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The Glow Black Friday deal from Wave Alchemy takes 70% off this reverb plugin, leaving it at $22 until Nov 15, 2026.
Glow is a reverb plugin built around the sound of an iconic 1981 reverb unit, the one behind the punchy gated drums, lush synths and atmospheric vocals of the 80s. It runs as an AU, VST3 and AAX plugin on macOS and Windows.
Wave Alchemy says it spent months modelling and analysing the original until the plugin was indistinguishable from their own unit. The classic programs are in there, plus rarer ones from very early hardware.
Glow has 14 programs: Ambience, Room A1, Room B1, Room A0, Hall C1, Hall B3, Hall A1, Plate A1, Plate B1, NonLin 2, Reverse 1, Reverse 2, Image P1 and Freeze. The engine combines convolution with DSP.
NonLin 2 is the gated drum room. The Reverse programs build a three-dimensional space. Ambience is the maker's pick for lush synths and vocals.
Smooth pulls down the initial transient before the reverb, so the tail focuses on the body and sustain of a drum. The dry signal stays untouched, according to the maker.
Duck lowers the reverb based on the direct volume, with no sidechain routing. That leaves room for a punchy dry sound and a long tail together.
Gate turns any program into a gated reverb. An internal sidechain sets the decay time from the input signal.
Flux is a single control. Under it sit stereo filter, width and pitch modulations, from subtle 3D spatialization to deep chorusing.
The Modern parameter switches Glow to a high-fidelity mode for current productions. Glow widens the stereo field while keeping the low end focused, and its tone circuit adds bite so the reverb stays audible in a crowded mix.
Wave Alchemy also extended the original with deeper reverb tails and more dynamic range.
Glow installs as a 64-bit VST, AU or AAX plugin on macOS 10.12 and up and Windows 10 and up. VST3, AU and AAX versions run natively on Apple Silicon.
Yes. The Glow Black Friday deal takes 70% off, bringing this Wave Alchemy reverb plugin to $22 until Nov 15, 2026.
Glow comes as VST3, AU and AAX for macOS and Windows. It needs macOS 10.12 or newer, or Windows 10 or newer, both 64-bit. All three formats run natively on Apple Silicon.
Glow has 14 programs: Ambience, three Rooms, three Halls, two Plates, NonLin 2, Reverse 1, Reverse 2, Image P1 and Freeze. A hybrid convolution and DSP engine drives them.
Yes. The Gate parameter turns every program into a gated reverb, not only NonLin 2. An internal sidechain sets the decay time from the input signal, so no external routing is needed.
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