Old Blood Noise Endeavors releases limited Dark Light Dual Reverb
February 19, 2024 · 3 sources
Old Blood Noise Endeavors announced the Dark Light Dual Reverb in December 2023, with shipping set to begin in mid-January 20241. Gearnews reported the pedal as a limited edition of 2000 units1. Pedal of the Day described it on February 19, 2024 as a new, limited release2.
The pedal is a dual reverb featuring both the Dark Star Pad Reverb and the Sunlight Dynamic Reverb2. According to the maker, it takes "Dark Star's dark pitch shifted, delayed, and bit crushed reverb voices and Sunlight's bright modulated, comb filtered, and bandpassed reverb voices and combines them into one massive sound"3. Routing options include separate stereo, parallel mono and series mono321.
Each side keeps its core sound and control set, with additions32:
| Control | Function |
|---|---|
| Wet and Dry volumes | One pair for each side, replacing the previous Mix control321 |
| Spread | Sets stereo spread, letting Dark Star and Sunlight blend into each other's outputs321 |
| Hold switch | Creates indefinite reverb trails while the pedal is engaged321 |
| Hold toggle | Chooses holding Dark Star, Sunlight, or both321 |
| Exp jack | Controls any combination of Ctrl 1, Ctrl 2, Decay, Decay, Rate, Depth or Input with an external expression controller32 |
Each side has independent in and out routing, with automatic parallel mono when plugging into only one321. The pedal uses soft-touch bypass footswitches for true bypass and minimal switch noise321. It requires a 9V DC center negative 2.1mm jack power supply capable of 150mA, not included321. The art is by Jon Carling31.
The US list price is $350.0031. Gearnews reported pre-orders open at the OBNE site at announcement1. The maker's product page listed the pedal as sold out3.
"Dark Light is a dual reverb featuring both Dark Star and Sunlight."
Pedal of the Day's reviewer called it "this purple beauty" and wrote that it "will easily go up against any reverb pedal out there"2.
Sources (3)
- OBNE Dark Light - Limited Edition Dual Reverb pedal announced, gearnews.com
- Old Blood Noise Endeavors Dark Light Dual Reverb - Pedal of the Day, pedal-of-the-day.com
- Old Blood Noise Endeavors — Dark Light, oldbloodnoise.com