About This Item
Description
Six programmed spaces, from a small room to a gong. Rooms is a stereo, multi function digital reverb capable of searing volume, gated walls of sound and long trailing ambiences. Six programmed algorithms named Room, Digit, Peak, Gate, Wave and Gong each remap the Freq and Depth controls, and an ALT footswitch gives you a second set of settings plus expression control.
Which Death by Audio reverb is this?
- Reverberation Machine: a saturated mono reverb with an Altitude gain control.
- Dream Station: reverb and delay together in a small stereo enclosure.
- Echo Dream 2: modulated echo rather than reverb.
Rooms is the programmable stereo one. It is the choice when you want several distinct reverb characters and a footswitchable second setting rather than a single voice.
Why guitarists choose the Rooms
- Six algorithms cover natural rooms, digital artefacts, resonant peaks, gated walls, modulated waves and gong style resonance.
- The ALT footswitch stores a second position of the F, D and T knobs, so a verse and a chorus setting are one step apart.
- Dry and FX each reach +20 dB, which lets the reverb sit gently under the guitar or completely swamp it.
- An expression pedal or 0 to 3.3 V control voltage can sweep either Time or Frequency, selected with the side slider.
- Stereo inputs and outputs with mono splitting mean it works in almost any rig layout.
- True bypass, hand built in New York City.
Controls and switches
- FREQ sets the frequency parameter of the current mode and DEPTH sets the depth parameter, both remapped for each algorithm.
- TIME sets the reverb time in every mode.
- DRY sets the volume of the dry signal from silence to +20 dB, and FX does the same for the reverb signal.
- The six position mode selection chooses 1 Room, 2 Digit, 3 Peak, 4 Gate, 5 Wave or 6 Gong.
- The ALT footswitch engages the second set of F, D and T settings and enables expression control.
- The F to T slider on the side selects whether the expression input controls Frequency or Time.
Power and pedalboard compatibility
- Runs on 9 V DC, 2.1 mm barrel, center negative.
- Current draw is 80 mA, so budget that on your supply.
- Death By Audio does not publish battery operation for this one, so plan on a regulated DC supply.
- 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: Stereo (with mono-in splitting).
- It measures 15.11 x 9.8 x 7.52 cm including hardware, so measure your row before ordering.
Technical specifications
| Model | Death by Audio Rooms |
| Effect type | Stereo digital reverb |
| Controls | Freq, Depth, Time, Dry, FX, six position mode selection, ALT footswitch, F to T slider |
| Bypass | True bypass |
| Signal path | Digital |
| Expression or CV input | Yes |
| Power | 9 V DC, 2.1 mm barrel, center negative |
| Current draw (mA) | 80 |
| Top mounted jacks | Yes |
| Routing | Stereo (with mono-in splitting) |
| Dimensions including hardware | 15.11 x 9.8 x 7.52 cm |
| Weight | 13 oz. |
| MPN | 681827918749 |
| GTIN | 681827918749 |
| ASIN | B08LZRQG7T |
| Manufacture and warranty | Handmade in New York City |
FAQ
What do the six modes do? They are six meticulously programmed reverb algorithms: Room, Digit, Peak, Gate, Wave and Gong. Each one remaps what the Freq and Depth controls change.
How does the ALT footswitch work? It switches between two sets of the F, D and T controls and turns on expression control, so you can jump between two reverb settings with one step.
How do I use an expression pedal? Plug any TRS expression pedal or a 0 to 3.3 V control voltage into the EXP input. Expression only works in ALT mode, and the small ALT knob sets the minimum value of the sweep.
How do the stereo inputs work? Plugging only into IN R splits the dry signal to both outputs. Plugging into IN L separates the left and right clean signals to their own outputs. The reverb always cascades for a wider stereo image.
How loud can the reverb get? Both Dry and FX reach +20 dB, which is where the searing volume and gated walls of sound come from.
Is it analog or digital? It is a digital reverb with six programmed algorithms, in a true bypass enclosure.
What power does it need? 9 V DC through a 2.1 mm center negative barrel, drawing 80 mA.