Reverb Machines: Bloom - Strymon BigSky User Manual

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Reverb Machines: Bloom

In the '90s, more diffusion blocks were added to reverbs to smooth out the sound. A side effect of this was the tendency of the
reverbs to have a slowly building envelope that 'bloomed', resulting in big ambient reverbs that sit nicely with the dry signal
even at high Mix levels. The Bloom reverb features a bloom generating section that feeds into a traditional reverb tank, and
adds a unique Feedback parameter that expands the possibilities exponentially.
PARAMETERS:
Low End:
Length:
Feedback:
TIPS & TRICKS:
The Decay knob controls the tank's decay time, while the Length parameter controls the bloom length.
High settings of the Length parameter and/or higher Feedback settings can result in reverbs that are
much longer than the displayed tank decay time.
Experiment with short Decay times and higher Length values, and then longer Decay times with lower
length values to get a feel for how these two portions of the reverb interact and complement each other.
The Mod knob controls two independent 16-phase oscillators for a total of 32 oscillator signals. The
fi rst 16-phase oscillator modulates the bloom-generating delay lines, while the 2nd 16-phase oscillator
modulates the tank reverb delay lines. The result is sublime, big, and beautiful.
The Tone knob is a unique resonant fi lter that shapes the top end with synth-like voicing. Experiment by
adjusting the Tone knob with long-decay reverbs.
High Feedback settings paired with high Modulation results in a gorgeous spectrum of sweeping
resonant harmonics.
Adjusts the low frequency content of the reverb. Higher values allow more low end
reverberation.
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Adjusts the length of the 'bloom' portion of the reverb. Higher levels will result in
longer bloom times.
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Adjusts the amount of feedback that is applied around the bloom portion of the reverb.
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