REEV-R

REEV-R is a cross-platform convolution reverb with modulation for pre/send and post/volume signals.

Also check other plugins from this collection:

• GATE-12 - An envelope generator for volume/gate control.
• TIME-12 - An envelope based delay modulator.
• FILT-R - An envelope based filter modulator.

Features

• High performance Convolution Reverb thanks to KlangFalter library
• IR manipulations like stretch, trim, reverse, attack and decay
• Pre/send and post/reverb MSEG modulation
• 12 patterns triggered by midi notes
• Paint mode with user defined shapes
• Point type - hold, curve, s-curve, stairs ..
• Built-in sequencer and randomizer
• Envelope followers for send and reverb
• Tempo sync or lfo rate (Hz)
• Attack and release smooth
• Pre and post waveform display
• MIDI trigger mode
• Audio trigger mode

Download

• Download latest release
• Current builds include VST3 and LV2 for Windows, Linux and macOS plus AU for macOS.
• Clap is planned when there is official JUCE support.

Install

REEV does not come with impulse response files (IRs) other than the default one, you should convolution IRs need to be installed on the plugin default impulses folder or the plugin IR folder changed to an existing folder containing impulses.

Here are some links to download reverb IRs:

• Bricastis M7
• Voxengo
• Reaper Stash
• Open Air
• FL Studio demo comes with many impulses, only they need to be converted to *.wav.

These links may be broken, search for reverb IR files on the internet, plenty can be found both paid and free.

About

REEV-R is a convolution reverb with modulation capabilities, it is possible thanks to KlangFalter FFT Convolution library, JUCE stock convolution was consuming 20% CPU usage on debug builds while this one takes less than 1%, this was the only library I found that perfectly fits this plugin.

How it works

REEV supports IR manipulation like stretching, reversing, trimming, attack and decay. Because loading IRs is expensive this plugin uses two reverbs, one active and one idle, and loads the modified impulses on the idle reverb on a separate thread. Once the secondary reverb is ready it warms it with one second of buffered audio so that it achieves the same state as the main reverb, finally both reverbs are cross-faded for a smooth transition before swapping the two.

A note on ShaperBox

This plugin, more so than the others, is feature-by-feature almost a re-implementation of ShaperBox - this was not intentional or planned, there are not many references and I didn't want to miss some very well thought features so I ended replicating most of them.

If you like this plugin consider checking ShaperBox Reverb, it's probably more studio grade, more polished and the price tag is affordable.

Features

Point types

Like GrossBeat, REEV-R includes 8 point types that can be changed by right clicking a point, the default point type can also be changed in the tools-bar.

Paint mode

Paint mode was remade in version 2, it now works with custom patterns that can be edited like the main audio patterns and rescaled before placing on view.

This mode has to be activated by clicking the Paint button, a list of patterns will show above the editor window.

There are 32 patterns that can be used and edited, these patterns are saved in the settings file and shared by any instances of the plugin.

Envelope Followers

Envelope followers for either Send or Reverb can be activated on the Envelope widget by setting the amount positive or negative.

Self repeating patterns

Patterns are not constrained by start and endpoints, they can have only one point or no points, this mainly allows patterns to be seamlessly rotated to create new rhythm variations.

Multi-point selections

Multiple points can be selected and moved around, the selections can also be scaled and skewed by holding Alt + drag the leftmost or rightmost handles, this allows to quickly make rising or falling wedges as well as compress or expand sets of points.

Audio Trigger

Audio transients can be used to trigger the envelope or restart its cycle, its heavily based on ShaperBox and includes two modes of detection: Simple - based on envelope following and Drums - based on total energy during a small time window. This feature is also heavily based on ShaperBox and also allows to use sidechain as input.

MIDI Trigger

MIDI can be used to trigger the envelope or restart its cycle, it can also be used to change patterns (defaults to channel 10).

Pattern sync

Pattern changes can be synced to the playback beat position, this allows for to make timely transitions in real time in sync with the song position.

Sequencer

Clicking the Seq button toggles the sequencer mode where patterns can be built and randomized with ease.

The left buttons are the edit mode used when clicking the view. On the right there is a row of shapes used to draw on the view and below is the randomization of the current selected mode.

After creating a sequence click Apply to save it as the current pattern and edit from there.

Clearing Reverb Tails

Reverb tails can be cleared on any point of the reverb pattern, to do so, Right Click a point and select Clear Tails.

Tips

• Shift for fine slider adjustments.
• Shift toggles snap on/off.
• Mouse wheel on view changes grid size
• Right click points changes point type.
• Alt + drag selection handles skews selected points.
• Alt + click to insert new points.
• Right click + drag in paint mode changes paint tool tension.
• Shift + mouse wheel on sequencer to change step size.

Acknowledgements

Big thanks to KlangFalter creator for his wonderful convolution library, without it this plugin would not be possible, maybe there are other solutions out there but this one really fits.

CableGuys for the ShaperBox reference and original idea, this plugin re-implements many of its features, including the self repeating patterns, envelope followers, average points manipulation and many others.

MacOS

MacOS builds are untested and unsigned, please let me know of any issues by opening a ticket, don't expect a promptly fix as I don't have access to that OS.

Because the builds are unsigned you may have to run the following commands:

sudo xattr -dr com.apple.quarantine /path/to/your/plugins/REEV-R.component
sudo xattr -dr com.apple.quarantine /path/to/your/plugins/REEV-R.vst3
sudo xattr -dr com.apple.quarantine /path/to/your/plugins/REEV-R.lv2

The commands above will recursively remove the quarantine flag from the plugins.

Build

git clone --recurse-submodules https://github.com/tiagolr/reevr.git

# windows
cmake -G "Visual Studio 17 2022" -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -S . -B ./build

# linux
sudo apt update
sudo apt-get install libx11-dev libfreetype-dev libfontconfig1-dev libasound2-dev libxrandr-dev libxinerama-dev libxcursor-dev
cmake -G "Unix Makefiles" -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -S . -B ./build
cmake --build ./build --config Release

# macOS
cmake -G "Unix Makefiles" -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DCMAKE_OSX_ARCHITECTURES="x86_64;arm64" -S . -B ./build
cmake --build ./build --config Release