We all need and want a huge sounding never ending reverb from time to time and it's hard to find one that does it better than shimmer. Shimmer is great as it is, but it would definitely have some more angles.īang for buck - 5/5: Very affordable at $50 USD, Shimmer is definitely a good entry to have in the reverb folder.

Currently it only has two, 'bright' or 'dark', while its siblings Room, VintageVerb and Plate all have a lot more. One bit of 'hindsight criticism' that I have based on the Valhalla plugins that came after it is that Shimmer could have more 'modes'. It's highly creative and experimentation is key until the controls are fully grasped. It's an interesting set of controls that provides a experience that's a bit different from the vanilla reverb tweaking. The pitch shifting option that along with its huge-space algorithm sets it apart from the crowd. Valhalla's website also features wealthy amounts of information and the documentation is very good as well.įeatures - 4/5: Shimmer features an interesting set of controls that takes a step out of the vanilla reverb cookbook. It also has a very handy tooltip help system that explains the operation as you hover the mouse on each control and a slick preset system that makes sharing preset a file-less operation through a simple xml code.

No fuzzy fonts on a photo-realistic background. I personally found it extremely good because it is extremely efficient. This is a reverb 'to be heard'.Įase of use - 5/5: Shimmer debuted the flat 2-D interface with clean and minimalistic (and NASA-inspired) design that would become one of Valhalla's trademark. It fills the space with its lush sound bed. This is not your subtle, natural and blended-with-the-mix reverb.

I wouldn't try a room sound on it unless the definition of room is something largely loose (see? large!). In that department it sounds fantastic and really unique but I wouldn't take it anywhere else. It's basically a huge sounding 'hall' type of reverb on steroids and psychedelia. Sound Quality - 5/5: Shimmer is all about going big and long with grainy semi-eternal tails. The scope: Looking for a reverb capable of doing huge, ethereal and out of this world sounds? Then you came to the right place. I'll look back at their first commercial plugin, the unique and exquisite Shimmer. More would follow with Room, Vintage Verb and Plate, establishing Valhalla as a reference when it comes to artificial/algorithmic reverberation. Preamble: Valhalla DSP gave us Shimmer a few years ago, it was their first impact in the reverb plugin world.

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