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Reverb with Modulation

New Pedal: Lichtlaerm Audio Nostalgia Lo-Fi Modulator

Described as a "Lo-Fi Modulator", the Lichtlaerm Audio Nostalgia is a chorus/vibrato pedal designed to evoke the textures and emotional weight of aging media formats like tape and vinyl. The circuit builds on the spirit of the German company's now-discontinued Trugbild chorus, offering expanded modulation and a broader sonic range—from…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Lichtlaerm Audio Nostalgia Lo-Fi Modulator

New Pedal: Electro-Harmonix Ocean Abyss Reverb

The Electro-Harmonix Ocean Abyss is the NYC-based venerable pedal brand's next-generation DUAL reverb and multi-effects workstation designed for immersive sound design. Building on EHX’s legacy of innovative reverb algorithms, it features dual independently programmable engines with 10 stereo reverb effects such as Hall, Spring, and Shimmer. Beyond reverb, it includes…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Electro-Harmonix Ocean Abyss Reverb

Death By Audio Rooms Reverberator

Presented at NAMM 2020, the Death By Audio Rooms is a stereo multi-function digital reverb that treads new sonic ground. Long trails, gong tones, gated reverbs, and mangled long trails are just some of the stereo effects you can add to your sound. From the one-of-a-kind scientists at DBA.. Here's…Click on the title for more

Death By Audio Rooms Reverberator

Gamechanger Audio Auto Series

If one thing can be said about the folks at Gamechanger Audio is that they don't do normal, and their recently unveiled new products confirm that habit: a stereo, semi-modular pedal series called Auto (originally promoted with the "Mod" name) with a dynamic angle. The Latvian company unveiled three pedals…Click on the title for more

Gamechanger Audio Auto Series

Flamma Ekoverb FS22

Flamma is a new Chinese builder of affordable stompboxes (we blogged about their FS02 Stereo Reverb a few weeks ago). The FS22 Ekoverb is their multi-mode delay/reverb pedal. In this stompbox, the two effect run in parallel, i.e., they don't feed each other but work as separate effects. Through the…Click on the title for more

Flamma Ekoverb FS22

Catalinbread Soft Focus Deluxe

The Catalinbread Soft Focus Deluxe expands on the popular non-deluxe version of the pedal by adding delay and distortion to the modulated reverb + shimmer algorithms offered by the original version based on a recreation of a patch found on the Yamaha FX500, a digital rack effect of the late…Click on the title for more

Catalinbread Soft Focus Deluxe

Wampler Catacombs Stereo Delay/Reverb

The Wampler Catacombs is the Martinsville, Indiana company's take on the multi-algorithm stereo Delay+Reverb combo, popular among ambient and shoegaze guitarists - something also evident by the name chosen for this device. As is often the case with this brand, the pedal's user interface is rather straightforward, and the emphasis…Click on the title for more

Wampler Catacombs Stereo Delay/Reverb

Vongon Ultrasheer Stereo Reverb + Vibrato

Oakland's one-man pedal builder Vongon hand-builds elegant-looking guitar pedals with a creative angle. Inspired by the early digital studio effects units of the late 1970’s, the Ultrasheer is a stereo reverb and pitch vibrato with trails and separate footswitches for each effect. Two toggle switches trigger random LFO for the…Click on the title for more

Vongon Ultrasheer Stereo Reverb + Vibrato

Strymon Cloudburst Ambient Reverb

The Strymon Cloudburst Ambient Reverb is the first stompbox by the renowned Californian builder with an almost compact case. Presented as a pedal "unlike anything you’ve ever heard or played before," the Cloudburst is a reverb effect with a particular effect that goes beyond modulation, referred to as an "Ensemble…Click on the title for more

Strymon Cloudburst Ambient Reverb

Champion Leccy Skitzy Dual Modulated Reverb

Wolly of Pensyllvenya-based Champions Leccy has slowly morphed a very peculiar and creative identity for his company: creative and quirky, his devices feature quirky illustrations reminiscent of indie comic books, and the brand new Skitzy, a Dual Modulated Reverb, is no exception. Blending the circuits (and the names) of two…Click on the title for more

Champion Leccy Skitzy Dual Modulated Reverb

Strymon BigSky MX Reverb Workstation

Strymon just announced the successor of their super popular reverb workstation BigSky: it's the Strymon BigSky MX. Among the new features, there's Impulse Response technology and dual reverb patches, allowing the layering of two different effects on top of each other. The IR/Convolution Reverb addition allows for editing of parameters…Click on the title for more

Strymon BigSky MX Reverb Workstation

Blackskycraft Unusual EAS Creative Ambient Reverb

Those of you enamored with creative sonic soundscapes may have found a new friend: the Blackskycraft Unusual EAS is an uber-tweakable, modulated ambient reverb with added filter and bitcrusher. Made in NYC by a small builder without a website, the Unusual EAS is unusual indeed, providing a thick and lush…Click on the title for more

Blackskycraft Unusual EAS Creative Ambient Reverb