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July 15, 2010

By Robert Renman - www.dolphinstreet.com

Good Reverb Pedal - blueSky Reverberator

Strymon are the makers behind this classy reverb pedal called blueSky Reverberator. I produced this video demo last night, so have a look. I purposely set the knobs all the same, and then switched between modes and types of reverbs, without altering the knobs in between. This way, you get an idea of what the pedal sounds like for a set-it-and-forget-it scenario. Be assured however, there are lots of options for tweaking the pedal in many ways.

The types of reverbs are Plate, Room and Spring. They are all very usable, and by working the Decay and Mix controls, you can come up with great reverb sounds. You can also store your favorite setting since the unit has a Favorite footswitch.

The dedicated pre-delay knob is very useful, and this pedal also has low damp and high damp controls, for further tweaking the reverb sound.

The modulated reverb is very classy, and I found myself drawn to playing lush chord progressions over and over as a result. Just beautiful.

The shimmer mode is intriguing. It adds a pitch effect to the end of the reverb, and it provides some very cool textures for chording work.

Video

Features

• Hand crafted, computationally intense spring, plate and room algorithms
• Normal, Mod and Shimmer modes for each algorithm
• Super low noise, high performance 24-bit 96kHz A/D and D/A converters w/ 115dB typical signal to noise
• Analog dry path for a zero latency dry signal that is never converted to digital
• High performance DSP stuffed into a compact form factor
• Favorite footswitch to save a favorite sound
• Dedicated pre-delay control
• High and Low damping controls for uber-flexible reverb tone shaping
• Mod mode for a beautifully modulated spring, room or plate reverb
• Shimmer mode for infinite pitch effects “in the tank”
• TRUE BYPASS (electromechanical relay switching)
• Selectable “trails” mode with high quality analog buffered bypass
• +/- 3dB adjustable boost or cut when the effect is engaged
• Stereo input and output
• Powered with a standard 9V center negative DC supply. Compatible with all major DC supply brands. Current consumption 200mA
• Premium analog front end and output section
• No-nonsense user interface
• Strong and lightweight sky blue anodized aluminum chassis
• Crafted with love in the USA

Learn more about this unit at www.strymon.net/products/bluesky.

By Robert Renman - www.dolphinstreet.com

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