Apple Silicon support for our algorithmic reverb
We have just updated Spaces, our algorithmic reverb, to version 1.2.0.
Spaces is an algorithmic reverb VST plugin that allows you to model a square room with customizable dimensions and proportions.
To create the simulation, Spaces uses a technique called “Digital Waveguide Network.” This method simulates the natural audio reflections that occur inside a closed space. It also calculates how much diffusion results from each reflection.
This algorithm accurately simulates rooms, halls, or any closed space. HoRNet Spaces focuses specifically on cubic rooms of various sizes and proportions. Since poorly designed rooms can sound bad, we have included three preset room types with fixed proportions that deliver good acoustics. We call them “small,” “mid,” and “large,” based on their different height, width, and length ratios.
When you use one of the preset rooms, adjusting the height control automatically changes the other two dimensions to match the chosen room’s ratios. Spaces isn’t meant to be an all-purpose reverb plugin. Instead, it focuses on creating realistic rooms, halls, and enclosed spaces. You can design these spaces in custom room mode using the three sliders that control height, width, and length.
The size of the room determines the “room modes,” or the frequencies where the room resonates. These modes create the unique reverb sound of the space. The plugin’s central display shows the main frequencies of these modes—axial, tangential, and oblique. Additionally, HoRNet Spaces lets you adjust the room’s diffusion. An empty room produces less diffusion than one filled with furniture. Using the diffusion control, you can design spaces ranging from an “echoey bathroom” to a lush hall.
Reverb time often varies across different frequency ranges because certain frequencies reflect differently. By adjusting the “high absorption” and “low absorption” controls, you can fine-tune the reverb tail and create a more realistic sound space.
This release includes:
Apple Silicon native support added
Improved sound when changing room size
32-bit support removed
Owners of the plugin can download the update for free using HoRNet DoIn or from the “my account” page.
