IK's NEW T-RackS FAME Studio Reverb received a 5/5 rating from Gearspace for sound quality, ease of use and bang for the buck. The complete review covers the reverb plug-in's extensive controls, efficient CPU usage and creative ways to use FAME Studio Reverb in your mixes.

Here are some highlights from the Gearspace review showing why it's a must-have plug-in:

FAME Studio Reverb tools and controls

While IK's excellent Sunset Sound Studio Reverb has only a few variations in each of its rooms, booths, and chambers, FAME Studio Reverb has captured both mic type, mic placement and performer positions as well.

In addition, each room has two console choices. Nominally Studio A uses a Neve 8232 console, while Studio B has an SSL 6056 E, but you can switch to use FAME's original Universal Audio 610 console, a rare hand-built unit from FAME's earliest decades.

FAME provides two faders with pan-pots for mono room ambiance, which can be added to the stereo signal or used alone, just like engineers have done for decades at FAME itself.

And the GUI size is continuously adjustable from about 850 x 380 pixels up to the full width of your screen (2560 x 1200 pixels in my studio).

Using FAME Studio Reverb inside your DAW

I was impressed with the efficiency of FAME. I found five instances of FAME used about 640 MB of RAM and less than 3% CPU.

The real power of FAME is to use multiple instances on tracks and/or buses with appropriate Source Position settings in different rooms and booths, as well as using the plate reverb and chamber when desired.

In use you could employ an instance of FAME with a booth or chamber for vocals, several live room instances with different Source Positions for piano, guitar, drums, etc. and maybe the EMT 140 for a solo instrument.

Pros

• The iconic FAME studio sound in your studio with excellent audio quality as you'd expect from IK Multimedia.
• Very flexible recording environments that replicate the miking, room conditions, and location of the performing instrument/vocalist for a range of instruments and vocals.
• Works both in the T-RackS 5 standalone "mix and mastering" shell and as a plug-in in your DAW.
• Low CPU requirements and moderate RAM usage – no problem using multiple instances.

Cons

• Does not include Aretha Franklin, Little Richard, Wilson Pickett, Etta James, Otis Redding, or Alabama – you must supply the musical talent yourself!

Try FAME Studio Reverb for yourself

Click HERE to try the demo of FAME Studio Reverb within T-RackS CS. If you already have an updated version of T-RackS, simply select FAME as a plug-in on your channel strip. You'll be asked if you'd like to visit the custom shop to activate the demo period of 14 days.

The T-RackS FAME Studio Reverb is available for purchase from IK's online store and from IK Authorized dealers worldwide at a special limited-time introductory price of $/€129.99 (reg. $/€149.99) through January 31, 2022.

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