Valhalla VintageVerb: Why is everyone in love with this thing??

In this video we explore the most popular reverb on the planet right now: Valhalla VintageVerb.

Valhalla DSP describes it as a 'postmodern reverb plugin, inspired by the classic hardware digital reverbs of the 1970s and 1980s', and while it certainly lives up to the hype, there's room for improvement. Watch!!

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00:00 - Intro
01:41 - Resizing the plug-in
02:47 - Exploring the year colours, 70s, 80s, Now
04:45 - UI Tooltips
05:10- Mix Knob, How to Lock it, Bussing
06:09 - Pre Delay, What it does and how to use it
07:07 - 18 Algorithms
07:31 - Decay
08:30 - Damping Parameters
11:37 - Shape Parameters
16:19 - Modulation Parameters
18:30 - EQ Parameters
20:05 - Presets
20:55 - Pros
21:18 - Cons

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[andrewneuhaus]

Only given a handful of comments over the years and thousands of videos I've watched. This was -exactly- what I want when I see a review of a product. This was pro. Thank you for this.

[georgegyulatyan]

This is my go to reverb.

Interestingly enough, all the cons you listed are actually pros for me. I do have reverbs like FabFilter Pro-R which has all those parametric controls that you list, but I hardly ever use it, simply because I just prefer the sound of Valhalla.

For further shaping, I usually insert an EQ before and after the reverb (I tend to do this with other plugins on the send FX bus as well). I feel like NOT having those things built in, allows me to use the right tools for what I want to do, tonal shaping, compression, ducking, maybe even distortion, pitch shifters etc. So yeah, the simplicity in itself is a forte as you don’t get bogged down with constant tinkering, get the stuff done and move on.

That’s my take.

Love their ethos and I have all their plugins.

[TheUnopinionated]

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE do more videos in this series!!! I love this series!! it is so informational and it really helps people get a better understanding!! I am such a huge fan of this series and I am so glad something like this exists. I love that you cover plugins that beginner engineers like me want. Decap, Q-3 and stuff! This is a great review of the program and also an overview and use of the plugins. I love it so much!!

[davidrotimi]

I REALLY REALLY REALLY how you breakdown plugins like this and go very in-depth in such little time!
Amazing work man!!

[ManicMaximus]

I use this plugin all the time. The fact that a $50 plugin completely out performed my $300 guitar pedal really opened my eyes to the quality of this current generation of DSP. Ableton Live 11's new convolution reverb is also a stellar stock effect. Between the two it's all I need (except maybe a real spring reverb).

[MIHAO]

man.. valhalla is the truth!!! no bells, no whistles, just plain GOOD f-n plugin. also, geoff.. i can relate to the allergy *struggle* lol

[johnnyweiner]

Not only did this video introduce me to a very cool plugin, it improved my skills as a producer. Thank you so much for making this video!

[soniibeatz]

I finally just bought it! Great review!

[_neat]

I’m watching on my phone because I’m on the toilet.

[cr-qf]

Love Valhalla products. Their shimmer is divine and so versatile and easy to get great results without getting that cheesy over the top shimmer sound. Even their free Supermassive is wonderful. Great video and review

[EversonBernardes]

You're right about the BassFreq and BassMult, Freq is a crossover point and Mult is a multiplier on the set decay time. those are important because, in general, in real rooms your bass frequencies will linger on for longer than everything else (higher frequencies lose energy quicker, etc... a bunch of physics reasons for that).

[lance]

I can see why this is so popular. It sounds great, has lots of different algorithms and extensive controls in a simple interface, and isn't expensive. I like convolution reverbs myself, as they're even simpler to use with just a few parameters once you find an IR you like, but not really an experimental tool like the VintageVerb. Thanks for the demo.

[rocket]

You explain things really well. Wish you were working in logic pro. Most people when explaining some form of reverb they use some screechy horrible female voice blasting and they expect us to be able to hear differences. Your use of a single drum head was just perfect. Kudos to you.

[isaacyoung]

Thank you! Great video. I watched a few other videos before this one trying to understand everything about this plug-in, but the other videos are not nearly as informative. I appreciate you being so thorough!

[umanoid]

Valhalla makes some of the sweetest plugins. Great sound and super light on the cpu. I have their delay. Vintage and plate reverbs. I also have their amazing free plugin reverb/Delay which is what led me to buy a bunch of their products. I have other reverbs i also use depending on the sound im looking for but these have become go to verbs and delays for me. I actually hadn’t realized there wasn’t any documentation since i rarely RTFM any more and just stumble my way through the features. It would be nice to have for a deeper dive which I occasionally do if i cant figure something out. I also tend to find presets i like and tweak to get the reverb i want. I don’t t often build one from scratch.

[ananthapadmanaabang.vchemi]

I feel like a Valhalla Vintage Pro after Watching this video Thank You so much HAPPY 2023 HAVE A WONDERFUL YEAR AHEAD

[ludivinatuvera]

Appreciate the detailed review.
Also what does your chair do? sure looks like it has a red LED

[TomMcGovern]

Sub'd in the first 90 seconds. Love your style. No bullshit, in-depth explanation. Thank you so much!

[AlexAlcyone]

7:40 "it will decay eventually" made me think of a big mac! ;) Great tutorial.

[gumpymcbarfbag]

Excellent instructor, great engineer, thank you for making me smarter.