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Digitech Digiverb Digital Reverb

 

Review of the Digitech Digital Reverb by The Man in the Jar

Features of the Digitech Digiverb 

Construction - Extraordinarily solid metal construction with the entire lower end comprising of a very chunky and positive footswitch.

Ins and Outs - One in on the right side of the body with two outs, Norma and Effect. If using just one amp or mixer channel use the normal out. If using two mixer or amp channels you can use the normal out for the dry signal and the second out for the effects signal.

Power - 9 volt battery supplied or optional adaptor.

Controls - At the extreme right is the Type Knob which selects one of seven types of reverb. The Level control sets the output of the reverb signal against the dry signal. With this full on the output is exclusively the wet signal. This means the unit can be placed in an effects loop from a mixer main signal or for recording purposes. The EQ knob controls high frequency cut or boost. The Decay knob controls the decay profile of the reverb.  

Sound of the Digitech Digiverb 

Dialling through the Types we find:

1) Room Reverb - A really subtle yet effective reverb that adds a convincing depth and "realness" to the sound;

2) Plate Reverb - A rather more obvious vintage-style reverb. If you need to tame it slightly simply roll back on the Decay control;

3) Hall Reverb - Another obviously echoing reverb effect. Roll back on the level and decay and jam out some Chuck Berry style riffs;

4) Church Reverb - This is very lush. Max out the Decay and play some arpeggio chords and you'll sound like a 12-string in an aircraft hangar. Surprisingly this is not an unusable sound as long as you don't overload the Digiverb with signal. Hauling back on the Level and Decay produces excellent lush reverb sounds;

5) Gated Reverb - Another lush reverb model this time with a gated decay which mutes the reverb signal the end of the decay time. Most useful sounds were to be found with the shorter decay times;

6) Reverse Delay - To suss out what this sounds like simply turn the level up full. This eliminates the dry signal and leaves you to evaluate the delay effect on its own. The reverbed sound swells in the same way as a single reverse echo but with less harshness. Go easy with the Level and Decay to get the best sounds;

7) Spring Reverb - I played for many years with a spring reverb in my Roost valve combo and the Digiverb ha got the metallic harshness of this type down to a tee.     

Overall Impressions of the Digitech Digiverb Digital Reverb

Good sound engineers use Reverb in the same way that good chefs use seasoning. This multi-reverb unit gives you the whole herb cabinet to play with and the controls give you the scope to go from Exquisite Soupçon to Kitchen Nightmare. The Digiverb is essential kit if you gig or record. So buy one.         

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