The TSAR-1 Reverb is not an emulation. It's not a stock design. It's not a static snapshot of a space. The TSAR-1 is a powerful, modern reverb algorithm. It's alive and vibrant, it's gentle and dreamy, and above all - it's natural and believable. The TSAR-1 is the better-sounding alternative to the established, traditional reverb products. At a fraction of the price.

The True Stereo Algorithm inside the TSAR-1 is what gives it its magic. The strength lies in its sophisticated sound and versatility, no matter whether it's used on strings and brass or rock drums and lead vocals, it always shines. All this while still having a comprehensive and easy-to-use interface that is unparallelled in other high-end reverb products.

The TSAR-1 has been designed with ease of use in mind. Instead of a myriad of controls, we gave the user interface five sliders and a couple of switched options. But you may very well find you never need to use even these simple controls. Because we included a solid bank of presets, which will cover most of your needs. The presets are clearly named for their intended use, so find a setting you like, maybe tweak a little - and you're good to go.

In Short:

True Stereo Algorithm

Extraordinary versatility

Comprehensive user interface

Modern and powerful high-end reverb

Extensive preset library

Also includes the TSAR-1R Reverb

Features

Predelay Use it as a rhythmic effect or to carefully match the tail with the early reflections

Time Longer or shorter reverb tail. Where do you want to go today?

Density Smooth, modern and dense, or sparse, lush and vintage

Tone Dark or bright? No need to adjust dozens of knobs to get the character you need

High Cut Too much sizzle? Cut the highs

Early Reflections Type Large, Medium or Small? What room do you want to place your tracks in?

Early Reflections Mix Already got a good sounding room and just need some longer reverb? Turn down the earlies with the mix knob

Diffusion Need that extra smoothness on your snare?

Modulation A vintage style chorus-y modulation, or a modern and classy modulation?

Reverb Mix and Output Volume They just have to be there, right?

Interactive Display:

Show both current and previous settings, and toggle between those by clicking on each of the parameter value displays.

Extensive Preset Library:

41 well designed presets, categorized into a "modern" and a "vintage" set. The modern set focuses on the classy reverb sounds of today, while the vintage set mimics the characters of old school reverbs we still love to use. All presets are well documented with examples of intended use cases.

System Requirements

Mac OS X 10.12 or newer (older OS versions may work but are not tested (64-bit only).

Windows 64-bit, versions 7, 8 or 10 (64-bit only).

Intel Core 2 Duo, AMD Athlon 64 X2 or newer.

Screen resolution 1280x800 or larger.

Supported sample rates: 44.1, 48, 88.2, 96, 176.4 and 192 kHz, in both mono and stereo.

8 GB RAM or more is recommended, as well as at least 8 GB hard disk space for installation (individual plug-ins take less space, while sample libraries may require additional disk space).

A Softube account is required to register and install the software.

An iLok account is required for authorisation of the software.

Internet access for downloading installer and managing licenses.

iLok generation 2 and up, if you intend to use a physical iLok dongle for authorizing your plug-ins (note that an iLok dongle is not a requirement).

In theory, any 64-bit VST, VST3, AU, or AAX (11.0.2 or higher) compatible host application should work.

The most recent maintenance release of the DAW application is recommended.

However, due to plug-in host differences between DAWs - and our own rigorous testing standards - we only officially test our plug-ins and instruments in the most recent versions of Pro Tools, Logic Pro, Cubase, Live, Studio One, Digital Performer, Reaper and Sonar. Softube plugins are not tested in the non-listed systems, but they most likely work as long as the system requirements are met. We cannot guarantee a solution for issues in unsupported systems.

Important note: make sure that you always use the latest iLok License Manager. It is not included in the Softube installer but can be downloaded from www.ilok.com​