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With Dirty Dog Reverb, Safari Audio delivers an effects tool that deliberately avoids a polished, clean sound. This reverb plugin was developed in collaboration with the eleven-time Grammy-winning producer and engineer Joe Chiccarelli and is aimed at anyone who wants to use reverb not just as a sense of space, but as a genuine part of the sound. Instead of smooth ambient pads, you get grit, energy, movement and character, ranging from a slight grain to completely torn-open effect textures.
Dirty Dog Reverb combines reverb, overdrive, filter and gate into an effect that’s ideal for drums, guitars, vocals and creative effect buses. The sound can push subtly, but just as quickly tip over into much wilder territory. That’s exactly what makes the plugin exciting for productions that shouldn’t sound standard, but rather full of personality, edge and a touch of controlled chaos.
One of the most powerful features of the Dirty Dog Reverb is its two separate overdrive stages. The first drive is situated before the reverb and already influences the signal sent into the reverb chamber. The second drive kicks in after the reverb and colours the reverb tail itself. This allows you to determine very precisely whether the effect boosts the signal at the input, distorts the reverb space itself, or does both simultaneously.
This is a real highlight, particularly for snare drum reverb, distorted vocal effects, broken guitar ambiences or experimental sound design tracks.
Dirty Dog Reverb features a Dual Gate System that can operate either before the reverb, after the reverb, or in both positions simultaneously. This opens up significantly more possibilities than a classic reverb with simple decay behaviour. You can shape the input signal more aggressively, rhythmically trim reverb tails or create highly controlled, pulsating spatial textures.
This is particularly useful in modern mixes with plenty of movement and clear accents.
With a pre-delay ranging from 1 ms to 130 ms and a reverb time from 140 ms to 4000 ms, the effect can be finely adjusted between direct spatiality and a vast, expansive reverb. This means Dirty Dog Reverb works equally well on compact drum kits as well as on large vocal or FX pads. Its strength always lies in its interaction with Drive and Gate, as this is precisely what creates this characterful, wild sound.
The Blend control makes it easy to find the right balance between the dry and processed signals. This is particularly important because Dirty Dog can quickly become very prominent. Added to this are selectable oversampling for a cleaner sound when using high Drive settings, and Auto Gain within the Overdrive section, so that changes in sound can be better assessed without the volume distorting the impression.
Dirty Dog Reverb also includes Artist Presets, selected by Carlos de la Garza and Ken Sluiter. This is particularly handy if you want to get started quickly and are looking for musical starting points that sound like real-world applications rather than empty marketing.
This plugin is ideal for producers, mixers and sound designers who work with drums, vocals, guitars, effects tracks and creative buses, and who consciously prioritise character. When a reverb is needed not just to add space, but to actively shape the soundscape, Dirty Dog is right in its element.
Formats
MacOS VST3 / AU / AAX
Windows 64-bit VST3 / AAX
Processor
2 GHz Intel Dual Core or AMD equivalent
RAM
at least 8 GB
16 GB recommended
Operating systems
macOS 10.15 or later
macOS 11 or later recommended
Windows 8 or later
Safaripedals Dirty Dog Reverb License Code
