What simple reverb pedal for huge atmospheric pads?
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I have one!! Didn't think I needed 2 !
EOengineer
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Maybe something like the game changer audio light pedal?
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LIGHT Pedal - Gamechanger Audio
LIGHT PEDAL A new chapter in analog reverb sound The LIGHT Pedal combines all the best features of a classic spring reverb with an innovative infrared optical sensor system and a unique effects section, enabling you to create countless new types of reverb textures that have never been possible...
david57strat
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Have you had the opportunity to try this pedal hooked up in stereo? It really seems to sing that way ;-).
paisleywookiee
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Yeah. Not my thing personally, but the Afterneath definitely does this.
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I plugged mine in today inspired by this thread - and yeah in stereo this pedal is pretty amazing. All of the algorithms are tuned really well, really versatile, and can’t be simpler to use.
I used to own one, sold it years ago after I bought a Flint. It was great, but to be honest I hardly ever used the pad setting...but you are correct. Big washy sound in stereo.
ragingplatypi
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Cloudburst?
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Yeah it is pretty killer in stereo gotta say!
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Possibly. I do have it on my shopping list.
Here's a recording of the kind of thing I am after, in a single pedal.
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This is the MercuryX set to 78 Hall, with the mids cranked to 100% and bass and treble both at 30%, which means those frequencies die off faster than the mids do. It is set to 100% wet as well.
I'm not really after a shimmer thing. The MercuryX does that anyway, but it doesn't sound as good as the Pad mode on the MXR Reverb does. The Plethora X3 can do some of this stuff too.
david57strat
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Wow! Epic tune, brother. Really sets a tone. Very nice work!Possibly. I do have it on my shopping list.
Here's a recording of the kind of thing I am after, in a single pedal.
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This is the MercuryX set to 78 Hall, with the mids cranked to 100% and bass and treble both at 30%, which means those frequencies die off faster than the mids do. It is set to 100% wet as well.
I'm not really after a shimmer thing. The MercuryX does that anyway, but it doesn't sound as good as the Pad mode on the MXR Reverb does. The Plethora X3 can do some of this stuff too.
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Maybe the UA Golden? That sample sounds like the Lexicon thing (sounds awesome by the way!) - I have the Evermore which has the separate decay for each frequency - it’s sounds great but it’s mono. I presume the Golden has the same algo in stereo…
Would the small box Mercury not do the same trick?
Would the small box Mercury not do the same trick?
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As you well know, I love the Fractal reverbs - a lot. The delays too. The drives are really good too, and the VP4 does look a LOT simpler to use. I can also stack it with some of my other pedals, for those instances where I can't do what I need to do in just 4 blocks.
Godamnit. Ordered.
(that was a total 180
- I'm selling my Meris pedals and/or my Helix to fund it)
iaresee
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I'd maybe keep these? They feel unique to me.
But I don't think you'll really miss that. There are few effects from my M5 I can't quite nail yet, but I can get close. FreqOut being the really tough one to cop -- there's something about how the ring mod works in that one in the M5 that I find a little more musical than anything I can do with the ring mod on the VP4 or FM9.
I'll work up a VP4 preset that does what that AFIII preset does for you.
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The only two Meris pedals I own, thus far, are the Mercury 7 and the Polymoon - both stellar pedals, in my mind. No matter what other pedals I buy subsequently, I plan on keeping these indefinitely.
Love them both!
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Honestly... I do like them. But... whenever I shoot them out (as I did today) against your bog standard Boss DD-500, TC Electronic Flashback, Boss RV-5, and MXR Reverb .... I genuinely nearly always prefer the other options for "natural" reverbs... for the more exotic stuff, I tend to prefer the Axe FX III (which I still have btw!!!) over the Meris pedals. The Meris pedals are great, they're not shit at all. But editing them is not as nice as just turning some knobs on some singles, and not as nice as using the Axe3 editor, and overall the experience just kinda bores me. Even something as simple as tweaking the delay BPM ... you turn the knob and all of a sudden it jumps 10 or 20 bpm for no discernable reason... then the next time it doesn't.
Overall, they sound good, but I'm tired of the experience of actually using them. Plus, particular nod to the MercuryX here with the pitch effects being absolutely dogshit in my opinion. Fractal pisses all over Meris for shimmer and pitchy reverbs; as does the MXR reverb.
I have a FreqOut pedal as it goes!! It is great. Never selling it.
Yeah that'd be sick, cheers!!
My VP4 should arrive next week I suppose. G66 UK (Suhk) is always on top form with his customer service.
david57strat
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I've never yet owned any of the Fractal stuff. I've drooled over the ad's though LOL. But now that I've gone back to dedicated pedals, I'm not sure I'll go back to rack gear (which I used from 1997, for many years).
I kind of like the old-school manual tweaking of parameters with dedicated knobs, and deriving instant gratification from that :-).
However, I decent MIDI switcher wouldn't hurt. It could make instant changes possible, without the need for a bunch of tap dancing.
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I bought this one as well as the Keeley Caverns about a year ago. Both are stellar pedals. I like the Caverns just a slight bit more because it has separate foot switches for the reverb and delay which allows me to use one of them and not have to have them both on at the same time all the time.
I also bought the Wampler Ethereal. I would only recommend this pedal if you are looking for huge ambient tones. I find the reverb a bit hard to tame. It does the really big ambient tones well though.
