Vermona DSR-3 analog stereo spring reverb demo (HQ audio)

Demo of the Vermona DSR-3 stereo spring reverb, hand-crafted in Germany.
Moog Model 15 (sequence), Schertler Arthur Prime 13 analog mixer, TC Electronic D-Two delay.
Although I have used several even higher-end digital reverbs such as the Lexicon PCM 80, I have never been a fan of the digital quality of these effects, to which I prefer, from a strictly sound quality standpoint, all-analog spring reverbs such as the Vermona DSR-3, one of the few produced as a rack unit and in fact the only alternative to similar high-end models such as the AKG BX series of the 1970s and early 1980s or the current AudioScape XL-305R and the Springtime from IGS Audio.

[@eyesintheskies]

Sounds lush, would love a modded one with a big crash button one the end!!!

[@3xAudio]

amazing progression

[@vco1]

I Love the Vermona-Products ❤

[@eyesintheskies]

Been looking at buying a used retro verb (the stereo one). But this one sounds lush🤔 , twice the money 🤦🏻

[@Non-dw5lu]

Hey, this sounds so good to me and I'm close to purchasing one, thanks for this! Would you be into posting a recording of drums through it. Would be super helpful to hear how the unit responds to percussive sounds. Thanks again for this one!

[@robertoraineriseith]

Thanks for your appreciation. At the moment I am too busy to do another specific demo, however I can say that also with the DSR-3 percussive sounds in general generate the kind of 'sproing' effect we all know from spring reverbs. For sounds with sharp transients I generally prefer digital reverbs such as the higher - end Lexicons even if their digital quality sounds less lush if compared with the Vermona, which sounds especially good with pads, drones and similar sounds with slow transients.

[@philipborlin]

Get small springs

[@eyesintheskies]

Sounds lush, debating this or w retroverbs, reckon I might get trying to sync the lfos though, wish there tube model was stereo

[@thewavlab]

Huge amount of high frequency noise in this track. is that from the reverb?

[@smartti1970]

love the sound , I don't understand why when you put 100% wet mix, the delay goes away ? what does the delay ? thanks

[@robertoraineriseith]

Yes, that's interesting, i didn't notice that in this quick demo; probably only the reverb sound comes out and the delay signal is suppressed in some way.

[@bety.suhartini]

good one ..

[@etsukomakizono2445]

It would be in the same vein as I prefer the sound of a Hammond organ to an electronic organ😉😊

[@robertoraineriseith]

Indeed the original, electromechanical Hammond organs are soundwise far superior to the purely electronic ones. Never had one, but a friend of mine owns a B3 and that thing is impressive!

[@etsukomakizono2445]

@@robertoraineriseith Why I like the sounds you build❤️ Even though it is electronic music, the sounds you create have a life force. It has brightness, strength, humor, and sometimes evilness😁

[@robertoraineriseith]

@@etsukomakizono2445 Glad you appreciate them, Etsuko! The sound quality of higher-end analog circuits is unbeatable, allows a wide range of interpretation and "comes through" even when recorded digitally!

[@reecedeyoung6595]

​@@robertoraineriseith it's a bit frustrating. When I first got into music I was so excited to combine genres and explore new sounds, but while daws provided all the tools I needed the sound just doesn't have the sweetness of my favorite music. Outboard gear, on the other hand, sounds beautiful but is so unbelievably expensive and very limited.

[@robertoraineriseith]

@@reecedeyoung6595 I absolutely agree. But for me the choice to go old school was in some way natural, because i set up my first home-studio in the 1980s with hardware only (2-3 synthesizers, a mixing board and 4-track tape recorder, a delay and a reverb outboard effect) and I have maintained this approach to this day. I see the whole studio as a unique musical instrument and use digital solely for recording purposes. All instruments go into an analog mixer and are recorded live in stereo in one take. Eventually I add something in post-production with Adobe Audition, but at most a couple of tracks. Even the effects like the DSR-3 are used as instruments because they behave that way, adding harmonics, colourations that digital does not allow.