Strymon Bigsky MX | Overview & Tones

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00:00 - Play In
01:05 - What's New?
04:12 - Tones Begin
05:23 - Neural Networks
05:55 - MX & Classic Voicings
06:33 - IR Reverb
08:43 - Lexicon 480 Hall
10:43 - Dual Reverbs
12:07 - Routing Options
14:00 - Infinite Switch
15:40 - Ping Pong Magneto
18:09 - Grease is Good
18:45 - Factory Preset Examples
19:15 - Plate
19:44 - Chamber
21:33 - Room
22:09 - Hall
23:07 - Chamber "Color"
23:56 - Spring
25:09 - Thoughts on the New Algos
26:23 - Ease of Use
27:14 - Cloud & Ensemble
28:05 - MX Shimmer
28:29 - Bloom
29:21 - Chorale (Baritone)
30:16 - Nonlinear
31:14 - Organ Style Preset
31:54 - Magneto
32:26 - Nonlinear with Trem
32:56 - Magneto Glitch
33:24 - Nonlinear Circles
33:44 - Conclusion
36:41 - Fun & Inspiration
37:20 - Outro Ambience

[@LeonTodd]

What's your favourite BigSky more?

[@officialpoa3171]

*Leon, the way you feel right now, running through that pedal; THAT WAS HOW IT FELT back in the day, going into a local music store and plugging into a MULTI-EFFECTS unit and basking!*

[@LeonTodd]

❤

[@gearhippie]

Great demo as always!

[@michaelhamm2271]

Fantastic demo as always Leon. This thing sounds so good! Looking forward to an updated Timeline😁

[@LeonTodd]

You and me both!

[@lyricbread]

Glorious indeed! Alll the sauce!

[@officialpoa3171]

*As I listen to it, they really have captures the ESSENSE of how those Rack Modules from the 80's and 90's use to sound when you flipped through the presets. I MEAN THEY NAILED THAT ESSENCE!*

[@MKRISING75]

LT delivers the goods every time killer video 🤟🏻

[@ForrestWest]

Sweet Tones and nice licks there Bro!

[@stuartgonsal8443]

Awesome review and demo. You showcase gear in a very unique way 🙂

[@LeonTodd]

Thought of this in your rig when I was doing this ;)

[@stuartgonsal8443]

@@LeonTodd Scrambling around the room looking for things to sell 😉 You had me at the MEGA preset!

[@jessenicholson1777]

That play in… 😮 I know that an Axe Fx can theoretically do this, but I still want this.

[@XPJV]

Killer pedal, killer video! ❤

[@prezdentraygun8790]

You are a damn good player.

[@veronatragedy7016]

He plays the same riff in every video, one trick pony.

[@LeonTodd]

Much appreciated mate!

[@Terry_Aki]

​@@veronatragedy7016.... retard alert ....ya, he just wiggles his fingers and fake sound comes out... lol 😂

[@BNC593]

Get ready for all the jealous responses from guitar hackers. Leon is certainly great player

[@chrisdavies9143]

10:57 yes please!!

[@mattyh2180]

AUD$1250 is insane

[@heavybrett-al4082]

Woohoo , Strymon already had the best reverbs (from what I've noticed) and they just made the ultimate reverb pedal, pretty cool.

[@peterharvin2775]

Just gorgeous.

[@thepedalpress]

As always, I enjoy your demos, chock full of great playing and concise tutelage. The MX arrived with perfect timing. Like many guitarists, I've unloaded too many reverbs to list and have been recently oogling a few contender replacements -- Meris Mercury X, Boss RV 500, Strymon NightSky -- but just could not commit for fear of just flipping whichever won. (I was even considering putting together a Eurorack for the StarLab.) Anywho... perfect timing. And by golly, it sounds super swell. And yes please: IRs plus other 'verbs 👍

[@Terry_Aki]

Big Sky Big Tiddy version!! Double reverbs!!!!

[@JoeHeisler]

I don't need it... but I want it.

[@maschoff69]

Thanks, you're the best!

[@maschoff69]

Man, I'd love to. I've been suffering from carpal tunnel syndrome and my pick hand falls asleep while holding a pick for 3 0 seconds. Love watching you play!

[@michaelbreach5862]

Thank you for using some high gain with this reverb pedal.

[@LeonTodd]

My pleasure!!

[@TechMetalRules]

The 480... it just gets me every time.

[@LeonTodd]

Nothing else like it

[@Ambient.Music.Studio]

sounds awesome …. I have this pedal … it’s pure ambient bliss. great playing … are you running the BigSky MX through your Fractal FM9?

[@LeonTodd]

Yep, Fractal for the amp tones

[@Jettblack_]

Ive been going back and forth on getting the cloud burst or the blue sky I guess this solves that

[@baristart123]

Love your channel and your playing. You use pedals with some actual gain and riffs! How do you like this compared to the verbs on the H90?

[@LeonTodd]

Hahaha cheers mate, gotta have some gain in there! They've both got some amazing verbs but the Ensemble mode and shimmer on this are pretty special

[@joeywilder9708]

Will they update the plugin with these new features and reverbs? I hope so with what it cost. I loved it and had to buy it. Use it in my daw everyday. I just hope they will provide updates like this to the plugin for all the people who have bought the super pricey plugin.

[@rhoydotp]

more IR demo please. I had lots of fun with Space Designer in Logic with convolutions

[@reecespecis8669]

OMG !

[@Whizzinby777]

Current mantra: I have a Fractal, I don’t need this. I have a Fractal, I don’t need this. I have a Fractal, I don’t need this. I have a Fractal, I don’t need this. 😂 Glorious tones Leon 👍

[@LeonTodd]

That Ensemble mode tho :D

[@EricSabag12]

Just got the BigSky MX after watching your review, sounds so big! Any chance to share your preset parameter on the opening? ("MEGA" preset), I somewhat followed how your created it in the video but didn't get the parameters right yet.

[@ryanclark6035]

Take my money!

[@nickgriffis3405]

Thoughts on the bigsky reverbs vs the fractal reverbs?

[@LeonTodd]

I think they're both top tier. The Strymon Ensemble is pretty unique and I love the Fractal plates and "clouds".

[@martiboucat]

It's really cool but it's the same price as buying a Source Audio Ventris AND a Poly Verbs xD I'd love to see a LT video on the Dynamic reverbs on the HX and Helix. Plug in the Helix Native and give us a tour on how you set those reverbs, Leon!

[@markthomas5030]

Is the sound at the beginning a preset and is it called mega? and in the latch mode when you play over the sound can you still have a reverb or is it a dry signal

[@LeonTodd]

Yes, it's a preset i created - Cloud running into Shimmer

[@Ryan-kw7gj]

The dual engine feature makes me want one. I like running two amps with identical reverbs. I hope strymon comes out with a true stereo version of the Volante, rather than summing the inputs.

[@poesybeat]

Latching infinite switch for the win.

[@veronatragedy7016]

Does this do Delay & Reverb or only Reverb? Are you using delay in the video? I hear delay.

[@piperdaniel]

Magneto has delay

[@BNC593]

Does anyone know if the BigSky MX will load True Stereo Quad IR files and have it correctly create the true stereo image?

[@MrSpike7590]

I'll wait to see if there's going to be a TIMELINE MX

[@LeonTodd]

Same here!

[@davidmccaroll7558]

Kind of surprised that the Timeline MX didn't appear first!

[@dantahoua]

Hope they will do a Timeline update!

[@PondoSinatra680]

They’ll do a Timeline and a Mobius.

[@chrisdaviesguitar]

I have the Cloudburst and other delay units

[@coffeedudeguy]

Can we load in real space IRs like the ones from Poly Verbs? This is a good all in one unit to be able to run separate reverbs before and after drive for some weird stuff, and only needing to control one unit!

[@LeonTodd]

Yes indeed

[@officialpoa3171]

*I give it (x1) week, ORIGINAL BIG SKYS about to go on sale on REVERB & SWEETWATER GEAR EXCHANGE! .... They sure know how to get your money!*

[@7Dusted87]

It’s now priced the same as Meris big box pedals (more or less) and I just don’t see the same level of control or range of sound. I like the Strymon sound but I’m not sure I’m fond of their go to market strategy. For clarification I own a cloudburst, big sky and timeline. I don’t see myself upgrading.

[@Sound_Stable]

Exactly what I thought when I heard about this pedal. I am in the market for a reverb and I will be going with the Mercury X over this.

[@Starch1b2c3d4a]

Meris over this all day, any day.

[@patrickr6505]

MERIS Mercury X is the king, everyone in the know knows this..

[@xiaoxia5]

it's a instant buy for me if they offer a Midnight Black Edition, and they get rid of the green screen, and update it to white or blue.

[@DavidBeebee]

Yer tones a little dry in this intro m9?! Utterly glorious, telling myself I really really don't need this, but you're not helping! Hope all's well dude.

[@LeonTodd]

🤣

[@BobGuido]

Peyote Pete rides the night He sees his past in starlight He hears a voice deep inside Leather strapping wheel burning power Moves to the shimmer and tremble Under the secret code of his duo verbs On his duo verbs His duo verbs His duo verbs His duo verbs He wants his effects back from the thieves He wants his sounds in the trembling leaves Harmonizing free from old DSPs Beyond the limits of Schroeder's dreams Rackmounts broken by pedals turn Ride the impulse, propel to Saturn On his duo verbs His duo verbs His duo verbs His duo verbs

[@LeonTodd]

:p

[@JoshuaSimonson909]

Ummmmm... HOLY SHIT?!?! Ok this came out of nowhere! Uhhhh..... now I gotta... oh god my wallet.. please not again...

[@ItaiIfrach]

The price tag is really high, I don't get the point why to get this pedal when u can get reverb studio racks from 90's (Lexicon,Eventide,Tc,Ensoniq, Etc...) that way more realistic to actual spaces than that.

[@LeonTodd]

The fact that it's a pedal, can run 2 simultaneous verbs and can run off a pretty generic power supply makes it a lot more appealing to a lot of people. I love old rack stuff but size/price/reliability make it hard to justify in a lot of cases.

[@AmiliaCaraMia]

Different vibe / algorithms I suppose. Newer reverbs definitely have a different feel than something more metallic like the Lexicon 200 reverb. I love both personally.

[@DaleDunphy]

I know you are demonstrating the pedal but your choice of how much mix you put on often gets in the way of us hearing what the real-world sound would be with a more subdued amount of reverb.

[@LeonTodd]

I'll do a follow up demonstrating the subtle "real" spaces

[@ironblast5]

monochrome screen at that price point is sad

[@RobCowie]

Meh. I like keeping my money more. Next!

[@UberNuber]

What good is money if you can't use it to get some siiiiiiick gear?

[@lyrasimo]

800 euros....lmao

[@iamjarrettdean9358]

What are they taking a pathetic page out of Fenders book? OVER PRICED! JESUS!

[@DaleDunphy]

I grow a little tired of hearing ambient sounds on reverb demos. I am searching for more real-world band ettings on sounds like 60's/70's pop rock.

[@LeonTodd]

Yeah reverb pedals in particular are tricky to demo - trying to demonstrate the possibilities leads to big ambient sound, but most of the time we only need a little

[@scottl5935]

UAFX Golden Reverb..great classic variations on Spring, Plate, Hall reverbs with a few different choices of each style. Physical knobs to control all the changes and really high quality realistic reverbs.

[@iamjarrettdean9358]

Yeah dude, TOO MUCH distortion if it's not in the pedal. #FAIL

[@Starch1b2c3d4a]

Ugly visual design compared to the original... Strymon is just a legacy company these days. They dont innovate any more

[@XPJV]

R u serious? Strymon did an UPGRADE... Not something new. Consider that. And this is such a successful upgrade!

[@Starch1b2c3d4a]

@@XPJV this "upgrade" comes about 15 years too late. And its a hack job

[@user-sh4tn7iv9f]

To me, the overuse of effects just emphasizes the obvious lack of actual musicianship and musical concept of the player.

[@MarkRigler]

Well that's my excuse

[@Jam3sk3nna]

Define overuse.

[@jeffreyp1855]

Nah! Shit still sounds like shit! Take Nirvana, for example.

[@martyshwaartz971]

Shoegaze players sweating bullets

[@d3w4yn3]

Make a video, play for us? So we can see actual musicianship, obviously.

[@Mahdi_ddA]

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