space reverb

I have tried many different reverb units and this was suggested to me by alan @ext 1335.This unit was the answer for a great sounding reverb that has total control with other effects that you might run.Hands down, its the last one you will purchase.

The Eventide SpaceFactor Reverb pedal has a very high performance/price ratio....

I was looking for a great reverb pedal, and the Eventide SpaceFactor Reverb (ET SFR) is it! This pedal's got the basic reverb types (room, hall, plate, spring) plus 8 other valuable types in which these other effects are mostly applied to the reverb component, not to the actual dry signal. I compared this pedal to the Nova Reverb pedal, which was an excellent pedal itself, but for the money, the ET SFR is by far the better buy. Further, it is a tweaker's delight, having 10 knobs to modify any of the 12 algorithms. It's a dream pedal for reverb effects. It possesses heavy-duty construction.

The only things I don't like about the ET SFR are [1] the cable connections on the back are bass-ackwards from the other pedals I've used (the I/O cables cross and aren't split apart where they don't cross, like on the BOSS RE-20 and RT-20 and most other pedals) and [2] many of the factory presets.

The documentation is adequate and informative and should be able to withstand a lot of use.

The Final Frontier

I'm an effects-junkie from way back (never mind how far back). This is a stompbox that rivals the quality and features of many rack mounted units...with all the excellent presets you'd expect from Eventide. You'll spend at least two days going through all of them, even more if you pop for an expression pedal. Truly, worth every penny. Great for guitar or bass...

So Much More then a Reverb Pedal

To call the Eventide Space a reverb pedal is a joke! This pedal can do so much more. The sound is fantastic, and the control and tweekability is second to none. As they say " You get what you pay for" and this is so true
with the Space pedal. Don't even think about it, just buy it!

Boldly Going Where No Pedal's Gone Before

This thing is just amazing! It does a lot more than reverb, too. Several modulation effects, delays, distortion, tremolo, and compression (based on Eventide's Omnipressor). The sound quality is excellent, as expected from all of Eventide's products and it doesn't seem to add any unexpected noise (it will amplify any existing noise when using the Reverb EQs to boost treble or at higher gain setting with the distortion).

Hall and Room reverbs sound very realistic. Spring nails the sound of any "real" spring I've tried to match it to (I've AB'd it with Fender Deluxe Reverb, Fender Reverb Unit, Mesa Mark IV, and Marshall DSL, so far, all dead-on accurate). Plate is really good, too. DualVerb allows me to run 2 reverbs at once (parallel or dual mono). Reverse is the best I've heard by far. ModEchoVerb is my favorite, so many sounds in that algorithm alone. BlackHole is amazing (none of the demos really capture its sound, at least not to my ears). MangleVerb (containing a distortion effect) and DynaVerb (containing the Omnipressor) are useful for creating strange textures. Shimmer is just beautiful... often imitated and overused, but perfectly implemented here.

I own all the Eventide Factor pedals and this one is the crowning jewel. It's the missing link in that system. MIDI implementation is great, allowing bi-directional control via MIDI CC. Adding a 3-way auxillary switch helps, and an expression pedal can be used to control any or all of the knob parameters. The Hot Switch can be programmed to switch between 2 settings of as many knobs as you wish, just like the expression pedal can.

Eventide really knocked this one out of the park! It's not harsh at all like so many digital reverbs can be. No matter how extreme the settings, it's always musical and very inspiring. It's so much better than my expectations (which were really high). I know it sounds cliche, but if I could only have one pedal, this would be it.

Finally, just wanted to say thanks again to Kurt and everyone at Sweetwater!

A Big, Smeary Paintbrush for the Guitar

Let me start by saying this product will be most appreciated by sonic explorers, ambient musicians, composers, and those who seek more than an excellent spring or plate reverb. True, Space includes programs that cover more traditional reverb sounds very well. But, if that's all you are looking for there are other good products for less money that will leave you very satisfied.

No, Space shines when you want a reverb to function as an instrument itself, something organic that you can incorporate into your own sound. The sounds can be gorgeous, edgy, mysterious, vast, and evolving according to your needs. Space gives you plenty of knobs, pedal and control inputs with internal programmed features to make reverb into an art form instead of just a box at the end of the signal chain. If this kind of approach intrigues you, then Space is for you.

Great fun!

A real gas to play with. Run it in your pedalboard system or on your desktop – the only disappointing aspect of the Space is the “built in China” declaration on the bottom. Hence the spongy knobs? But even so, this baby really delivers!

Disappointing

Ok, here is the Minority Report. I had high hopes. Not a single usable preset. The documentation is weak. Not only does it suck tone, but it isn't unity gain by default. It is eminently capable, no doubt, but I don't want to have to spend 100 hours learning how to get 3 usable effects out of the thing. For a few $$ more, you could have a state of the art boutique analog spring tank. If you want to play around and make noises out of a science fiction film--have fun--some of us are looking for practical tools to add a little spice to the process of making music.