Strymon BigSky MX

[Orvillain]

I have to say ventris by source audio too and a lot of people like empress effects reverb too.

Yeah actually, good shout!

 

[spawnofthesith]

Looks cool but I don't think I could stomach a $700 reverb pedal

 

[JiveTurkey]

Looks cool but I don't think I could stomach a $700 reverb pedal

 

[Jarick]

Someday I'd love to try out the Strymon high end effects. But today is not that day.

 

[woody]

Two reverbs simultaneously?
Isn't that like putting a swimming pool in the middle of a lake?

My amps don't have spring reverb.
My favorite spring reverb pedal (Vahlbruch Pipeline) clocks in at 200 bucks. It's basically always on.
I could ditch that.

 

[Sascha Franck]

IR’s sound like guff compared to good reverb algorithms.

No, they allow you to do wicked things. This is a frog orchestra (mobile phone field recording at a nearby pond) used as an IR:


And this is a crumbled liquorice bag IR (again just recorded with a mobile phone):

 

[BROCKSTAR]

BIGSKY MX MANUAL

https://www.strymon.net/manuals/BigSky_MX_UserManual_RevB.pdf

 

[BROCKSTAR]

Ok the answer is nope. Original Bigsky presets can't go onto the new Bigsky MX.

Dang, not sure why I emailed and asked, the answer was right on the page lol

BigSky MX Support - Strymon

Makers of precision-crafted music electronics and effects pedals. We want to build products with no compromises. We want to push the limits of technology in music.

www.strymon.net

 

[MirrorProfiles]

No, they allow you to do wicked things. This is a frog orchestra (mobile phone field recording at a nearby pond) used as an IR:


And this is a crumbled liquorice bag IR (again just recorded with a mobile phone):

Yeah, you are right. Algorithm's simply would not be able to accomplish this level of beauty. Your Grammy is in the post.

In all seriousness, using IR's like that is only really a novelty - its not hard for anyone to do, and its available to basically anyone. That's the appeal of it too, its cool for what it is. But designing reverb algorithms is WAY less straightforward, there are very few people on the planet capable of coding the very best sounding algorithms. If I was to chuck £700 towards a reverb pedal, IR's are hardly going to get me excited.

But yeah, I get it that these kind of reverbs inspire and excite you and that's all that really matters. Does that really require an expensive pedal to achieve? IDK, seems more like a bonus feature thats tacked on.

 

[Boudoir Guitar]

Two reverbs simultaneously?
Isn't that like putting a swimming pool in the middle of a lake?

Depending on how exactly the routing and I/O work, you could run a spring reverb in front of amp (like an amp's reverb would be) and a hall reverb after. Not at all uncommon to have separate pre and post reverbs.

 

[norminal]

No, they allow you to do wicked things. This is a frog orchestra (mobile phone field recording at a nearby pond) used as an IR:


And this is a crumbled liquorice bag IR (again just recorded with a mobile phone):

That sounds incredible.

 

[Desertdweller]

Does anyone outside of P&W even use these sorts of things?

I’m a metal guy and I found the GFI Specular Tempus and Neunaber Illumine to be superior for what I do to Strymon. But as always YMMV.

 

[Achilles]

Depending on how exactly the routing and I/O work, you could run a spring reverb in front of amp (like an amp's reverb would be) and a hall reverb after. Not at all uncommon to have separate pre and post reverbs.

Just having some fun with how wet is too wet.
(I use to run a short plate into a hall with a long pre-delay which sounded amazing)

 

[Sascha Franck]

But designing reverb algorithms is WAY less straightforward

Thing is, with IRs you can actually (at least sort of) design your own reverb algorithms. Sure, they're not as flexible as algorithmic reverbs, but on the upside they allow you doing things most reverbs don't. You can for example use "tonal IRs" for drone effects, with reverbs that's going to become tricky (and yes, I'm aware of freezing effects).

 

[BROCKSTAR]

I emailed and asked if it's possible to use 1 algorithm reverb and also a IR reverb together, or 2 IR reverbs together and they said yes!

"Yes, you can use all of the algorithms together, or two IMPULSE algorithms together. "

 

[holoholo]

 

[Sascha Franck]

So, how much storage space for IRs does it offer? It doesn't say anything in the manual (or I'm too daft to find it).

 

[BROCKSTAR]

So, how much storage space for IRs does it offer? It doesn't say anything in the manual (or I'm too daft to find it).

I just emailed them and asked, let you know when they email back.

Here's some additional IR info from page

How do I load an IR into BigSky MX? - Strymon

Get support for your Strymon product here. Read FAQs, download product manuals, or contact us and we'll help you out.

www.strymon.net

 

[la szum]

"This will be amazing for all those players who never want their guitars to sound like a guitar."

~~~Joe Bonamassa

"I think they should have called this the Strymon Montana MX."

~~Me

 

[BROCKSTAR]

I'm excited for it all, but extra excited for having IR slot along with a algorithm slot, or load up 2 IR's etc.. As far as I know there's not many machines out there that can do 2 reverb IR's at once!

Only one I know of is the tasty chips reverb IR pedal that does 2 at once? I'm not sure if the new poly effects one does or not but I'm thinking no?

Also loving the infinite option on this. From the sound of it in this video it's not like a normal infinite where it captures one sound and just drones with that sound. This one seems to change and freezes whatever chords or note you do each time!

Check out 6:00 on this video to hear the example