Vela Reverb Plugin: Ultimate Versatility in Reverb Design

Sonic Academy Vela

Sonic Academy has announced Vela, a new reverb plugin based on a new reverb technology that, according to Sonic Academy, is designed for versatility, capable of creating everything from ultra-realistic spaces to expansive soundscapes.

The plugin features a fully customizable early reflection system combined with a node-based late reflection engine. This is intended to give users control over aspects like density, decay, and damping filter characteristics over time, aiming for a smooth reverb tail.

Sonic Academy also states that Vela can emulate the sounds of well-regarded classic and modern hardware reverbs, such as algorithms from Lexicon, Bricasti, and TC Electronic, without relying on captured impulse responses. The engine allows users to take these emulations as a starting point and modify them further.

Vela – The Ultimate in Reverb design. A completely game changing reverb technology that enables you to create and sculpt the most beautiful, wide, spacious reverbs known to man.

From ultra real spaces to impossibly massive soundscapes Vela is unmatched in versatility and sound.
Vela gives you total control over every aspect of a reverb’s architecture with its fully customizable early reflection system combined with a node based late reflection engine enabling you to finely tune density, decay and damping filter over time for a luscious, smooth tail.

Vela can also effortlessly emulate the sound of some of the worlds most sought after classic and modern reverbs without the limitations of captured Impulse responses. Get the famous characteristic sound from the world’s top reverb algorithms like Lexicons, Bricasti, TC Electronic and more. Then use the versatility of the Vela engine to go far beyond what these reverbs were ever capable of.

Key Features:

New reverb generation technology.
Fully customizable early reflection system.
Node-based late reflection engine.
Control over density, decay, and damping filter over time.
Emulation of classic/modern hardware reverb algorithms without IRs.
Designed for versatility (realistic spaces to large soundscapes).

Open Beta Participation
An open Beta has been announced allowing anyone to sign up and test out Vela prior to release. The Beta can be accessed at Sonic Academy

BETA End Date
April 30, 2025 00:00