Supper Massive Valhalla
Valhalla SUPERMASSIVE
Valhalla Supermassive is a free plugin from Valhalla DSP designed for huge, evolving delay textures that push sound design into cinematic and atmospheric territory. It excels at producing rhythmic echoes, evolving feedback patterns and shimmering repeats that transform even simple sounds into expansive soundscapes.
System Requirements:
- 64-bit
- VST/VST3 | AU | AAX | AUv3
- Windows
- Apple
Delay First, Reverb Second
Unlike conventional reverb plugins, Supermassive is built around feedback delay networks. This architecture allows it to operate primarily as a creative delay, capable of everything from tight rhythmic echoes to endlessly evolving repeats.
Its modes offer a range of sonic flavours, from warm tape-like feedback to spatially complex delays that feel like they wrap around the listener.
With tempo sync support and deep modulation options, Supermassive works just as well for intricate beat-driven delays as it does for cinematic drone effects.
Creative Sound Shaping
Supermassive’s Warp and Density controls take its delay engine far beyond traditional echo boxes. Warp shifts delay times into pitch-shifting territory for atmospheric shimmer, while Density alters how echoes build up and disperse over time.
Combined with built-in modulation, EQ shaping and stereo width control, it allows sound designers and producers to sculpt delay tails into entirely new textures. Whether used on vocals for spatial width or drums for experimental grooves, Supermassive transforms delay into an instrument of its own.
Key Features:
Supermassive gives producers precise delay control with a minimalist workflow:
- Multiple celestial-inspired delay modes designed for unique echo textures
- Warp control for pitch-shifted and modulated delay effects
- Density control to blend between sparse rhythmic echoes and smooth sustained tails
- Tempo sync with a wide range of note divisions and free time options
- Stereo width adjustment for focused mono echoes or expansive stereo fields
- Built-in modulation for movement and chorusing effects
- High and low EQ filters to shape the tone of delay repeats
FAQ
Supermassive is primarily a delay plugin that can create reverb-like effects. Its feedback delay network architecture is focused on building evolving echoes which can be tuned to behave like rhythmic delays or smeared out into atmospheric reverb-style effects.
Yes. Supermassive offers full tempo-sync with your DAW. You can switch between note divisions like dotted, triplet and straight timing or disable sync for free-floating delays.
Unlike traditional delay plugins, Supermassive includes Warp and Density controls that reshape how echoes build and dissipate. These parameters allow creative effects like cascading pitch-shifted repeats and long shimmering delays that sound more like an instrument than an effect.
Absolutely. Supermassive is excellent for transforming drum hits or percussion into rhythmic patterns or spaced-out grooves, especially when using low feedback and tempo-synced delay settings.
Yes. Supermassive is well-optimised, and users regularly run multiple instances without significant CPU strain, making it suitable for live performance and studio use.
