Sunset Sound Studio Reverb is a reverb plugin from IK Multimedia that models the live rooms, vocal booths, echo chambers, plate and spring reverbs of Los Angeles' Sunset Sound studios. It is available in VST3, VST2, AU and AAX formats.
Sunset Sound Studio Reverb brings the acoustic spaces of the Sunset Sound complex in Los Angeles into a single effect. The plugin covers the studio's live rooms, vocal booths and echo chambers, along with two plate reverbs and one spring reverb. IK Multimedia developed it with the studio's current owner, Paul Camarata. The effect is built for producers who want the character of a famous recording room inside their own session, with controls for decay, pre-delay, EQ, microphone choice and dry/wet balance.
The plugin includes each studio's live room, iso booth and three echo chambers. It also adds two plate reverbs and one spring reverb, all original vintage units from the facility.
IK Multimedia uses its Volumetric Response Modeling (VRM) technology to reproduce the acoustics of these spaces. The developer says the results are ultra-realistic sound spaces, with variable room dampening and several microphone positions to choose from.
Console preamp and signal path modeling adds the harmonic content of the studio's gear, which the developer describes as warm, lush reverberation.
The main controls are Pre Delay and Decay Time, plus EQ and microphone options. Dry and wet level controls each have solo buttons, so you can check the reverb signal on its own before setting the mix balance.
Formats, systems and requirements as listed by Plugin Boutique. Missing details are left out, not guessed.
| Developer | IK Multimedia |
|---|---|
| Type | Plugin |
| Category | Reverb |
| Formats | VST3, VST2, AU, AAX |
| Operating systems | Windows, macOS |
| Architecture | 64-bit |
It is a reverb plugin from IK Multimedia that recreates the rooms, booths, echo chambers, plates and spring reverb of the Sunset Sound studios in Los Angeles.
The plugin is listed in VST3, VST2, AU and AAX formats, all 64-bit. It runs on Windows and macOS.
On Windows you need an ASIO-compatible sound card, Windows 10 (64-bit) or newer, and 8 GB of RAM. On macOS you need macOS 10.15 or newer, or macOS 11 or newer for Apple Silicon, and 8 GB of RAM. Both platforms need about 9 GB of hard drive space, an OpenGL 2 compatible graphics adapter and an internet connection.
