About This Item
Description
A reverb that can be louder than the note that caused it. Reverberation Machine is a synthetic atmosphere creator: drippy saturated spring reverbs and cavernous expanses at moderate settings, and a distorted wall of shimmering gloom when you push the Altitude control. The Verb knob runs to 125 percent, so the reflection can outweigh the source.
Which Death by Audio reverb is this?
- Rooms: six programmed stereo reverb algorithms with expression control.
- Dream Station: reverb and delay together in a small stereo enclosure.
- Echo Dream 2: modulated echo with a fuzz stage after the repeats.
Reverberation Machine is the saturated mono one. It is the choice when you want the reverb itself to distort rather than to stay clean behind the guitar.
Why guitarists choose the Reverberation Machine
- Altitude adds gain to the reverb, which turns a clean tail into a wide open distorted wash.
- The Verb control reaches 125 percent wet, so the reverb can be louder than your input signal.
- A dark and light toggle switches between cavernous reverberation and bright shimmer without touching the other controls.
- Three controls and one toggle keep it fast to dial in during a set.
- It runs from a standard 9 V battery as well as a DC adapter.
- True bypass, hand built in New York City.
Controls and switches
- VOL sets the master output volume, on a scale running from silence to full.
- ALTITUDE works like a gain control: turn it up for a wider open and more distorted sound.
- VERB blends in the amount of reverb on a scale that runs up to 125 percent.
- The dark and light toggle chooses between dark cavernous reverberation and bright shimmering reverberation.
- The footswitch is true bypass, with a red indicator LED.
Power and pedalboard compatibility
- Runs on 9 V DC, 2.1 mm barrel, center negative.
- Current draw is 66 mA, so budget that on your supply.
- A 9 V battery can also power it.
- True bypass means it is completely out of the signal path when it is off, so place it wherever the chain sounds best.
- Jacks sit along the top edge, which keeps patch cables out of the row in front.
- Routing: Mono (single OUTPUT and INPUT shown on the manual panel diagram).
- It measures 12.34 x 9.32 x 5.23 cm including hardware, so measure your row before ordering.
Technical specifications
| Model | Death by Audio Reverberation Machine |
| Effect type | Saturated reverb |
| Controls | Vol, Altitude, Verb, dark and light toggle |
| Bypass | True bypass |
| Expression or CV input | No |
| Power | 9 V DC, 2.1 mm barrel, center negative |
| Current draw (mA) | 66 |
| Battery | Yes |
| Top mounted jacks | Yes |
| Routing | Mono (single OUTPUT and INPUT shown on the manual panel diagram) |
| Connections | INPUT jack, OUTPUT jack, POWER jack (per manual panel diagram); jack sizes not published |
| Dimensions including hardware | 12.34 x 9.32 x 5.23 cm |
| Weight | 14 oz. |
| MPN | 720260152379 |
| GTIN | 720260152379 |
| ASIN | B07CFKPHTX |
| Manufacture and warranty | Handmade in New York City |
FAQ
What does the Altitude control actually change? It behaves like a gain control on the reverb. Higher settings open the sound up and add distortion to the tail.
Why does the Verb scale go past 100 percent? Because the reverb can be mixed louder than the dry signal. At the 125 percent end the reflections dominate completely.
Should I be careful with the levels? Yes. Death By Audio warns that with Altitude and Verb past 12 o'clock the pedal can produce potentially harmful volumes, white noise and other artefacts.
What does the toggle do? It selects dark cavernous reverberation or bright shimmering reverberation.
Can it run on a battery? Yes, it runs on a standard 9 V battery as well as a 9 V DC adapter.
How much current does it draw? The official product page lists 66 mA and the manual lists 54 mA. Allow for the higher figure when planning a supply.
Is it true bypass? Yes.