New Catalinbread CBX Gated Reverb Guitar Effects Pedal

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From Catalinbread:

The CBX gives you full control over a classic studio trick popularized in the '80s by Phil Collins and Bruce Springsteen known as gated reverb. Originally, this involved an SSL console's talkback mic channel fed back through the console preamp and into a noise gate.

In the primordial ooze of studio tricks, many recording engineers had to invent their own effects. Double tracking and flanging started as manual manipulations of magnetic tape and the machinery used to process it. One such effect is gated reverb, the combination of digital reverb and noise gate, "invented" in the '70s but popularized in the '80s by one Phil Collins. Like many now-legendary effects, gated reverb was invented by accident using the Solid State Logic SL4000 Talkback Mic channel and AMS RMX16 digital reverb units. The premise is simple enough: the gate is a function of the signal strength; once the signal level drops below an adjustable threshold, the reverb tail snaps shut. Our CBX recreates this magical symbiosis with an overdrivable preamp, adjustable reverb lag time and a full wet-dry blend. The result is a lovely and expressive "always-on" reverb that stays in its lane and won't interfere with the all-important mix.

Controls:

Lag: Adjusts the delay between the original note played and the onset of the gate. Use the lower half of the control to fine-tune your picking attack; just past noon gives you slapback and reverse-esque sounds. Think of it as a pre-delay control for the gate.

Gate: Controls the sensitivity of the gate. Keep this low for the least amount of gating and longest reverb trails, turn up for running higher gain devices before it or making the effect more subtle. When all the way down, the gate is removed from the circuit.

Mix: Controls the balance between dry and wet signals. At minimum you hear just the dry signal through the preamp; at maximum, only the reverberated signal.

Verb: Governs the thickness of the reverb. Low gives mild reverberation; maxed out gives a huge, harmonically rich reverb sound.

Pre: Controls the level of the onboard preamp.

Power Supply (Not Included):
The CBX accepts a center-negative DC power supply from 9 to 18 volts, capable of supplying at least 100mA of current. Do not use center-positive, AC, or higher voltage supplies. Run it at 18V for more headroom.