Valhalla DSP ValhallaSupermassive

I find this to be over the top for most mixes but when you're doing something big and synthy with bladerunner brass pitch dives this is a good plugin to try if a lexicon hardware unit isn't working. Its very modern the way it combines delays and echoes hard to describe. Great on strings for instance. It took me a long time to be working on soemthing this was right for and if I paid for it I would be giving it like 2 strs, but for free? Its a 5 star because when its right its awesome.

This is a fantastic reverb, especially being free. Can be used to add some really nice space and vibe to ambient or chill tracks, or added to instruments you want to tuck back in the mix to add some spacey emotion. For most genres I stick to the basic Gemini mode and tweak delay and density for the results I want. Some of the presets are really nice but as of yet I haven't had a ton of use with them in production.

While I was searching through reverb pedals so ridiculously far above my price range I kept seeing people compare the super expensive boutique reverb pedals to this plugin. For example one reviewer said the only results that matched what the $500+ "Big Sky" reverb could do were the ones obtained with this plugin. Naturally that got my attention and the fact that it is FREE meant it was certainly in my price range (of $0 :[) so I got it. Am I ever glad that I did. For what I do (harsh noise) this plugin is almost perfect. The ability to get a delay sound paired with the regular reverb is also a great bonus and time-saver. The only potential downside I can see is the plugin tends to dominate the mix if feedback is too high, but the ease with which it can be decreased and the fast clean responsive quality saves it from spiraling out of control, assuming that you want the other parts of your song to stay audible.

It is a good plugin when you want to do really massive synths, guitars, swells stuff. At times it sounds kindof metallic because of it's algorithmic approach and if you really want to emulate a small room, another approach would be better. It has many parameters/presets but they only enhance the more synthetic/space sound, and it is ideal for sound design. I use it a lot, especially on dreamy stuff and because it is free I consider it a must have!