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In the video it starts with the clean bypassed signal. It's followed by the room algo which has a nice slapback effect. Next is the hall algo, very clean and still. I pulled the decay down on the church algo and it still had a massive tail. It's spacious and benefits from a bit of pre-delay, and it has a touch of shimmer which you can tame with the hi-cut. Both are good for situating in the mix.
Cave algo is huge and has the most noticeable weight. I used the hi-cut but there is a good deal of mud an EQ pushing down 300 Hz would help out. It can beef things up, and it's also good as a stomped-in spot effect (if tails are on).
The plate algo is fantastic, it has a characteristic whip and metallic brightness, and if in stereo gets wider during the decay. The spring algo is brighter, with a slight tonal shift in the decay. It's incredibly clean so if you're looking for amp tank dirt you'll want to introduce it some other way. This is more like the large BX20 in studio attics which minimized the twang/spoing. Either of these will help cut through the mix.
The mod algo is most interesting to me. It's overtly modulated with a bloom. Use pre-delay to shift where that bloom starts. I'm a fan of the bombastic Lexicon reverbs of yore, this is like a cranked up version but cleaner. I increased the the level toward the end of the phrase so you could hear the wild tail.
It sounds great on synth pads, adding a lot of motion. Following the mod algo, I play some chords so you can hear that motion on an otherwise static timbre.
The video is in stereo but it sounds great in mono as well. The stereo management is nice, since it stays narrow under 100 Hz before it widens to a hump up to 2000 Hz before narrowing again. Lo- and hi-cut makes it easy to tailor to a sound. Just the right amount of knobs.
Operation is quick and easy. One button to switch algos. Since the next algo will be set to however the knobs were saved, if you turn a knob it may sound like it's jumping from that value. Hold the button down to save the setting for the current algo. This is very useful since there is little time to twiddle these knobs in a performance.
Tails on/off is a bit more involved. You need to remove and bring back power while holding the footswitch down. Excellent use of LEDs to indicate tail setting (blue/red), algo used (individual unique color and position), saving algo (rapid blinking), and if an algo setting has been changed (it will blink).
Metal build, footswitch, knobs, feel sturdy. Clean lines with a slight sheen look great. Taller than TC pedals, shorter than Walrus. Automatic stereo sensing jack with mono operation via left channel only. The manual says to give it 300A but I gave it 100A and it was fine. As long as you have a quality true isolated power supply where other pedals won't sap it's probably okay. No battery compartment; there's a warranty voiding sticker on the bottom. It comes with black feet pre-attached, and positioned perfectly (it would annoy me if they weren't).
Price fluctuates but it was $75 when I got it. I also have a TC Hall of Fame 2 since I like fiddling with Toneprint. But that's twice as much as this and in terms of immediate breadth is surpassed. Can't beat this bang for buck, and workflow is set-and-forget.
