◆DARK REVERB

Free big, dark, metallic reverb: up to 30 seconds of decay, a shimmer loop that climbs in pitch, and freeze for endless pads. Zero latency.

WINDOWS · 1.0.2

⬇ DOWNLOAD FOR WINDOWS (7 MB)

MAC · 1.0.2

⬇ DOWNLOAD FOR MAC (16 MB)

HOW TO OPEN ON MAC

macOS 15 and later says “Apple could not verify CMPLXTY-Dark-Reverb-Setup-1.0.2-mac.pkg is free of malware.” That is because this Mac download is not signed with an Apple Developer ID yet, not because anything is wrong with it (check the SHA256 above). Click Done (not Move to Trash), then use one of these:

Option A, Terminal (macOS 13 to 26). Paste this, then double-click the file:

xattr -dr com.apple.quarantine ~/Downloads/CMPLXTY-Dark-Reverb-Setup-1.0.2-mac.pkgCOPY

Option B, Settings: open System Settings > Privacy & Security, scroll to Security and click Open Anyway next to “CMPLXTY-Dark-Reverb-Setup-1.0.2-mac.pkg was blocked”, then enter your Mac password. The button only stays for about an hour after the blocked attempt. If it is not there, use Option A.

HOW TO OPEN

WINDOWS: “WINDOWS PROTECTED YOUR PC”

Our Windows installer isn’t code-signed yet, so Windows may warn you the first time. The file is built in public on GitHub, and you can check it against the SHA-256 shown on this page.

1. Double-click CMPLXTY-Dark-Reverb-Setup-1.0.2-win.exe.
2. If you see “Windows protected your PC”, click More info.
3. Click Run anyway, then follow the installer.

If your browser flags the download, choose Keep, or Keep anyway under “Show more”.

MAC: “APPLE COULD NOT VERIFY…”

Our Mac installer isn’t notarized by Apple yet, so macOS blocks it the first time.

Easiest: open Terminal and paste this, then enter your Mac password when asked. No warning appears.

curl -fsSL https://cmplxty.music/install-mac.sh | bash -s dark-reverbCOPY

Already downloaded it? In Terminal run this, then double-click the file:

xattr -dr com.apple.quarantine ~/Downloads/CMPLXTY-Dark-Reverb-Setup-1.0.2-mac.pkgCOPY

Or use System Settings: double-click the file and click Done (not Move to Trash). Then go to Apple menu > System Settings > Privacy & Security, scroll to Security, click Open Anyway next to the blocked file, enter your password and click Open. The button only shows for about an hour after the warning. If it isn’t there, use the Terminal line above.

WHAT IT DOES

• Presets (new in 1.0.1): 16 factory presets with a preset browser, plus save and load for your own presets (kept across upgrades).
• Space: Pre-Delay 0-500 ms, Size, Decay 0.3-30 s, Diffusion
• Tone: Dark (lowpass inside the tail), Low Cut, Metal (ringing combs and allpasses), Mod (moving delay lines)
• Shimmer: +12 / +7 / +19 / +24 / -12 semitones with Amount; a built-in limiter keeps it from running away
• Freeze: holds the current tail forever and stops new sound entering
• Width, dry/wet Mix and Output gain. Display with the decay envelope, tail level and input / wet meters
• Monochrome UI. Double-click a knob to reset it. Right-click for reset / type a value / copy-paste / Automate / init all (shortcut letters underlined). Undo / redo
• The editor never takes keyboard focus, so Space always reaches your DAW
• Optional, silent update notice (at most once per 24 h; Update / Later / Skip this version; can be turned off)

INSTALL

1. Run CMPLXTY-Dark-Reverb-Setup-1.0.2-win.exe. One setup program, nothing to unzip.
2. It installs for all users (UAC prompt) to C:\Program Files\Common Files\VST3 and ...\CLAP. If you decline the prompt it installs for the current user only.
3. In FL Studio: Options > Manage plugins > Find plugins. Dark Reverb appears under Installed > Effects. In other DAWs, rescan plugins.

Installing a newer version over an older one just works, and your presets and settings are kept. Uninstall from Windows Apps & features.

CHANGELOG

• 1.0.1
  New presets: 16 factory presets with a preset browser, plus save and load for your own presets (kept across upgrades). Windows and Mac.
• 1.0.0
  First release: 8-line dark reverb up to 30 s, metal colour, shimmer (+12/+7/+19/+24/-12 st), freeze. VST3 + CLAP, monochrome UI, zero latency. Windows and Mac.

OTHER DOWNLOADS

Source code (GPLv3, GitHub) SHA256SUMS

Installer SHA256 above. The source is in the dark-reverb folder of the GitHub repository.

HONEST STATUS

Dark Reverb was built and tested on Linux and under Wine. It has not been tested on a real Windows machine or in FL Studio yet. Keep a backup of your project the first time you use it, and tell me what breaks. The Mac installer is unsigned (or only ad-hoc signed) and has not been tested on a real Mac yet.

LICENSE

GNU General Public License v3. Free to use, share and modify. The full corresponding source, including the patched JUCE 9.0.4, clap-juce-extensions, build scripts, patches and installer script, is in the dark-reverb folder of the GitHub repository linked above. Third party: JUCE (GPLv3), VST3 interface (GPLv3 / Steinberg), CLAP and clap-juce-extensions (MIT), Barlow font (SIL OFL 1.1). VST is a trademark of Steinberg Media Technologies GmbH.

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