Left knob
Pre-delay
The delay between the dry sound and the start of the reverb. Increase it to separate words or drum transients from the reverb tail.
Start at60 ms
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Spark Reverb
Room, plate and hall reverb for vocals and instruments. Adjust pre-delay, decay and mix, with tone and stereo width options.
Release date to be announced
In development. This is a preview; features and release details may change.
- Windows 10 and 11
- 64-bit
- VST3
- Room, plate or hall
- Decay, Pre-delay and Mix up front
- A Tone menu for the tail
- Adjustable stereo width
- Windows 10 and 11, VST3
What it’s for
Example settings for drums, lead vocals and pads.
A short room on the drums
Use a short Room setting on the drum bus to add ambience. Start with a low Mix and compare with the dry kit.
Starting point
- Space
- Room
- Decay
- 0.8 s
- Pre-delay
- 0 ms
- Mix
- 12%
A plate on the lead vocal
Choose Plate for a vocal reverb. Add Pre‑delay to separate the dry words from the reverb and try Warm to reduce high frequencies in the tail.
Starting point
- Space
- Plate
- Decay
- 1.6 s
- Pre-delay
- 60 ms
- Mix
- 15%
A long hall on a pad
Choose Hall with a long Decay for sustained pads or strings. Set Width to Wide, then adjust Mix while checking that chord changes remain clear.
Starting point
- Space
- Hall
- Decay
- 4.5 s
- Width
- Wide
- Mix
- 30%
The controls
Planned controls and suggested settings for a vocal plate reverb.
Centre knob
Decay
How long the reverb continues after the sound stops. Shorten it if tails overlap the next phrase or obscure other parts.
Start at1.6 s
Right knob
Mix
The balance between the dry sound and the reverb. On an insert, a little goes a long way. On an effects send, turn it all the way to wet and set the amount with the send level instead.
Start at15%
Left menu
Space
Room, Plate or Hall. Room is small and close, for drums and anything that should sound like one take. Plate is smooth and dense, the classic choice for vocals and snare. Hall is big and slow to build, for pads, strings and ballads.
Start atPlate
Middle menu
Tone
Controls the tone of the reverb tail. Warm reduces high frequencies, which can help with bright vocals and cymbals.
Start atWarm
Right menu
Width
How far the tail spreads across the stereo field. Wide wraps it around the mix. Narrower keeps it nearer the centre, which helps in a busy arrangement where the sides are already full.
Start atWide
Reverb tips
Check the reverb in the full mix, especially between phrases.
- Time the tail
- Loop a bar and adjust Decay so the tail fades before the next snare hit. This reduces the overlap between hits.
- Pre-delay first
- If a vocal sounds pushed to the back, add Pre‑delay before you turn Mix down. Somewhere around 40 to 80 ms, the words step forward and the space stays.
- Mute to check
- Set Mix where you’d miss the reverb if it were gone, not where you can clearly hear it. Bypass it for a moment: if the track shrinks and goes dry, it’s doing its job.
Specs
Planned specifications. This plugin is in development, and the details may change before release.
Go to support- Format
- VST3, 64-bit
- System
- Windows 10 and 11, 64-bitNo macOS version yet.
- Controls
- Pre-delay, Decay and Mix, with Space, Tone and Width menusThree main knobs and three menus.
- Availability
- Coming soonNot available for purchase or download.
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