The Aviate Audio Multiverse is a digital multi-effects pedal built as an open platform rather than a fixed set of sounds. Announced as shipping at NAMM 2023, it connects to a growing library of effects by a variety of independent developers, with new sounds accessible through an Audio Shop, and it supports a variety of routing options including stereo1.
Aviate Audio showed the pedal at NAMM running ambient effects, filtering, flanging, and distortion, which gives a sense of the range it covers1. For players weighing it against a board of single pedals, the pitch is one box that changes with the software: effects live on the pedal as downloadable creations from independent developers rather than as fixed circuits.
What it does
The Multiverse applies the DSP for the effects you load and presents the signal routing options, including stereo12. Delicious Audio's report of the NAMM demo described ambient effects, filtering, flanging, and distortion among what Aviate showed on it1. If you want to hear how those effect families work on their own, the site has pages on flanger pedals, filter pedals and reverb pedals.
The open-platform side is the distinguishing feature. As Delicious Audio put it:
"Multiverse connects you to a growing library of effects by a variety of independent developers. Access new sounds"
New effects are reached through the Audio Shop, so the pedal's sound set grows after purchase rather than being fixed at the factory1.
Developer Edition and Player Edition
The Multiverse has shipped in two editions12.
| Developer Edition | Player Edition | |
|---|---|---|
| Status | Shipping1 | Shipping3 |
| Type | Digital multi-fx pedal1 | Digital multi-fx pedal1 |
| Software | The Aviate Audio Effect Creator app for developing and testing your own digital effects1 | The Aviate Audio Effect Creator app for developing and testing your own digital effects1 |
| Demonstrated sounds | Ambient effects, filtering, flanging, and distortion at the NAMM demo1 | Ambient effects, filtering, flanging, and distortion at the NAMM demo1 |
The Developer Edition is the version for players who want to write effects: each pedal comes with the Aviate Audio Effect Creator app, so you can develop and test your own digital effects on it1.
The Multiverse Player Edition, unveiled at NAMM 2024, is the user-configurable version for players who would rather load and edit effects than build them. MusicRadar's Jonathan Horsley reported that players can create, control and edit their digital effects on the Multiverse via the bundled Aviate Audio Effect Creator app, with the pedal applying the DSP and presenting signal routing options2.
The Multiverse is a digital effects platform rather than a fixed set of effects: with the Aviate Audio Effect Creator app, you can develop and test your own digital effects on the pedal1. That puts it in different territory from a conventional multi-fx pedal with a set list of built-in effects.
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What is the Aviate Audio Multiverse?
It is a digital multi-effects pedal from Aviate Audio, announced as shipping at NAMM 2023. It is built as an open platform: the pedal connects to a growing library of effects by independent developers, and the Developer Edition comes with the Aviate Audio Effect Creator app so you can develop and test your own digital effects on it.
Can the Multiverse run in stereo?
Yes. Delicious Audio reported that the Multiverse boasts a variety of routing options including stereo, and MusicRadar noted the Multiverse can be run in stereo when covering the Player Edition. The pedal applies the DSP and presents signal routing options to the player.
What is the difference between the Multiverse and the Player Edition?
The Developer Edition is aimed at building effects: each one ships with the Aviate Audio Effect Creator app for developing and testing custom digital effects. The Player Edition, unveiled at NAMM 2024 at £360/$349, is the user-configurable version, bundled with the Effect Creator app for creating, controlling and editing effects, and it can use impulse responses to simulate different speakers and cabinets.
Sources (3)
- Now Shipping: Aviate Audio Multiverse, Delicious Audio, 2023-04-17
- NAMM 2024: “The ultimate platform to make boutique audio effects for musical instruments”: Aviate Audio unveils the Multiverse Player Edition, MusicRadar, 2024-01-24
- New At NAMM: Aviate Audio Multiverse Player Edition, Delicious Audio, 2024-02-05
