Zoom unveils MS-70CDR+ MultiStomp with 149 effects
October 1, 2023 · 3 sources
Zoom announced the MS-70CDR+ MultiStomp, an updated version of its chorus, delay and reverb multi-effects pedal, on 14 March 2024. It is the third model in Zoom's second-generation "plus" MultiStomp line, following the MS-50G+ and MS-200D+1.
The pedal carries 149 effects, against 86 on the original MS-70CDR2. Zoom lists them as 43 chorus and modulation effects, 29 mono and stereo delays with delay times up to 4 seconds, 33 reverbs and 44 dynamic and filter effects3. Up to six effects can run at once, and settings are saved in 100 patch slots, alongside 80 preset patches3. Guitar World reports 24-bit conversion and 32-bit processing2.
Controls include four encoder knobs and Cross Key switches around the bypass footswitch for moving between effects and patches3. The LCD backlight changes color by effect category3. Zoom says the pedal has newly designed analog circuits, stereo input jacks that accept passive and active guitars and line-level devices such as synthesizers, and dual line-level outputs3. It runs on two AA batteries, USB power or AC power3. MIDI patch changes are possible over USB, a feature Guitar World notes was left out of the MS-50G+2.
"With USB MIDI, you can connect the MS-70CDR+ to other MIDI gear to remotely trigger patch changes."
The MS-70CDR+ is priced at $149 and was available to preorder at launch2. Guitar World reported a launch in Q2 20242; Guitar.com reported the pedal would be available from May1. Zoom's Handy Guitar Lab for MS-70CDR+ app for iOS is named as a source of additional patches and effects3; Guitar World reported at launch that the app was not yet ready2.