Everybody’s favorite ambient reverb and delay masters at Strymon have announced the Cloudburst, their new ambient reverb pedal for guitar and keyboards.
From the official announcement:
Sometimes a single pedal can be transformative, allowing your tone to bloom in a way that draws music out of you effortlessly and keeps you engaged for hours on end.
The simple look and feel of Cloudburst belies the power underneath the hood, because it produces some of the most gorgeous ambient reverb tones and soundscapes that you’ve ever heard out of a guitar reverb pedal – there’s literally nothing else quite like it.
Coupled with the powerful ambience processing is a brand-new Ensemble engine, capable of creating pads and soundscapes that follow your playing organically – so if you change pickups or play in a different place on the neck you get different results. It’s unlike anything you’ve ever heard or played before, all wrapped in a smaller form factor that still manages to house full stereo I/O, TRS MIDI and USB-C connectors on the back panel. Prepare to be inspired!
Also check out our Cloudburst sound samples post.
Cloudburst Overview Videos
Cloudburst Features
Midi
Cloudburst features full MIDI implementation and 300 presets, allowing you to control it remotely by sending MIDI commands from your controller or DAW via the EXP/MIDI jack or USB-C connection.
True/Buffered Bypass
Cloudburst lets you choose between electromechanical relay-switched true bypass for a 100% untouched and unprocessed signal when the pedal is not engaged (which is the default), or our premium buffered bypass, which preserves your signal’s integrity by preventing the high frequency roll-off that can happen due to longer cable runs.
JFET Input
Uncompromised dynamics and feel. Exceptional touch sensitivity and responsiveness. Cloudburst feels just as good as it sounds, thanks to a high-impedance, ultra-low noise and discrete Class A JFET preamp input.
Stereo
Even though it might look like it’s a standard mono effect, there’s no need to make compromises when it comes to signal routing or pedal placement with Cloudburst — it’s a stereo reverb pedal with full stereo in/out capabilities.
Equipped with a single TRS input and TRS output jack, the pedal keeps to a compact form factor while still giving you the option to use it in stereo.
A dedicated rear panel Input switch allows you to determine the audio routing, selecting between Mono In → Mono Out, Mono In → Stereo Out, or Stereo In → Stereo Out (stereo in and out requires a TRS cable for each jack).
Cloudburst Frequently Asked Questions
The Cloudburst is available for $279 in the US, £279.00 in the UK, and 319€ in Europe.
The Cloudburst is available:
In the US at Sweetwater and Strymon
In the UK at Andertons
In Europe at Thomann and Woodbrass
Strong and lightweight anodized aluminum chassis.
Power requirements: maximum 9 volts DC center-negative, with a minimum of 250mA (power supply NOT included).
Dimensions: 4.6” deep x 2.7” wide x 2.5” tall (11.7 cm deep x 6.9 cm wide x 6.4 cm tall)
Designed and built in the USA.
Connectors
– High impedance ultra low-noise discrete Class A JFET TRS stereo input
– Low impedance TRS stereo output
– Expression pedal input allows the connection of a TRS expression pedal, MiniSwitch, MultiSwitch Plus, or TRS MIDI connection
– USB jack for controlling via MIDI from a computer or for performing firmware updates
Audio Quality
– Premium JFET analog front end
– Ultra low noise, high performance 24-bit 96kHz A/D and D/A converters provide uncompromising audio quality
– 520MHz ARM Superscalar processor
– 32-bit floating point processing
– 20Hz to 20kHz frequency response
– Audio Input Impedance: 1M Ohm
– Audio Output Impedance: 100 Ohm
– Typical signal to noise ratio: 116dB
The Strymon support website has links for both the Strymon Cloudburst user manual [pdf] and quickstart guide [pdf].
