springVerb

About

SSL SpringVerb, part of the SSL ‘Verb’ collection featuring SpringVerb, PlateVerb, and GateVerb, brings the unmistakable vibe of classic spring reverb into your DAW, combining authentic vintage hardware character with modern SSL control.

Features

• Delivers the unmistakable sound of vintage spring reverb.
• Three spring models: Find the texture that fits your use-case
• A – Famous Space-age echoes
• B – Classic rackmount spring tank
• C – The go-to choice for dub, used by King Tubby and Lee Perry.
• Spring quantity: Add more springs for more density and complexity
• Adjustable reverb characteristics: Customise time, tension, pre-delay, and stereo width for a level of control not possible with many hardware tanks.
• Tonal control: Add analogue drive, ducking, and dampen frequencies to shape the reverb exactly to your needs.
• Controls & Functions:
• Spring Type
• Choose between three distinct types of spring tanks and access a range of tonal characters and decay behaviours:
• A – Famous Space-age echoes
• B – One of the Greatest classic rackmount spring tanks
• C – The go-to choice for dub, used by King Tubby and Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry.
• Spring Quantity
• Smoothly fade the model between single - , double - , and triple - springs. The more springs, the denser and complex the reverb will become.
• Reverb Time
• The Time knob controls the reverb’s decay length, with the Sync button allowing it to lock to tempo-based values. The Freeze button (snowflake icon) stops new input and creates an infinite reverb tail until turned off. The Kill button (X icon) cuts all input signal while letting the springs fade naturally, and if pressed during Freeze, it also disables Freeze.
• Spring Tension
• Adjusting the spring tension changes the reverb’s character. Tightening the springs makes the sound travel faster and feel more controlled, while loosening them adds the classic “twanginess” of spring reverbs, with more noticeable bouncing echoes.
• Stereo Width
• The Width knob can be rotated fully counterclockwise to reduce the stereo image of the reverb to mono; many spring tanks were wired in mono, so this can be a way to recreate a vintage sound. The stereo image can also be expanded beyond 100% to push the reverb out to the sides of the stereo field.
• Spring Tank
• At the heart of SSL SpringVerb is the interactive Spring Tank, a visual recreation of what is found on the vintage hardware, that reacts to your settings. The springs expand or contract with the Tension control, and their number changes with the Springs parameter, giving instant feedback as you shape the sound. For creative bursts, set the Strength knob and trigger the Boing button (or click the tank) to unleash a chaotic resonance.
• The Gain knob adjusts the signal level entering SSL SpringVerb. The level will affect sections further along in the signal chain, such as the Drive stage.