Walrus Audio Slö Multi Texture Reverb Tech Demo

The Slö Multi Texture Reverb allows players to create lush, modulated, sleepy and ambient soundscapes. Stocked with three different algorithms specifically designed to invoke textures for bringing dreams from your subconscious to reality.

The Slö has three different algorithms.

DARK – Add a lower octave to your reverb trail. Here you'll create deep and wide atmospheric sounds and channel nightmarish soundscapes. X knob sets the level of a -1 octave signal that feeds the reverb.

RISE – This is an auto-swell reverb for beautiful cinematic swells. Don't rush it. Let it breathe and gently wake up. X knob sets the amount of time it takes the reverb to swell in after a note is played. Set lower for shorter rise times and higher for longer rise times.

DREAM – Here is a lush reverb with a latching pad function. Press the sustain switch to latch signal. Experiment with the X knob to add vibrato over the pad. Press sustain again and pad will decrescendo according to where decay knob is set. X knob sets the depth of vibrato applied to the reverb trail.

The Slö also features 3 different wave shapes accessible by holding down bypass while switching the algorithm toggle.

SINE – Smooth and even pitch up and down modulation.

WARP – Asymmetric pitch up modulation similar to a warped record.

SINK – Asymmetric pitch down modulation for sinking detune similar to a Bigsby.

Audio tracked and mixed by Jaron Nix
Camera work by Charles Molleur and Mia Nysveen
Video edit by Charles Molleur
Graphics by Tyler Evans
Demo played by Chavez Soliz

0:00 - Intro
0:16 - Dark Mode
0:44 - Rise Mode
2:23 - Dream Mode
3:00 - Filter Knob
3:20 - X Knob
4:46 - Adjusting Wave Shapes
5:26 - Momentary Feature
5:42 - Outro

[SebPidgeon]

I’m f**kin done guys. Why do these people have to keep making perfect pedals.

[coolrecorderguy]

Yes this is the looking out the car window being sad sound I needed

[sesimoco]

Perfect way to calm down after a stressful day. Play the slö to slow down. Falling asleep while playing guitar, after playing for hours, it's addicting.

[robertcastillo]

Did no one catch that dark side segment, those 2 seconds of Brain Damage sold me immediately

[halfwaytobedlam]

this guy definitely has a favourite craft beer

[NineInchFailz]

You know, it was kind of random how i stumbled on your company. I've never been much of a gear snob, i just buy impulsively. But over the past couple years, i found myself continuously coming back to you guys. I now have 4 of your pedals, without ever intending to. You guys are my favorite guitar pedal company. Btw thanks for those sweet walrus guitar picks that come in the box.

[CoachVincFM]

Absolutely perfect. Perfect pedal, perfect guitar, perfect playing and Radiohead, Explosions In The Sky... 🖤

[caseyjmoreno]

"You knew this one was coming"
*plays Your hand in mine*
Reverb junkies become emotionally compromised.

[nothingislogical]

I'm definitely adding this to my list of pedals I want. Such such a different take on a reverb pedal without it being too gimmicky.

[westonthrockmorton]

I've been using this pedal for about two years now and there's a ton to this pedal that I am still learning. My favorite mode (or algorithm) of this pedal is the dream/sink mode with the use of the sustain. This pedal has so much, heck I'm here just to figure out how it still to this day. I have a few pedals that stay on my board when i cycle my board, but this pedal is one that stays on for me, I can't think of anything i would use to replace it at the moment.

[Anonymous.android]

After eyeing this up for about a year... I've finally given in. Just ordered one and now I'm beyond excited

[sos]

Is that house of cards by Radiohead I’ve just heard?

[juicebox]

I appreciate you playing House of Cards. In Rainbows is my favorite album. Sold Me.

[AlexGomez-iymf]

This is such a gorgeous invention. The first riff is heartbreakingly beautiful with the effect

[JasonTMays]

I was hoping for some Slowdive riffs...but you guys literally just sold me on this pedal simply by playing “Your Hand In Mine” take my money!!!!

[gooseman]

I’m falling asleep listening to this, which isn’t a bad thing necessarily. It’s soothing and relaxing.

Bought me a Slö 3 month ago. What should I guitar, an amp, the Slö, an analog delay, a looper like the ditto, perhaps an overdrive and you' re perfect equipped for really any kind of ambient music straight up to psychedelia...all the way up from early 70ties Pink Floydish music to more modern material like, for example, Radiohead Songs.

The Slö is made of high quality, the box itself and also the sound of the reverb. It' s functionally reliable.

The only small criticisms i' ve to make are:

1. that you can't turn the modulation completely off, if you like, and that's impossible to store a modulation setting.
When you turn the Slö off, your setting is erased.

2. ...and In my eyes it' s even more annoying, that the really fantastic Slö-sounds are only in mono. -
Imagine, the astounding ambient textures of the Slö could be producted in a full and bright range stereo image setting!! Perhaps the designers will give the Slö Stereo Outputs in a future following Slö Mark-2?? That would be really awesome!

In this one it's also a bit fumbly to fix a certain modulation by turning the effects depth knob simultanously with holding the bypass switch pressed.
But that's not a geat thing!

Really helpful and great sounding is the "hold" function (by pressing the "sustain" foot knob) When holding pressed, you can let your "symphonical sound dream" big ambient reverbing on forever 'til judgement day!!🌠 (if you' d like to have it this way!), 😉

All in all it' s a very great device if - and that's really important! - you' re NOT looking for standard reverb sounds!! -
There are no presets like "spring", "room", "hall" or anything like that and the Slö isn't designed to create such sounds!
I've got another stompbox for these reverbs.

But if you're out for experimental, ambient, strange and "cosmic" sounding sound textures THIS IS THE DEFINITELY ULTIMATE REVERB FOR YOU!
- Look out for outer space tranquility with this astonishing sounding device - it's really unique!-
Keep rocking thru your dream times with a Slö!
Andy from germany

[eveofmay]

So we’re understandably excited about Explosions, but let’s not ignore the Radiohead bit

[homeworldmusic]

My reaction: "Oh, another reverb pedal, ho hum." And then I heard your demo. OMG. Freaking unreal, people. Well done.

[PJownsyoursoul]

Every time I feel like I am FINALLY finished collecting reverb pedals....