Waves H-Reverb Hybrid Reverb
H-Reverb creates an entirely new class of deep, rich, and realistic reverb, by augmenting the rich flexibility of algorithmic reverb with the lifelike realism of convolution technology. From simple rooms to complex halls—and beyond—H-Reverb sets the standard for unparalleled flexibility.
With H-Reverb you can create natural-sounding effects—or innovative ones that take liberties with linear space and time. But it doesn’t stop there. With added EQ, compression, ducking, de-essing, modulation, overdrive, resonance, and pre/post delay—H-Reverb enables you to chisel your reverb effects with unprecedented control.
The Best of Both Worlds
H-Reverb marries the flexibility, sweetness, and editability of algorithmic reverb with the real-world sound of convolution technology. The collapsed GUI lets you shape sweet reverb effects quickly with control over the reverb buildup, size, early reflections and tail, plus pre-delay with BPM sync and a Dry/Wet mix control.
Control Your Reverb’s Dynamics
But you can also go deeper: Expand the GUI, and a world of possibilities appears. Duck the reverb, so the tail comes up in the spaces between phrases. Or de-ess, to keep sibilants from hissing and spitting. Or compress, to smooth the dynamics. Even add a contemporary edge with overdrive distortion.
Add Delicious Delays
Combining delay with reverb is a pro studio “secret ingredient.” H-Reverb takes the concept further. Create pre- or post-reverb delays, choose 10 different early reflection characters, and sync pre-delay to BPM.
Shape Reverb Tone with ER Filters
H-Reverb includes a detailed built-in EQ. But it also gives you ER filters that let you shape your reverb’s tone by controlling the material of the surfaces from which your sound would be reverberating—ffecting how much high-frequency content gets absorbed before sound is reflected back.
Eclectic Extras
Shape the reverb envelope. Innovate with resonant filter sweeps. Add sophisticated filtering and split-frequency damping. Modulate amplitude and frequency. Bit-reduce for vintage lo-fi, and add analog modeling.
Over 240 Presets for Vocals, Drums, and Beyond
Call up one of the 240+ presets, then tailor the most-used controls in the streamlined interface. H-Reverb’s preset library provides a vast collection of halls, rooms, plates and nonlinear reverb presets created by top-tier sound engineers.
Features
- Flexibility to create the sound of classic or contemporary reverb
- Pre-delay BPM sync for rhythmic effects
- EQ, dynamics, modulation, decay envelope control, damping, more
- Over 240 stunning presets from world-class engineers
- Mono, stereo, 5.0 and 5.1 surround options
- Combines two powerful reverb technologies
- FIR engine lets you shape non-linear decay for flexible effects
- Collapse the interface for basic controls—or expand to dive deep
- Full timing and shaping of the reverb buildup
Description
System Requirements
Waves v15 System Requirements
Mac | Windows |
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CPU Intel or Silicon Architecture See notes regarding Apple Silicon based processors | CPU X64 compatible Intel or AMD CPU |
Memory Minimum: 8 GB RAM (16 GB recommended) 16 GB free disk space on the system drive | Memory Minimum: 8 GB RAM (16 GB recommended) 16 GB free disk space on the system drive |
Operating System macOS Monterey 12, Ventura 13, Sonoma 14 | Operating System Windows 10 64 bit (21H2) Windows 11 (21H2) |
Screen Resolution Minimum: 1024x768 Recommended: 1280x1024 / 1600x1024 USB displays are not supported as the primary display. | Screen Resolution Minimum: 1024x768 Recommended: 1280x1024 / 1600x1024 |
Exceptions and Notes
Clarity Vx / Pro and Clarity Vx DeReverb / Pro:
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Waves 15 Supported Hosts
MacApple Silicon Support | Windows |
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Pro Tools 2023.12, 2024 (AAX Native, Audiosuite) | Pro Tools 2022, 2023 (AAX Native, Audiosuite) |
Ableton Live 12 (VST3) | Ableton Live 12 (VST3) |
Audition 24 (VST3) | Audition 24 (VST3) |
Bitwig Studio 5.1 (VST3) | Bitwig Studio 5.1 (VST3) |
Cakewalk by BandLab 2024 (VST3) | |
Cubase 13 (VST3) | Cubase 13 (VST3) |
DaVinci Resolve 18.5 | DaVinci Resolve 18.5 |
Digital Performer 11 (Audio Units) | |
FL Studio 21 (VST3) | FL Studio 21 (VST3) |
Garage Band 10.4 (Audio Units) | |
Komplete Kontrol 3 (VST3) | Komplete Kontrol3 (VST3) |
Logic Pro X 10.8, 11 (Audio Units) | |
Luna 1.6 (Audio Units) | |
Nuendo 13 (VST3) | Nuendo 13 (VST3) |
OBS Studio 29 (Intel Only) Via StudioVerse, Stereo only | OBS Studio 29 (Intel Only) Via StudioVerse, Stereo only |
Premiere Pro 24 (VST3) | Premiere Pro 24 (VST3) |
Maschine 2 (VST3) | |
Main Stage 3 (Audio Units) | |
Pyramix 14 (VST3) | |
REAPER 7 (VST3) | REAPER 7 (VST3) |
Reason 12.7 (VST3) | Reason 12.7 (VST3) |
Samplitude Pro X8 (VST3) | |
Sequoia 16 (VST3) | |
Studio One Professional 6 (VST3) | Studio One Professional 6 (VST3) |
Waves’ latest version works on newer sub-versions of these DAWs, unless stated otherwise.
Waves plugins comply with the major audio plugin formats (VST3, AU, AAX).
If your DAW is not listed below, but supports VST3, AU or AAX, it should work fine with our software.
Your DAW must be running on an operating system that supports it in order for plugins to work properly. To confirm that your DAW version is supported on your operating system, please refer to your DAW’s website.
Exceptions & Notes:
General:
- These specs are for software version 15.
- V15 supports 64-bit only.
- In hosts that support both VST and VST3 plugins, we highly recommend using only VST3 plugins in new sessions from now on, and migrating plugins in old sessions to VST3.
- With the release of Waves V13 plugins, we announce full official Apple Silicon support for host applications that are themselves Apple Silicon-compatible. We will work to provide official ARM support for more host applications as they become Silicon-compatible. We will update this page with new developments as they are available.
- MIDI Support: The following hosts do not offer MIDI support: Pyramix, Premiere, Audition and OBS.
- MIDI Learn:
Not supported in the following plugins: Scheps Omni Channel 2, MultiMod Rack, CLA MixHub, Abbey Road TG Mastering Chain.
Native Instrument hosts: MIDI learn is not supported in effect plugins if they’re inserted after a virtual instrument plugin in Maschine and Komplete Kontrol.
Logic Pro, MainStage, Digital Performer, Luna: Only certain plugins support MIDI learn. Click here for a full list.
GarageBand: MIDI Learn is supported only with Waves Virtual Instrument plugins. - Mono to Stereo components are not supported in Cakewalk by BandLab, GarageBand and Luna.
- Sidechaining is supported on the following hosts: Pro Tools, Logic Pro, Nuendo, Cubase, Cakewalk by BandLab, Audition, Ableton Live, FL Studio, REAPER, Bitwig Studio, Samplitude, Sequoia and Studio One.
- Demo Mode: Audio mutes are not synced between plug-ins running in Demo Mode, when tracks are set to Input Monitoring and the transport is stopped.
- Surround plugins are supported on the following hosts: Pro Tools, Logic Pro, Digital Performer, Nuendo, Cubase, Audition, Premiere, REAPER, Pyramix and DaVinci Resolve.
- Drag and Drop support: ‘Drag and Drop' of samples and audio files in to CR8 Creative Sampler is possible only on DAWs that support this feature: Ableton Live, Cubase, Nuendo and Studio One.
- GarageBand: The Preset Browser is not available on Intel Mac computers.
- Adobe Premiere on Apple Silicon Macs: While loading plugins / changing parameters, you may experience a slow graphic refresh rate.
- Maschine/ Komplete Kontrol: The following plugins will not function correctly when loaded as VST3 plugins: API-2500, C1 Compressor, dbx160 Compressor / Limiter, H-Comp Hybrid Compressor, Renaissance Compressor, SSL G-Master Bus Compressor, V-Comp. Maschine 2.17.2 and Komplete Kontrol 2.9.2 include a fix for this issue.
- FL Studio: FL Studio 21.1.1.3318 may produce graphics issues on Mac computers with Intel processors.
Solution: Update FL Studio to the latest version (21.0.3.3352 or later). - DaVinci Resolve: Tempo Sync is not supported.
See all exceptions here
Change Log
View All Waves Release Notes here |
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All Waves Plugins: Across-the-board software update to V15New Features & Improvements in Waves V15
Bug fixes in all Waves plugins
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