Simply put; the best-sounding reverb unit ever designed!
These are sounds to inspire new creative works and endless hours of playing.
With the new BigSky MX, raw computational power meets innovative design and consummate sonic craftsmanship to give you positively sublime reverbs with stunning new levels of richness and complexity. These are sounds to inspire new creative works and endless hours of playing.
BigSky MX features a staggering amount of computing power — it uses a high performance tri-core 800 MHz ARM processor — all dedicated to producing truly breathtaking reverbs. Our new reverb algorithms were meticulously created by hand, and then a state-of-the-art gradient descent optimization algorithm was used to dial out any undesirable ringing or artifacts.
This type of neural fine-tuning is based upon the same techniques that have enabled the recent AI revolution, and the result is springs that drip and splash, physical spaces you can really feel yourself in, and the sweetest possible musical response to every note you play.
BigSky MX allows you to use two reverbs at once, for powerful sound sculpting and expansive reverb sounds that evolve organically over time. You can switch between reverb engines with a single button press while editing, and easily see the Series, Parallel or Split audio routing state clearly displayed onscreen. For a more interactive experience, you can dedicate a footswitch to control each reverb’s on/off state if you desire.
Read moreBigSky MX features seven brand new reverb algorithms built from the ground up, plus new features and enhancements for the classic BigSky algorithms. Impulse and Chamber were created specifically for BigSky MX, and Spring, Plate, Hall, Room and Shimmer boast entirely new handcrafted algorithms while still giving you access to the original BigSky voices for each one. Within every reverb type on BigSky MX, there are new sounds and features ready for you to explore.
BigSky MX gives you powerful editing tools to intuitively manipulate impulse responses in real time. Set decay envelopes, gate the reverb tail, reverse the entire IR, resample on the fly to shorten or stretch the impulse, and create infinitely sustaining granular pads at the press of the Infinite footswitch. Any compatible audio file can be loaded, allowing you to use convolution reverbs for everything from hyper-realistic spaces to wacky experimentation. BigSky MX comes preloaded with 22 unique stereo impulse responses, including a collection of our very own meticulous captures of legendary analog studio gear that are addictively inspiring.
- Two totally discrete reverbs at once, with Series, Parallel and Split audio routing/new pan control per engine. Create undreamt-of possibilities- e.g. combined male and female ‘Chorale’ choirs!
- 7 new world-class reverb machines, plus significant enhancements to Big Sky classics, 12 reverb types x 2 engines in total
- 2 brand new algorithms, Impulse (IR) and Chamber. Spring, Plate, Hall, Room + Shimmer boast entirely new handcrafted algorithms with option to select original BigSky voices
- 22 pre-loaded IR’s feature 10sec IR playback with full editing capability (!) and custom long-IR captures of classic studio gear
- Stereo i/o with selectable input level for instrument/line level, Strymon Class A JFET input preamps, and selectable true/buffered bypass
- Dedicated Infinite/Freeze footswitch (create lush pads to play over) crisp OLED display, DIN and TRS MIDI I/O, USB-C, EXP inputs
- Zero-latency analogue dry path is never converted to digital
- EXP input to connect optional TRS expression pedal, MultiSwitch, MultiSwitch Plus, or TRS MIDI
- USB-C jack for firmware updates, MIDI I/O, and patch upload/download/real time desktop parameter control/IR loading via Strymon's free Nixie 2 editor
- 24-bit, 96 kHz, 116 dB typical Signal/Noise, dual ultra high-performance 800MHz tri-core 32-bit floating ARM processors!
- Dimensions: 5” deep x 6.75” wide x 1.87” tall (12.7 cm deep x 17.2 cm wide x 4.8 cm tall)
Requires 9v 2.1mm centre negative 500 mA or higher power supply (not included) - Designed and built in the USA