Eventide Shimmerverb

$99.00

ShimmerVerb is a unique reverb plug-in that combines a lush reverb with parallel pitch shifters to create mesmerizing and shimmering layers of sound. This effect, popularized by renowned producers Daniel Lanois and Brian Eno on U2’s The Unforgettable Fire, was traditionally achieved using Eventide pitch shifting hardware like the H910, H949, or H3000 in combination with a reverb unit. Now, Eventide brings this iconic sound to your fingertips with a modern and unified interface, allowing you to add dreamy ambiance to guitars, keys, synths, samples, and vocals with ease.

Description

Move Towards the Light

ShimmerVerb combines a massively lustrous reverb with parallel pitch shifters to add ethereal layers making any signal, well, “shimmer.” Oftentimes, producers would achieve the effect by using Eventide pitch shifting hardware such as the H910, H949, or H3000 or other rack mount units in combination with a reverb. This production technique was popularized by Daniel Lanois and Brian Eno on U2’s The Unforgettable Fire. Now, this iconic sound has been refined and extended with a modern, unified interface that is great for adding dreamy ambiance to guitars, keys, synths, samples, and vocals. In typical Eventide fashion, features have been added such as the ability to infinitely feedback the signal, resulting in cascading reverbs that smear into oblivion. Feedback can be further fine-tuned by specifying which frequencies are fed back through the low/mid/high cross-over network.

ShimmerVerb shines via its playable, performance-based parameters. THE RIBBON is an easy-to-program performance macro allowing users to morph between two settings with one control. Desktop users can plug in a MIDI keyboard and gain tactile command over this function via the modulation wheel. Ribbon mappings are great for Feedback swells, moving the Pitch knobs, or changing the Size for a massive detuning result.

ShimmerVerb also boasts a HOTSWITCH for calling up another state of parameters inside the same preset. Use this for changing octaves, turning off/on the pitch shifters, or simply turning the Mix up or down while crafting your performance. Finally, the FREEZE button allows you to make smeared textures out of single voices, full pads, or percussive elements resulting in metallic “shimmers.”

Audio Demos

Keys Celestial Springs

Guitar Happy Trailing

Vocals Shores

Ambient Synth Mallet Angels

Poly Synth Porcelain Glow

Keys Root Pin

Features

Unique reverb plug-in with parallel pitch shifters on the reverb tail
Easily pitch with perfect fourths, fifths, and octaves
MicroPitch tuning available around perfect intervals
Four octaves of pitch shifting (from two octaves down to two octaves up)
Delay pitched signals up to one second or sync them to your DAW’s tempo
FEEDBACK determines how much delayed signal is fed back into the input of the reverb
Low, Mid, and High cross-over network determines which frequencies are fed back
FREEZE holds the current state of the reverb in a smeared texture
The RIBBON allows for real-time modification of several parameters at once
HOTSWITCH allows for instant switching between two sets of parameters within one preset