Press
“10/10! If you need a great reverb and more, B2's sound and GUI encourage experimentation in tonally rich audio with a deep perspective. ...Great sense of depth and a nice, wide image. Reflections are rich and the Random control can range from synthetic reverb tones to some truly striking fake spaces. The voicing throughout sounds dense and creamy, but never in a way that can drown a mix. It's also easy to learn for those who want complete control. Fantastic results. Thoughtful design. Creative routing options. Harmonically rich distortion. Dynamics section.”
- Music Tech Magazine, 12/2012
“As you'd expect from the makers of Aether and Breeze. B2 sounds fantastic. Lose yourself in the endless library of presets (accessed via a slick, filterable browser) and it doesn't take long to realize this is a spectacular plug-in capable of producing an incredibly broad range of effects, from subtle mastering ambiences to zany distorted echoes, via sumptuous large halls and everything in between.
Whether you're using it for music production or sound design, B2 delivers anything you could ask of it. With so many excellent presets included and an architecture that enables truly microscopic editing, not to mention the dynamics section, the Attitude control and that great-sounding global limiter, 2CAudio have come up with something that really is very, er, spatial. 9/10 (Seemingly lost a point for lack of 64-bit support on OSX at the time of review.)”
- Computer Music, 11/2012
“B2 is targeted at those who like a high level of control and those who are happy to exploit a library of over 670 presets. More than the sum of its parts, this amazing dual reverb will blow you away.”
- Music Radar, 11/2012
“I have immense respect for 2CAudio. If I was forced to pick a desert island reverb, Aether would be my choice without second's hesitation. Let me state up front that I am completely blown away at what B2 can do. It's sound can be simply stunning... If there were an effect plug-in of the year award, B2 would certainly get my vote. B2's level of innovation, quality of sound, abundance of excellent presets, and superb documentation all combine to make it a winner.”
- Wusik Sound Magazine, 10/2012
User
“I F-ing love B2! It's in my essential top five plug-ins. Great job! It turns everything and anything into gold!”
- Sascha Dikiciyan, www.sonicmayhem.com
“Man B2 is just stunning. I can honestly say that its probably the best Reverb plug-in I have used so far. It definitely is giving my Eventide H8000 a run for the money. The Broken Space, and Resonant presets are amazing. I was totally blown away by how much detail you can hear. One word: astonishing.”
- Richard Devine, www.richard-devine.com/
“B2 and the acoustic music that I produce are new best mates. As a mixing engineer, searching for a great reverb plugin has always been somewhat of a compromise from hardware units. To be honest, I had high hopes that technology would one day catch up - so 2012 marks the year that this need of mine has been met. B2 kicks ass. The interface is so intuitive and I love the sound I'm hearing.
I wished it was already 64 bit (on OSX). But yea, this is what I've been after in a plugin reverb - Finally. Imho B2 Beats Aether hands down for the sound I'm after - even though it's not fair to compare the two (apples and oranges). I've auditioned everything from VSS3, DVR2, Relab LX480, X-Verb, Altiverb 7, TSAR-1, Lex Native PCM Bundle, IRCAM Verb, Waves RenVerb, Waves IR-1, Breeze, Aether, IK Multimedia CSR, Sonnox Reverb, Redline 112db Reverb, Breverb, Eventide 2016 Stereo Room just to name a few. When I first heard B2 I just couldn't fault what I was hearing.
It seems that you guys have cracked the code for creating the illusion of hi-end spaces that sounds alive and convincingly real (+others). Mixing engineers around the world will be snapping this one up within weeks, even days of hearing B2 can do. I have the feeling B2 is destined to be a modern classic of the 21st century. Happy days.”
- Josef Horhay, AU 08/2012
“Damn guys... I thought I had all reverbs I need in my setup (Spaces, VSL Hybrid Reverb, MIR Pro) and I really hate to use the 32 bit bridge in Logic and I usually wouldn't even install the demo but these demo songs have totally sold me. What an awesome room sound! ”
- Marcotronic, KVR
“I also thought I *really* dont need another reverb. But then I tried it. Was mesmerised for 30 minutes until the demo stopped. Reloaded it, recorded what I was doing. Then did the same again. I'd only tried a few presets, not even tweaked anything. Then I tweaked a bit. Had to buy it. Really impressed, it does beautiful things to my music.”
- marvotron, KVR
“It is astonishing by all means. Fantastic work guys!”
- Oceanviewstudio, KVR
“It's also surprising how streamlined and uncomplicated the interface is considering how much control it gives you but I still want to see the manual especially to decipher the abbreviations and acronyms and understand some of the controls better. Great stuff! ”
- Breeze, KVR
“B2 is pure magic really...”
- sampleconstruct, KVR
“I'm absolutely blown away by B2...”
- billcarroll, KVR
“I had pretty much decided not to go with this ... heck, I have way too many reverbs already! However, I guess my curiosity got the better of me and I checked the demo anyway ... WOW, stunning! Now you offer even better pricing as a Aether/Breeze owner, its just impossible to resist! Thank you 2CAudio.”
- don1thedon, KVR
“Wow, B2 really is amazing. I had to hit record because what I was hearing was so cinematic.”
- audiosabre, KVR
“Alright, fine. You guys forced me to buy another reverb. I hope you're all happy now. I wasn't even going to demo it, but then I got the upgrade offer and...yeah, B2 is worth the hype. ”
- cryophonik, KVR
“I gotta say, it only took 10 minutes with this puppy before I pulled out my wallet. Well done Andrew & Denis! The tight sounds (rooms & ambiences) are really nice.”
- daxliniere, Gearslu*tz
“I just purchased B2. It sounds AMAZING! I would even go one step futher, and say it's the best algorithmic reverb I have heard so far. I don't have either Breeze or Aether, but B2 seems to work wonders on both Acoustic, Orchestral tracks, Synth/Electronic, and for those special effects deep space type of atmospheric stuff. Yes, It ROCKS. Many Thanks, and Congratulations to Andrew Souter/2C-Audio for offering this superb effects plug-in. I highly recommend it”
- muziksculp, Gearslu*tz
“Holy cra@p!!!!! I just demoed B2 for a couple hours and have to say that this is the nicest sounding reverb that I have ever had my hands on. Definitely going to buy this! I may never touch my QL Spaces again. Simply stunning!”
- Quantum7, Gearslu*tz
“HOLY CRAP. I just played with the demo, and this might be the best plug reverb I've ever heard. Seriously. I think it's better than Aether--which I have--and is the first reverb plug that compares to my ancient REV5. It's incredibly smooth and clear and unboxy with no effort whatsoever. Wow. I just bought it! Nice work, Andrew and Denis!”
- wheever, Gearslu*tz
“And i say to all those in doubt, just get the demo! It took me all of 5 minutes to hear that it was something different from Aether (which is our got-to verb) It really is indescribable how "more" and "3d" it sounds. And the fx and distortion presets blew me away. I love combining multiple plugs to come up with crazy effects... the fact that they all combine and play nice together in one plug made me giggle out loud. Having so much fun sound designing... and i only have the demo. On that note, very big thanks Andrew to accomodating all us past users, even those of us who piecemeal bought perfect storm.”
- Dr.fire.K, Gearslu*tz
“Im really in love with 2caudio reverbs.”
- Blitenz, Gearslu*tz
“Awesome reverb...picked up a copy today and am having a blast messing around with it. VERY deep. So many killer presets. We are spoiled these days, in a good way!”
- f*ck, Gearslu*tz
“B2 is the most classic and complete algorithmic reverb plugin out there, to me. It does the Aether(eal) thing as well as it does rooms and small ambiances/thickening things and cool sci-fi fx.”
- JeffSanders, Gearslu*tz
“I'm having a huge amount of joy with this reverb plugin. The big spaces just sound so complex and alive compared to other reverb plugins I have by comparison sound a bit flat.”
- MixFactory, Gearslu*tz
“After a day and night of bouncing tracks through B2 my thoughts were..fantastic, beautiful, inspiring. It is truly a great companion to synth tracks for creative glueing and sound design.”
- Loopy C, Gearslu*tz
“yeah, it truly is a Masterpiece... While I like all of those you mentioned, yes, B2 is a... dual engine non linear spatial... argh.... scratch that... it just sounds RIGHT! LOL Besides... what a creative and ingenious idea to put all this into a single plugin! Just saying, now that Andrew is not reading this, I would not want to push his vanity too far. Seriously though, I too find it truly amazing and certainly a great achievement from a software engineering perspective, I can not even begin to imagine.... ”
- G.R. Baumann, VI Control
“So would you guys recommend B2 over Spaces on orchestral material? Simple Answer to your question : YES ! B2 is an amazing Algorithmic Reverb, and so much more customizable to your needs compared to any IR based Reverb, and that includes 'Spaces'. Thanks for developing B2 it's a game changer as far as algorithmic reverb plug-ins go. The best I have used so far. Congratulations, and Many Thanks Again for this wonderful Reverb, ”
- muziksculp, VI Control
“I just tried B2 with CS2 strings tonight and it was heaven to my ears. Just like I said on another forum, I may not use my previous favorite reverb, Spaces, again.”
- Sean Christopher, VI Control
“Those FX presets in B2 are awesome. They are going to make an ambient music composer out of me”
- Consona, VI Control
