Eventide Blackhole: Reverb That’s Out of This World

Published 05 August 2025

Eventide Blackhole: Reverb That’s Out of This World

Quick Overview

Eventide is famous for its classic reverb sounds. But if you're looking for something more creative and unique, their Blackhole and Blackhole Immersive plugins take reverb to the next level. Whether you're mixing in stereo or surround sound, these tools offer huge, spacey effects that go way beyond traditional reverb.

What Makes These Plugins Special?

Eventide’s Blackhole reverb is designed for creating big, atmospheric sounds in stereo. It’s perfect for music, film, or sound design when you want something dramatic or unusual.

Blackhole Immersive builds on that idea and adds support for surround sound — up to 9.1.6 channels. That means it's great for immersive audio like Dolby Atmos or VR sound.

At the heart of both plugins is a special feature called Gravity. This lets you reverse how the reverb behaves — almost like turning time backwards. Blackhole Immersive adds even more control, letting you shape how the reverb moves around a room using extra tools like Tilt and Morph.

Special Features in Blackhole Immersive

Crossfeed

This controls how the reverb spreads between different speakers.

At 0, the sound stays fixed in one spot.
Turn it up, and the sound starts to move around more dynamically.
Even when using the Freeze feature (which holds the reverb tail), Crossfeed still works.
You can also use it with Gravity and Feedback to control how long the reverb lasts.

Tilt Controls

These controls let you shift the reverb effect to sound more in the front or back of the room.

There are Tilt sliders for Gravity, Size, and Feedback.
It's an easy way to make the sound feel like it’s coming from different directions in space.

3-Band EQ for Each Speaker Group

Blackhole Immersive includes an equalizer with Low, Mid, and High settings.

You can change the EQ separately for the Front, Top, and Rear speakers.
This gives you full control to shape how the reverb sounds in every part of the room.

Why These Reverbs Are Worth It

Both plugins offer the same dreamy, spacey vibe—but Blackhole Immersive gives you more flexibility, especially if you’re working in immersive audio formats. And it still sounds amazing in stereo too.

Eventide calls this combination "the legacy and the evolution" — and it’s easy to see why. These plugins are powerful tools for anyone who wants to create deep, creative, and emotional soundscapes.