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Reverb & Delay / Eventide

Blackhole

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Blackhole plugin interface, Eventide
About

Eventide's unreal-space reverb, a cult favourite across electronic and film work.

Signature Sound
Vast, unreal space that keeps moving rather than a room you could stand in. Reached for infinite tails and ambient beds behind a sparse melodic loop.
In a session
Used for
Infinite tails on melodic layers, Ambient beds, Vocal wash
Subgenres
Ambient trap, Dark trap, Experimental
Chain position
Character
Preset designers and artist roster
Richard DevineFloodAlan MoulderVernon ReidJohn AgnelloDave SitekNick Hook
Heard on
None listed
Pairs with
Valhalla Supermassive

Source Eventide's own Blackhole product page credits Richard Devine, Flood & Alan Moulder, Vernon Reid, Jonsi & Alex and John Agnello as designers of the factory presets, and lists a named 'Artists Using Blackhole' roster (Dave Sitek, Nick Hook, Joe Chiccarelli, Lee Ranaldo, Chris Carter and others). Note this is a vendor roster and preset-designer credit, not verbatim artist quotes.

On WAVS
Sounds to go with Blackhole

A WAVS selection curated for the lane Blackhole lives in.

Sounds in this lane
Video reviews
Review - Blackhole By Eventide
Production Expert Review
Eventide Blackhole reverb pedal review // a pedal truly made for synthesizers!
BoBeats Review
Eventide Blackhole Pedal Tutorial - Part 1: Knobs & Switches
Eventide Audio Official
Specs
Type
Effect
Engine
Not applicable
Price
$99 · One-time
Free option
14-day demo
Rent to own
Not offered
Formats
VST2, VST3, AU, AAX
Systems
macOS, Windows
Apple Silicon
Native
Authorization
iLok account, no dongle required
Version
3.11.4
First released
2012
Presets
50
CPU load
Light
Learning curve
Open the preset browser
MPE
Not applicable
AI features
Not listed

Price checked 17 September 2026. macOS 10.14 or later, Intel and Apple Silicon. Windows 10 or later, x64. CPU load and learning curve summarise published reviews and user forums, not our own testing.

Links
Product page Manual Developer Price source
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