Meris launches MercuryX modular reverb pedal with eight algorithms

October 10, 2023 · 5 sources

Meris announced the Meris MercuryX Modular Reverb System on October 10, 2023, and said it was available and shipping that day¹. The maker describes it as a modular reverb system that expands on its earlier Mercury7 pedal¹².

The pedal carries eight custom reverb algorithms: Ultraplate, Cathedra, 78 Room, 78 Plate, 78 Hall, Spring, Prism and Gravity¹². Meris says Ultraplate and Cathedra come from the Mercury7 and are inspired by the sci-fi reverbs in Blade Runner, that the 78 Room, Plate and Hall structures are inspired by "the venerable sounds of a studio classic," and that Spring, Prism and Gravity are new to this pedal². The algorithms sit in the modular system interface and architecture Meris first used on its LVX pedal²³.

Meris lists an advanced ARM processor, 2.54 seconds of stereo predelay with modular feedback routing location, configurable reverb structures, types and processing elements, a color screen interface, a Hold Modifier switch, 99 preset locations in 33 banks, a favorite bank for three presets, an instant access tuner, an independent stereo freeze, gate envelope controls for every reverb type, and processing elements including 79 Chorus, Vibrato, Vowel Mod, Tremolo and Hazy Lo-Fi¹². The signal path is analog with a JFET input section and 24-bit AD/DA conversion with 32-bit floating point DSP, and the pedal has stereo input and output on separate jacks, switchable instrument or synthesizer/line headroom, MIDI In and Out on 5-pin DIN jacks, and a dedicated expression pedal jack¹².

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The US list price is $599²³⁴⁵. Meris says the pedal is designed and built in California¹².