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ValhallaDSP is a company that makes multiple digital reverberator and delay VST plugins for Macintosh and Windows computers.

ValhallaDSP has made multiple digital reverberator ("reverb"), delay, and sound effect plugins, including Valhalla Vintage Verb and Valhalla Shimmer.

History and Personnel
ValhallaDSP is company with founder Sean Costello handling coding and Kristin Costello handling graphics and marketing. Sean Costello has co-written academic papers about reverberation, including a 2009 paper about using algorithmic reverberation with the Ambisonics system and a paper about implementing a digital simulation of a spring reverb.

Sean previously provided four reverb algorithms for the Audio Damage EOS reverb plugin which was initially released in 2009.

Products
Valhalla DSP makes a combination of reverb, delay, and sound effect plugins.

Reverb-centered plugins
These plugins are designed primarily to provide reverberation effects.

Valhalla Room
Valhalla Room is a reverb plugin which mainly simulates the acoustics of realistic rooms and halls, although it can also be used for special effects. It has 12 different algorithms.

One review felt that, while Valhalla Room sounds really good, it sounds more "hyper-real and lush" than "gritty and realistic". They also felt that its user interface could use some improvement.

Valhalla Vintage Verb
Valhalla Vintage Verb is an plugin with the sounds of various late 1970s and 1980s digital reverberators, including ones which sound like Lexicon and EMT reverbs. This plugin has been used in the songs Hello and Water Under the Bridge by Adele, as well as on Lana Del Rey's album "Lust for Life".

It is possible to change the decay rate of different frequencies, and the early and late diffusion can have separate settings.

Algorithms include Chamber, an algorithm described as being "smooth yet dense".

One review feels that while it is excellent for getting the unreal larger than life sound of a classic Lexicon reverb, it does not work as a subtle reverb effect and is not a reverb for every occasion.

Valhalla Plate
Valhalla Plate is a plug in which simulates the sound of a plate reverb or small chamber. It has 12 different algorithms.

Third party reviews of Valhalla Plate have been generally positive, but one review pointed out that "it won't serve all needs", since it only simulates plates and small chambers, and does not emulate larger spaces.

Delay and sound effect plugins
These plugins provide a combination of delay, sound effect, and reverberation effects.

Valhalla ÜberMod
Valhalla ÜberMod is a plugin which is geared towards delay effects, but can also create reverberant effects.

Valhalla Shimmer
Valhalla Shimmer provides a combination of reverberation and pitch shifting, inspired by the sound of some 1980s Brian Eno and Daniel Lanois collaborations.

Valhalla Freq Echo
Primary a sound effect, the free Valhalla Freq Echo plugin provides a combination of delay and a Bode frequency shifter. This is mainly for making unusual sounds.

Valhalla Space Modulator
Valhalla Space Modulator is a plugin, free with the purchase of any other ValhallaDSP plugin, which simulates some kinds of flanging and pitch shift effects.

Valhalla Delay
Valhalla Delay is a plugin which simulates the sounds of a number of vintage delays, including tape based delays (such as the sound of Roland Space Echo, Maestro Echoplex, or reel to reel based tape delay units), "bucket brigade" delays, 1980s digital delays, and delays with pitch shifting.

This plugin can do both classic delay sounds and unusual sound effects.