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Electro-Harmonix has introduced the Oceans Abyss Advanced Reverb Laboratory, a new hardware effect designed for immersive reverb effects.

The pedal is centered around dual reverb engines that are independently programmable with full-stereo algorithms including Hall, Spring, Shimmer and more. You can put these reverbs in a customizable signal path with additional FX blocks like Delay, Chorus, Tremolo, or Bit Crusher.

The Oceans Abyss can be configured as individual reverb, modulation, EQ, delay, bit crusher, saturation or volume effects, or as countless combinations.

Deep parameter editing is accessible via the high-visibility OLED display with multiple graphical views and easy-to-read designs. Expression/CV control is available4 over nearly every parameter. Fully-stereo I/O, plus an FX Loop, allows for use with any instrument, recording set up, or live rig.

128 programmable presets via onboard footswitching or MIDI ensure perfect recall in all performance situations. MIDI IN/OUT ports with MIDI IN support of PC, CC, and Tempo Clock expand the already immense talents of the Oceans Abyss.

Features:

• Two Stereo Reverbs available at once, each fully pannable in the stereo field
• 10 reverb types to choose from: Room, Hall, Spring, Plate, Reverse, Dynamic, Auto-Infinite, Shimmer, Polyphonic, Resonant
• Additional FX blocks: Delay (Digital, Analog and Tape emulations), Tremolo, Chorus, Flanger, Phaser, Graphic EQ, Saturation, Bit Crusher, External FX Loop, Volume
• Create custom signal path routing with up to 8 effects blocks. Two blocks may be reverb, the rest may be any of the additional FX blocks.
• Infinite reverb sustain with the press of a footswitch
• Stereo Audio I/O
• Stereo FX Loop routing on TRS Jacks
• Dual action footswitches allow for momentary or latching use
• Easily enable or disable tails
• 128 fully customizable presets
• All controls can be saved to presets
• Dive deep into global and preset settings to set up Oceans Abyss for your specific needs
• Illuminated slide pots and buttons
• High-visibility OLED graphical display
• Multiple graphical views: Signal Path, Performance, Settings, Physical, Explorer
• Easy-to-navigate menu system
• Ergonomic NavCoder knob allows rotary and directional navigation through menus
• EXPRESSION / CV input to control nearly any parameter in any FX block
• Footswitch input allows for adding up to three external footswitches, each assignable to a number of functions
• MIDI In and Out. MIDI IN supports PC, CC (over nearly every available parameter), and Tempo Clock
• USB-C port to connect to Windows or Mac and interface with EHXport™ app (coming soon)
• 96kHz / 24-bit sample rate conversion
• Supplied with 9.6VDC / 500mA power supply

The Oceans Abyss is available now for $495.00

Roland has announced that its bringing software emulations of eight Boss effects pedals to its Roland Cloud platform for the first time, placing much-loved stompboxes like the OD-1 Overdrive, DS-1 Distortion and PH-1 Phaser in your DAW.

Since launching their first compact pedal in the mid-’70s, Boss’s pedals have become some of the most popular on the market, carving out a reputation as reliable workhorses with an extensive catalogue that spans more than 140 different sonic flavours.

The new emulations developed by Roland span a variety of effects: drive and distortion are provided by the classic OD-1 OverDrive, SD-1 SUPER OverDrive and DS-1 Distortion pedals, while the PH-1 Phaser recreates Boss’s simple but effective 4-stage phaser pedal.

A number of vintage and discontinued pedals are featured, including the ultra-rare SG-1 Slow Gear, a filter pedal designed to provide automatic volume control, producing a smooth volume swell by filtering out transients.

Also included is the SP-1 Spectrum, a short-lived single-band parametric EQ pedal from the late ’70s, and the CS-1 Compression Sustainer, the company’s first compact compressor pedal. These are joined by the TW-1 T Wah, an envelope filter pedal launched in the ’80s.

The BOSS Effects Pedals Software Effects  feature authentic interfaces based on the original pedals, though additional control is available in the form of input and output levels and DAW tempo sync. The BOSS Effects Pedals plug-in can be loaded with one effect at a time from a growing library. Though the plugin is launching with a selection of eight pedals, Roland is planning on delivering an “ever-expanding selection of models” from its historic hardware line-up as time goes on.

The BOSS Effects Pedals plug-in is available with Roland Cloud Ultimate membership, which you can try for free with a 30-day all-access trial.  Ultimate subscription to Roland Cloud will set you back $19.99/month, but you can also snag three months for $49.99 or a year for $199.

Roland Cloud Ultimate not only gives you access to the Boss Effects Pedal plugin, but also an extensive collection of software that includes emulations of Roland’s most iconic synths, drum machines and effects.

Find out more on Roland website.

The Arithmophone is a free microtonal software instrument and MIDI controller for touchscreen devices.

It’s a browser-based music application, so you can play it with devices like an iPad or touchscreen PC.

Here’s what developer Chiel Zwinkels shared about the technical detail of the video:

“I used the MPE midi version of the Arithmophone. The sounds come from the Chipsynth PortaFM software synthesizer by Plogue (https://www.plogue.com/), which is running in the background on the tablet I’m playing.”

Visit Zwinkels’s site to give it a try.