The Manecolabs Otterley Reverb is a reverb pedal built around two reverbs running at the same time: a large ambient reverb and a reverse reverb, which plays the signal backwards as it decays. It sits in the reverb pedals family, where most pedals offer one reverb at a time, and its maker describes it as having "Dual simultaneous reverbs"1.
What it does
The Otterley runs two reverb voices together. The first is a large ambient reverb, the kind of deep, spacious wash used for pads and soundscapes. The second is a reverse reverb, which reverses the audio so swells rise in behind the notes rather than falling away after them. Because both run simultaneously, a player can layer a reverse swell over an ambient bed from a single pedal1.
The reverse side has its own set of controls:
- Feedback: how long the reverse reverb sustains and repeats
- Grain: shaping of the reversed texture
- Delay: timing of the reverse effect
These are described by Manecolabs as "Feedback, grain and delay control for reverse reverb"1.
Where it sits
Among reverb pedals, the Otterley's distinguishing feature is the combination of ambient and reverse reverbs in one enclosure. Players who otherwise pair a conventional reverb with a separate reverse or granular effect can cover both with this one pedal, according to the maker's description1.
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Sources (1)
- Pedal: Otterley Reverb, Manecolabs
