- #Eventide blackhole vs valhalla shimmer mod#
- #Eventide blackhole vs valhalla shimmer Patch#
- #Eventide blackhole vs valhalla shimmer full#
The Space is such a great tool, but what if you can't afford it or just aren't interested in having a piece of hardware to connect to? Well, you're in luck! Eventide has made a plug-in version called the Blackhole for just such an occasion. This is extremely fun when using the unit as an external effect while DJing, but we'll go in depth on that another day.Īs I've said a few times now, guitar pedals are such a great way to take your sound to the next level.
Another great aspect I discovered, is that when you max out some of the settings, you can really almost play it like an instrument. Playing my guitar was no different, and just simple riffs through something like one of the reverse reverbs creates otherworldly sounds. FM synthesis can sound a bit harsh, but running it through the pedal smooths the edges, and I got lost for hours playing simple arps. It's cinematic and incredible and makes me feel like Hans Zimmer. One of my favorite sounds to make, was just a simple overdriven saw, slowly opening the filter while using a big hall preset. Sadly, I don't have a Model D, but I do have a Microbrute, which also sounds incredible through the pedal. I have a couple synths, and a guitar, so I was fortunate enough to really put the Space to use. The first 8 minutes are all about the Space pedal, and around 7:20 is where they demo Shimmer. Below is another video that blew me away, and as they state in the video, there are few sounds more magical than a Moog Model D through a great reverb. Basically, it makes everything sound pretty.
Eventide describes it as having pitch shifted reverb tails that create a singing-like quality. This is also an algorithm, so there are different variations of it throughout the rest of the bank, but #12 is the sweet spot.
#Eventide blackhole vs valhalla shimmer Patch#
My personal favorite is patch #12, which is called 'Shimmer'.
The fairly close and reflective spring patches give your sound a nice presence, and the Blackhole set takes you to deep space.
#Eventide blackhole vs valhalla shimmer full#
Not really, but moving on! Each preset is extremely detailed and full of life. I dial it per-song usually.I defnitely lost a few days when i first got mine but now its just dialing in the right amounts when committing to tape, and using a few select presets for initial jams really.Speaking of presets, the company called upon some serious talent to make them ie Richard Divine, Sigur Ros, and Vernon Reid from Living Colour, which is a fucking incredible band if you're unaware. You can get shoegazy sounds on every patch if you like, even room gets big. The sounds are endless but unless its really specific, I think you can dial in things easy enough, it is just a case of too many options sometimes. I do dial it down with distortion certainly though as the space can easily break into white noise when using with drives. Before is crazy, kinda like the mangledverb tries to do but better and more spacious. If you want to go more MBVish try out the latest firmware and you can switch between before and after distortion on your board. Shimmer, also great setting everything to unison but tuned out by maybe 20 cents, gets a really nice ambient chorus.Īnd use it in STEREO: really important for that kind of sound, well it helps anyway! That reverse algorhythm setting similar to some slowdive sounds, another case of high mod, setting in time with notes.
#Eventide blackhole vs valhalla shimmer mod#
Other slowdivey sounds are basic everything up on the hall setting, lots of treble but the mod is very important.especially pygmalion stuff is great when you use the freeze or infinite on the footswitch.ĭialing up the blackhole on the reverse is the best reverse verb for string-like melodies, i prefer it to the reverse verb but that's useful too for some clear cut repeats that slowdive sometimes use- but take the diffusion and size down a bit, use the reverse decay but lower settings can actually sound wetter on the blackhole because it seems to introduce 'something dry' when you use longer decays, using the amount of feedback to control how long the verb is instead. As above for the slowdivey sounds, swept verb is great though too and fast delay settings.
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