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Not long ago, I joked to a colleague that the stompbox industry had reached peak digital reverb—an epoch marked by a glut of Hans Zimmer giganto-’verbs and plug-ins that approximate God’s own reverb chamber. On less grumpy days, I’d still argue that the stompbox market is a little rich with less-than-inspiring digital reverbs. But it’s impossible to not be impressed by Source Audio’s Ventris, a powerful DSP reverb machine that dedicates its ample processing power to authentic, sometimes stirring, vintage reverb flavors and unnaturally huge spaces.
The Ventris doesn’t just sound great. It’s a joy to work with. Dual processors mean you can cascade two reverb engines or use them in parallel—enabling complex, unique reverb textures you won’t hear on every smartphone-commercial-ready pop record. And though the Ventris is deep in features and tone tailoring controls, including Source Audio’s downloadable Neuro customization app, they are all musical, practical, and easy to use.
The Ventris, like the rest of Source Audio’s One Series pedals, is thoughtfully utilitarian. (Though a color other than gunmetal grey might be nice for a dark stage). The control set is streamlined compared to some DSP multi-’verbs. There are time and mix controls like you’d see on any reverb, a pre-delay control that sets the time between dry attack and the onset of the effected signal, and a useful, responsive cut/boost treble control. Secondary tone tailoring options for each reverb engine are controlled via the control 1 and control 2 knobs and activated via the option footswitch. Between the option switch and the secondary option controls, there’s an A/A+B/B mini toggle that is key to accessing Ventris’ dual engines and crafting some of the pedal's most interesting sounds.
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