The Empress Reverb puts studio reverb types into a pedalboard enclosure. There are twelve algorithm types and 32 algorithms as of firmware 6.0, and new ones load from an SD card. The classic side covers hall, plate (vintage and studio, one of them modelled on the classic EMT 140), dark and bright springs, and room. The rest is ambient territory: sparkle, modulation, ambient swell, delay and reverb, reverse, and more, including the Beer mode.
It shares the Echosystem's layout. Every control is on a knob, there are up to 35 presets on three footswitches, stereo in and out, true or buffered bypass with trails, an analog dry path blended with a VCA, and a transformer-isolated second output for two amps. Many algorithms have an infinite hold or tap-in delay time, and the Control Port takes an expression pedal, tap switch, CV or MIDI on one 1/4" jack. A three-variation cab sim covers direct recording. Built in Ottawa.
It suits the player who wants a real spring for surf one minute and a slow ambient swell the next, without a menu between them.
SPECIFICATIONS
SPECS
Algorithms: 32 as of firmware 6.0, in 12 algorithm types
Modes: Hall, Plate, Spring, Room, Sparkle, Modulation, Ambient Swell, Delay and Reverb, Reverse and more
Presets: up to 35
Preset Modes: bank style or scrolling style
Bypass: True bypass or buffered bypass
Dry Path: analog, blended with VCA
Cabinet Simulator: 3 variations
Output Transformer: on Output 2
Audio: 48kHz sampling, 24 bit conversion, 32 bit internal processing
Signal to Noise Ratio: >104dB
Inputs: Left (Mono), Right
Outputs: Left (Mono), Right
Control Port: expression pedal, external tap switch, control voltage, external audio input, MIDI (1/4" jack)
SD Card slot: firmware updates
Power: 9V DC, centre negative, 300mA or greater
Size: approximately 5.7" x 3.75" x 1.75"
