Intellijel made Swells a playable reverb with faders, rise, fall, ebb, and flow

Let’s hear it for reverbs you can play, morph, squash, and swell — not just set and forget. That’s Intellijel Swells, the “Multi-Model Reverb Module with Swell Generator,” or perhaps more aptly, “a lush reverb with a bunch of faders you can jam on.”

Reason 14 beta: new Track Panel, reverb, Dark Mode, more

Reason 14 probably won’t cross off every item on Reason users’ wish lists. But it sure tackles a lot: a new Track Panel and workflow, tons of improvements to the sequencer, Dark Mode, automatic import tempo detection, and more. Plus, since every Reason update really needs a device, this one gets the RV-9 Reverb Station.

Peter Kirn - April 8, 2026

Breaking: cave-like reflections in Robert Henke’s free Lanzarote Verb

Surprise! We get a second free Robert Henke device for Ableton Live Suite, built in Max for Live. And this one is inspired by 60s techniques of Andy Moorer and Manfred Schroeder, and eminently hackable if you’re ready to dig into the patch. It’s “not exactly a realistic room simulation.”

Peter Kirn - February 16, 2026

ADPTR Utopia: what makes this spectral reverb one of the best effects of 2025

Peter Kirn - December 3, 2025

Airwindows VerbThic, VerbTiny let you go even more rabid for reverb, for free

Peter Kirn - December 3, 2025

Super Massive 5 adds Sirius echo/reverb to the best free plugin in the galaxy

Peter Kirn - November 28, 2025

Valhalla’s all-new reverb, 8 years in development, goes clean and natural

Peter Kirn - November 13, 2025

Guide: Create unique effects with Max for Live and Ableton DSP objects (pt. 2)

Peter Kirn - October 14, 2025

Guide: Get started patching in Max for Live with abl Objects

Peter Kirn - September 30, 2025