Valhalla Supermassive 5.0.0 Update: Sirius!
We have just released the 5.0.0 update of Valhalla Supermassive. The big changes:
- Previous/next arrows to quickly scroll through the different Modes. This is a feature we have added to Valhalla Delay, and is featured in Valhalla FutureVerb™.
- New reverb/delay mode: Sirius!
Sirius: Crisp And Clean
The Sirius mode excels at short to long reverbs that remain clear throughout their whole decay. The Low Cut and High Cut filters in Sirius are more powerful than in most Supermassive modes, and are useful in obtaining realistic high frequency decays, as well as reverbs where the low frequencies thin out with the decay. The echos from Sirius are more standard echoes than some of the other modes, which makes Sirius useful for modulated delays. We’ve found Sirius to be more of a “workhorse” mode versus super strange, but the long reverbs can get into some super spacey territory. The LATE 2025 presets folder showcases some of the best Sirius applications, and is a great place to start learning how to use this new mode.
From Supermassive to FutureVerb: Taming the Untameable
The original purpose of Valhalla Supermassive was to have a home for reverb algorithms that had cool/novel topologies, but weren’t necessarily “well behaved.” The Supermassive modes were great at huge spacey reverbs, or strange delays, or weird laser echoes, but they weren’t intended to be used as standard room/plate/hall/chamber reverbs. The Supermassive algorithms defied categorization, and wanted to be wild and untamed.
Flash forward to 2024, where after several years of going through all the “standard” reverb topologies in our quest to create realistic and transparent reverbs, we revisited the Supermassive algorithms. We found that a few of the most recent algorithms could be modified, and expanded in order, to create the clear and beautiful reverbs of our dreams. These algorithms became the basis of the Valhalla FutureVerb™ reverbs. We learned how to tame them!
Sirius: A Reverb From An Alternate Future
The Sirius mode was originally designed as a reverb topology for Valhalla FutureVerb, but Supermassive was used as the original testing ground for that topology (and several other ones). We eventually decided to hold off on putting any Sirius type algorithms into FutureVerb, so we decided to release Sirius as an update to Supermassive.
Supermassive 5.0.0: A FREE update to our FREE plugin!
As always, the Supermassive 5.0.0 update is FREE! Just head on over to the Supermassive page, download the installer, and enjoy! Thanks to all of you for your support!