AUDIO EASE / Altiverb 7 XL

The industry-standard, highest-quality convolution reverb is now easier to use and more versatile.

■Plug-ins

Audio-Ease's Altiverb 7 is a convolution reverb plug-in for Mac OS X. For example, running a vocal track through Altiverb produces incredibly realistic results, making it sound as if the vocals are coming from a famous concert hall or theater. Convolution reverb is a sound effect that uses the reflections and acoustic characteristics recorded from an actual space as reverb.

Since its release in 2001, Altiverb's spatial reproduction capabilities have been among the highest in the world, and the types of spaces included are diverse, ranging from the Sydney Opera House to the cockpit of a jumbo jet.

In addition to famous halls, theaters, and recording studios, a wide variety of reverbs are available. The acoustic characteristics of actual spaces and equipment have been recorded, including cathedrals, churches, stadiums, offices, the inside of cars (including Fiat, Ford, Mitsubishi, and many others), kitchens, bathrooms, parks, outdoors, forests, caves, and even vintage reverb units (including the L480, L224, RE201, and many others), metal and spring reverbs, piano soundboards, inside vases, the next room, and the second-floor room.

You can also fine-tune your settings using a wide range of parameters, including EQ and 3-band dump. You can even adjust the location of instruments on the hall stage.

Supports sampling frequencies up to 384 kHz (up to 96 kHz in TDM environments). Supports 5.1-channel surround. Pro Tools TDM is available for Mac environments only.

[Major New Features and Specifications]
■ A redesigned, easier-to-use interface with frequently used knobs placed on the front.
■ The browser screen dramatically improves browsing of the vast library. Each setting is displayed with beautiful images.
■ The browser is equipped with a search function. Enter keywords such as ""bedroom"" or ""brick studio"" to instantly recall multiple matching reverb settings.
■ The ""Bright"" parameter adds high-frequency components to typical algorithmic digital reverbs.
■ The ""Similar"" function recalls other sonic characteristics from the library.
■ Supports automation via total recall.
■ Creating your own impulse responses (reverb data) has become easier with the drag-and-drop audio file method.
■ The ""News"" feature notifies you of new reverb and update releases. Download and use them without restarting (requires an internet connection).
■ Supports 64-bit environments.

System Requirements
iLok 2/3 USB key

Altiverb 7.1 and later requires iLok 2 (sold separately) or later for authorization and license management. Previous blue iLok models cannot be used.

The Challenge & Response method, which records authorization information on the hard disk, is not supported.


Supported OS and Formats

macOS 10.5 Leopard - 11 Big Sur (Intel CPU only): AAX, VST, AU, MAS

Windows 7, 8, 10: AAX, VST


Pro Tools and the AAX Format

Altiverb 7.2 and later supports 32-bit and 64-bit AAX Native formats and works with Pro Tools 10.3.8 - 2018.

In RTAS/TDM environments (Pro Tools 8 - 10.3.7), use Altiverb 7.0.5, but recently released IR data cannot be used.

If you are running both Pro Tools 10 and 11 on Mac OSX 10.8, you can use Altiverb 7 in both environments using the latest installer.

Tested host applications


Ableton Live 8-10
Cubase 4-10
Digital Performer 7-10 (Altiverb 7.0.5 supports DP7, 7.1 and later supports DP8-10)
Logic Pro 8, 9, X
Nuendo 4-10
Pro Tools 8-12, 2018, 2019 (see ""Pro Tools and AAX Format"" in the top right)
Pyramix 8-11
Reaper 3, 4, 5
Sequoia / Samplitude 11-13
Vienna Ensemble Pro 5, 6
Wavelab 7-9
*The above results were tested by Audio Ease in an English OS environment.