Final yr Meris took its digital results prowess and constructed a ludicrously highly effective guitar pedal, the LVX. Now the corporate is again with one other modular creation, the MercuryX, however as a substitute of delay it is all about epic reverbs.
Just like the LVX the MercuryX is constructed round a “superior ARM processor” of unspecified origin and a 24-bit AD/DA converter with a 32 bit floating level DSP. It additionally inherits the LVX’s massive LCD for navigating the interface and the fundamental scheme of mixing constructions, sorts, and processing components to create a novel reverb impact.
In Meris’ lexicon “constructions” are the core reverb results. There are eight totally different choices: Ultraplate, Cathedra, 78 Room, 78 Plate, 78 Corridor, Spring, Prism and Gravity. These first two are borrowed Meris’ well-liked Mercury7 pedal, the center three from the corporate’s collaboration with Chase Bliss on the CXM 1978, whereas the final three are fully new creations for the MercuryX. Sort determines the attribute of the reverb, whereas processing components are results that may additional alter your tone. These could be as straight ahead as compression, as wild as a granulator or only a good hazy lo-fi impact. These can go anyplace within the sign chain as properly, permitting the weather to have an effect on solely the reverberations or to fully exchange your dry tone.
You may as well modify parameters mechanically utilizing the 2 LFOs, an envelope follower, a pattern and maintain perform, or the sixteen step sequencer. To not point out there’s an expression jack enter and strong MIDI help.
And if that wasn’t sufficient, there is a stereo freeze impact separate from the reverb, a tuner and an absurd 2.54 secs of predelay. The latter means you’ll be able to successfully flip the MercuryX right into a delay pedal thanks partially to its modular suggestions routing and selectable observe divisions for every stereo channel.
The early demos make it clear that the MercuryX is certainly a beast of a pedal able to delivering fairly convincing spring reverb emulation. However it’s clearly meant for extra epic and artistic sounds. That is the type of factor you may want in your arsenal should you’re into ambient, put up rock or movie scores.
The Meris MercuryX will set you again an honest chunk of change nevertheless. It is obtainable direct from Meris for $599 and thru choose retailers as a preorder.
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