Time-Warped Reverberator.
Create
vast soundscapes with just a few notes from your instrument. Apply
mind-bending pitch and harmonic manipulation to your reverb tails, with
synth-like filter sweeps. Enter a world of new sounds that blow away the
boundaries of what is possible with reverb. With pioneers and
adventurous sonic explorers in mind we created a reverb pedal that can
go where none have gone before.
Reverberant Synthesis Machine.
NightSky
is a reverberant synthesis workstation, and a powerful, hands-on
experimental sound design platform. NightSky gives you real-time
continuous control of reverb pitch/processing rate/core size, harmonics,
and even a synth-like resonant filter with multiple modulation
waveshapes, plus a step sequencer with variable glide. You haven’t heard
a pedal like this before.
The Rules of Space and Time Have Been Rewritten.
New Sonic Territory.
NightSky
is a reverb pedal you will want to get your hands on. Deep and powerful
sound manipulation with instant response knob-tweaking and no menu
diving set a new standard in experimental reverb sound design.
Warp Core Reverb.
NightSky
achieves some of its most mind bending sounds by using a Variable
Process Rate for its reverb core, allowing you to simultaneously change
the size of the reverb as well as the pitch. This pitch change can be
completely smooth, or quantized to a variety of musical scales. And it
can be sequenced.
Harmonic Sculpture Machine.
Use
Shimmer to shift the harmonic structure by selectable musical
intervals. Add Glimmer to dynamically enhance the harmonic spectrum.
Turn up Drive to generate saturated overdriven harmonics. Then sculpt
the resulting signal with NightSky’s synth-like variable-resonance low
pass filter.
Inspiration
Challenge The Conventions.
NightSky
evolved from a desire to push the envelope and challenge the
conventions of traditional reverb while also paying homage to the
experimental reverberant sounds from decades past.
It started with
the variable rate core. Once that was nailed down, we knew we had to
complement it with a set of sound-shaping features that could take full
advantage of the unique possibilities and expand them exponentially.
This led us to a full-featured modulation section, a 4-pole resonant
filter, and a unique Voice section to control the reverb’s harmonic
structure.
Texture
Three Reverb Textures: Sparse, Dense, and Diffuse.
NightSky gives you three distinct Reverb textures to choose from: Sparse, Dense, and Diffuse.
The Sparse reverb creates reflections that are far enough apart from each other to be audibly distinct.
Legato
notes create a lush but pleasingly clean sound field, while staccato
notes reveal individual echoes in a way that is well suited for sound
design and special effects.
The Dense reverb texture is an
immediate-response reverb with a smooth sound field, featuring sonic
characteristics similar to a plate.
The Diffuse reverb creates a
slow-building, atmospheric wash that excels at ambient, swell, and even
reverse-like textures. The Diffuse reverb deconstructs and spreads
transients over time to achieve its bloom-like effect.
Size/Pitch
Travel at Warp Speed.
NightSky
jettisons tradition and opens up a new universe of possibilities by
using a variable rate process to expand and contract the reverb core
size.
This changes the reflection density and response of the reverb while retaining the integrity of the audio within the reverb.
The result is a reverberated signal that can be transposed, sequenced and pitch modulated for interplanetary approval.
Shimmer
Sonically Beautiful Reverb Repitching.
Inspired
by the classic shimmer effects pioneered in the ’80s using digital
reverbs and pitch shifters, NightSky’s Shimmer voice is carefully
created from the reverberated signal itself to generate maximum radiance
and beauty.
Call forth deep, low ambient string sections with the octave down setting, or spacey ethereal textures with octave up.
In between the octaves are several musically interesting intervals available for shifting the harmonic structure of the reverb.
The
Shimmer processing can be applied at the reverb input only, or can
regenerate within the reverb core for ever-ascending or descending
pitches as the reverb decays.
Glimmer
Custom Tailored Harmonic Spectrum.
Glimmer creates an enhanced harmonic spectrum using an optimally tuned dynamic resonant network.
Its high setting accentuates higher frequency harmonics, creating a washy, dreamy, ambient top end.
With
Glimmer switched to its low setting, lower frequency harmonics are
enhanced to alter the perceived harmonic structure and create mysterious
synth-like textures.
Drive
Explosions in the NightSky.
NightSky’s
Drive feature generates saturated overdriven harmonics that can either
react to the signal going into the reverb core, or dynamically distort
the reverb’s output in a very interactive way.
When Drive is
applied at the input to the reverb, digging in generates more distorted
harmonics, so you can dynamically “play” the distortion going into the
reverb core.
Placed on the reverb output, Drive acts as a
soft-clipped limiter, reacting dynamically with the complexities of the
decay of the reverb.
This can produce interesting distorted stereo
panning effects, as reflections on either side of the stereo image
surpass or recede below the amplitude necessary to generate noticeable
distortion.
The harmonic complexity created by the Drive block is perfectly suited for sonic sculpting via NightSky’s low pass filter.
Filter
Synth-like Low Pass Filter and More.
NightSky
features a beautifully tuned 4-pole 24dB/octave low pass filter with a
user-selectable resonance amount for gorgeous synth-like filter sweeps
of the reverb output.
The low pass filter is especially effective at shaping the distortion products from the Drive section.
When used with NightSky’s Modulation section this filter reveals the inspiring power of subtractive reverberant synthesis.
The
low pass filter can also be swapped for a high cut filter that removes
high frequencies from the regenerating reverb core to create a reverb
that gets darker as it decays.
Also in NightSky’s TONE section is a low cut filter that removes low end content both at the output and in the reverb core.
Modulate
Powerful Modulation Capabilities.
Add motion to your sounds with NightSky’s Modulation section.
Create slowly evolving ethereal textures, or push the limits of wildly experimental sound design.
Triangle, square, ramp, saw, random, and envelope wave forms can be used to modulate your choice of targets:
Modulate the delay lines within the regenerating reverb core, or modulate the size/pitch (process rate) of the reverb core.
Or, for very synth-like sounds, modulate the resonant low pass filter.
Morph
Unlock the Power of Morph.
NightSky’s
Morph feature allows you to seamlessly go from one set of knob
positions to another at the press of a footswitch, at any Morph speed
you choose.
Use it to gradually vary modulation speed and depth,
or morph from a subtle short-decay reverb to a huge, mysterious,
modulated long-decay reverb.
You can morph between different size/pitch settings or even morph between shimmer intervals.
Turn
up the resonance on the low pass filter and use Morph to sweep the
filter’s center frequency, sweeping through audible harmonics as you go.
Morph settings are saved per-preset, making it a powerful live performance tool.
Sequence
Sequence Your Reverb.
NightSky features a powerful and easy to use eight step sequencer.
Each
step effectively changes the SIZE/PITCH setting and can be easily tuned
in half step increments or to notes in the musical scale of your
choosing, or can be tuned freely with no pitch quantization.
The sequencer can be set to advance a single step each time you press a footswitch, or can run automatically at a tapped tempo.
Individual
steps can be instantly activated or deactivated as the sequence runs,
and you can set a variable glide time for smooth pitch transitions
between steps.
Sequences are saved per preset.
Infinite
Infinite Sky.
NightSky’s
INFINITE footswitch freezes the audio at the input to the reverb core,
and any new audio can still be processed by the reverb on top of the
frozen audio.
Not only does this allow you to create a lush
ambient bed to play over, it offers a whole new world of possibilities
when used in conjunction with NightSky’s sequencer.
Now you can
repitch that frozen audio by predetermined intervals stored in your
sequence, creating on-demand chord changes to play over, or single note
sequences to set a groove.
Deep Editing
Go Beyond.
NightSky’s front panel offers an abundance of control over your reverberated signal.
Should
you desire to venture even further beyond the ordinary, there are
several secondary parameters to add to your sound design toolkit.
Infinite Input Mode –
With Infinite mode, select whether additional input signal gets
processed by the reverb and sequencer or passes through unprocessed
Glide Time – Set the Glide (portamento) speed for the sequencer
Pre-Delay – Adjust pre-delay from 0 to 500ms
Scale Select – Choose from eight different scales when scale quantize is selected
Filter Resonance – Vary the resonance from gradual rolloff to sharp peaking response when low pass is selected
Glimmer Gain – Adjust the intensity of the Glimmer effect
Drive Gain – Set the intensity of the Drive effect
Morph Time – Adjust how quickly settings morph between each other
FEATURES
Instant Access to 16 Presets.
NightSky gives you instant front panel access to 16 presets.
Of course, if 16 is not enough, 300 preset locations are available via MIDI.
MIDI CONTROL
Core of your MIDI Rig.
With
full MIDI control of every parameter plus 300 preset locations,
NightSky is designed to be the center of sonic expressiveness for your
MIDI pedalboard.
Control sequencer tempo and pitch via MIDI. Modulate NightSky’s filter with beat-synced modulation envelopes from your DAW.
Let NightSky provide the inspiration, and the possibilities are as unlimited as your imagination.
NightSky
transmits and receives MIDI over 5-pin DIN, USB, and even the
Expression jack (via our MIDI EXP cable)—perfect for your pedal board or
in your studio.
EXPRESSION
Morphing expression control.
Connect an expression pedal and enjoy a whole new level of instantaneous, continuous control.
Set
as many knobs as you like for the heel position and toe position of
your expression pedal, and all settings will simultaneously morph
throughout the full range of the expression pedal.
Level Switch
Dedicated Instrument/Line Input Level Switch.
NightSky offers an input level switch to work perfectly with a variety of input sources.
Set the switch to the INST position when using a guitar level input.
Set
to LINE when using NightSky in the effects loop of a guitar amp, or
when driving NightSky with a hot output from a synth or mixer insert.
The
LINE input mode gives you an additional 10dB of clean headroom, and is
also perfect for using NightSky as a send effect or insert effect in the
studio.
Additional Control with MultiSwitch Plus. **NOT INCLUDED**
Connect MultiSwitch Plus to NightSky’s Expression Pedal jack for additional footswitchable control.
Use
MultiSwitch Plus to instantly select between three presets, or scroll
through the 16 onboard presets and engage or bypass the preset you have
selected.
Or set MultiSwitch Plus to individually engage or bypass the MOD, TONE, or VOICE sections of NightSky.
SPECS
Sound Design
- Three selectable reverb types offer a wide variety of ambient textures
- MOD section with various waveforms to modulate the reverb or tone filters
- TONE section to sculpt the high and low EQ of the reverb
- VOICE section to enhance the aural spectrum of the reverb
- Adjustable SHIMMER for adding pitch shifting of up to +/- 1 octave to the reverb
- GLIMMER dynamically enhances high or low frequency harmonics for synth-like textures
- Pre or Post DRIVE to add saturated overdriven harmonics to the reverb
- Adjustable reverb core size to increase or decrease the space for reflections
- Independent REVERB and DRY level controls
- Step sequencer for programming rhythmic pitch variations of the reverb
- Access to 16 presets from the front panel and 300 presets via MIDI
Ins, Outs and Switches
- High impedance ultra low-noise discrete Class A JFET preamp stereo inputs
- Low impedance stereo outputs
- Input Level switch allows for both instrument and line level signals
- On, Favorite, and Infinite footswitches
- Expression pedal input allows the connection of an expression pedal, MultiSwitch Plus, or 1/4” to MIDI cable
- Full featured MIDI in/out supporting MIDI CCs, program changes, MIDI clock sync and more
- USB jack for controlling via MIDI from a computer or for performing firmware updates
Audio Quality
- Analog dry path for a zero latency dry signal that is never converted to digital
- Premium JFET analog front end
- Ultra low noise, high performance 24-bit 96kHz A/D and D/A converters provide uncompromising audio quality
- Super high performance SHARC DSP
- 32-bit floating point processing
- 20Hz to 20kHz frequency response
- Audio Input Impedance: 1M Ohm
- Audio Output Impedance: 100 Ohm
More
- True Bypass (electromechanical relay switching) or selectable transparent Analog Buffered Bypass
- Strong and lightweight anodized dark blue aluminum chassis
- 9V DC power supply included
- Power requirements: maximum 9 volts DC center-negative, with a minimum of 300mA of current
- Dimensions:
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- 4.5′ deep x 7′ wide x 1.75′ tall
- 114.3 mm deep x 177.3 mm wide x 44.5 mm tall
- Designed and built in the USA