracks. The incredibly long modulated hall sounds of Eno-style ambience are where Eos thrives, something that is made of unobtanium with convolution ‘verbs. Quite simply, an impulse response can not do what Eos does.

Features:

• Three custom-designed algorithms: Plate 1 (mono in, stereo out), Plate 2 (true stereo), and Superhall (true stereo) built with modern production in mind.
• All standard reverb controls, including modulation rate and depth, attack, diffusion, and full control over the EQ and multipliers of the reverb tail.
• Infinite control for “freeze” effects.
• Unique visual controls designed for quick and easy programming.
• Low CPU usage compared to other algorithmic reverb plug-ins, and far lower than the average convolution ‘verb.
• Full MIDI learn for hardware control of most parameters (VST only).

This is a demo of a Hawk Spring Reverb using Roland JP8000.

via abertronic

Winsome uber-geek Jeri Ellsworth, aka Circuit Girl, describes how she attached a floppy drive to a tape deck to record and play back audio, creating the floppy drive reverb effect.

Note: We’ve got to interrupt this post to note that Ellsworth reverse-engineered the C-64 onto a chip, and  owns 43 pinball machines and 3 electron microscopes. She never graduated high school, but now gives guest lectures at Stanford.

She also rolls cars for fun, when she’s not turning old floppy drives into audio effects.

Back to the floppy drive reverb effect:

A simple circuit stepped the head automatically using the spindle index pulse. A push button was used to control the direction. The drive head wrote to more than one track at a time, causing an interesting reverb effect. ***Erasing the disk with rare earth magnets while spinning in the not mentioned in the video.

Leave a comment with your thoughts on Circuit Girl and the floppy drive reverb!

2009 NAMM Show Update: Focusrite introduced its first collection of VST/AU plug-ins, the awesomely titled Focusrite Plug-in Suite.

The Focusrite Plug-in Suite offers a high-end collection of EQ, compression, reverb and gating VST/AU plug-ins for tracking and mixing:

• The Compressor and Gate have been modeled on Focusrite’s hardware devices, using the measurement of Focusrite’s custom optos to achieve a vintage optical sound. (Focusrite optos are tuned by ear, just like in the old days of analogue design, ensuring a faithful recreation of those classic vintage 1960s optical compressors.) The Gate also features multiple modes. It operates as a stereo gate and, in dual mono modes, one signal can be used to trigger the gate of another; ideal for a number of creative gating techniques, such as tightening up a bass line.
• The EQ module delivers a similar signature to the original Focusrite ISA EQ curves. Focusrite’s R&D team worked to create an authentic response across the entire audible frequency spectrum. The control layout also mirrors that of the original ISA EQ section; a classic six band EQ, with shelving high and low bands, parametric low mid and high mid bands, and low and high pass filters.
• The Reverb is based on classic algorithmic studio reverb designs. Simple controls let you edit room size, Pre-filter and ‘Air’.

The Focusrite Plug-in Suite will be available worldwide in January 2009.

2009 NAMM Show preview: Bricasti Design will be showing their Model 7 Stereo Reverb Processor and the Model 10 Remote Console. 

The Model 7 Stereo Reverb Processor features a new reverb algorithm, True Stereo Reverb Process, which, according to Bricasti, accurately creates true acoustic spaces. The M7 includes more than 100 unique reverb presets, including Halls, Plates, Rooms, Chambers and Ambient Spaces. The minimalist user interface offers a total of 15 Parametric Program Parameters and 50 User Registers; four front-panel “Favorites” enable quick saves and A-B comparisons.

The new Bricasti Design Model 10 Remote Console is a dedicated hardware remote controller.

“Sharing a consistent human interface with the Model 7 was an important design goal,” notes company president Brian Zolner.

Variety Of Sound has released a new free reverb plugin for Windows: epicVerb VST.

epicVerb features two different reverberation modes and 6 different stereo early reflection models. There are some standard reverb controls like ‘TIME’, ‘DAMP’ or ‘PRE-DELAY’ as well as reverb tail modulation and detailed control over very first reflection patterns as an option.

It offers different reverb time handling for high and low frequencies as well as a musical sounding EQ section containing two “BootEQ” equalizers and additional high- and lowpass filtering.

Basically this effect occurs in nanospace at extremely low temperatures. Under these circumstances the borderline between digital and analog sound actually breaks down because sound becomes a cloud of tiny individual phonons moving in a certain direction. Just like light can be thought of as a cloud or a beam of photons.

But what’s even better: the sonic properties of phonons are very interesting and usefull for dub! For the creation of these impulse responses individual phonons were captured live using scanning probe microscopy and spectroscopy. Just listen to the examples and you will have to agree. Quantized analog warmth is a reality!

You can hear preview below. More samples at the site.

Details:

• sample size: 24 bit
• sample rate: 44 kHz
• audio format: wav
• channels: mono
• rar archive file size: 27.1 Mb
• 10 different stereo fx: emergent gate, nano resonance, nano room, phase space, phonon blast, phonon choir, quantized timespace, quantum hall, superconductive plate, von klitzing effect

This is a demo of the L.L. Electronics Rozzbox into the great sounding Vermona Retubeverb. First you hear the dry, then the wet.

Although the Retubeverb doesn’t have as many features as the Retroverb, it does have an amazing tube-tone spring reverb character and a three-band equalizer.

It was designed primarily as way of creating atmospheric landscapes. It has almost infinite feedback time for many modes, and so is capable of producing rich and complex drones when used with a continuous sound source. It can also be used as a traditional reverb or echo suitable for any application.

SoundScaper has a diverse range of sonic possibilities using 300 datasets of comb/allpass timings, each providing a different effect model. Each of these modes can then be set to 1 of 33 different Multipliers which take it through tight comb based effects, to reverbs and finally echo banks.

The plugin was initially based on Freeverb, though has been expanded and highly optimized using SSE making it a lightweight plugin with a small footprint.

SoundScaper is a free VST plugin, but donations are appreciated.

Features:

• 300 different Timing Models
• Number of Combs switchable between 1 and 8
• Number of Allpasses switchable between 0 and 4
• 33 Styles which multiply the selected Mode Timings by increasing amounts
• Size – Sets the feedback level of the Effect
• Width – Sets the Stereo Spread of the Effect
• Damp – Sets how much the signal is damped
• MIx – Sets level between Dry and Wet
• Master Volume – Sets the Master Output Level
• Randomizers – A master Randomize for complete Randomization as well as local randomizers
• Default – Instantly sets the patch to its default parameters
• Freeze – Will Freeze the output when clicked, Dry signals pass through