AudioKit Reverb

What it does

An AUv3 reverb with three controls: a low cut, a verb size and a wet and dry mix, plus a bypass. There is no preset library and no in-app purchase, and the underlying code is open source. Every parameter is exposed to the host, so the three knobs can be automated or driven by an LFO.

In the demo

Jade runs it across a funk jam in AUM, putting an instance on drums, bass, keys, claps, saxophone and vocals, and using the low cut to keep each one out of the others’ way. She then stacks six copies beside Drum Computer, Hammerhead and Rhino to watch the DSP meter, and finishes in GarageBand, where it appears under Rack Reverb.

Worth knowing

The whole point is speed rather than depth, so there are no presets to browse and nothing to shape the tail with beyond size. Anyone after shimmer, modulation or a long evolving space will need a different reverb alongside it.