REVERB, DELAY,.. Plug-in or Hardware?

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I was doing a search on the threads about the use of plug ins or plain hardware mounted and inserted somewhere in the PC or the console.
I mean where is the limit?

Is the plugin technology so good that you get far more better reverb or delay from a TC native reverb plug in or Waves IR1, or buy an old Alesis Quadraverb and get good reverb.
Or Get some bucks and get lexicon mpx's or something like that.

What do you use/think?
 
Why put a limit on reverb?

IMHO, a lot of the verb plugs out there smack down most hardware units at this point. Especially noise-dogs like the Quadraverb (Sorry, had to say it. Noisiest damn box in the universe).

Not that there aren't great and fairly inexpensive hardware units out there - There's plenty. But with VST and DX plugs, the choice is limitless, the price range is boundless (from free to big-bucks) and the verbs can be wonderful (UAD's new plate is pretty amazing, as is the DreamVerb if you take the time to learn the beast).

Now, putting a limiter on the reverb... That's one of my favorite subjects. However, it's for another thread. ;)
 
I was asking mostly because i wanted a second opinion.

The thing with the hardware is they can really get pretty noisy.

But what if there would be a lexicon on the table? A pretty decent one?

I mean, isn't the whole logic of plug-ins to get close to hardware?

May question is really, how different is the technology in VST plugins and in Lexicon's digital reverb?
 
My personal experience has been that for some reason I have not found the plug in reverbs to sound as good the mid range outboard otions.
 
All that is inside the hardware boxes are little computers running software, there shouldn't be a difference (assuming the same programming) but I think the act of sending the sound out of the computer and back into it adds something.
 
I would say that the higher end hardware devices are best for reverb, like the Reverb 4000 running on an AES buss to your mixing environment. Saves your DAW from having to waste the DSP cycles.

However, if you don't have the 2500 to spend on a reverb, plugins are a great way to go. There are a number of decent ones out there.
 
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