Another pedal. It’s SOS’s fault

[Arpangel]

Now I need to check out another reverb . . .

Do you particularly prefer one of the reverb modes over another? Spring, plate or studio?

It's permanently set on Hall 224, and my preset is a customisation of that, I used to have an original 224, and this gives me the essence of that sound, so it’s not bad.
224 controls, high/low decay, and the Mod control gives you more or less of that chorusy 224 character.
It’s big, and it’s very dense, it wraps itself around a sound, the depth is crazy.
It seems expensive, but it’s not, when you think about what you’re getting, a reverb of this quality just a few years ago would cost thousands.

[Wonks]

A review/demo of the Meris LVX on the JHS show.

https://youtu.be/NXtNvKE3ses

[resistorman]

SOS did me in on the Lemondrop been having a great time with it

[Arpangel]

These reverb pedals are all pretty similar, it’s just a matter of slight tonal differences, and a few weird variations.
I’ve had Immerse, BigSky, Black Hole, and now Golden, if you said to me I had to have any "one" of them, and I couldn’t choose, I’d be happy to use any of them, it’s not that much of a big deal, between them.
I’ve still got my Zoom MS70, I bought that with high hopes, I’ve tried, and tried, it’s an evil little thing, it sounds great, but the reason it’s been in a carrier bag under a table for last year is that unless you’ve got eyes like a cat, and tiny fingers, the operating system is confusing and fiddly, it’s major menu diving on a pedal, those two things don’t go together.

"STOP PRESS"

Forget everything I’ve said here, I’ve just ordered a Vongon Ultrasheer.
Reverb plus random vibrato, it was made, for me.

[The Elf]

If you want to sell the 70 you know where I am. I need another for a friend.

[Arpangel]

If you want to sell the 70 you know where I am. I need another for a friend.

I’ll bare that in mind, it’s in a bag with my laptop, as an emergency pedal in case of a gig, or a jam, just give me some time to see if I need it.

[tea for two]

SOS did me in on the Lemondrop been having a great time with it

I've been intrigued by this.
What can be done on a 2inch touchscreen is a bit wow

[Arpangel]

SOS did me in on the Lemondrop been having a great time with it

I've been intrigued by this.
What can be done on a 2inch touchscreen is a bit wow

I’ve just checked out the Fireball, my god, that’s a polyphonic synth, in that size!

Strooth.

[The Elf]

Ahem... A bi-timbral, 16-voice poly in a case the size of a childrens' paperback book. And my favourite synth of the past few years. 3 oscillators per voice, 3 LFOs, 3 envelopes, 10-slot mod matrix, FM, wavetables, poly aftertouch, MPE... These tiny things ain't new!

[Arpangel]

Ahem... A bi-timbral, 16-voice poly in a case the size of a childrens' paperback book. And my favourite synth of the past few years.

Very good too, but a bit hard to get these days.

[The Elf]

Bit hard to get from Day One - not just these days.

But you can't hold that against it. I think it's one-man operation, and I'm sure he'd like to supply more.

None of this detracts from it being a fabulous synth, and well worth the trouble to grab one.

Silly low price too. I think he could triple the price and it would still fly out the door.

And let's also not forget the tiny boxes that the likes of Dreadbox are turning out. If you're impressed by a lot of synth in a tiny box there's plenty out there to impress you.

[Wonks]

OI! This is the guitar forum!

[The Elf]

OI! This is the guitar forum!

Think of it as a bridge to the Poly Effects, and hence to Beebo. Synths stealthily sneaking in trojan-like via FX pedals!

[ManFromGlass]

A review/demo of the Meris LVX on the JHS show.

https://youtu.be/NXtNvKE3ses

Had a good chuckle at this. Enjoyed their enthusiasm. Surprised at how good the drums sounded in that space. Not a deep dive into the pedal but still good to see what they come up with and how they use it.
But what’s the deal with their very cool space? Holy cow! Good idea using walls full of pedals as diffusors! Perhaps they learned that trick from some of those crazy synth collectors who inhabit these forums?

[resistorman]

OI! This is the guitar forum!

Ooops! Well, we don't have a "money siphoning caused by magazine review of miniature device" forum as of yet. Though you_could_use the Lemondrop as a guitar granualizer/ EFX, unit, it has a live input function for the granular oscillators, and the chorus and reverb are especially tasty.

[Arpangel]

I’ve just put my Behringer FX2000 set to vibrato mode, on the end of my MidiVerb 11, it sounds just like that Vongon Ultrasheer, I think I’ve just saved myself five hundred quid.

[tea for two]

I'd like a voice activated Guitar modeller with hundreds of tones.
I would say to the modeller : give me that SRV tone.
Although if I had a heavy accent it would probably confuse the modeller lol.

[sonics]

I'd like a voice activated Guitar modeller with hundreds of tones.
I would say to the modeller : give me that SRV tone.
Although if I had a heavy accent it would probably confuse the modeller lol.

That's been available for a couple of decades, really. For example, the Line 6 Amplifi and Firehawk boxes are controlled via Bluetooth. Just type in (or speak!) a song or artist and watch those recommendations appear!

I just did an online search for "SRV" for my old POD and it came up with 18 hits...

[tea for two]

Jeeeeez I'm so behind the times lol.
It does this from phone or tablet.
But it's not built in voice activated?
I'd want it to work without any intermediary device, kinda as Alexa (which I don't have) play some Billie Holiday.

[sonics]

You just use a phone or tablet, yes. Simply replace the type entry with your devices voice recognition and welcome to the future!
Have a look at THIS example.

I'm sure other companies (like Positive Grid, for example) must have something similar, too.