Top Atmos Mixer Emre Ramazanoglu On Why He Relies On Acon Digital Verberate Immersive

In immersive formats, reverb stops being a decorative effect and becomes a structural one. Once sound is no longer anchored to a fixed left–right image and allowed to move through space, reverberation plays a critical role in keeping elements coherent, believable, and connected. Used without intent, it can exaggerate separation and pull attention away from the mix. Used carefully, it helps immersive productions feel grounded rather than fragmented.

Few engineers have more practical experience navigating those trade-offs than Emre Ramazanoglu. Based in London, Emre works across major label releases, independent experimental projects, film and television scores, and large-scale immersive productions. He has completed well over 2,000 immersive mixes to date, including the Dolby Atmos mix of David Bowie’s Ziggy Stardust alongside original engineer Ken Scott.

In this interview with Acon Digital, Emre explains how he approaches reverb in immersive mixes, why neutrality and speed matter under real-world constraints, and why Verberate Immersive has become a dependable part of his Atmos workflow.

Tying Things Together in Three Dimensions

When Emre talks about reverb in immersive mixing, he is careful to separate immersion from excess.

“Oh, it’s super important,” he explains. “It’s tying things together. It’s not making things immersive, it’s tying things together in an immersive way, and being creative when you get to the object level.”

Rather than treating reverb as a shortcut to scale or spectacle, he sees it as a connective tool. Immersive formats already introduce movement and spatial complexity. Adding reverb without intention can make that complexity harder to control.

“Some people put a stereo thing in and whack reverb around and state it is immersive, and I would argue that’s troublesome on a lot of levels.”

“If you’re moving something in space and you want it to echo naturally, to feel like it can be heard in other parts of the mix, then reverb’s very useful. That’s a great use for immersive reverb.”

Preserving Stereo Integrity

Despite working extensively in Atmos, Emre’s starting point is still the stereo mix. Much of his immersive work is built around preserving that foundation rather than replacing it.

“Yeah, to a degree, that’s it,” he says when describing reverb as glue. “I’m preserving the stereo mix most of the time. In most of the professional jobs I’m doing, they’re mainly about preserving stereo integrity.”

A Truly Natural Reverb

This emphasis on preservation explains why Emre gravitates towards reverb tools that stay out of the way unless asked to do otherwise.

“Verberate Immersive is really good because it doesn’t sound like anything if you don’t want it to. You can make it really neutral.”

“It doesn’t add personality unless you want it, which is really handy when you’ve got a lot of baked-in reverbs already.”

“If it’s for this gluing and shaping, it’s hard to beat.”

Speed Under Pressure

Immersive mixes are rarely made under relaxed conditions.

“The ease of tonal control is really useful,” Emre says. “It’s so quick to use. Feature-wise it’s really simple.”

One Page, One Job

“Everything’s there. I love one-page plug-ins. I really do.”

“I even end up using touch control with it, which I don’t normally do with plug-ins at all.”

In immersive work, where complexity escalates quickly, clarity is not a luxury. Tools that prioritise speed, restraint, and coherence often do the heaviest lifting.

Doing the Heavy Lifting

For Emre, Verberate Immersive is not about spectacle or signature sound. Its value lies in how quietly it supports complex immersive work, helping moving elements feel connected, believable, and controlled without drawing attention to itself.

In formats where spatial freedom can easily become distraction, tools that prioritize clarity, speed, and restraint often end up doing the heaviest lifting. Reverb becomes less about effect and more about structure — and that role keeps Verberate Immersive at the center of his Atmos workflow.

Verberate Immersive is available now as an individual plugin priced at $199, with upgrade versions available for users of the stereo version of Verberate 2 and Acoustica.