The philosophy behind our blueSky Reverberator is simple—take a ridiculously powerful SHARC DSP and dedicate it to doing one thing only: producing the most lush, majestic and stunning reverbs ever. Many hours and sleepless nights in the Strymon sound design labs were devoted to developing the complex reverb algorithms found inside blueSky. We squeezed every last drop of processing power available.
Prepare for Reverb Bliss.
Whether you’re a classic spring reverb fan or a studio rack aficionado, you’ll find your mojo here. blueSky provides three different reverb types, each with three modes, for a total of nine completely unique reverb experiences. blueSky even delivers an extremely versatile plate reverb, a rarity for a stompbox pedal. A full pre-delay and damping section provide deep reverb tone shaping. Add the mod and shimmer modes and you’re in store for unending reverb bliss. Couple that with 24-bit 96kHz converters and 115dB typical signal to noise, blueSky is equally at home on top of a studio console as it is in front of a tube amp.
Reverb Types
Modes
Normalmode provides an unmodified version of the selected reverb type.
Modmode adds gorgeous modulation to the selected reverb type.
Shimmermode adds regenerative pitch shifting “in the tank” for a reverb trail that rises into the clouds. With the Plate type, pitch shifting is octave-up. With Room and Spring types, pitch shifting is an octave plus a fifth.
Types
Plateis an intensely high quality vintage studio plate reverb.
Roomis a versatile room ranging in size from a small bedroom to a massive arena, depending on where you have your Decay, Mix and Pre-Delay set.
Springis an excellent recreation of the best spring reverbs we’ve found.
Specs
Sound Design
Hand crafted, computationally intensePlate,RoomandSpringalgorithms
Normal,ModandShimmermodes per algorithm for extremely versatile reverb options
High Damp and Low Damp controls for über-flexible reverb tone shaping
Mod mode for a beautifully modulated spring, room or plate reverb
Shimmermode for infinite pitch effects “in the tank”
DedicatedPre-Delaycontrol to fine tune reflection times
Ins, Outs, Switches, & More
Stereo input and output
Favorite footswitch to save a favorite sound
True Bypass(electromechanical relay switching)
Selectable “trails” mode with high qualityAnalog Buffered Bypass
Adjustable +/- 3dB boost or cut when the effect is engaged
Powered with a standard 9V center negative DC supply. 250mA minimum
Strong and lightweight sky blue anodized aluminum chassis
Crafted with love in the USA
Audio Quality
Ultra low noise, high performance24-bit 96kHzA/D and D/A converters
115dB typical signal to noise
Analog dry pathfor a zero latency dry signal that is never converted to digital
20Hz to 20kHz frequency response
+8dBu maximum input level easily handles instrument and line signals
Premium analog front end and output section
Super high performance DSP in a compact form factor