Best Spring Reverb Plugins 2024

PSP SpringBox is an emulation of a hardware spring reverberator. It recreates several features typical of a spring reverb such as the characteristic “boing” on transients, and a repeatable resonating musical character with an adjustable presence.

Pulsar just launched it's new spring reverb, called Primavera. It is a 6-in-1 reverberation plugin that includes emulations of devices heard on countless hits throughout the ages. From lo-fi to hi-fi, each tank promises to emulates the original units’ electronic and mechanical behavior. Furthermore, exclusive spring tension and excitation controls offer a wider sound palette than typical convolution models.

Eventide's Spring takes classic emulation a step further by allowing manipulation of physical parameters not normally available in a real spring tank. The results vary from faithful recreations of real springs to distinctive new sounds that push the physical boundaries of reverb.

Waves introduced Magma Springs as the newest addition to its Magma series. This plug-in offers seven popular spring reverb types, aiming to capture the nostalgic essence of various musical styles and eras. 

Twangström by the German plugin brand u-he is a versatile spring reverb plugin. Building on the success of Bazille's Spring Reverb, Twangström offers three spring configurations, including options inspired by classic guitar amps. It features pre- and post-processing controls like input gain, drive, and tone adjustment, along with width control for expansive stereo effects. Designed for guitars, keyboards, vocals, and more, Twangström delivers a blend of classic and innovative spring reverb sounds.

Springs is a plugin offering vintage spring reverbs paired with an authentic Baxandall EQ emulation. With emulations from 17 types of spring reverbs, ranging from long 6-spring pipes to tiny battery-powered single-spring units, Springs utilizes convolution and modeling to recreate each reverb's vintage character.

Traditionally, spring reverbs were paired with tone stacks from guitar amplifiers. Springs includes the iconic Baxandall EQ, known for its unique sound, featuring bass, treble, and added mid bands with Q control.

The Arturia Rev SPRING-636 is a physically modeled reverb plug-in enhanced with digital features for modern producers and musicians. Developed with Arturia's signature Phi Physical Modelling Technologies, Rev SPRING-636 generates an ultra-realistic spring reverb tone that suits practically any track, mixing style, or genre of your music. With eight unique modes and an analog-modeled Germanium preamp, you can alter the character of your reverb and add musical crunch and distortion to your sound.

The AKG BX 20 reverb, introduced in the late 1960s, marked a pinnacle for AKG engineers. Combining mechanical and electronic components, it provided rich spring reverb without limitations. The AKG BX 20 Spring Reverb plug-in for UAD-2 hardware and Apollo interfaces, endorsed by AKG Acoustics, Austria, delivers dark, dense ambience typical of spring reverbs.

TENS is a meticulously crafted emulation of high-end studio spring reverberation units from AKG of the 1970s and 1980s. Unlike traditional spring reverbs found in guitar amps, these units utilized a patented design principle, allowing for the manipulation of multiple connected spring elements. This resulted in a highly diffused, dense reverb, reminiscent of plate reverbs, without the typical artifacts associated with spring reverbs. Praised for its deep, organic, and complex character, TENS bridges the gap between classic spring and plate reverbs, offering a unique and versatile sound.

This plugin is a perfect alternative for UAD's BX20 plugin, which is only available for Apollo interfaces. And it comes with a free version, called TENS jr. You can get both the paid and free version here: