State Of The Art "Soundscape" Hardware Reverbs 2025

A deep dive into some of the best hardware reverbs on the planet for epic soundscapes, and why the state of the art hasn't changed much in 20 years.

DOWNLOAD THE FILES to listen for yourself and compare to your own favorite reverbs. The Logic session includes all the 24 bit/48k WAVs, which you can load into any DAW:

https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/lnyt54...

Finally, be sure to check out the STUNNING presets by Italo DeAngelis for Eventide & Lexicon rack units: https://www.italodeangelis.com/it/eve...

TABLE OF CONTENTS:

00:00 - intro & background
04:25 - things to listen for
08:19 - Logic session
08:51 - synth pulse
12:42 - Juno style synth bass
17:18 - DX style EP
20:23 - acoustic piano
25:34 - acoustic guitar
30:31 - electric guitar
34:05 - drums
36:48 - Bladerunner synth
40:59 - 2005 is still state of the art
44:40 - Eventide rack craziness
49:44 - playout: a “normal” reverb

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