About This Item
Description
Space carries twelve reverb engines from Eventide's rack processors down to the floor, so the same pedal gives you a believable spring, a studio plate, and the gravity-bending Blackhole algorithm that no room ever produced.
Which Eventide reverb pedal is this?
Space is the multi-algorithm reverb of the Factor floor range: twelve reverb families, 100 presets, a HotSwitch and full 5-pin MIDI. Blackhole is the compact pedal dedicated to the single Blackhole algorithm with Gravity and Freeze on their own knobs, which Space also includes as one of its twelve. If you want these reverbs alongside delay, pitch and modulation, the H9 Max Dark and the current H9 Harmonizer Gen 2 carry the same algorithm library in a smaller enclosure.
Why guitarists choose the Space
- Twelve algorithms cover Halls, Rooms, Plates, Spring and Reverse alongside Blackhole, ModEchoVerb, DualVerb, MangleVerb and DynaVerb, so conventional and experimental reverb live in one box.
- Blackhole with Gravity and Anti-Gravity is built in, which means huge inverted swells without adding a second reverb pedal.
- DynaVerb reacts to your playing dynamics, so the reverb ducks out of the way of hard picking and opens up as you back off.
- The dedicated HotSwitch jumps to an alternative parameter set instantly, which is how you get a chorus-verse ambience change without menu diving.
- The reverb engines are derived from Eventide's flagship rack processors and the Eclipse, so the tails hold up in a studio context rather than just on stage.
- 100 presets, 5-pin MIDI and selectable tails make it usable both at the front of a board and in an amp effects loop.
Controls and switches
- Ten parameter knobs Real-time control over decay, size, contour, mix, low and high damping and each algorithm's own parameters.
- Encoder / algorithm selector Steps through the twelve reverb algorithms.
- Left and middle footswitches Bypass and preset selection with instant program change.
- HotSwitch Instantly jumps to a second set of parameter values for the loaded preset, then jumps back.
- Guitar/Line level switch Matches instrument level or line level for an effects loop or studio front end.
Power and pedalboard compatibility
Runs on a 9V DC center-positive supply through a 5.5 mm / 2.5 mm barrel plug and draws up to 500 mA. Center positive is the opposite of most BOSS-style pedalboard outputs, so use the included Eventide adapter or a board output that can be set to center positive and deliver 500 mA. Bypass is selectable between true analog bypass and buffered bypass, and mute and effect-tail behaviour are selectable too, which is what you want when the pedal sits in an amp effects loop.
Technical specifications
| Type | Reverb multi-effects processor |
|---|---|
| Dimensions | 12.2 x 19.0 x 5.4 cm (L x W x H) |
| Algorithms and presets | Twelve reverb algorithms; 100 factory presets |
| Audio I/O | Input 1 / Input 2 and Output 1 / Output 2, all 1/4" mono jacks, guitar or line level |
| Control connections | Expression pedal 1/4" jack, aux switch 1/4" jack, USB Type B, 5-pin DIN MIDI In and MIDI Out/Thru |
| Recommended load impedance | 10 kOhm or greater |
| Weight | 1000 g |
| Input impedance | 500 kOhm |
| Output impedance | 470 Ohm |
| Current draw | Up to 500 mA |
| Power | 9V DC center positive, 5.5 mm / 2.5 mm barrel, up to 500 mA |
| Signal path | Digital |
| Bypass | Selectable; relay (true) bypass available |
Reference: the official Eventide Space page and the official manual.
FAQ
Does Space include the Blackhole reverb? Yes. Blackhole, with Gravity and Anti-Gravity, is one of the twelve algorithms in Space. The standalone Blackhole pedal gives that one algorithm its own dedicated controls and a Freeze footswitch.
What does the HotSwitch actually do? It stores a second value for any parameters you choose in a preset and switches to them instantly while you hold or press it, so you can jump between two ambience settings hands-free.
Can Space go in my amp's effects loop? Yes. Set line level, and use the selectable bypass and tails options so reverb decays naturally when you switch the effect out.
Is there a spring reverb algorithm? Yes, Spring is one of the twelve, alongside Halls, Rooms, Plates and Reverse.
What supply does it need? 9V DC center positive at up to 500 mA on a 5.5 mm / 2.5 mm barrel. Center positive is the opposite of most pedalboard defaults.
Is it stereo? Yes, two inputs and two outputs on quarter-inch jacks, switchable between mono and stereo operation.