Strymon Riverside Multistage Drive Effect Pedal - Limited Midnight Edition

The culmination of meticulous analysis of various analog and vacuum tube circuits, the Strymon Riverside delivers a new world of harmonically complex, incredibly flexible drive sounds inspired by tubes. Not just another distortion or overdrive pedal, the Riverside knows what has been done, and brings a totally new approach to the realm of overdrive. Features Favorite Switch - Riverside allows you to save and recall your favorite settings. Presence Switch - A three-position presence switch to tailor the highest frequencies of your output signal. Noise Reduction - Riverside has an optional, variable-threshold noise reduction feature to tame hum, buzz, and system noise when you’re not playing. Boost Input - Leave Riverside on with just the amount of dirt you need, then boost your overall output signal by up to +6dB when you need to jump forward in the mix. Expression - Connect an expression pedal, and enjoy a whole new level of instantaneous, continuous control. Volume Mode - The Expression pedal jack can be set up in Volume Mode, which provides a logarithmic taper for smooth volume control. Favorite Out - Connect a TRS cable from Riverside’s BOOST jack to the EXP input of another Strymon pedal and simultaneously engage the Favorite settings on both pedals. MIDI Control - Save and load drive presets. Control all knobs and switches via MIDI. Integrate Riverside into an elaborate MIDI pedalboard or use in an ultra-compact setup for easy travel. Discover your amp’s potential. Creating harmonically rich tones that are incredibly musical and natural, Riverside's cascading gain stages range from silky clean boost to blistering distortion, and everywhere in between. Using an analog JFET front-end, the Riverside responds to your guitar with unparalleled dynamics and feel. The precisely engineered DSP generates dynamic complexity and musical harmonics at every stage, allowing your amp to shine at any gain level. Take your amp to new sonic territory. Infinite sweet spot. Continuously variable circuit tuning tweaks multiple internal parameters dynamically, so the sweet spot follows you at any gain setting. As the Drive control is increased, Riverside makes continuous adjustments, optimizing the circuit for the best tone, resulting in an astonishingly flexible driver pedal that has no problem delivering glassy cleans, mild boosts, high-gain solos, and super saturated distortions. Flexibility to adapt to any amp. The sound of a drive pedal is largely influenced by the amplifier it's connected to. Riverside is designed to compliment your amp's tone with ultimate versatility thanks to it's musical 3-band EQ with independant Bass, Middle, and Treble controls - allowing you to carve the exact tone you need. A three-way Presence switch tailors the highest frequencies, enabling Riverside to perfectly compliment any amp or setup, regardless of how dark or bright. Digital or analog? We chose both. Riverside's custom multistage drive topology begins with an all-analog, ultra-low noise, discreet, Class-A JFET circuit, with a gain stage that is controlled digitally to maximize headroom, while adding up to 20dB of pure analog gain, with tight integration to the following DSP gain stages. Get the best of both the analog and digital domains with Strymon's hybrid approach: The JFET stage achieves outstanding touch response and dynamic interaction with your guitar, while the incredibly powerful SHARC DSP delivers the great level of nuanced complexity and responsiveness you're looking for. Additional Features and Specifications Custom cascading multistage distortion topology provides a wide range of tube-inspired drive tones Digitally controlled analog class A JFET input gain stage maximizes headroom while adding up to 20dB of pure analog gain Precision crafted DSP gain stages provide detailed complexity and responsiveness Low gain channel for smooth classic overdrive High gain channel for modern saturated distortion 3-band EQ with independent Bass, Middle and Treble controls Selectable post-analog gain mid-band EQ push Presence switch to tailor the sound for use with all amplifiers from dark to bright Optional variable-threshold noise reduction helps tame noisy guitar pickups High impedance mono input Mono output Favorite footswitch to save a favorite setting Favorite Input to connect an external MiniSwitch to recall a Favorite preset Expression pedal inputallows the connection an expression pedal for simultaneous morphing control over multiple parameters (Expression mode), or logarithmic taper for smooth volume control (Volume mode) MIDI accessible via Expression jack for remote parameter control and access to 300 preset locations Boost pedal input allows connection of an external footswitch for up to +6dB of analog boost, or to toggle the Favorite preset on other Strymon pedals (Favorite Out mode) Ultra low noise, high performance 24-bit 96kHz A/D and D/A converters provide uncompromising audio quality Premium analog front end and output section Super high performance SHARC DSP in a compact form factor 32-bit floating point processing True Bypass (electromechanical relay switching) or selectable transparent Analog Buffered Bypass Strong and lightweight anodized gold aluminum chassis 9V DC power supply included Power requirements: maximum 9 volts DC center-negative, with a minimum of 250mA of current Dimensions: 4.5? deep x 4? wide x 1.75? tall 11.4 cm deep x 10.2 cm wide x 4.4 cm tall Designed and built in the USA