MerisMercury 7 Ethereal Stereo Reverb Pedal
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Meris Mercury 7 Ethereal Stereo Reverb Pedal
Proudly inspired by atmospheres heard in the Bladerunner soundtrack, the Mercury 7 by Meris is a compelling, modern reverb pedal containing lovingly crafted algorithms with realtime controls for constructing new spaces of sonic architecture. The Ultraplate algorithm is a lush, rich take on plate reverbs, and Cathedra is a gateway to a huge expanse of sound, and the sound of both algorithms are largely shaped by separate low and high frequency controls affecting the virtual tanks more than simply filtering out their respective range of frequencies. Meris took special care with crafting the Pitch Vector control, and as a result Mercury 7 can produce singing shimmers and thick suboctave drones. Dial in your favorite settings, and engage the Swell switch to maximize Space Decay length, turning any sound into an infinitely sustained pad.
While Mercury 7 contains many of the hallmarks of traditional reverb settings, and will sound great as a "set and forget" reverb pedal, Meris passionately encourages the use of internal and external modulation to shape your reverbs into otherworldly forms. An internal LFO is provided for warping the spaces built by Mercury 7, but an expression pedal input that also functions as a MIDI input opens the pedal up to any external source of modulation, from MIDI controllers to DAW automation.
Mercury 7 puts the tools of sonic construction into your hands, with the power to build or destroy worlds of sound at your disposal.
Mercury 7 Features
- Stereo reverb pedal inspired by the ambiences of the Bladerunner soundtrack
- 24-bit AD/DA conversion and 32-bit floating point DSP
- Two custom algorithms: Ultraplate and Cathedra
- Pitch Vector control adds pitch shifting an octave below, slight detuning above or below, a 5th up, and an octave up
- Hi and Lo frequency controls both filter and adjust how respective frequencies are processed by the algorithms
- Internal LFO available for reverb modulation
- Auto swell envelope infinitely sustains any sound
- Expression pedal input for controlling any or all parameters
- MIDI input via 1/4" TRS jack
- Dimensions: 4.25 x 4.5 x 2″
- Power Specs: <150mA at 9VDC
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