if we assume Altiverb is the best reverb out there

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  1. samsome

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    if we assume Altiverb is the best reverb out there in everything it offers

    i needed to know if there are more things in terms of reverb that Altiverb does not have?

    or does it cover everything?
     
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  3. No Avenger

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    The best? It's pretty good, no doubt, but the best? I don't even want to define it.

    It does of course not cover everything. Nothing does this.

    Waves IR-1 for instance can apply an volume envelope and separately delay ER and Tail, Altiverb can neither of these.
     
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    It's the same problem with all of those: "What is the best XY plugin" questions.
    As taste is involved no one will get any usable results.
    If we would like to compare plugins there must be a kind of matrix made with measurable facts only.
     
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    In the end, Altiverb is just a (very nice) tool to do a particular job.

    Of course, you might want to use different reverbs in different situations which means that there's no such a thing as 'the best reverb out there'.

    For example, right now I'm crazy for UVI Plate but of course, it doesn't mean that it's the 'best' at everything.
     
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    For me, the best reverb is the most flexible one that allows me to dial up almost any sound just by turning a few knobs. Convolution reverbs can sound great but it can take ages to find a matching IR.
     
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    A convolution reverb can't replace an algorithmic reverb or a spring reverb or a plate reverb.Both are different technologies and have a different sound.And different uses.

    What is great in Altiverb is the quality and the number of the IRs available.But as @No Avenger said Altiverb hasn't many features to maipulate the IRs.
    Try MConvolutionMB by Meldaproduction,you can do almost what you want with the IRs,pitch shifting,time stretching,stacking many IRs,etc.
     
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