Eventide Tverb $249

Based on a technique Tony Visconti developed for recording Bowie’s vocals on the Heroes album, Tverb may sound like a one trick pony, but it’s anything but. You get three mics, the back two of which can be moved around the room. These two also have gating options available, while the other has a compressor to dial in. Along with the EQ section, there’s Diffusion and Decay controls, which add an enormous amount of flexibility and take things beyond the basic sound of the room. Tverb will liven up anything recorded in a dead space and can get four dry instruments to sound like they’re in the same room. It sounds great and is remarkably flexible.