Arturia Rev SPRING-636

Snappy Physical Reverb

The bouncy “boing” of a spring reverb has brought joy, soul, and atmosphere to countless records since the technology was devised in the 30s. Now Rev SPRING-636 will add that authentic, physical tone to your DAW.

Vibrant Spring Tanks

Multiple spring reverb units in one fantastic, character-packed software effect.

Iconic Sound

The unrivaled sound of a physical spring resonating with your music

Germanium Drive

A super-crunchy, musical input that lets you drive it hard for extra distorted tone.

Originally invented to add some “space” to the sound of Hammond Organs way back in the 30s, the reverb is a relatively simple design of a suspended spring inside a tank. The sound of the instrument is passed through the spring, and picked up again, blended into the original sound, and that’s it!

For the core unit, we based our software reverb on the legendary Grampian 636 spring reverb. The original 636 was the go-to reverb of The Who’s Pete Townshend, of legendary dub producer Lee Scratch Perry, and a cornerstone of reggae and ska music.

The great thing about spring reverbs, and one of the reasons they have been so popular for the last 90 years, is that every one of them seems to have a unique tonal character. Some are bright, some zap, some zing, and poing, and some boing, but they all have their uses. This is one of the reasons we’ve included many different “spring tank” models in Rev SPRING-636: you can find the one that suits your music best.

Thanks to the power of our TAE® and Phi® modelling technologies, we’ve been able to recreate everything that made the 636, and spring reverbs in general, so very special. True Analog Emulation® handles the electronic side, analyzing and accurately modelling the way the circuitry works, and how it responds to various audio signals. Phi® lets us study the physical nature of the reverb, how the spring reacts, how the tank’s resonance changes the sound.

Features

• Vintage Pre-Amp: Germanium pre that warms up your signal, and turns into a full-on inferno when you crank it.
• Reverb Length: Make your reverb as long or as tight and snappy as you like with this simple control.
• Mix It Right: Select your perfect dry/wet balance, or change it on the fly like the dub legends did.
• Pre-delay & Pre-Filter: Delay how quickly the reverb starts, and carve out exactly the part of your signal you want to hit the reverb.
• Reverb Tanks: Explore 8 different spring reverb legends, all perfectly modelled with unique spring and kick sounds.
• Post-EQ: A 3-band EQ lets you get things sounding just the way you want, right inside the plugin.

Additional Features

• Virtual recreation of famed classic Grampian spring reverb.
• Original electronic path accurately modeled, using Arturia’s state-of-the-art TAE® analog modeling.
• 2 preamp types with their very own sonic colour.
• 8 swappable spring tanks.
• Pre-delay.
• Multimode pre-filter.
• Parametric EQ.
• Input-Output gain link switch.
• Resizable window.
• Integrated tutorials.
• Comprehensive set of presets.

System Requirements

Platform Specifications:

Windows

• Windows 7+ PC: 4 GB RAM; 2 GHz CPU.
• 1GB free hard disk space
• OpenGL 2.0 compatible GPU
• 64-bit only.

Mac

• Apple: macOS 10.10+: 4 GB RAM; 2 GHz CPU.
• 1GB free hard disk space
• OpenGL 2.0 compatible GPU
• 64-bit only.

Required Configuration

VST 2.4 (64-bit), VST 3 (64-bit), AAX (64-bits with Pro Tools 11), Audio Unit (64-bit), NKS* (64-bit DAWs only).

Protection

The software is protected by the Arturia Software Center.