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  • Customer Reviews
  • 4.9/5
    (414)
$199.00
4.9/5
(414)

The only AKG-licensed emulation of this one-of-a-kind spring reverb.

Introduced in the late 1960s, the AKG BX 20 reverb was a high-water mark for AKG’s esteemed engineers. An ingenious assembly of mechanical and electronic componentry, the BX 20 offered the glorious depth and color of spring reverb without any of the limitations.

The AKG BX 20 Spring Reverb plug-in for UAD-2 hardware and Apollo interfaces is exclusively endorsed by AKG Acoustics, Austria and envelops your sources in gorgeously dark, dense ambience that only spring reverb can provide.

Mix with the only licensed and endorsed AKG Acoustics BX 20 reverb plug-in

Envelop instruments in dark, dense, clear ambience with original dual spring tank configuration

Harness new "plug-in only" features like stereoized A/B Tank Select, Direct signal defeat, and BX 10 Tone controls

Mix with artist presets from Patrick Carney (The Black Keys), Vance Powell (Jack White), and Jacquire King (Kings of Leon)

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Featuring the AKG BX 20 Spring Reverb.

Unparalleled Density

Unparalleled Density

The AKG BX 20's utterly unique character makes it a versatile tool for ambience as well as tone shaping. Its sonic personality features the quick onset of a classic plate reverb, and also the natural-sounding density and diffusion of a chamber — with little of the flutter or “boing” artifacts common with other spring reverbs. Unlike other spring reverb emulations, Universal Audio's hybrid delay network/convolution design provides the only plug-in representation of this mechanically controllable, acoustic ambience system. To that end, UA obsessively emulated a “golden unit” BX 20 from legendary producer, Jon Brion.

Spring Time

Spring Time

The BX 20 plug-in expertly captures the hardware’s unique two-stage decay. This yields warm, organic sounds whether it’s applied on percussion, vocals, or guitars, adding a unique timbre that can make individual tracks stand out — or melt away — in your mix. Short textures are chock full of colorful depth and dimension, while longer decays are rife with lush three-dimensionality, while never washing out.

New Features, More Control

New Features, More Control

The BX 20 plug-in provides the complete sound and features of the original, plus new "Mk II" features for an expanded sound palette. Tank Select provides the exact sound of the original A/B dual tank system, but includes a “stereoized” tank A or tank B, for more balanced stereo imaging. The Direct function allows you to mute the tank's direct signal for more control and minimizing conflict with the source audio — perfect for buses. The Baxandall-type tone controls — borrowed from the smaller AKG BX 10 — offers the last bit of seasoning to tailor your reverbs.

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      Parameters

      Input Select, Mono/Stereo: Changes input between summed mono or stereo
      Tank Select, A / B / A+B: Under stereo use, changes tank options among stereoized "A" and "B" and original "A+B" configurations
      Direct, Off / On: Disables/enables the spring tank's naturally occurring direct sound component
      Low Cut, Off / 80 Hz: 12 dB per octave, 80 Hz filter
      Bass, ±10: Continuous tone control borrowed from the AKG BX 10, ±8 dB at 150 Hz
      Treble, ±10: Continuous tone control borrowed from the AKG BX 10 ±4 dB at 5 kHz
      Dry/Wet, 0 to 100%: Continuously adjusts Dry and Wet signals under insert use case
      Wet Solo, Off/On: Disables/enables Wet Solo function
      Predelay, 0 to 250 milliseconds: Continuously adjusts Predelay amount
      Channel 1 Decay, 2 to 4.5 seconds: Continuously adjusts Channel 1 Decay time
      Channel 2 Decay, 2 to 4.5 seconds: Continuously adjusts Channel 2 Decay time
      Channel 1 Volume, ∞ to +24 dB: Continuously adjusts Channel 1 Volume
      Channel 2 Volume, ∞ to +24 dB: Continuously adjusts Channel 2 Volume
      Channel 1 Pan, ±100: Continuously adjusts Channel 1 Pan
      Channel 2 Pan, ±100: Continuously adjusts Channel 2 Pan
      Link, Unlinks/Link: Unlinks/Links Decay, Volume and Pan parameters
      Mix: Continuously blends processed and unprocessed signal
      Power, Off/On: Disables/Enables plug-in (all DSP processing is bypassed)

      Customer Reviews

      AKG BX 20 Spring Reverb

      Overall Rating

      4.9/5
      (414)

      G. Berry

      March 19, 2020

      Dark and lush

      This is a must if you want dark reverb that fills all the wholes in a mix!

      Q. Dykes

      March 18, 2020

      Authentic reverb

      I’m totally impressed with just how great this plug-in sounds. One thing about UA plug-ins...once you get one, you want to collect them all!

      K. Thura

      March 3, 2020

      Best reverb for my mix

      Amazing quality and great presets.

      B. DU

      February 13, 2020

      UAD makes the best Reverb

      I am impressed by the rich and smooth sound of this reverb

      C. Chrysogelos

      January 31, 2020

      As always...

      UA delivers amazing quality and superb sound! One of the best spring reverbs!

      G. Baker

      January 23, 2020

      Lush

      Insanely lush and rich spring reverb. Amazing on guitar and vocals. It’s a dsp gig for sure though. Worth it.

      M. Keilhauer

      December 17, 2019

      Top Reverb

      Great Presets ! No need for much tweaking to dial in a perfect sound.
      But keep in mind that tweaking this box is lots of fun !

      L. Roccatagliati

      December 16, 2019

      A little different from the others

      I really love this kind of reverb, proper analog feeling

      M. Fletcher

      December 5, 2019

      Beautiful

      Another great reverb from UA. I have never owned the hardware to this or any of the UA plugins that I’ve purchased from UA but what a thrill it is to have such quality at my fingertips in my home. Thanks UA

      P. Choudhury

      November 26, 2019

      Happy to Have this Reverb

      Thanks to me that I purchased this reverb. Endless things can be done and the sound!! Ah!!!! just toooo good!!!

      P. Etherington

      November 22, 2019

      Great replication

      Sounds just like my BX 20. Incredible

      A. de David-Beauregard

      November 4, 2019

      Excellent reverb but hold up

      Now listen, this thing sounds great no doubt, but only in VERY specific scenarios.

      E. Choi

      November 4, 2019

      Simple, but very warm

      My first uad reverb, and i never regret buy this. I love this

      T. Ratcliffe

      October 30, 2019

      Fantastic way to add depth to Vocals and Piano

      I was looking for something to add the flavour of John Lennon's Imagine to my track and this certainly did it. Sounds lush on vocals and gives depth to my upright piano. Perfect for reverb for singer-songwriters.

      D. James

      October 7, 2019

      The best spring reverb in a plug-in

      This recreation of the original sounds incredible. Picked it up on sale with the EMT plate. My reverb game has leveled up big time.

      l. morrish-thomas

      October 2, 2019

      Nice subtle spring

      Quite a subtle, hi fi spring, sits in the mix really nicely. Only downside is that I'd prefer a bit more variation in sound between tank A and B, but regardless it sounds great

      M. Kempter

      October 2, 2019

      Lovely Springverb

      I love it but use it not often. Would choose it more if the decay time would be a load shorter. Please. It works with a gate behind the verb, but hey.

      J. Skomarovsky

      July 23, 2019

      Unique

      Unique, useful in specific situations, but far from versatile.

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      July 22, 2019

      Très très bonne réverb

      BX 20 is one of the best, I am very surprise by the quality. One word Stunning... Bravo and Thanks

      d. sexton

      July 13, 2019

      Lush

      Well..... What can I say.....
      This is a lush Reverb