rrreeeeevvvveeeerrrrbbbbbbbbb - favorite reverbs (outboard)

XpanderXT · Joined: Oct 22, 2007 Posts: 137 Location: the flat universe

I'm looking to get a new (new to me) outboard reverb.
I want something that has a nice big spacey sound, not looking for a reverb that is good at recreating real acoustic spaces.

I have a Boss SE-70 which is a 3 on a 1 -5 scale and two Roland RSP-500's which are 3.5's. I just tested a friends Alesis Q2 which would be a 3 as well.

I would consider a 5 being a Lex 300 or 480L both of which are WAY out of my price range as is a Lex PCM70, PCM80, PCM 81, or Eventide anything.

So of the older lower cost reverbs which do you love or hate?

soundwave106 · Posted: Tue Aug 18, 2009 2:55 pm Post subject:

How low cost? Laughing

I really like my Lexicon MPX-1 for instance.

cbm · Joined: Oct 25, 2005 Posts: 381 Location: San Francisco

I think the Ensoniq Dp4, Dp2, or Dp4+ are pretty darn good for the price you find them for, these days.

To help calibrate my answer: I currently use an Eventide Orville and DSP 4000, as well as a Lex MPX-2. I also still own an SE-70, which I think is underrated in the grand scheme of things.

XpanderXT · Joined: Oct 22, 2007 Posts: 137 Location: the flat universe

abstraktor · Joined: Apr 27, 2009 Posts: 190 Location: glasgow, scotland

You should be able to pick up a used TC electronic M one for a good price. Great plate and chamber reverb algorithms, very clean path and useable choruses, delays etc.
I've never heard a plug-in come close. The Lexicon Mps and Alex were nice, but no comparison to the M one in the semi-pro price range. Wink

jksuperstar · Posted: Wed Aug 19, 2009 7:43 am Post subject:

I can second the Lexicon MPX-1, it not only has some very nice reverbs, but a slew of other effects as well, and a great routing matrix between effects. Clean converters on it, and it has SPDIF to boot, so they can be bypassed.

schmidtc · Joined: May 16, 2009 Posts: 34 Location: Boston

The Real MC · Joined: Jun 20, 2008 Posts: 62 Location: Painted Post NY

I got two of these

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DES · Posted: Wed Sep 16, 2009 12:57 pm Post subject:

While definitely not in the same class as some of the Lexicon 'verbs, if you can find one, try out a Behringer V-Verb REV-2496. I bought one of these a couple years ago when they were still in production. Sound quality? It's pretty subjective but I would rate it a 3 + (out of 5). Both analogue and digital i/o and you can split the processing internally.

I use mine for extra processing power if I happen to be taxing my DAW/Digital mixing system.

I've also got a couple of the regular Virtualizers - they're 'ok'. The verbs are not bad (definitely better, in my opinion, then those by ZOOM, etc..). Not a bad investment for the price.

EdisonRex · Posted: Wed Sep 16, 2009 2:56 pm Post subject: