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  • Page 1 USER MANUAL ®...

  • Page 2: Front Panel Controls

    BigSky - User Manual ® Front Panel Controls PRE-DELAY: Adjusts the time DECAY: Controls the VALUE: Turn for fi ne adjustment of MIX: Controls the between the dry signal and the Decay time of the Decay time when time is displayed.

  • Page 3: Rear Panel

    BigSky - User Manual ® Rear Panel MIDI: Full POWER: Never INPUTS: High OUTPUTS: Use featured MIDI plug into voltage impedance inputs. LEFT output for input and output higher than 9V DC. Use LEFT input for mono. CAB FILTER supporting CCs, Requires at least mono.
  • Page 4 BigSky - User Manual ® In Depth: PARAM 1 & 2 controls The PARAM 1 & PARAM 2 knobs allow you quick access to any desired menu parameter of the currently active reverb machine. For example, DIFUSN on the Cloud machine can be assigned to one of the parameter knobs to allow for easier control over the reverb diffusion.
  • Page 5 EP SET parameter in each preset. All knobs can be controlled simultaneously. See Common Parameters for set up instructions. Connect a Strymon MultiSwitch for external tap, bank, or preset selection. Set the EXP MD global setting to either TAP, BANK, or PRESET.
  • Page 6 Banks and Presets BigSky has 100 banks with A, B, and C presets in each bank. Banks are numbered 00 to 99 on the display. Note: BigSky ships from the factory with the fi rst 100 presets (00A-33A) duplicated from 33B-66B, and again from 66C-99C.
  • Page 7 BigSky - User Manual ® Editing Parameters While displaying BANK, to enter PARAMS to select the desired NAME or TIME menu PARAMETER push the turn the VALUE encoder VALUE encoder and turn to edit the selected push the PARAMETER VALUE encoder Reverb Machines: Common Parameters All Reverb Machines share a set of parameters.
  • Page 8 BigSky - User Manual ® Reverb Machines: Room A versatile room algorithm that creates environments ranging from well-tuned studio ambience to larger night club acoustics. The Tone knob, Diffusion and Low End parameters adjust the damping and scattering effects of room materials, furniture, and people.
  • Page 9 BigSky - User Manual ® Reverb Machines: Hall Diffused refl ections and slower-building density are the hallmarks of this beautiful and versatile reverb. The Concert size is well-balanced, spacious and warm, while the Arena size is huge, enveloping and booming. The Mid parameter allows for precise EQ tailoring of the reverberated sound.
  • Page 10 BigSky - User Manual ® Reverb Machines: Plate The Plate machine is a rich, fast-building reverb that creates depth without early refl ection cues to a specifi c environment. The Tone knob and Low End parameter are simple but powerful frequency shaping tools.
  • Page 11 Most spring circuits attenuate the low end pretty heavily to avoid rumble and feedback issues. This represents the 1st half of the Low End parameter values in BigSky’s spring reverb. Increasing the Low End settings can pg 11 add some richness to the spring when using the Clean or Combo Dwell settings and lower Mix levels.
  • Page 12 BigSky - User Manual ® Reverb Machines: Swell The Swell machine brings in the reverb gradually behind the dry signal for subtle evolving textures, like having a volume pedal on the wet signal. Alternatively, you can choose to have the dry signal swelled into the reverb, for maximum ambience and atmosphere.
  • Page 13 BigSky - User Manual ® Reverb Machines: Bloom In the ‘90s, more diffusion blocks were added to reverbs to smooth out the sound. A side effect of this was the tendency of the reverbs to have a slowly building envelope that ‘bloomed’, resulting in big ambient reverbs that sit nicely with the dry signal even at high Mix levels.
  • Page 14 BigSky - User Manual ® Reverb Machines: Cloud A gorgeously big, ambient reverb that draws from techniques developed in the late ‘70s. Using processing power not dreamed of in those days, the Cloud reverb machine obscures the distinction between reality and fantasy.
  • Page 15 BigSky - User Manual ® Reverb Machines: Chorale A vocal choir accompanies your music. Choose vowel ranges and intensities to customize your choir as it sings in venues that vary with the Decay knob. As the Modulation is increased, the choir becomes alive with multitude of voices.
  • Page 16 BigSky - User Manual ® Reverb Machines: Shimmer Two tunable voices add pitch-shifted tones to the reverberated signal, for resplendent, unearthly ambience. The voices are carefully created from the reverberated signal itself to generate maximum radiance and beauty. The Amount and Mode parameters allow for a range of shimmer effects from laid-back and subtle to full-blown majestic splendor.
  • Page 17 BigSky - User Manual ® Reverb Machines: Magneto A new style of music emerged in the late ‘50s, featuring the guitar as the ‘lead voice’ enhanced by the reverberated wash of a multi-head echo. The Magneto machine sets up a multi-head echo with all heads on, while the PreDelay knob adds feedback.
  • Page 18 BigSky - User Manual ® Reverb Machines: Nonlinear A variety of physics-defying reverb shapes are available for special effects and unique textures. Choose from three ‘backwards’ shapes (Swoosh, Reverse, and Ramp), or a Gate and more. Feedback control, Late Reverb, and Diffusion parameters allow for a vast array of time-warped possibilities.
  • Page 19 BigSky - User Manual ® Reverb Machines: Refl ections The Refl ections machine is a psycho-acoustically accurate small-space reverb that allows you to move your amp anywhere in the room. The Refl ections algorithm precisely calculates 250 refl ections based on the source position within the chosen room shape.
  • Page 20 Bypass Set-Up: Changes the bypass mode between True Bypass and Buffered Bypass. In True Bypass, electromechanical relays are used to bypass BigSky so that no components are touching the input signal. In Buffered Bypass the bypassed signal runs through a high quality analog buffer.
  • Page 21 6 characters Preset Dump: Allows presets to be sent via MIDI to another BigSky or to a MIDI recorder device. Presets can be dumped individually or all at one time. Select ALL to dump all presets, or scroll to select an individual preset to send.
  • Page 22 Cab Filter BigSky provides a sophisticated Cab Filter for times when a guitar amp isn’t used. If you’re outputting to a full-range PA system, recording interface, or headphones, you can simply place BigSky last in your effects chain and engage the Cab Filter.
  • Page 23 MIDI Patch changes: Value Range KNOBS: Type encoder 0-11 Value encoder BigSky presets are arranged in 100 banks of 3 each Decay 0-127 for a total of 300 presets. MIDI access is available as Pre-Delay 0-127 MIDI program change messages. Via MIDI, the presets...
  • Page 24 BigSky - User Manual ® Features • 12 hand crafted reverb machine algorithms for meticulous and nuanced reverb sounds • Ultra Low Noise, high performance A/D and D/A Converters • Premium analog front end and output section • Analog dry path for a zero latency dry signal that is never converted to digital •...
  • Page 25 In no event will Strymon be liable for more than the amount of the purchase price, not to exceed the current retail price of the product. Strymon disclaims any other warranties, express or implied. By using the product, the user accepts all terms herein.

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