VariVerb Pro

VariVerb Pro is an internal VST effects device. This reverb unit creates classic and modern artificial reverb effects such as room, plate, spring, and nonlinear reverb based on algorithmic calculation, i.e. without using impulse responses.

The benefit of an algorithmic reverb such as VariVerb Pro is that you can influence different parameters and design the room impression as you like. Furthermore, some effects (e.g. modulation or non-linear amplification) with convolution cannot be realized, so that algorithmic processes still have to exist. The sound coloring of this conventional reverb generation in particular are an interesting aspect with regard to the aesthetic of sound.

The algorithms in VariVerb Pro specialized for a specific type of "room creation" can be selected from the model list in the display:

Room & Hall

• Room A: Small to medium-sized room, dampening of the low frequencies,
• direct address, high density/diffusion
• Room B: Room similar to A, less dampening, slightly different reflection pattern, is addressed later
• Reverb A: Larger hall, slower reverb buildup, less density than the "rooms"
• Reverb B: Similar to reverb A but later response of the reflection, slightly "colder" sound

Retro

Retro room: Classic room effect in the style of well-known hardware reverb devices from the 80s/90s. More artificial algorithms than the previous methods. The vintage/retro character takes center stage here, definitely a reverb effect.

Retro hall: Type of creation like retro room, but this is a classic hall effect with the corresponding reflection pattern. Thick, cloud-like hall wave.