Strymon NightSky: How to Be Advanced

Is the NightSky a reverb pedal or not? Here's 5 ways you can push the boundaries of what it does, including some sounds that are unrecognizable as reverb (like flanging). Settings below.
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GATED REVERB
Speed: 100%
Target: filter
Depth: 100%
Shape: env
Length: 60%
Texture: dense
Size/Pitch: 40%
Quantize: smooth
Low Cut: 0%
Filter: low pass
High Cut: 20%
Interval: 1 o’clock
Shimmer: 100%, input
Glimmer: off
Drive: off
Reverb: 100%
Dry: 55%
Low-Pass Resonance: minimum
DUCKED REVERB
Speed: 80%
Target: filter
Depth: 40%
Shape: env
Length: 60%
Texture: sparse
Size/Pitch: 40%
Quantize: smooth
Low Cut: 0%
Filter: low pass
High Cut: 51%
Interval: 1 o’clock
Shimmer: 0%, input
Glimmer: off
Drive: off
Reverb: 100%
Dry: 30%
Low-Pass Resonance: minimum
FLANGER
Speed: 5%
Target: pitch
Depth: 100%
Shape: triangle
Length: 0%
Texture: sparse
Size/Pitch: 0%
Quantize: smooth
Low Cut: 0%
Filter: regen
High Cut: 0%
Interval: 12 o’clock
Shimmer: 100%, regen
Glimmer: off
Drive: off
Reverb: 100%
Dry: 70%
FLANGER (FAST)
Speed: 63%
Target: pitch
Depth: 37%
Shape: triangle
Length: 0%
Texture: sparse
Size/Pitch: 0%
Quantize: smooth
Low Cut: 0%
Filter: regen
High Cut: 0%
Interval: 12 o’clock
Shimmer: 100%, regen
Glimmer: off
Drive: off
Reverb: 100%
Dry: 70%
SLAPBACK ECHO
Speed: 0%
Target: verb
Depth: 0%
Shape: triangle
Length: 0%
Texture: sparse
Size/Pitch: 40%
Quantize: smooth
Low Cut: 0%
Filter: regen
High Cut: 0%
Interval: 12 o’clock
Shimmer: 0%, regen
Glimmer: off
Drive: off
Reverb: 100%
Dry: 45%
RESAMPLED GUITAR
Speed: 50%
Target: pitch
Depth: 30%
Shape: rand
Length: 0%
Texture: sparse
Size/Pitch: 0%
Quantize: scale (major pentatonic)
Low Cut: 0%
Filter: low pass
High Cut: 25%
Interval: +5th
Shimmer: 100%, input
Glimmer: off
Drive: off
Reverb: 100%
Dry: 0%
REVERB IN THE KEY OF GOD
Speed: 0%
Target: verb
Depth: 0%
Shape: triangle
Length: 62%
Texture: dense
Size/Pitch: 30%
Quantize: scale (major pentatonic)
Low Cut: 0%
Filter: low pass
High Cut: 30%
Interval: 1 o’clock
Shimmer: 0%, regen
Glimmer: off
Drive: off
Reverb: 100%
Dry: 60%
Special thanks to John Marty and Greg Sadetsky for helping with the animation.

[@RhettShull]

You absolutely killed this. Amazing job on these sounds.

[@CyberattackWorld]

whoa thanks man

[@livefromthepsy-op1170]

Do a collab. He deserves the bump. I’ve written two songs off these and the Timeline tips.

[@CyberattackWorld]

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[@marcusstrymon693]

See rhett, you can use it musically

[@house-o-twang]

Thanks for the link Rhett

[@ethan.j.holder]

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[@hafizimranYT]

5:28

[@MrRob33]

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[@JosephHernandez-ml6gn]

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[@Lainer1]

Same here.

[@geras2058]

this is the only demo I've seen of the nightsky that focuses on the musicality instead of just sounds, it's just great!

[@CyberattackWorld]

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[@wonderingson]

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[@CyberattackWorld]

full disclosure, it's probably gonna be more pedals. thanks for checking out the video dude

[@mavillah9548]

Well done. Thank you for taking the time. "Reverb in the key of God" sounds like the hallowed "hallelujah" jeff B tone. Really dig all of the tips and a special thanks for putting illustrations of the knobs and buttons so that those of us who might like to recreate these tones can do so readily.

[@kinsmenmusicofficial]

Reverb in the key of god was one of the most beautiful things I’ve ever heard.

[@CyberattackWorld]

whoa thank you

[@bzdollars]

A G R E E D

[@churv666]

Best Demo of the NightSky so far.

[@neenerheaddj]

Agreed.

[@CyberattackWorld]

thanks. i went back and forth about whether i should ignore the "sequencer" part of the pedal, but in the end i decided the other stuff was cooler

[@AntoineMichaudGuitar]

You are a very good guitar player! Excellent tips!

[@CyberattackWorld]

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[@mrnolex]

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[@Deplated]

Amazing sounds, thanks!

[@michael_caz_nyc]

"When the World is Running Down" = Impressive. You did a Fantastic job with this. Enjoyed it. Rhett Shull brought me here. oNe LovE from NYC

[@CyberattackWorld]

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Da Police! ⚡

[@OrbitalDeathRay]

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[@themotioncodemarc]

Just got this pedal. Thank you for your contribution

[@the_architect..]

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[@CyberattackWorld]

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[@giobass]

So great!

[@jesselough]

First vid of a night sky that made me want a night sky. Amazing demo. Love your work, and also you’re a wicked good guitar player to boot 👏

[@CyberattackWorld]

thanks man. having had the NightSky for however long it's been since this video came out, I can tell ya that I've really come to appreciate how good it sounds doing "normal" reverb on top of everything else. Like if you ignore the pitch stuff entirely, it still sounds amazing. Just FWIW.

[@silasmoon]

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Some of the freshest electric guitar ideas I've heard in a while!

[@rickdeckard1075]

sounds like adrian belew from 40 years ago

[@thomasnicolajiversen7516]

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[@AL_1991]

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[@MartinSalad]

The pitch shift thing is awesome dude... subscribed. I love how you describe your mindset when going after these settings

[@CyberattackWorld]

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Your creativity and mastery is great!

[@CyberattackWorld]

Thank you

[@hypadimensionalbum]

Want one now! Sounds lush & would add a whole new dimension to home recording! THANX for content dude ; )

[@stub390]

Loved the pedal. Loved the playing.

[@rasm0225]

Seriously dank video editing. Loved it.

[@CyberattackWorld]

thanks, a lot of the crazy visuals are lifted from my music videos, which are also on this channel if you want a narcotic-level dose of dank editing

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[@CyberattackWorld]

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[@CyberattackWorld]

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[@CyberattackWorld]

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[@JamesAGuitar]

This is great! Very creative (yet practical) use of the pedal.

[@CyberattackWorld]

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[@orzelg]

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[@derrickhazel2871]

Absolutely the best video demonstrating the capabilities of this pedal. Well done! I think you might have nailed the Jeff Buckley Hallelujah reverb there.

[@dslavin]

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[@ckrug32]

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[@CyberattackWorld]

thanks man

[@frankvaleron]

Just want to say I dialed in reverb in the key of god this morning on my night sky from your settings. Very inspiring tone, hard to sound bad really. So thanks a lot

[@Cloudkusanagui]

Wow, great demonstration of the pedal, and you picked just the right song for the "Reverb in the key of God". Had chills when I realized it was just what I was hoping for... as that song always gives me the chills! Great video!

[@CyberattackWorld]

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Nice work man!

[@CyberattackWorld]

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AMAZING!!

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[@CyberattackWorld]

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[@CyberattackWorld]

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[@CyberattackWorld]

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[@tusharistherails]

The sounds are incredible, but dude, the video editing. HOW?! It’s perfect

[@tusharistherails]

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[@CyberattackWorld]

thanks dude. a lot of the video tricks are actually assets I'm reusing from my music videos. I have a short video about how I do a lot of that stuff (on the music-video side) if you want to begin the deep dive: kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y5emn2qumreil5o thanks for the sub

[@dreamakah]

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Great demo!

[@CyberattackWorld]

thanks

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Key of God - that was super sweet

[@MrBothandNether]

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[@XISTH]

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[@CyberattackWorld]

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[@bzdollars]

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[@CyberattackWorld]

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[@ultratone]

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[@CyberattackWorld]

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[@bobs906]

Love the dancing action figure. It made me laugh. Nice video!

[@Arm.W]

Random clicked this video and found very pleasant ear with "Last train home" on last pro tip 😊

[@peterpower2485]

Came here because of Rhett, stayed because of you, bought a NightSky soon as the video ended. Subscribed.

[@CyberattackWorld]

thank you for these amazing life choices

[@kash76]

Great vid dude! Just got mine yesterday.

[@CyberattackWorld]

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[@HondoFelder]

Killer video brotha!

[@CyberattackWorld]

thank you

[@tendingtropic7778]

love the last one

[@CyberattackWorld]

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[@Thevinch]

This made the decision between a big sky and a night sky a lot easier

[@tiesergrote]

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[@CyberattackWorld]

thank you

[@tiesergrote]

@@CyberattackWorld you're welcome

[@VanKapeghian]

Holy shit, that slapback tone is gorgeous.

[@CyberattackWorld]

thanks i feel like the slapback tone is an underrated feature of this pedal

[@henrikjensen4592]

Excellent, and super helpful, stuff! Thanks a lot! I am getting closer to start seriously thinking of getting this. (Strymon should hire you if they want to show that one can use their pedals creatively :-) )

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Good Playing😎👍

[@imdanielchae]

high high quality mate

[@CyberattackWorld]

thanks, more coming soon

[@KLRARMY]

So good man! Perfect use with that Police song!

[@CyberattackWorld]

thanks man glad you caught that

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Randy Rhoads 😊 Great video ✌

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[@CyberattackWorld]

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[@andrew-no2ti]

way cool video . thanks .

[@CyberattackWorld]

no THANK YOU

[@lancelovecraft5913]

I would advocate yes, that shit is worth it to sound interesting. Great demo

[@CyberattackWorld]

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[@Gimlian]

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[@CyberattackWorld]

lol those 2 rule my life

[@roybratli]

Great playing and commentary, also digging the halflit gloomy room.

[@CyberattackWorld]

pedal is useless without gloomy room

[@nikoletazioga2696]

Diary of a Madman

[@CyberattackWorld]

gotta do it

[@xdoctorblindx]

Subscribed. Such a great video.

[@xdoctorblindx]

The "resampled" tone gave me Shallow Waters vibes.

[@CyberattackWorld]

thanks, i think "resampled" is my personal fave of the 5

[@theeoddname]

Came here ‘cuz of Shull - wow …. Finally got some great tips on my sky pedal which I can actually use.

[@weszme]

If I was on the fence about buying this pedal, I certainly am not now 😂Great video!

[@CyberattackWorld]

thanks, have fun with it

[@Nicholas-Santiago]

Just got my Night Sky and this video was a huge help in getting sounds. I just spent an hour trying to learn the tune to your resampled setting, i would buy it if you released it!!! So catchy!

[@CyberattackWorld]

thanks dude, the song actually has been released! It's called Invincible. Arrangement is different but check it out: cyberattack.bandcamp.com/track/invincible

[@Nicholas-Santiago]

@@CyberattackWorld is that live stream where you sent funny emails to people on KZbin? I wanted to rewatch it ^^

[@CyberattackWorld]

@@Nicholas-Santiago oh man, that's amazing. To answer your question, I take those videos down to edit out people's email addresses, and then I repost them over here: kzbin.info/door/JXuKecsnYyKrgMchrUOexA

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[@Nicholas-Santiago]

@@CyberattackWorld thanks! That episode was a blast!!

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Wow man RR sound!!!

[@Rustocaps]

Last train home! Great stuff!

[@CyberattackWorld]

thanks i'm glad you caught that

[@osab5844]

Yes indeed! Nicely done!

[@blankmelon]

Holy crap dude. I came for the Strymon but stayed for the awesome video and examples you’ve put together. Don’t know how you have a NightSky, don’t care. Looking forward to checking out your other videos. Well done.

[@CyberattackWorld]

thanks man, i have a very similar video for the TimeLine, you might wanna start with that: kzbin.info/www/bejne/n52lZImuecmSa8U

[@ericamoretti5148]

Love the low-pass resonance.

[@CyberattackWorld]

yeah same

[@wavescrashingmusic]

i like your style.

[@CyberattackWorld]

thank you

[@joshuarowland6018]

Reverb in the Key of God: love the Pat Metheny! Thank you!

[@CyberattackWorld]

metheny rules

[@Guitavatar]

Great cinematography! Takes me back pre-pandemic! Demo is superb. More please...phaser?

[@CyberattackWorld]

thanks man. i have more coming, but in the meantime don't miss my video about the Strymon Timeline, very similar tricks (and visuals): kzbin.info/www/bejne/n52lZImuecmSa8U

[@theeoddname]

And subscribed!

[@enricpascual1926]

nice video!

[@CyberattackWorld]

thank you

[@tonyz4292]

Such an underrated pedal

[@kozmicstreamz417]

Would love to hear this pedal on some synths ... but dude ... you killed it on guitar!

[@CyberattackWorld]

thanks. to be honest, when i think about using this with synths, it's almost too much

[@levijessegonzalez3629]

Ducked reverb didnt sound like a ducked reverb at first. Sounded so original. Wow this unit is a must have for making unique sounds for 2020

[@CyberattackWorld]

The ducked reverb was the hardest one for me to get. (It was way harder to dial in the sensitivity than it was for the gated reverb.) So it definitely felt like I was pushing the NightSky to do something outside its intended purpose. And the ducked reverb does have some other artifacts going on as a result, but that's part of the fun. Anyway I'm 100% with you that the real point here is finding unique sounds for the present.

[@levijessegonzalez3629]

@@CyberattackWorld you did a great job. Nice solo btw on the "when the world is running down" bassline

[@CyberattackWorld]

@@levijessegonzalez3629 thanks man glad you caught that

[@levijessegonzalez3629]

@@CyberattackWorld you gotta do more videos like this my guy...your channel will take off. People in 2020 appreciate quality content like this