Blackstar HT-REVERB Quick Start Manual

QUICKSTART GUIDE

The HT-REVERB can take you from your room to an arena via hall, plate, spring, gate and reverse
reverb effects. Valve compression and harmonics are added using the Dwell control, and you can
switch the reverb time from short to long while you are playing.
Specification
8 reverb effects
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Genuine valve design
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Operates at 300V HT
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Unique Dwell control
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Manual and Short
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Long modes
Two Modes
Manual and Short/Long modes for maximum
playing flexibility

Manual Mode

The Time control sets reverb decay length.
(Note: the footswitch is inactive and the LED off)
Short/Long Mode
The footswitch toggles between preset short
(LED green) and long (LED red) times for live
flexibility.
TONE TIP: to change mode simply hold down
the MODE footswitch for 1 second.
Room
TIME TONE DWELL
PLATE SPRING
BRIGHT HALL ARENA
HALL REVERSE
ROOM GATE
0 10 0 10 0
EFFECT
HT-REVERB
Plate
TIME TONE DWELL
PLATE SPRING
BRIGHT HALL ARENA VALVE REVERB
ON
HALL REVERSE
ROOM GATE 0 10 0 10 0
EFFECT
HT-REVERB
Reverse
VALVE REVERB
BRIGHT HALL
ON
HALL
Steve Conte – New York Dolls, Paul Mahon – The Answer, Hugh Harris – The Kooks, Sam McTrusty – Twin Atlantic, Peter Bullick – Deb Bonham, Andy Cairns – Therapy?,
Ian Love – Rival Schools, Scott Middleton – Cancer Bats, Dan P. Carter – Bloodhound Gang, Randy Bachman, – Bachman Turner Overdrive,
Stereo
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Unique switching operation
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High integrity buffered
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bypass
Power supply included
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Silent switching
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Suggested settings
Hall
LEVEL
PLATE SPRING
BRIGHT HALL
HALL
ROOM GATE
10 0 10
EFFECT
Spring
LEVEL
PLATE SPRING
MODE
BRIGHT HALL
SHORT/LONG ON
HALL
10 0 10 ROOM GATE
EFFECT
TIME TONE DWELL
PLATE SPRING
MODE
ARENA
SHORT/LONG ON
REVERSE
ROOM GATE
0 10 0 10 0 10
EFFECT
HT-REVERB
VALVE REVERB
ON
Jay Mehler – Kasabian, Stu Gili-Ross – Gallows.
Dwell
By adjusting the drive to the high voltage
valve circuit in the effect side chain, the
Dwell control affects the amount of valve
compression and harmonics present in
the effect.
TIME TONE DWELL LEVEL
ARENA
REVERSE
0 10 0 10 0 10 0 10
HT-REVERB
TIME TONE DWELL LEVEL
MODE
ARENA VALVE REVERB
SHORT/LONG
REVERSE
0 10 0 10 0 10 0 10
HT-REVERB
Gate
LEVEL TIME
PLATE SPRING
MODE
VALVE REVERB
BRIGHT HALL ARENA
SHORT/LONG
HALL REVERSE
ROOM GATE
0 10 0
EFFECT
MODE
SHORT/LONG ON
HT Pedal Users
HT-REVERB
Bright Hall
TIME
PLATE SPRING
BRIGHT HALL ARENA
HALL REVERSE
ROOM GATE
0 10
EFFECT
HT-REVERB
Arena
TIME
PLATE SPRING
BRIGHT HALL ARENA VALVE REVERB
ON
HALL REVERSE
ROOM GATE 0 10
EFFECT
HT-REVERB
TONE DWELL LEVEL
VALVE REVERB
ON
10 0 10 0 10 0 10
HT-REVERB
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MODE
VALVE REVERB
SHORT/LONG
TONE DWELL LEVEL
0 10 0 10 0 10
TONE DWELL LEVEL
MODE
SHORT/LONG
0 10 0 10 0 10
MODE
SHORT/LONG