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Stereo Reverbs?
Posted: Fri Jan 30, 2015 11:24 pm
by backwardsvoyager
What are your favourite reverb units that are true stereo in/out?
I'm noticing a lot of cool reverbs coming out nowadays but they're nearly all mono, which is a little disappointing. And my favourite verb (RV3) is only mono in.
I would mainly be running a vector synthesizer into it to get super infinite filtered sounds with massive stereo spread and textural movement. My synths have verb but it's way more fun having a versatile, dedicated unit that doesn't need menu diving to perform with. And deep reverb is great for turning a really overt, distinctive sound into something more subdued and atmospheric.
Rack, desktop units, pedals, anything is cool. Something like an Eventide Space seems appealing but i wonder whether people find that TOO versatile or not intuitive to tweak? Old rack units appeal to me too but sometimes you can't modify presets deeply or tweak on the fly.
stuff i've tried and not liked:
hardwire rv-7
line 6 m series verbs
boss rv-5
tc toneprint pedals
ehx cathedral
Re: Stereo Reverbs?
Posted: Fri Jan 30, 2015 11:33 pm
by blakestree
Neunaber
Re: Stereo Reverbs?
Posted: Fri Jan 30, 2015 11:40 pm
by The_Active_Conundrum
Sorry you didn't go for that TC toneprint. Its a good cheapish solution for stereo. I'm Almost considring that Vindictive Vibe....just because stereo Univibe clone.
I know it isn't what you're asking, but what about two mono reverbs? can get some interestng sounds while trying to dial them in together. Forgive me if I'm thinking too much in a drone direction.
Re: Stereo Reverbs?
Posted: Fri Jan 30, 2015 11:46 pm
by MEC
blakestree wrote:Neunaber
Re: Stereo Reverbs?
Posted: Fri Jan 30, 2015 11:47 pm
by backwardsvoyager
blakestree wrote:Neunaber
that had totally been off my radar, but seems really cool, the Slate is intriguing. do you know if they're well suited to line level signals? the reason i was thinking eventide first is largely the switchable input/output impedance.
The_Active_Conundrum wrote:Sorry you didn't go for that TC toneprint. Its a good cheapish solution for stereo. I'm Almost considring that Vindictive Vibe....just because stereo Univibe clone.
I know it isn't what you're asking, but what about two mono reverbs? can get some interestng sounds while trying to dial them in together. Forgive me if I'm thinking too much in a drone direction.
that's a cool suggestion that i hadn't really considered. my only concern there is possibly throwing off the L-R balance as far as level and tone goes, could possibly sound weird? I will investigate for sure when i acquire a second RV-3.
as far as TC is concerned they're a great solution but i just can't jive with the sound of their pedals, something about them doesn't sit right with me.
Re: Stereo Reverbs?
Posted: Fri Jan 30, 2015 11:51 pm
by kbit
I had a Space and thought it was a bit much. Since there's like eleven knobs per algorithm there are some controls that controlled very specific aspects of the sound which can be sweet for dialing it in just right but I didn't really enjoy it for tweaking on the fly. I do miss Trem verb though, that shit sounded awesome.
Re: Stereo Reverbs?
Posted: Sat Jan 31, 2015 4:26 am
by Gigahearts_FX
Don't think I'd consider anything since the big sky. It's amazing, truly
Re: Stereo Reverbs?
Posted: Sat Jan 31, 2015 5:57 am
by frigid midget
I doubt I'll be able to come with a good suggestions if you weren't impressed by any of those pedals you already tried...
But as far as non-conventional reverb goes, in case 'real' reverb is just too boring for you or something: Afterneath.
Also, I think the Red Panda Context could fall inbetween the somewhat predictable units you mensioned, and the big pricey overly complicated ones, which are guaranteed to give you a zillion of options you won't ever use.
Re: Stereo Reverbs?
Posted: Sat Jan 31, 2015 6:22 am
by backwardsvoyager
Gigahearts_FX wrote:Don't think I'd consider anything since the big sky. It's amazing, truly
yeah although its super expensive, that demo they did with the synths was hella impressive. even the weird choral verb sounded awesome. maybe i should save for that.
frigid midget wrote:I doubt I'llbe able to come with a good suggestions if you weren't impressed by any of those pedals you already tried...
But as far as non-conventional reverb goes, in case 'real' reverb is just too boring for you or something: Afterneath.
Also, I think the Red Panda Context could fall inbetween the somewhat predictable units you mensioned, and the big pricey overly complicated ones, which are guaranteed to give you a zillion of options you won't ever use.
I'm interested in those tonally but aren't they both mono in/out?
Re: Stereo Reverbs?
Posted: Sat Jan 31, 2015 9:32 am
by frigid midget
Damn, yeah they are, my bad.
Re: Stereo Reverbs?
Posted: Sat Jan 31, 2015 10:38 am
by whiskey_face
I think the supernatural is stereo ins and outs
Re: Stereo Reverbs?
Posted: Sat Jan 31, 2015 11:02 am
by doommeow
If you're a) open to desktop units and b) can find one to try/buy, KYEO for an Alesis Ineko.
9 Reverbs included space and reverse, 7 delays, and 32 other modulations, pitchshifts, and other fun noise tools. Idiot simple interface - program is map out on a grid, one button each to change column and row, three pots to control parameters. True stereo. A sleeper hidden gem for processing other sounds, in a feedback loop, in the loop of a delay etc.
Re: Stereo Reverbs?
Posted: Sat Jan 31, 2015 11:18 am
by kbit
whiskey_face wrote:I think the supernatural is stereo ins and outs
yeah, I've heard this is way better than the rv7 and its super lush.
Re: Stereo Reverbs?
Posted: Sat Jan 31, 2015 11:40 am
by blakestree
backwardsvoyager wrote:blakestree wrote:Neunaber
that had totally been off my radar, but seems really cool, the Slate is intriguing. do you know if they're well suited to line level signals? the reason i was thinking eventide first is largely the switchable input/output impedance.
This is from their FAQ:
"The Wet Reverb has been designed to work well with voiced instruments, and in particular, stringed instruments. This includes guitar, bass guitar, pedal steel guitar, violin, keyboards, organ, etc. It does not work well with percussion instruments."
Beyond that, I dunno. I don't have one, but the Wet is my favorite sounding stereo reverb.
Re: Stereo Reverbs?
Posted: Sat Jan 31, 2015 12:06 pm
by backwardsvoyager
WET sounds super nice in demos. only drawback is only having 3 knobs to play with at a time. i like that the programming control extends to the stereo width and modulation, so that's a serious contender.
supernatural seems neat but it seems like 2/3 of the modes are really overtly/cheesily modulated, but if the others were nice it'd probably still be worthwhile.
i watched some space demos and it seems to respond really weirdly to knob tweaking when something is playing through it, so strymon probably wins out on the big box front. i found the timeline surprisingly intuitive and ended up tweaking it on the fly a ton, so a bigsky would probably sit pretty well in my workflow. just dat $$$, it would be more expensive than the synths i'm using
that alesis box looks insanely cool, i would buy that in a heartbeat but searches are proving futile so that may take a long time.
thanks for all the thoughts!