Orpheus Effects, a seemingly new audio developer, has recently released a new room reverb plugin, RoomLite. Best of all, it is free.

As the name RoomLite suggests, this plugin is suited for room reverb sounds, specifically “high-quality and realistic emulations of small to medium-sized spaces.”

It uses the room algorithm found in its parent plugin, PhiVerb ($50), which includes the Hall, Plate, and Air algorithms as well as the Room algorithm.

In fact, the RoomLite installer also gives you access to a 14-day free trial of PhiVerb to see if this plugin is right for you.

While RoomLite is a room reverb plugin, it can still produce a variety of sounds from a “subtle sense of dimension” to larger ambiences, bordering on hall reverb territory.

Check out how this plugin can help bring the sound of a drum loop to life in the video below.

The GUI is pretty straightforward. It starts with controls for Mix, PreDelay, and Decay. These are standard for most reverb plugins.

There’s a high cut, a low cut, and a tilt shelf EQ for tone shaping. The tilt shelf combines a high-shelf and low-shelf filter into a single filter with a common cutoff frequency. 

Turning the knob to the right makes the sound brighter and turning it to the left makes it darker. This helps you dial in the overall tonal quality quickly.

You can also adjust the room size as well as diffusion, which controls how much the early reflections blend with the tails.

That way, you can create room sounds that range from “claustrophobic to open”.

Finally, there is a damping section with controls for the damping frequency and intensity.

With the damping parameters, you can dial in the sound to be more like a “muffled closet,” a “tiled room,” or anything in between.

RoomLite runs on Windows and macOS machines as a VST3, AU, or AAX plugin.

And if you’re looking for huge ambient reverbs, don’t forget about free classics like the Valhalla Supermassive! On the other hand, if you want something with more character, check out our free BPB Dirty Spring plugin.

Download: RoomLite (FREE – sign up required)

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