Overloud Breverb AudioMIDI edition is a cut-down version of the Breverb reverb plugin, offering two algorithms: room and plate, as well a 2 band parametric EQ section.I was tempted by this mostly for my Pro Tools rig - I've been pretty happy with Space Designer in Logic - especially since I added the free Acousticas impulses. Though Pro Tools 8 improved upon the D-Verb plugin by throwing in the AIR reverbs, I've been looking out for something better that wouldn't empty my bank account too much. Enter the Overloud Breverb AudioMIDI edition....Ordering and paying for the plugin was fairly straightforward (keep in mind that they don't accept PayPal for payments from outside the US, and here in the UK, we're not eligible for the discount full version upgrade). There's some confusion on the product overview page worth mentioning though - the Mac system requirements don't list RTAS format. Trust me though, it comes in AU, VST and RTAS flavours.Once that's out of the way, you'll be e-mailed your order confirmation, but you won't be able to download the plugin or serial number until they process your order. This is supposed to take 1 or 2 business days, but I made my order in the morning, and received everything by late afternoon (though I found the e-mail in my junk filter - according to the forums at Gearslutz, I'm not the only one this happened to).Install went without a hitch, so now to make some noise....
First impressions are good, and flicking through the presets reveals that even this 'lite' version is a very versatile reverb - though you can't use the Pro Tools Plugin Setting select controls, you have to use the Breverb interface. This works, but it's not as easy as scrolling through with the arrow keys.The more you play with the plugin, the more you notice that it's the cut down version. Several of the edit tabs are greyed out, and there are dozens of unused automation parameters. Breverb is not a convolution reverb. Although these can give astonishingly accurate recreations of "real" reverb, you are somewhat limited within the impulse responses. The Overloud approach is to give you the flexibility to mold the reverb to your needs. It's quite refreshing to come back to a reverb plugin where each parameter is immediately obvious to what it does.
Now to where it counts. How does it sound? Simple answer: pretty damn good actually. Against the D-Verb, it sounds fatter, without the slight fizzyness (though I'm quite a fan of this on a snare drum). It's simply a nice, very usable effect. For around the price of a coffee at the local organic deli, it's a bit of a no-brainer. Would I pay £260 for the full version? Maybe not at the moment, but ask me again when my wallet is a little fuller.
Next up, the PSP Nitro deal.....
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