Strymon upgrades six pedals with USB-MIDI and new DSP chip
June 10, 2022 · 2 sources
The upgrade covers six Strymon pedals: the Blue Sky, Deco, Dig, El Capistan, Flint and Lex1. Guitar.com reported the change in June 2022, describing it as a "Next Generation" upgrade1.
Along with USB-MIDI, the pedals received a new ARM DSP chip and an updated JFET input circuit1. The Blue Sky reverb also got a refreshed Shimmer function, a new Spring algorithm and a Mod switch1.
Coverage of the upgrade before it was confirmed came from a leaked screenshot taken from the end of an unlisted YouTube video, posted to The Gear Page forum2. Gearnews reported that many of the six pedals appeared to have an extra knob for controlling parameters, MIDI via TRS, and that some forum users speculated about USB-C connectivity2. The video was pulled, and Gearnews noted the pedals could have been mock-ups2.
Gearnews listed US prices for several of the pedals at the time: the Flint at $321.00, the Dig at $262.00, the El Capistan at $249.00 and the Lex at $266.002. It gave no US dollar price for the Blue Sky, listing that pedal in euros only2.