Strymon Cloudburst Ambient Reverb - Deep Dive with Sound Designers Pete Celi and Dean Miller

[@strymon]

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[@NativeEarthlingAI]

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[@strymon]

@@NativeEarthlingAI Hey there, we offer free shipping on strymon.net for orders $49 and above! You can also purchase direct from Strymon on Amazon here: www.amazon.com/s?me=A2MWNRTGSXFQSH&marketplaceID=ATVPDKIKX0DER

[@TheFlutecart]

They can let the great guitar players have a diddle. And let the salesmen explain how cool it is. But nobody gives you the tour like Pete. - Sounds amazing. Love the tech talk, it's useful to know. Are there going to be a line of the smaller pedals? - Maybe an Oil Can Delay?

[@christopherventer6391]

Would love just the Tape Echo/Flange side of Deco on its own with perhaps some expanded tape sim capabilities like tape age and damage.

[@WhatsUpWhitey]

I loved Pete’s explanation videos of the original V1 Flint and El Cap. Understanding what is in the sounds helps you to appreciate the intricacies of each sound they create.

[@GabeHelma]

@@christopherventer6391 good idea!

[@goodandbadtimes]

Bravo!

[@Hesohi]

Or maybe a standalone Harmonic Tremolo?

[@CS-yj8sd]

Pete is like the master chef stepping out from behind the curtain at a 5 Michelin starred restaurant explaining in great loving detail the amazing 20 course meal you are about to experience with great joy

[@WhatsUpWhitey]

Perfect analogy

[@readyfiredigital]

3 Michelin stars is the max :) but I do love hearing straight from the "chefs"

[@PeeSocks14]

That's a lot of Michelin stars..

[@legends1979]

Got mine and it is super useful and lots of varying tones can be had out of this. Have had the BluSky since its release and the Cloudburst does what that does and even more. The Ensemble effect has just got to be heard in person. Again well done Strymon! Well done indeed!

[@strymon]

Thank you! Hope you're enjoying your new Cloudburst :)

[@collinallen2875]

Seeing how happy he is in describing this, makes me feel so good about my purchase of it as well as the sound

[@strymon]

Glad you're enjoying Cloudburst!

[@RPMusicStudios]

Just when I think I’m done they pull me back in! Lovely sounding pedal and playing!

[@brianhanlon8603]

Wow!! Strymon is genius as always . industry standard! This pedal is a game changer. Just moved the bar up. Also so cool the edge is explaining how it works 😊 strymon rocks. I need this pedal now. Take my money

[@petefranczyk9421]

Just received mine today...super fast shipping. This is a game-changer. Love it. One word...Spacious

[@nathanieluy2989]

Just bought it and I'm learning the beauty of this pedal my first pedal... everyday I'm loving it!! It helps my vocal to be cool and control accompanied by the sound effects...I loved the total mixed of the sound ...adjust as you will to your liking...

[@winstonsmith8236]

ordered. After going heavy on fancy crazy pedals for a decade, I find myself coming back to Strymon for their straight forward nature and how you can learn a pedal inside and out. It's just different from other fancy pedals. They're more like instruments you become familiar with- because of their perfect balance of deep and limitations.

[@Kenji1685]

Thanks for the thorough demonstration. I got one and can't wait to try it out on my electric cello. 🎼🎶🎵🎶 😊

[@stephanlepage2537]

I Love my new Cloudburst pedal. And I must say that I admire the humble brilliance and obvious talent of Mr. Miller. I am a Strymon fan for life!

[@musicalSFCat]

Beautiful dynamic pedal. Just ordered direct from Strymon through my Reverb account. Will be quite a pleasure to use on current recording project, future projects. Cheers for creating such a wonderful delay reverb effect pedal. 💯

[@tavaroevanis8744]

The minimum decay setting produces a nice room ambiance! Super versatile pedal!

[@VonBluesman]

Congratulations on another great sounding pedal Strymon Cloudburst.

[@keithbriscoe99]

I saw the Andertons video 2 weeks ago, ordered just 15 min into the video. Got it direct from Strymon. I simply love love this Cloudburst. Inspring and versatile.

[@johnbogart9920]

I love that he is playing an Agile guitar! I just ordered mine this morning through Chicago Music Exchange on Reverb.

[@vapingamers]

Honestly I love my Cloudburst! To say it is anything short of amazing would be a lie. This pedal has breathed new life into my playing. Even playing just solo, its like you have a whole string ensemble with you. What I love most about this pedal is everyone else can now hear the harmonies that I hear. Seriously this pedal is 100% worth and every player should have this pedal in their kits.

[@strymon]

Thanks for the kind words! Glad you're enjoying Cloudburst :)

[@RyanMcQuen]

Never thought I would see a Strymon with no secondary controls! Glad to see a trend toward simplicity.

[@longfinger]

I just got my Cloudburst last week. It's an amazing tool and so much fun. This video is very helpful. Thanks for doing this. Cheers from NH!

[@johnnydswing]

Waooo this pedal is so musical I keep getting goosebumps throughout the whole video waooo I’m sold

[@deankay800]

The pedal that I've been waiting for. Unbelievable sound.

[@sventex1]

Amazing....have been off the electric guitar for a decade and now I'm inspired to go back 🙂

[@ChasingAnthems]

Love mine! Are there any videos using this pedal and an acoustic guitar?

[@JohnLRice]

Cool pedal, nice job Strymon and top notch demo as always, Pete! 👌😎

[@MovingBlanketStudio]

fascinating. just ordered one, can't wait to try it out! nice creation!

[@ucarouen]

You guys have made something very special. The Cloudburst is my first ever guitar pedal.

[@norbertplaysguitar7244]

Beautiful choice - it‘s a keeper!

[@bradmock3516]

This sounds like my dream reverb ambience device that I can play, so many options in your algorithm design and I'm anxious for my dealer to get one!

[@firebald2915]

I've been desiring this pedal since I heard it used by Danish Pete on Anderson's Music demo show. I have a Yamaha SFTA transacoustic that would work well because of louder sound at my guitar and a bit lower from my amp across a small room. So I purchased the Cloudburst two days ago and have had a glorious time fiddling with it. I need a volume pedal next. This pedal has endless possibilities in conjunction with my keyboard with voice notes like choir sounds or brass horns or violins. It should sound bigger than my small room could hold. An orchestra in a blue box. Thanks for the best pedal I've ever needed, Fellas ! YaY !

[@douglasnewman4163]

Super demo! Strymon Cloudburst… now on my shopping list!

[@lazvt8469]

Ordered mine earlier today after seeing Anderton's review.... Looking forward to using it with a baritone I ordered... should be epic.

[@MattBeardsley]

+1 🤪 .. stoked!

[@ShemFaith]

I've been using my Strymon BlueSky for the past 8 years now. I bought it primarily for it's Shimmer tones. But now with the 'Cloudburst' it seems it'll be a noble upgrade. Thanks Strymon, I'm getting the Cloudburst soon! ♥ 👌🙌

[@strymon]

Hope you dig it!

[@TimsCabana]

This is the most impressive reverb system I have ever heard! Can't wait to get one! Thank you so much for this product!

[@tad5920]

Beautiful, musical sounds from this pedal. It's on my list! Thanks for a great video!

[@strymon]

Thanks for watching!

[@Womble1252]

This pedal has been a dream with my lap steel, wih and without using a volume pedal. Really great variety of tones on the pedal using humbucker vs tele pickup and guitar tone control ..

[@Theylieohio]

I love the no fuss , you just set it and get it! This will be your best selling pedal in my opinion.

[@landonmatthew]

i LOVEEEEE the cloudburst as a small room reverb. it absolutely kills it, come to find out, you guys did that on purpose too….

[@Wyatth58]

Finally a small footprint for Devin Townsend type cleans! Just ordered mine!

[@jhaggard]

Ordered mine today! Can't wait to get playing with it. Thanks for the video.

[@virtus12ful]

Great pedal - will be getting one myself. Can I just say that Pete’s Agile guitar is slick??

[@JGlassy]

Excellent and thorough walk through of this fine pedal. Sometimes I wish these niche/boutique pedals were easily rentable!

[@Durgo25]

Amazing! Please dear lord make this format of pedal with the trem section from the flint!!!

[@Michaelkenjarrell01]

People you got to get this pedal,,This pedal is alsome A friend of mine has bought this paddle I have to have it for Studio 67 another great piece of work by strymon❤

[@oimate4201]

Great tutorial and walk through. It’s great to understand the design perspective and how that ties in with actual use. Well done, and thank you!

[@mortonwilson795]

Really good overview. I have BigSky, Flint & Deco and now I have a feeling I need this one - the response of Ensemble to pick-up selection towards the end is what chinches it for me . . . superb!

[@COWBOYBARNMAN]

I'm sold. I ordered one yesterday and should have it tomorrow. I'm so excited!

[@strymon]

Enjoy your new Cloudburst!

[@COWBOYBARNMAN]

@strymon OMG, IT ARRIVED TODAY AND SOUNDS ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL! After only strumming a few chords, a tear actually rolled down my cheek. I can't believe how wonderful and heavenly this little box sounds. I'm beyond pleased. I really love it! Thanks so much!!!

[@markcarleton6647]

When did the edge start working for Strymon?

[@paulalanson]

Great video! @strymon I could use some help though. I just received this pedal in the mail. I really like it. I also purchased the mini switch. I configured the cloudburst to use the freeze function with the footswitch however it does not work like Dean is using it in the video. He appears to switch the freeze on after playing a chord, and it freezes it until he switches it off. I have to hold the footswitch to continue the freeze. Can you tell me what I'm missing? Thanks!

[@strymon]

Hey there! Congrats on your new Cloudburst :) Shoot us an email to [e-mail] and we'll go ahead and get you sorted. Thanks!

[@VeniceKing1]

​@@strymon I'm trying to do the same thing, is it possible without midi?

[@chrismahermusic5142]

The Bluesky was the first time I messed with the shimmer effect. I never really liked the shimmer on the Bluesky as well as many non-strymon pedals such as the Ventris. I expected the same from this. Pleasantly surprised. This is has an amazing clean room sound in addition to the ambient settings. The real surprise is the variations of everything in between. A clean sounding and unique pedal and the simplest of controls for such a variety of effects. Kudos Strymon. I predict this pedal will have a long distinguished future on it's way to being a classic. Dumping the Ventris for this!. Cheers!

[@strymon]

So glad to hear you enjoyed it!

[@sobretiempo68]

I just ordered my cloudburst pedal … hopefully it will work well on my Yamaha electro-acoustic guitar 😊 the tutorial is so good 👌

[@strymon]

Enjoy!!

[@sobretiempo68]

@ I will keep you posted!!!!😏👍

[@NikolausBrocke]

Excellent reverb sound. Very natural and wide. Very useful in most situations. But I expected nothing less from such a great company like strymon. And a convincing demonstration too.

[@mikewhittenmusic]

Thanks for obsoleting BOTH my TC electronics T2 and Hall of fame reverbs

[@GoDrex]

This is an astonishing pedal. So many awesome sound possibilities.

[@DanielC__]

I’ve got 7 Strymon pedals and love them all but Cloudburst is a real winner. BTW, you can use a MIDI switcher to get the same trails effect demonstrated at the end of the video. It’s a rock solid addition to the Strymon lineup. I’ve got 2 presets combining BlueSky and Cloudburst….OMG, the effect is amazing.

[@davecollopy9419]

I absolutely adore this pedal. 👏👏👏👏🎸😃

[@blipblip88]

Very clear and nice demo! Thanks!

[@Really-hx7rl]

Just brought one and it's blown my mind! 👍

[@fredzep01]

I now know which pedal to buy next, what a stunning peddle.

[@andrewrwhitfield]

Love these deep dives!!!! Awesome product… now I need it 😊

[@grantandrews4826]

That ensemble setting sounds like pure Vangelis. ❤❤❤❤

[@fredzep01]

The first time the mod control was used @6:33 sounded beautiful.

[@calebriley7466]

Excellent pedal!:) I usually rock two reverbs and use them before a delay kinda weird but this is getting what normally takes me two reverbs to get with the ensemble!:)

[@pithovat4457]

I need THIS!Not a pedal guy at all,but looking for something I uset in studio with Logic Pro modulated silververb!5 weeks at Thomann's,I can't wait.

[@guitboy007]

Excellent overview. Thanks!

[@matanggonzales]

Wow- fantastic!

[@sharkbaitseamus]

Agile AL-3000 club - what an awesome guitar, I have one in cherry burst :D cool pedal too ;)

[@murisan3589]

Superb. Just one thing regarding the modulation. While I was watching my hand was instinctively reaching out to slow that modulation rate (Modulation) Rate. Perhaps it would be possible with a future update, via some secondary function to include this possibility? Namely to change that default rate (which may be a bit too high for some ambient needs). Otherwise. Very well done.

[@Christbearer57]

Love Pete’s demos! Can’t wait to get this pedal. My one suggestion with all reverb pedals is that people always play these very ethereal types of riffs, whereas many people buying pedals are playing rock. so how does it sound in a more rock setting with drums bass etc…?

[@strymon]

Our employee jam track video we did shows off Cloudburst in a variety of settings if you want to get a better idea of its flexibility :)

[@Christbearer57]

Got a link?

[@burnsanchez]

@strymon how do u activate the trails on Cloudburst? Because everytime I turn it off the trail of the verb cuts off.

[@strymon]

You want to make sure Spillover Mode is set to ON. You can find the detailed steps on setting this up on page 9 of the Cloudburst user manual: www.strymon.net/manuals/cloudburst_UserManual_RevD.pdf If you have any more questions let us know!

[@marzbitenhaussen]

such amazing sounds, greats insights from the amazing creators

[@LoVeAmBiEnT]

Beautiful. Definitely figure out a way to acquire this. I should pay some credit cards down for a bit though because I have a problem Lol. This will be mine soon. Oh yes.

[@SteveAttwood]

Take my SOUL - I love this.. ! Knurdletastic!!

[@Carson_Berry]

I see this is compatible with a mini switch. Does this have a favorite switch capability?

[@foxyfoxtrot4233]

Sounds fantastic!

[@didifischervideo]

Thanks for showing all the "normal" reverb possibilities : ) (I know people like to drown in reverb - but I use it like "salt" in my "meals")

[@curtlondon]

Ordered mine for my board. I’m the only guitar in a three piece rock band. Maybe an odd request but I also do solo acoustic gigs and run through a Bose L2. I think this could sound good in the background to fill up space on many songs. Any chance of a video with acoustic.

[@strymon]

Thanks for the request! We'd love to eventually do some acoustic stuff for Cloudburst :)

[@ivnlkv]

My first Strymon ❤

[@strymon]

Congrats! Hope you're enjoying it :)

[@hiphopwong]

OK can you clarify, in freeze / ensemble mode, after you freeze a chord, is the guitar sound then totally dry or does it still have reverb? The notes I'm hearing, it sounds like it has reverb but he says he also added el capitan delay.

[@strymon]

When you use Cloudburst's FREEZE mode, it allows for infinitely sustained reverberation of the current input signal without new notes played being added to the reverb. The INFINITE function does the same thing, basically, except it sustains the current input signal with new notes played being added to the reverb signal.

[@Vibroverber]

Learned about a nice pedal and got to steal some licks too. Win/win.

[@SlowToe]

Waiting on my pre order 💕

[@Closedgoodbye]

What extra functionality (if any) would a multiswitch give over the mini switch?

[@pedalscapes]

Great job thank you - first time I've ever pre-ordered a pedal!

[@millenniummastering]

Makes me want a Nightsky 2 with the ensemble feature, more reverb algos and midi pattern parameter locks.

[@simonmccafferty]

Hi, just got mine. It's great and really works well with my Deco and El Cap. Quick question though; during the 'freeze and ensemble' section at the end of the video you are just tapping the mini switch with your hand and the light stays on. I have to keep mine held down with my foot(as it says in the manual for freeze or infinite) or it stops the effect, am I missing something? as this would be useful to me.

[@strymon]

Hey there - the Miniswitch has an internal jumper to change between momentary (where yours is set now) and latching (like Dean had it set in the video). All you need to do is open the miniswitch and move the jumper to the other two pins. Here's a link to the manual, and the info you're looking for is on page 4. Yours is set to Tap Tempo mode, so move the jumper to the rightmost two pins to get to Fav/Boost mode, which is the latching behavior you want. I hope that helps! www.strymon.net/manuals/MiniSwitch_UserManual_RevF.pdf

[@simonmccafferty]

I appreciate the reply. I had assumed from the Cloudburst manual that you had to have it set to tap in order to use freeze/infinite, so thanks for the clarification regarding momentary/latching, I'm glad I asked. Love the pedal, As a familiarisation exercise I'm learning to play 'Adagio for Strings' with it which is just a perfect fit for it. I'm never sure how to set the pre-delay though, I've seen it said that it's the key to the pedal@@strymon

[@798beer]

If I want to use this cloudburst pedal with my iridium, where do you suggest to put this, before or after iridium?

[@strymon]

We'd recommend using after Iridium for best results :)

[@colinpadley1897]

I've got this pedal, but never delved into it too much, this is helpful, the only criticism is the switch to move to use the freeze pedal could be on the oitside, i seemed to get it it the wrong way round, so back off again..

[@scotdvorak8861]

Amazing!!! Can you get similar results coming out of a reactive load / IR unit (in my case Suhr RL IR) ? For recording stereo out of it?

[@strymon]

You bet - that should work just fine!

[@scotdvorak8861]

@@strymon Awesome thanks!!

[@DisVietVetUSA]

Way to go, Thank you for your hard work

[@Beatedelic_Records]

By the way, ten years ago in 2013 the great Strymon Big Sky was released!

[@alans3845]

Awesome demo. Just wish Strymon would let buyers know it does NOT ship with a power supply and let players know what precise 9V power they need to purchase to power it. As a an archtop jazz guitarist w both Line6 and Boss 9V power supplies- neither of which would power up the Cloudburst- be good to know what is needed to power it up. Txs

[@strymon]

Hey there - sorry you missed the bit about the power supply - we've certainly made efforts to make sure folks knew it didn't come with one. Most pedals conform to the 2.1mm 9VDC center negative standard, as do we. If you have a Line 6 supply intended for an HX Stomp that wouldn't work, as well as a Boss version intended for one of their synths or something. So you just need a normal, 2.1mm (VDC power supply with a negative center pin, and it needs to have some juice for hungry DSP, so count on something like a minimum of 250ma. The best thing would be one of our own power supplies, as each tap can handle 500ma without breaking a sweat, but anything meant for that standard should work. Enjoy your Cloudburst!

[@jackprice7828]

Strymon team just got my Cloudburst. It does everything as advertised and does it well. The one thing I wish you would have added is a trails switch, so when the pedal is turned off the effect is too abrupt. A trails switch would allow the reverb trail when the pedal is disengaged.

[@strymon]

Hey there Jack - check out page 9 of the manual on "Spillover" that's the feature you're looking to turn on for Trails. I hope that helps! www.strymon.net/manuals/cloudburst_UserManual_RevC.pdf

[@jackprice7828]

@@strymon Thank you so much!

[@strymon]

Yuze welcome!

[@DanielC__]

Get a MIDI switcher and you can get the result you describe.

[@SubtractiveMoves]

I am speechless

[@manymanyband]

Been waiting for a pedal like this. 😮

[@316word]

What I’m really wondering about is creating patches and being able to save them how do you call these patches up? There’s no display type thing or number thing or anything like that how would you be able to save different sounds or something like that and recall them up.

[@strymon]

You put it into a save state, and then send it a patch change command via MIDI on the patch number that you'd like it recall to when you send it. And then you send the command from your controller, and it saves it to that spot - easle peasle :-) Hope that helps - all of the info is contained in the user manual, so when you're ready to experiment you'll be set!

[@chadm4976]

I'm a big fan of singular or dual purpose pedals. Multi do everything pedals with 10000000 choices is very paralyzing to me, I'm really loving your pedals so far. Keep it simple! I have started with Flint and this pedal and I LOVE them!

[@anthonychilds8193]

With Ensemble Forte you could've named it Badalamenti (tongue in cheek of course)

[@spltrcl]

excellent sounding pedal, from here. can the ensemble effect be used at short levels of decay??? thanks!

[@strymon]

Greetings ShyuuzMaster! Sean Halley here - yes, Ensemble is available at any decay setting. During all of the content production, I found myself playing with the predelay quite a bit more, when I had short decay and Ensemble turned on. I can see that being a real help in the looping stuff, and the film stuff with Carter, if you're still up to that. Hope you're great!

[@Warriorstreetpreachers]

Would love an in depth explanation into how MIDI works with this pedal. Are there several presets you can have with this pedal using MIDI? I am using a Boss ES-8 so this would be a huge pedal if I can have more than one preset with the tap of a switch.

[@joshscus]

300 MIDI presets available

[@Warriorstreetpreachers]

@@joshscus I just might have to buy this 🙂

[@rhoydotp]

@@Warriorstreetpreachers did you end up buying this? I have an ES-5 and thinking to do the same thing but can’t find a lot of sample/video showing this capability.

[@jm6734]

Awesome! Where can we get those Gretsch Sparkle outfits?

[@richardmiklos466]

Q: Since the electronics in the Cloudburst are SO much better, I'm wondering, if I buy a NEW Big Sky, are the electronics updated, also, to the newer electronics of the Cloudburst or are they still the electronics from 11 years ago? NICE demo. Sounds prefect!

[@strymon]

BigSky MX has all updated analog electronics - it has our killer discrete JFET input preamps and utilizes all of the analog circuit lessons we've learned along the way. Hope that helps!