Strymon releases Cloudburst ambient reverb pedal at $279

February 2, 2023 · 3 sources

Strymon officially released the Cloudburst, its latest reverb pedal, following a leak earlier that week on 31 January¹. The pedal was first reported by Guitar Bomb, which cited "an Italian dealer site" as its source¹.

The Cloudburst has five knobs for Decay, Mix, Pre-delay, Tone and Mod, plus a three-way switch for the Ensemble effect¹². Ensemble can be set to off, to "mp" (mezzo piano) or to forte, which engages layered synthesized strings that adapt to the playing¹. Guitar World describes the Ensemble processing as taking shimmer reverb further, adding harmonics for an almost orchestral effect². The pedal builds on the Cloud algorithm from the company's BigSky, adapted to cover sounds from rooms and halls to ambient pads².

The top-mounted jacks include TRS inputs and outputs for stereo operation and an EXP/MIDI jack that can be set for Expression Pedal, Favorite, Freeze, Infinite or MIDI control, along with USB connectivity, a mono/stereo switch and a 9V power input requiring at least 250mA². MusicRadar notes an analog dry path option, a zero-latency dry signal that is not converted to digital, and lists the absence of onboard presets as a limitation for live use³.

The Cloudburst is available now for $279¹. Guitar World calls it the most affordable pedal in the Strymon catalog and a new, more compact form factor for the company². MusicRadar describes it as narrower than the BlueSky and shallower than a standard Boss pedal³.

Strymon also claims there is "literally nothing else quite like it"¹.