Mooer launches Ocean Machine II delay, reverb and looper pedal
September 1, 2024 · 3 sources
Mooer released the Ocean Machine II, a delay and reverb pedal developed with Devin Townsend, as the successor to the 2017 Ocean Machine1. Gearnews reported the launch on September 10, 2024, describing it as arriving almost seven years after the original2.
The pedal has two independent delay engines with nine delay types each, listed as digital, analog, tape, echo, liquid, rainbow, crystal, low-bit and fuzzy, with delay time up to 2 seconds1. The reverb section has nine types: room, hall, plate, distorted reverb, flanger reverb, filter reverb, reverse, spring and modulated reverb1. Mooer says freeze feedback works on both delay and reverb1. The looper records up to 120 seconds, with overdub, undo/redo, half-speed and reverse, and syncs with the delays and reverb1. Gearnews gives the original's loop time as 44 seconds2.
There are 12 knobs and an LCD screen, three multifunction footswitches, and Patch Mode giving access to 24 presets across eight banks1. Effects can run in parallel or series, and bypass is selectable between true and DSP1. Connections include stereo inputs and outputs, MIDI In and Thru, a USB-C port for firmware updates, and an expression pedal input on TRS1. The pedal works with Mooer's F4 wireless footswitch, sold separately1. Mooer lists 44.1 kHz sampling at 24-bit, 9V DC power, dimensions of 215 x 127 x 56 mm and a weight of 1.1 kg, and says the box includes a USB-C to USB-A cable, a power adaptor, stickers and a Devin Townsend signature card1.
Gearnews gives a price of $215.002. Guitar Pedal X gives a MAP/RRP of $2993. The two figures differ. Guitar Pedal X also lists a 500mA current draw3; Mooer's page does not state a current draw1.
"Building on the original 2017 release, Ocean Machine II delivers deeper sound design, more responsive control, and greater flexibility for both live and studio use."
Guitar Pedal X describes the changes as mainly cosmetic, citing the silver enclosure and color-coded knobs alongside the longer loop time and improved DSP, and says the format is largely unchanged from the original3. Gearnews describes the layout as slightly enhanced and more straightforward to navigate, and says the original could be confusing at first2.