Old Blood Noise Endeavors launches stereo Dark Star Soundscape Textured Reverb

November 21, 2024 · 3 sources

Old Blood Noise Endeavors has expanded the Dark Star Pad Reverb into the stereo Dark Star Soundscape Textured Reverb, according to Guitar Pedal X, which reported the pedal on November 21, 2024¹. The original was a compact pedal with three separate and independent modes of operation, Pitch, Delay and Crush; the stereo edition lets players use those textural elements together¹.

The pedal has stereo input and output, with the option for mono or mono-in-stereo-out routing¹. Controls include Filter, Pitch 1 and Pitch 2 (independent shifters with a range of -2 octaves to +2 octaves), Crush, Lag (pre-delay), Multiply (feedback), Decay, Volume, Mix and Stereo Spread, plus an AUX footswitch for infinite sustain, closing the lowpass filter or setting the pitches to +1 octave¹. Guitar Pedal X reports that the other side of the sample reduction knob yields a textured overdrive¹.

Connections are TRS stereo in, TRS stereo out, MIDI in, MIDI out, USB-C, expression and a 9V DC center negative 2.1mm jack, with roughly 350 mA current draw and the power supply not included¹. Expression and MIDI control cover all parameters, three onboard presets are included, and bypass is selectable between buffered trails and true bypass, with top-mounted jacks and soft-touch switching¹. The pedal is hand-made in Oklahoma, USA¹.

It is listed at $299¹. The standard colorway is blue, with Black/Monochrome and Pink/Red variants also offered¹. Guitar Pedal X reported it available via the OBNE webstore and imminently at leading dealers¹.

The maker's own product page for the stereo Dark Star was not among the pages reviewed; the maker's site lists a Dark Star Stereo Soundscape Reverb Green Galaxy at $329.00²³.