[net.music.synth] Yamaha REV7 Digital Reverb?

kirsch@sjuvax.UUCP (03/18/86)

In article <3095@potomac.UUCP> jsl@potomac.UUCP writes:
>Does anyone out there have any experience with the Yamaha REV-7 digital
>reverb?  I'm seriously thinking of getting one, and it looks great, but $900
>is a lot of money.
>
>How about any other reverbs that compare with it?  I've looked at the Alesis
>XT:c, which isn't really versatile enough, and doesn't have stereo.  And the
>new Roland has synthsized stereo (mono in, stereo out).
>
>-- 
>John Labovitz		..!{rlgvax,seismo}!bdmrrr!potomac!jsl
>--
>Don't act so embarrassed
>It's a family trait
>	-- Robyn Hitchcock

I have used the Yamaha in a studio and it was really amazing.  I can't tell
you much about any other units but, if you can afford it, the Yamaha is
definitely worth it.


-- 
"Honesty Ain't All that Hard,
 Just Put Rambo Back Inside your Pants"
                                       -Jello Biafra


                              Paul Kirsch
                              St. Joseph's University
                              Philadelphia, Pa

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sloan@leadsv.UUCP (Robert Sloan) (03/19/86)

The Yamaha REV7 is a good product but compare it to the Yamaha SPX90.

The SPX90 lists for $699. and is the best bang for the buck of any
effects processor.

The SPX90 has Reverb, Early reflection, Delay, Echo, Modulation,
Auto Pan, Vibrato, Freeze (half second sampling),
ADSR gate, Compression and Parametric
Equilization, Pitch change.  


There are 30 Preset programs and 60 user definable programs.  Single
channel in, Stereo out.   

Preset programs include stereo flange, chorus, Reverb HALL, ROOM,
PLATE etc...

Optional Remote and footswitch.  It includes MIDI.

	31.25 kHZ A/D D/A sampling rate  16 bit linear
	20 Hz to 12 kHz

There are some drawbacks;
	12 kHz is a bit low.
	MIDI effects only program change.  Note on/off is recognized
for pitch change and freeze (sampling to change pitch).  No dynamic
MIDI controler effects.  Also only one program can be used at a time
no combining phase and echo.
	Compared with the Lexicon PCM 70 which has extensive MIDI 
implementation which can change many of the parameters real time
( ie room size ).  The PCM 70 also combines in one program, early
reflections with reverb for a realistic audio space.  But the list on
the PCM 70 is $2000. Buy two SPX90's for that price.

	The SPX90 is comming out this month.