Safaripedals Dirty Dog Reverb License Code

Aggressive reverb plugin with overdrive, gate and Joe Chiccarelli vibe

With Dirty Dog Reverb, Safari Audio delivers an effects tool that deliberately avoids a polished, clean sound. This reverb plug-in 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.

Reverb with attitude rather than a nice little extra

Dirty Dog Reverb combines reverb, overdrive, filter and gate into a single effect that’s ideal for drums, guitars, vocals and creative effects buses. The sound can be subtly subtle, but just as quickly veer into much wilder territory. That’s exactly what makes the plugin so exciting for productions that shouldn’t sound standard, but should instead have personality, edge and a touch of controlled chaos.

Dual Gate System for rhythmic and controlled spaces

Gate before the reverb, after the reverb or on both sides

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. It allows you to shape the input signal more aggressively, rhythmically trim reverb tails or create highly controlled, pumping spatial textures.

This is particularly useful in modern mixes with plenty of movement and clear accents.

Pre-delay and reverb time for the right room

From a brief effect accent to a long, trailing tail

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 tuned between direct spatiality and a vast, sprawling 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.

Blend, oversampling and auto gain for a practical workflow

More control over powerful effects

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 assessed more accurately without the volume distorting the impression.

System requirements

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