We even have people who are scared of AI. They apparently do not know what Anecdotal Fallacy is. I had to look up the term for it even ;)
But here is the working example.

User #1: You cannot have a favorite reverb, because you need more than 1. Obviously this thread is worthless.
User #2: Sure you can have a favorite reverb. The one you always go back to after trying others. ie: Valhalla
User #1: You cannot make full good songs with only 1 reverb.
User #2: Sure you can. In fact, here is a list of nearly 100 of them. Want more examples?
User #1: But you cannot trust those AI results. It is making stuff up. Trust me, because I have no proof either. One of those is wrong.
User #2: What about the other 99 out of 100? You do know it gets these results by reading this information from websites? The same ones you read and think you know better?
User #1: But it's AI! It's going to steal all our jobs! Big scary Terminators. Haven't you seen The Matrix?
User #2:

"You are ignoring content by this member".

 

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1. Ableton's Convolution Reverb Pro (yes I discovered the beauty of Impulse Responses)
2. Pulsar Audio Primavera (just Spring Reverb)
3. my Roland AIRA Compact S-1's mono reverb
4. Altiverb v7 XL
5. Valhalla Shimmer & Valhalla Room

 

Slightly off topic but since we're bringing it up, another important part of the When the Levee Breaks drum sound is an Echorec that he's playing in time with. It's not just the reverb...

 

Binson Echorec for the drums and Echoplex for guitars is the delay combo for Led Zeppelin. But the rooms were a part of the sound the i always loved on their records and no unit could replicate the sound of those rooms for my taste, until Chameleon. I'm not talking about the whole sound, but their room recording always sounded superb, it's actually so good that sounds like an instrument on its own. EMT 140 sounds like a lot of records, just like Fender springs, but no records have the acoustic enviroment that Led Zeppelin had on their sound

 

FabFilter Pro-R works for me

 

altiverb 7 xl with custom IRs

 

I love Valhalla. Is it because I have golden ears and after having tested 200+ plugins have found it to sound better? No, it's because it's a joy to use and automate. Heck, I'm actually positive the Kush Goldplate sounds better than Valhalla Plate, but I just chose the lesser-sounding plugin for its versatility!

 

I like the IK sunset sound and Fame reverbs, if I want to have reverbs modelled on something specific, they have a nice character and good selection of rooms, plate, chamber etc..

If I just wanted a good solid selection of reverbs where you can't really go wrong, I'd probably just use Valhalla plugins and call it a day.

 

when i started i used fruity reverb 2

 

Audio Damage - Eos Reverb --> Free www.audiodamage.com/pages/free-and-legacy
Audio Damage - ADverb Vintage Reverb --> Free www.audiodamage.com/pages/free-and-legacy
Audio Damage - Abstract Reverb --> Free www.audiodamage.com/pages/free-and-legacy

 

Up to last year, I would have said that Lexicon PCM native or even LXP got one covered but since, I fell in love with the Pulsar Audio Primavera spring reverb emulation. This thing is alive ! I didnt like spring verbs but this one has something which brings life and sparkle in mixes. The included preamp emulation is good sounding too, but doesnt work with everything.
I like the free Valhalla Supermassive, too.

 

Hands down best spring reverb VST.

 

1. Hofa IQ Reverb. At first, I didn't get it, then I got it. Wow!

2. Relab LX480. The "Lushness". This was my #1 until I met Hofa IQ. I will never delete this plug.

 

Hofa Verb is insane. almost too powerful.

 

Those tc electronic ones are v good in my opinion,nonlin2,vss3,vss4hd.

 

Sonic Academy Vela is the most interesting new reverb I have used in quite some time. I think it will be popular with those who do not need IR-based realism. We already have Altiverb for that.

 

I'm on my honeymoon phase with Waves Magma Springs. That shit sounds so cool and fast. All the tones i love included.

 

Cinematic Rooms Professional - Liquid Sonics

https://www.liquidsonics.com/product/cinematic-rooms-professional/

This is the reverb i use most in 2025

Also great > Convology XT by Impulse Record , UVI Spark Verb

 

Valhalla plays its part in all my trap - hip-hop beats

 

I've so many, I had to open about 20+ projects and sessions to survey which I use most often besides Tverb, my Mount Olympus reverb:

• #1 Eventide Tverb
  - Tverb mimics the 1910 Meistersaal concert hall in Berlin (click to see).
  - The T stands for Triple. The Technique was developed by Tony Visconti.
  - Three mics are placed in the room to capture the rich ambiance of the hall.
  - The plugin's GUI allows you to move about two of the mics (click to see).
  - The plugin sounds equally great on vocals, acoustic and electronic instruments.
  - The presets are very useful, and are labeled Insert or Bus as further guidelines.
  - The footprint of the plugin is negligible on modern CPUs (2020+ for Macs I'd say).
  
  
• #2 UAD Lexicon 480L
  - Very versatile 90s 'vintage' sound.
  - Effortless tracking/mixing effects.
  - Familiar to greying GenXers like me.
  
  
• #3 Waves Abbey Road Plates
  - Four 1957 EMT Plates that you've heard on countless records (click to hear).
  - Sounds rich and subtle on piano and drums - without sounding like reverb.
  - Great GUI with just the right amount of controls - not a RTFM plugin.
  
  
• #4 UAD Ocean Way Studios
  - Makes drums sound larger than life without overpowering the rest of the mix.
  - Very well thought out interface and 'editing' options make usage second nature.
  - Reverb and Re-Mic modes nothing short of revolutionary (to me), what a great idea.
  
  
• #5 UAD AMS NEVE RMX16
  - Two algorithms sound sumptuous for my own music - as is - super convenient for me.
  - "AMS Neve's engineers (led by Mark Crabtree, the original designer) painstakingly ported the algorithms directly, byte-for-byte, from the original code to run on the UAD platform's SHARC chips."
  - "UAD also modelled the precise characteristics of the original converter circuitry, since these played a significant role in the RMX16's overall sound."

Addendum: I should also like to mention I also use frequently Valhalla's Plate and Room reverb plugins - not too fond of the Valhalla GUI, but they are very professional sounding, and the beast in the room, no pun intended, which is FabFilter's phenomenal R2, which would likely be my systematic go-to if I were not so late (2020) to the party, and weren't so senti-mental about my tools. It's really stellar.