Strymon BigSky MX: How to Be Advanced

Here are the 5 coolest things you can do with the BigSky MX reverb from Strymon. Affiliate links and settings are below. Stop motion and drone footage by John Marty. Additional drone footage by Best Frenemies.

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SETTINGS:

PRO-TIP #1: SPRING ATTACK
*Set up 2 reverbs in parallel
Reverb type 1: Spring
Decay: 2500 ms
Pre-Delay: 0
Tone: 217
Mod: 10
Mix: 226
Low End: 4
Dwell: Tube
Number: 3
Voice: MX
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Reverb type 2: Spring
Decay: 1160 ms
Pre-Delay: 39
Tone: 255
Mod: 65
Mix: 216
Low End: 16
Dwell: Overdrive
Number: 3
Voice: MX

PRO-TIP #2: THE FIELD OF MYSTERY
Reverb type: Chamber
Decay: 4130 ms
Pre-Delay: 100
Tone: 190
Mod: 63
Mix: 255
Low End: 16
Color: Crisp
Shift 2: Off
Amount: 18
Feedback: Input + Regen
Voice: MX

#3: ULTRASYNTH
Set up 2 reverbs in parallel
Reverb type 1: Shimmer
Decay: 2390 ms
Pre-Delay: 0
Tone: 124
Mod: 84
Mix: 255
Low End: 10
Shift 1: Perfect 5
Shift 2: Off
Amount: 18
Feedback: Input + Regen
Voice: MX
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Reverb type 2: Cloud
Decay: 1000 ms
Pre-Delay: 0
Tone: 133
Mod: 73
Mix: 256
Low End: 8
Ensemble: 15
Diffusion: 12
Voice: MX

PRO-TIP #4: THE PIANO TRICK
Reverb type: Room
Decay: 4940 ms
Pre-Delay: 0
Tone: 120
Mod: 0
Mix: 255
Low End: 20
Size: Studio
Diffusion: 0
Voice: MX

PRO-TIP #5: THE EASY RIGHT CHOICE
Reverb type: Hall
Decay: 3650 ms
Pre-Delay: 38
Tone: 164
Mod: 204
Mix: 228
Low End: 15
Mid: 19
Size: Arena
Swell Rise: 0
Swell Type: Wet
Voice: MX

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[marcusstrymon]

That is really great!
For the spring: I will copy that on the old bigsky. Since i have my strymons in an outboard stereo fx loop after my daw, I will just record spring reverbs 2 times with said settings and then pan them.

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