8.7Great
Aberrant DSP Lair is a creative reverb with five character Devices, built-in drive, modulation, ducking, and a wet gate. Version 1.5 adds native Linux support.
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Aberrant DSP Lair vs Eventide Blackhole
Specs, price and the Dubspot Score, side by side — with our verdict on which effect to buy.
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8.7Great
Eventide Blackhole is a reverb plugin that creates expansive, otherworldly virtual spaces beyond the limits of physical reverb.
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Specs compared
| Signal | Aberrant DSP Lair | Eventide Blackhole |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $36 (regularly discounted to around $24) | $99 |
| Dubspot Score | 8.7 | 8.7 |
| Formats | VST3, AU, AAX | AAX (64-bit), AU (64-bit, macOS), VST2 (64-bit), VST3 (64-bit), AUv3 (iOS), Standalone (iOS), NKS Integration |
| Developer | Aberrant DSP | — |
| Type | Creative reverb with drive, modulation, ducking, and gate | Reverb effect plugin |
| Devices | 5 (Artifact, Mirror, Rift, Cascade, Swarm), 2 modifiers each | — |
| Parallel mode | Runs two Devices together with Mix and Stereo Spread | — |
| Global controls | Mix, Reverberation, Sparsity, Pre-Delay | — |
| Extra processing | Drive (3 distortion types), modulation (3 waveforms), Tone, Stereo Width with independent Dry/Wet pan | — |
| Dynamics | Dynamic Ducking and Wet Gate, each with Release Time | — |
| Presets | 115 factory presets, plus custom preset system | 50+ presets included |
| Formats | VST3, AU, AAX (Win/Mac); VST3 (Linux); 64-bit | — |
| Windows | Windows 10 or later | Windows 10+ (x64) |
| macOS | macOS 10.13 or later, Intel or Apple Silicon | macOS 10.14+ |
| Linux | Ubuntu 22.04 or newer, glibc 2.35 or later (VST3, as of 1.5) | — |
| Price | $36, regularly discounted to around $24; free 1.5 update for owners | — |
| Notable controls | — | Gravity, Kill Switch, Mix Lock, Ribbon, Hot Switch |
| Channels | — | Mono and stereo options |
| iOS | — | iOS 11.0+ |
| Authorization | — | iLok account (no physical dongle required) |
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