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The pedal that revolutionized compact reverb pedals has evolved into the Strymon Blue Sky V2 Reverb Pedal. Plug into the BlueSky for the most lush, majestic reverbs imaginable. Transform a single note or chord into vast sonic atmospheres with impossibly gorgeous, incredibly long reverb tails. Hear the inspiring splash of an upgraded spring algorithm dripping with vintage vibe. Lose track of time and space as you interact with deep and expansive new Shimmer sounds never heard anywhere before. Whether you’re a classic spring reverb fan, a studio rack aficionado, or an ambient soundscape creator searching for new sonic textures, the sounds you are looking for have found a home in the Blue Sky V2.
The BlueSky provides three different reverb types: plate, room, and spring, and each type can produce everything from stunning realism to expanded sounds far beyond what would be physically possible, while always remaining musical and beautiful. Each mode can be further modded with the Off / Light / Deep mod switch, which modulated the lengths of the individual delay lines responsible for the reflections in a reverb tank. With the BlueSky’s Mod switch set to its Light position, the delay lines are modulated to add subtle motion to the reverb tail. With the Mod switch set to Deep, the signal entering the reverb tank is also modulated, in addition to the individual delay lines within the reverb tank.
The BlueSky’s unique Shimmer function can add sparkle or depth as well as expanded dimension and complexity to your tone by adding pitch shifting “in the tank.” This artifact-free pitch effect has a distinctive organic sound. The BlueSky’s Shimmer behaves differently depending on which reverb type is selected. Turn the Shimmer knob up when using the plate reverb to add regenerative octave-up pitch shifting. With the room reverb, shimmer regeneratively adds an octave plus a fifth. When used with the spring reverb, an intriguing octave down pitch effect with adjustable LFO speed is achieved.
Intuitive and powerful tone shaping controls allow you to easily dial in an endless variety of inspiring sounds. And with ultra low noise, high performance 24-bit 96kHz A/D and D/A converters and a 20Hz to 20kHz frequency response, the Strymon BlueSky is equally at home on top of a studio console or in front of a tube amp. Strymon's second-gen BlueSky offers true studio quality reverbs in a compact pedal, and adds significant new features, incorporating technological advancements, hardware improvements and design enhancements to give you additional flexibility, power, and ease of use on stage and in the studio.
At Riffs & Licks Music, we think the Strymon Blue Sky V2 Reverb Pedal combines intense research and design with technological wizardry to bring you 3 incredible reverbs in an easy to use format, with no menu diving. If you liked the original Blue Sky, you'll love the Blue Sky V2.
Reverb Types
Plate | A high-quality vintage plate reverb gives you the smooth, crisp reverberations heard on classic records from the 60s and 70s. |
Room | A versatile room reverb places your tone in cozy small rooms, massive arenas, and everywhere in between. |
Spring | A splashy spring reverb, which is a faithful recreation of the best vintage spring reverb circuits that Strymon could find, instantly adds character and retro mojo to any signal. |
Features
Tone Shaping | A dedicated Shimmer knob and new Shimmer behaviours yield an inspiring variety of immersive new sounds. A new Mod switch allows you to select the modulation depth for each reverb type (Off / Light / Deep). A beautiful new Spring algorithm creates extraordinary vintage spring reverb sounds, as well as expanded spring textures and hauntingly unique interactions with an octave-down Shimmer. Dedicated tone controls make the BlueSky one of the most versatile reverb pedals around. The BlueSky’s Low control tightens up the low end of your reverb by gradually dampening the low end frequencies, perfect for cleaning up muddy or boomy low end reverberations. For dark, moody reverbs, use the High control to roll back the high frequencies and dial in the exact tone you’re looking for. |
Hardware Improvements | A premium analogue JFET input circuit ensures superb responsiveness to your playing, and you can select mono or stereo input with the flick of a rear panel switch. In addition, you can now control the BlueSky with an expression pedal or MultiSwitch Plus. All this, plus a new ARM DSP chip provides more processing power for every sonic nuance, with less energy consumption on your pedalboard. |
MIDI | Full MIDI implementation allows you to control just about every knob, switch, and setting remotely via the EXP/MIDI jack or USB. And you can save and recall all the new sounds you create via 300 onboard MIDI preset locations. You can even remotely bypass or engage the pedal, automate decay time or other knob adjustments in your DAW, recall unique presets for each song on your setlist — the possibilities with MIDI are limitless. |
True/Buffered Bypass | The BlueSky lets you choose electromechanical relay switched true bypass for a 100% untouched, unprocessed signal when the pedal is bypassed (this is the default setting), or you can opt for our premium quality buffered bypass that conditions your signal to preserve its integrity by preventing the high end roll-off that can happen due to longer cable runs. |
Specifications
Ins, Outs & Switches | High impedance ultra low-noise discrete Class A JFET TRS stereo input |
Low impedance independent TS stereo outputs | |
Expression pedal input allows the connection of a TRS expression pedal, MiniSwitch, MultiSwitch Plus, or TRS MIDI connection | |
USB jack for controlling via MIDI from a computer or for performing firmware updates | |
Dedicated Favourite & On/Off footswitches | |
Audio Quality | Premium JFET analogue front end |
Ultra low noise, high performance 24-bit 96kHz A/D and D/A converters provide uncompromising audio quality | |
520MHz ARM Superscalar processor | |
32-bit floating point processing | |
20Hz to 20kHz frequency response | |
Audio Input Impedance: 1M Ohm | |
Audio Output Impedance: 100 Ohm | |
Additional | Strong and lightweight anodized blue aluminium chassis |
9V DC power supply included | |
Power requirements: maximum 9 volts DC centre-negative, with a minimum of 300mA of current | |
Dimensions: 11.4 cm deep x 10.2 cm wide x 4.4 cm tall | |
Designed and built in the USA |
(SN-BLUE-SKY-2)
SKU | SN-BLUE-SKY-2 |
Barcode # | 0852571008288 |
Brand | Strymon |
Shipping weight | 1.0000kg |
Shipping width | 0.200m |
Shipping height | 0.150m |
Shipping length | 0.200m |
Shipping cubic | 0.006000000m3 |
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