Baltimore Sonic Research Institute Soft Rains and the Smell of the ground Textural Reverb
$339.00
IN STOCK
Soft Rains and the Smell of the Ground is a big washy textural reverb pedal that can sound pretty and lush and also sound brash and chaotic. It features a momentary feedback loop that can sustain reverb trails into a long evolving smeared pad or swell into blasts of feedback and walls of sound. Soft Rains is great for running into distortion pedals to fill out a lot of space in a mix and make the spaces between notes feel full of life and movement. Its the pedal I wanted for a new band where I want to play fewer notes but have them feel like there is much more going on. Plus the name is a reference to a Ray Bradbury poem and that's fun and educational. Lets look at the controls:
Reverb - Sets the level of the reverb signal that gets mixed into your chain
Bass - Cuts or boosts the low end of the mixed wet and dry signals
Treble - Cuts or boost the presence and treble of the mixed wet and dry signals
Decay - Sets the decay time of the reverberations from small room sounds to expansive and dramatic long trails
Texture - This control changes the operation of the reverb engine in multiple ways. Fully clockwise the pre-delay is shortest and the diffusion of the reverb effect is most dense. As you roll this control counter-clockwise the amount of diffusion goes down and the reverb effect becomes more clearly comprised of separate delay lines. The reverb effect also narrows in dynamic range and the effect becomes grainier and can even distort on attack transients. Because this control affects the clock frequency in the reverb engine, the pitch of the existing information in the trails will go up or down depending on which way you move the control.
Expand - Sets the amount of signal that is cycled back through the processor when you press the Expand switch
Bypass (left foot switch) - True bypass switching brings the reverb effect in and out of your signal path.
Expand (right foot switch) - Activates a momentary feedback loop that cycles signal through the processor repeatedly. The Decay and Expand controls are interactive and can be set for a range of effects from controlled infinite decay to instant screaming oscillation. Go wild!
Warranty & Returns
All New products are covered by the manufacturers new warranty. Please check their website for the length of warranty and warranty conditions. If an item you receive is faulty get in touch with us ASAP. Second Hand products come with a 4 week warranty from us. If there is an issue let us know ASAP! This covers normal use and does not cover accidental damage, misuse, wrong power plugged into it, modding, water damage or any other damage caused by mistreatment. Just treat it nice and all will be good!
Shipping
We send A LOT of packages every week so don't worry about the shipping side of things!
We've never lost a thing and your awesome new gear will be packed up really well to avoid any damage in transit.
If your order comes in before 2pm we will ship it same day. Most of the time we pack things up all the way to 4pm so just call if you need it to leave same day after 2pm.
We ship mainly with Australia Post but may use a courier depending on location and size of the package.
Free Post ships with Australia Post standard and expected shipping times are between 4-6 business days depending on location. It will be longer to outside of metro and rural areas.
Express Post will usually be with you next business day in metro areas of QLD, NSW, SA, VIC and TAS. WA will take 2 days to metro and extra days after that to out side metro and rural areas.
Everything we ship has a tracking number with the exception of some power cables and smaller envelope packages. You will be emailed tracking once your order has been shipped!
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Soft Rains and the Smell of the Ground is a big washy textural reverb pedal that can sound pretty and lush and also sound brash and chaotic. It features a momentary feedback loop that can sustain reverb trails into a long evolving smeared pad or swell into blasts of feedback and walls of sound. Soft Rains is great for running into distortion pedals to fill out a lot of space in a mix and make the spaces between notes feel full of life and movement. Its the pedal I wanted for a new band where I want to play fewer notes but have them feel like there is much more going on. Plus the name is a reference to a Ray Bradbury poem and that's fun and educational. Lets look at the controls:
Reverb - Sets the level of the reverb signal that gets mixed into your chain
Bass - Cuts or boosts the low end of the mixed wet and dry signals
Treble - Cuts or boost the presence and treble of the mixed wet and dry signals
Decay - Sets the decay time of the reverberations from small room sounds to expansive and dramatic long trails
Texture - This control changes the operation of the reverb engine in multiple ways. Fully clockwise the pre-delay is shortest and the diffusion of the reverb effect is most dense. As you roll this control counter-clockwise the amount of diffusion goes down and the reverb effect becomes more clearly comprised of separate delay lines. The reverb effect also narrows in dynamic range and the effect becomes grainier and can even distort on attack transients. Because this control affects the clock frequency in the reverb engine, the pitch of the existing information in the trails will go up or down depending on which way you move the control.
Expand - Sets the amount of signal that is cycled back through the processor when you press the Expand switch
Bypass (left foot switch) - True bypass switching brings the reverb effect in and out of your signal path.
Expand (right foot switch) - Activates a momentary feedback loop that cycles signal through the processor repeatedly. The Decay and Expand controls are interactive and can be set for a range of effects from controlled infinite decay to instant screaming oscillation. Go wild!
Warranty & Returns
All New products are covered by the manufacturers new warranty. Please check their website for the length of warranty and warranty conditions. If an item you receive is faulty get in touch with us ASAP. Second Hand products come with a 4 week warranty from us. If there is an issue let us know ASAP! This covers normal use and does not cover accidental damage, misuse, wrong power plugged into it, modding, water damage or any other damage caused by mistreatment. Just treat it nice and all will be good!
Shipping
We send A LOT of packages every week so don't worry about the shipping side of things!
We've never lost a thing and your awesome new gear will be packed up really well to avoid any damage in transit.
If your order comes in before 2pm we will ship it same day. Most of the time we pack things up all the way to 4pm so just call if you need it to leave same day after 2pm.
We ship mainly with Australia Post but may use a courier depending on location and size of the package.
Free Post ships with Australia Post standard and expected shipping times are between 4-6 business days depending on location. It will be longer to outside of metro and rural areas.
Express Post will usually be with you next business day in metro areas of QLD, NSW, SA, VIC and TAS. WA will take 2 days to metro and extra days after that to out side metro and rural areas.
Everything we ship has a tracking number with the exception of some power cables and smaller envelope packages. You will be emailed tracking once your order has been shipped!
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