Channel your inner Eddie Van Halen with this new reverb plugin inspired by the sound of the Sunset Strip
The hallowed Sunset Strip in West Hollywood was instrumental in shaping the sound of the ‘70s/’80s hard rock and hair metal, with the likes of Eddie Van Halen, Randy Rhoads and Slash all cutting their teeth in its now-legendary nightclubs and venues.
Just a few miles away at 6650 Sunset Boulevard lies Sunset Sound, the iconic recording studio that has churned out classic albums like Van Halen’s landmark debut, the Rolling Stones’ Exile on Main St. and Led Zeppelin’s second album. Now, you can harness the sound of the celebrated studio with a new standalone reverb plugin from IK Multimedia.
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Arriving as an expanded and standalone version of IK’s popular T-RackS plugin, Sunset Sound Studio Reverb II utilises IK Multimedia’s Volumetric Response Modelling (VRM) technology to accurately capture the acoustic detail of Sunset Sound’s Studios 1, 2 and 3.
The plugin features up to 27 distinct live room source positions per studio, with each position captured as a unique acoustic event (not mathematically interpolated, as IK explains), preserving the authenticity of the impulse response including its early reflections and spatial perspective.
There’s also directional and omnidirectional source modes, with dual-engine architecture for the combination of Live Rooms, Chambers, Iso Booths, EMT plates and AKG spring reverbs, each with their own EQ, stereo control and routing.
The plugin also comes with advanced size control, with the ability to dynamically scale the impulse response from 0% to 200% while “preserving the original capture’s tonal fingerprint and spatial behaviour”.
An expanded capture library features 336 live room stereo impulse responses, each capturing the classic sound heard on albums recorded at Sunset Sound. There’s also variable acoustic damping modelling in Studios 1 and 3, mimicking the real Sunset Sound’s adjustable absorption panels.
Sunset Sound Studio Reverb II also comes with two selectable preamp and signal path emulations modelled on Sunset Sound’s gear: the API/DeMedio Sunset Sound Custom and Class-A Discrete NEVE 8880.
Finally, the plugin sports a redesigned 3D interface which offers “immediate feedback while maintaining precise control”.
Sunset Sound Studio Reverb II is available now for $/€149.99. For more info, head to IK Multimedia.
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