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Blenn · 9th May 2006

I used to have and own the Tc M3000, Eventide Eclipse, Lexicon MPX1. I loved them a lot.

I then heard some PC reverbs and thought "yeah - dream on"

Then I got Wizoo W5. Then I got UAD-1's plate 140, TC powercore VSS3, DVR2, Non-lin.

Next thing that happened is I sold the putboard rev's and have never ever looked back.

Take the TC M3000 for starters. Great great piece of kit. It can give you two independent reverbs at 48khz for around £1500. But you cannot automate every parameter.

I got the powercore firewire, and the VSS3 algo, the same one as the TC M3000 has, for under £1000. It gives me 4 independent reverbs at 96khz fully automatable and sounds EXACTLY the same.

So it's bollocks when people say DAW reverbs cannot cope or sound as good. Utter shite!

The DVR2 and NON-Lin sound exactly the same as the system 6000 one's also.

And the Wizoo W5 is THE most realistc reverb I have ever heard. Import and modulate some of the tails are you have very Lexicon type sounds. It holds it's own with the 91 (not heard the 960 or 480 L so can't say but does keep ground with the System 6000 for real life spaces) but it blew my old MPX1 away and I can run 4 of them for £255 quid!

Paul

9th May 2006	#15
Blenn Lives for gear Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Liverpool Posts: 563	I used to have and own the Tc M3000, Eventide Eclipse, Lexicon MPX1. I loved them a lot. I then heard some PC reverbs and thought "yeah - dream on" Then I got Wizoo W5. Then I got UAD-1's plate 140, TC powercore VSS3, DVR2, Non-lin. Next thing that happened is I sold the putboard rev's and have never ever looked back. Take the TC M3000 for starters. Great great piece of kit. It can give you two independent reverbs at 48khz for around £1500. But you cannot automate every parameter. I got the powercore firewire, and the VSS3 algo, the same one as the TC M3000 has, for under £1000. It gives me 4 independent reverbs at 96khz fully automatable and sounds EXACTLY the same. So it's bollocks when people say DAW reverbs cannot cope or sound as good. Utter shite! The DVR2 and NON-Lin sound exactly the same as the system 6000 one's also. And the Wizoo W5 is THE most realistc reverb I have ever heard. Import and modulate some of the tails are you have very Lexicon type sounds. It holds it's own with the 91 (not heard the 960 or 480 L so can't say but does keep ground with the System 6000 for real life spaces) but it blew my old MPX1 away and I can run 4 of them for £255 quid! Paul Last edited by Blenn; 9th May 2006 at 06:31 PM..