80Verb

Name: 80Verb
Price: 19.29 USD
Author: HoRNet

by HoRNet · Reverb · Vintage 80s digital reverb

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80Verb is an algorithmic reverb modeled on the digital units of the 1980s, with AD/DA converter emulation and selectable sample rate and bit depth.

It offers up to 10 seconds of decay, 400 ms of pre-delay, a density control and filters on both the input and the reflections. It costs €16.99 (about $19.29).

Best for: Vocals, Drums, Keys & Synths, Guitars, Sound Design. Genres: Pop, Rock & Indie, Electronic & EDM, Ambient & Cinematic.

Keywords: 80s, digital classic, hardware emulation, vintage, simple, algorithmic, synths, vocals, ambience, retro, drums, flat UI, granular, hall, lush, mixing, oversampling, plate, room, snare, sound design, pads.

What it does

80Verb is HoRNet's algorithmic reverb built to "bring back the lush vintage reverbs from the 80s." Much of its character comes from emulating the converters of that era, not only the reverb algorithm, and the developer pitches it for rooms, halls and plates.

Converter emulation: selectable sample rate and bit depth for the AD/DA stage, to recreate the grain of early digital units.
Quality: a separate control that changes the character of the reverb; Bobby Owsinski notes it sets how many delay lines are used.
Reverb controls: pre-delay up to 400 ms, length up to 10 seconds, and a density control for how diffuse the reflections are.
Filters: high- and low-pass filters on the input and a second pair on the reverb reflections, for shaping the tail the way old bandwidth-limited units did.
Mix: dry and wet controls and a bypass.
Interface: a simple slider layout with a vector GUI in light and dark modes, window scaling, a preset manager and up to 4x oversampling.

The current version is 1.0.1. The demo silences periodically and does not save settings or respond to automation.

Source: HoRNet product page

When to use it

80Verb is the budget pick for 80s digital reverb with the converter grit under direct control. Compared with VintageVerb, it has one algorithm instead of 22 modes and no built-in modulation, but its bit-depth and sample-rate settings go further into lo-fi digital texture. It is far simpler than hardware recreations such as Relab LX480 or Eventide SP2016, which reproduce specific units in detail at a higher price. Next to Pro-R 2 it is rougher and less flexible, which suits retro material rather than clean modern spaces.

Best for: big retro vocal and snare reverbs, synth pads and grainy digital ambience on a small budget.
Genres: synth-pop, retro pop, synthwave, rock and ambient.
Look elsewhere if: you want many reverb modes and lush modulation (VintageVerb), or a faithful copy of one classic unit (LX480, SP2016).
Tip: lower the bit depth and sample rate for a more authentic vintage tone, then use the reflection filters to narrow the tail's bandwidth.

What producers say

There are few independent reviews yet; the coverage found is short but positive about how well it captures the era.

Bobby Owsinski's blog (a short first-look piece) said it gets the sound "we really liked" from early digital reverbs, and praised the simple seven-slider layout and the hidden converter settings.
Criticisms: none raised in that piece, which is a gear-news item rather than a hands-on test.

Bobby Owsinski's Music Production Blog

Where to buy

HoRNet: $19.29 (Listed at €16.99; converted at €1 = $1.1355 (ECB rate, 29 Sep 2026))

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