Over his long career, multi-platinum award-winning Super Producer / Engineer David Bendeth has developed an amazing workflow to blend multiple reverbs applied to a channel or a bus for a layered and nuanced sound.

What happens when you take that workflow and wrap it around a custom reverb engine that provides the key reverb patches that he has dialed in and used on the classic recordings he is known for?

You get DBVerb!






DBVerb replicates 12 of David’s favorite reverb patches.

The plug-in also implements his signature workflow for dialing in the perfect reverb by putting 4 different reverbs in parallel, each with a dedicated fader to allow you to quickly blend the contribution of each verb into the overall response.

It is fast and fun to use and allows you to dial in a perfect reverb sound without spending hours scrolling through patches and parameters. It is easy to get a great sound, and virtually impossible to create a bad setting.

Each reverb strip allows you to select from 3 different reverb patches.

Solo and Cut controls on each strip allow you to easily audition the individual contributions without changing the balances.

The plug-in also includes post-reverb High Pass Filter and High Shelf EQ, and an overall pre-delay control, which allows you to increase or decrease the pre-delay of the reverb relative to David’s settings.

The integrated gain compensated Wet/Dry control lets you dial the perfect blend of the direct and reverb sound, or simply set the plug-in to 100% wet for use on an aux fader in your mix.

Finally, each reverb strip also includes a length control that shortens the reverb tail for the associated reverb - allowing you to dry up the verb, if needed, or even dial in a fantastic gated reverb sound, without suffering any chattering or level dependent effects.

“DBVerb was originally going to be one reverb. As we worked on it, lights went off instantly, and we decided to expand this to something everyone could benefit from: a multi-purpose combination of reverbs on four faders based on my workflow of blending reverbs together.

This combination had been on my console for many years, and we thought it would be a great concept to have them all in one place with easy access to the settings that I have used on my biggest records.

Combining these reverbs would allow multiple ideas for recording and mixing without scrolling for hours through many reverb options.

We added EQ controls to add flexibility for your workflow. This includes a high shelf with three frequency options and a high-pass filter for cleaning up the low end of the reverb tails.

We also included a length control so you can fine-tune the reverbs to your song, and if you turn it down it will turn any of the reverbs into a gated setting.

Working with Metric Halo and Make Believe on this plug-in was a real adventure, as we continued to see the many options available. I believe this plug-in is a real step forward with many applications for your next production or mix.

I cannot wait to hear all your ideas, as you create the great music of tomorrow!”

– David Bendeth




Lee Rouse
Producer, Engineer and Songwriter
(credits: Third Eye Blind, Justin Bieber’s Purpose Tour Band, Shawn Drover)
“DB Verb is basically essential to me for drums, vocals and especially hardware synths.”
Lewis John
Producer, Composer, DJ, Mix Engineer
“I really love this verb for drums! Previously I’d always need to have a couple of different processes to get somewhere even slightly close to these kinds of sounds, but this just works seamlessly in a mix with minimal messing about.”
Mike Avenaim
Multi Platinum Drummer / Engineer / Producer
(credits: Lil Nas X, Scott Weiland, Bebe Rexha, Ruel, NOTD, Bea Miller)
“DBVerb has replaced every reverb I use on my drums. It’s unbelievable how instantaneously better it makes everything sound.”
Romesh Dodangoda
Mix Engineer
(credits: Bring Me The Horizon, Motorhead, Funeral For A Friend, Nova Twins, Twin Atlantic, Kids In Glass Houses and more)
“DB Verb is such a great tool for quickly having access to a really useful palette of reverb sounds. The additional eq control allows me to dial it in quickly within the same plugin window, love it!”
Tommy Burns
Musician & Mix Engineer
“The reverb I've been chasing since I heard Paramore hit that snare. Simple, intuitive, everything necessary to create sounds both familiar and new.”
Unnus Latif
Musician, Engineer, Producer
“DBVerb encapsulates a core philosophy I’ve always held close: quality and speed.

It’s great to quickly find ‘the sound’ and any combination of faders yield a phenomenal result.”

Bryce Bordone
Engineer, MixStar
(credits: Lots)
“Often, I find myself getting sidetracked trying to find the right verb(s). DB-Verb makes creating complex reverbs simple and keeps the creative flow alive. A must have for giant drums!”
Chris Baseford
Mix Engineer
(credits: Nickelback, Daughtry, Avril Lavigne, Rob Zombie, Motley Crüe)
“Tweaking reverb plugins is usually something that feels like a chore… endless array of parameters and overthinking each option is the definition of analysis paralysis.  The DB Verb is the complete antithesis!!  It’s easily the simplest and most fun reverb I’ve ever used.

The holy trinity of any plugin is: great sound, great UI and simplicity… I can’t think of another reverb plugin that pulls it off better than this!!” ”

Kyle Mcaulay
Mix Engineer
“I’m a huge fan of simplicity AND fidelity, which is what the DB-Verb delivers in spades. It’s so easy to create unique blends of incredible reverbs tailored by one of the best to ever do it. The ease of automating different reverbs for each section of the song is an invaluable tool for crafting the perfect space around the instrument. It’ll be living on my snare reverb channel for years to come.”
Andy Nelson
Engineer
“I can blend reverbs and presets, and filter them perfectly to fit in the mix. What I used to need 4 plugins to do, I can now do with 1 thanks for DB Verb.”
David Cowell
Mix Engineer
(credits: Sleep Theory, Nevertel, CJ Starnes, Line So Thin, and others)
“DB-Verb rules! Right out of the gate I started soloing each “fader” and messing with the flavors for each one, but the magic happened when I started blending them together for different applications. You can really create some cool, unique sounds fairly quickly because the interface is so simple. It’s all right there. I’ve collected a ton of reverb plugins over the years, but they are not all this much fun to use.”
Declan White
Engineer
"MBDBverb gets me where I need to go when looking for any drum verb sound I can think of."
Jakob Herrmann
Producer, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer
(credits: Anthrax, Europe, Jordan Rudess, more)
“Since I got the MBDBVerb it’s been on every mix I’ve worked on, and for a good reason. It’s extremely fun to work with, and the versatility is incredible. It’s got so many options and yet it’s so easy to dial in, finding the right thing for every situation. 10/10!”
James “Fluff” Harley
Producer & Mix Engineer
(credits: Prince, Zara Larsson, Yumi Matsutoya, Quietdrive, New Medicine, and Lucinda Williams)
“Make Believe Studios have cranked out another banger. The DB Verb is an instant classic. It’s like the Golden Corral on snare. So many options under one roof. It’s fulfilling and it sounds amazing. Well done boys!!!”
Jason Livermore
Grammy Winning Producer, Mixer, Mastering Engineer
“Super easy and fast way to come up with very usable and creative combinations of verbs.

Ease of use and the wide variety of available combos make it a first call when looking to add space!”

JJ Catalyst
Emmy nominated Mix Engineer
“From drums, to synths, to guitars, to vocals… DB-Verb does it all. It’s never been easier than this to dial in the perfect mix of reverbs. Make Believe has raised the bar once again.”
Lance Prenc
Producer & Mix Engineer
“I’m always lost with verb on drums. It’s always too long, too splatty or too murky. But DB Verb is the perfect amount of everything in the most easy to use package. If I can’t find the right vibe, I just hit a switch to change to 1 of 3 that will most definitely suit what I’m after or tweak which fader I’m liking most. Easy done!”
Terrace Martin
Grammy Nominated Musician and Producer
(credits: Kendrick Lamar, Snoop Dogg, the Game, Busta Rhymes, Stevie Wonder, Charlie Wilson)
“The DB-Verb always puts me in the right zone. I look at reverb like another instrument that can be used everywhere depending on how familiar with using it.”
Jon Markson
Producer / Engineer
“ ‘Vintage digital’ is something that is so underrepresented in the modern plug in tool kit and is such an essential part to the canon and sound of music production.  The DB-Verb fills that hole perfectly, capturing the grit, essence, and musicality that only their real world counterparts can.  It adds excitement, depth and texture in that ‘vintage digital’ way that I always look for.”
Clay Blair
Grammy-winning Engineer and Producer
(credits: Counting Crows, Beachwood Sparks, Cynthia Erivo, The War on Drugs, Thirty Seconds to Mars)
“I’ve got 4 plugins on my drum fx returns that I swap between. I replaced them all with this amazing plugin. I was able to find something for everything with it and it’s not going anywhere anytime soon.”

Key Features


  • World-class Signal Processing and Workflow
  • 12 key reverb patches in 4 engines with a nearly infinite set of combinations
  • Per-reverb length controls
  • Per-reverb blending faders
  • Per-reverb cut and solo controls for audition and automation
  • Overall Integrated reverb EQ
  • Overall pre-delay control
  • Many presets included
  • Adjustable UI size
  • MH Preset Manager - Provides cross-platform presets

Try It Free for 30 Days

We want you to hear how DBVerb can bring your mixes to the next level – that’s why we have a free, fully functional 30-day trial of MSBI available for download.

Try all DBVerb for yourself today!

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Tech Specs

System Requirements

  • Mac OS X 10.10 or newer. Intel Processor or Apple Silicon. AU, VST 2 & 3 or AAX (Pro Tools 11 & newer Native) host. 64 bit.
  • Windows 7 or newer. Intel Processor. VST or AAX (Pro Tools 10, 11 & 12 & Native) host. 64 bit.

Licensing Requirements

  • iLok.com account.
  • License includes two activations for your account.
  • iLok dongle is optional — you may install the license on your machine or on an iLok or the iLok Cloud for portability.
  • Only one license required – works on all supported platforms.

Documentation [PDF]