Footswitch, normally a reverb freeze, can also
be assigned a number of options with Neuro.
IN USE
Ventris is actually two separate reverb units
that work independently or together, in parallel
or cascade mode (one into the other). This
concept of having two independent reverbs
that you can edit, mix, and match is genius. I
find Ventris to be very user friendly. Scrolling • Lo-Fi has a tape-like distortion with differing • Plate is a pretty authentic EMT style plate
through the 12 reverb types is fun. There’s: amounts of nastiness. When you step on reverb. You can choose different sizes.
Lo Fi, Modverb, Shimmer, Echoverb, Swell, the Option footswitch it oscillates like crazy. They did a good job on this, and you could
Offspring, Reverse, Room, Hall, E-dome, True • Shimmer has that Angelic octave thing Spring, and Plate. They are all studio quality, reminiscent of an Eventide classic. It’s • Hall is based on a classic studio reverb.
and I could see using Ventris as outboard gear combined with a room, and with control 2 It’s a great algorithm with five different size
in a recording studio. you can dial in just the right amount. You options, and by using the pre-delay you can
also use it on a vocal return in the studio.
make a super creative echo patch.
can set both A & B to Shimmer via Neuro
They have packed a ton of user controls on and get some killer effects when you set • Metal Box is an extra preset that you can
top, so it’s quick and easy to try things. Another them to do opposite Ramp functions. access via Neuro. It’s a unique, tight metal
feature is Preset spillover, allowing the Reverb Adding to that, you can assign the Option box that I like for picking stuff and tight rock
trails to fade naturally, even when you change footswitch for more weirdness. chords.
presets. It’s a nice touch.
HIGHLIGHTS
I’m always drawn to the most creative things
• EchoVerb is a perfect ‘go to’ for Ambient
pads. It has delay, reverb and modulation, CONCLUSION
and the Option footswitch is normally set to First you have to remember that all of the verbs
Loop hold. It’s fantastic. above can be combined with themselves or
I can get out of a pedal. I spent a lot of time • Swell is the smoothest swell verb I’ve heard with one another. As wonderful as they are
messing with Ventris, and all the reverbs are right out of the box. I do a lot of ambient by themselves, when mixed with another one
great, but here are my first impressions. swells, and this is so musical…. you have endless possibilities. I’ve spent hours
• Offspring is another cool one. This is coming up with patches that are unique and
• True Spring is so realistic it’s freaky. They something like an angelic shimmery/filtery musical. The editing capabilities are a tweekers
admittedly spent a ton of effort on this arppeggiator. It’s very rhythmic, with control dream. For the rest of us, we can also come up
one. It’s got a beautiful, rich “boing”, and over the modulation. I think you’ll get a lot with all kinds of fresh original ambient sounds
of mileage out of this one. with just the knobs.
better than any other spring pedals I’ve
tried. This thing has everything you want in • Reverse reverb is very dramatic and can get a Spring. I can’t wait to try it on Vocals too. real weird in a good way. It can get a cool I found the Neuro app very helpful in the studio.
Adelle’s signature vocal reverb is a spring. granular vibe that I dig. It’s quick to edit, and you don’t have to kneel
With Neuro there is an additional Outboard • Room is an authentic emulation of just that. down to your pedal board. I like being able to sit
tube Spring reverb available that nails that You can hear the back wall, and there is in front of a console while editing sounds with a
authentic Surf tone drip. It’s killer on a Bari Modulation control too. It’s a perfect reverb laptop. Overall, Ventris is a killer pedal, and will
with some tremolo. to add to another in A+B setup. likely be the one to beat for a good while. The
• ModVerb has a combo Tremolo/Spring, like • E-Dome is a fantastic, giant space, with lush
a vintage amp, with the option to choose modulation. For ambient tones it’s a perfect
the order and either smooth or deep A+B match with Shimmer or ModVerb. I’m
tremolo. Yes for Teles & Baritones! a big fan of this one.
July 2018
Spring is quite a knockout.
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