Senior Editor
2 albums, 6 singles as Lord Reverb. Now I write about the gear that made them.
Salvatore Tomaselli has spent twelve years in studios — producing, mixing, and mastering across genres. He's built signal chains for hip-hop, electronic, indie rock, and everything in between. He knows what gear works because he's used it on actual sessions, not just weekend experiments.
Salvatore started writing for LordReverb because most gear coverage falls into one of two traps: it's either written by someone chasing affiliate clicks, or it's spec-sheet copy-paste that never says who a product is actually for. Neither is useful when you're about to spend $200 on a plugin. LordReverb puts the features, the price and the fit in one place.
Reviews on LordReverb are built from the manufacturer's own information and publicly available product details, then set out in a consistent format: what it is, what it costs, what it does well and where it falls short. They are not hands-on lab tests, and an article never claims to be one. If something doesn't look worth the money on paper, we say so.
His focus is plugins, mixing, and signal chain: EQs, compressors, reverbs, saturators, and dynamics tools across every price point. He also follows the AI music tools space closely because it's moving fast and most coverage of it is hype with no substance.
Outside of plugins, he writes the how-to guides. Step-by-step tutorials are his thing: clear, no fluff, written for someone who's already opened their DAW and wants the answer fast.
Each review covers the same ground: features, specifications, formats, pricing and who the product suits, drawn from the manufacturer's information and what is publicly known about it. Hardware is placed next to its closest software equivalents. Prices are shown as of the time of writing, so check the retailer for the current price.
Every review follows the same format, so you can compare products side by side, and any sponsored content is clearly labelled. The full process, including how AI is used (see the AI Policy) and how the site earns money, is on the How We Review page.