Robert Randolph wrote:If you want plug-n-play, then Altiverb or Spaces are very likely the best choice for you. If you like to tweak and explore, then there's a lot out there to work with and get fantastic results with.
Once again, our experiences with Altiverb are different. Altiverb has many controls for tweaking IRs. It would be useless without them. There's little I can imagine doing with IRs that can't be done in Altiverb. It comes down to a comparison of HOW things are done, more than WHAT can be done.
The only thing I've seen so far in Reverberate that you can't do in Altiverb is combine the effects of two IRs, and mix them in the plugin. Of course, you CAN do that with two instances of Altiverb, but I've rarely had the need for multiple IR combos.
And I've barely looked at Reverberate. I'm open to whatever I find, but there's no need to malign Altiverb with negative spin. It isn't just plug-n-play!
Tweaking and exploring are the ways to go in Altiverb. The IR library alone is amazing. First-class, stereo, deep, broad, even eclectic. Most have multiple mic patterns, and various distances between source and mic. Then there are the ones designed for "walking through the house." You can hear a sound from any room in the house as you move about. That's excellent for movie audio that moves through a location.
There are even experimental reverbs that play the IR backward, or use no tail, just room color (I use that a lot). And of course... presets. I almost always make a preset of any reverb I create in Altiverb. Those, along with the many included presets for each IR, make Altiverb quick, deep, and effective.
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