Source Audio COLLIDER Stereo Delay+Reverb

Source Audio COLLIDER Delay+Reverb

Stereo Dual DSP Reverb and Delay

Design complex soundscapes in seconds with the COLLIDER Delay+Reverb. We hand-picked 12 standout delay and reverb effects from our award-winning NEMESIS Delay and VENTRIS Dual Reverb, and put them together in one compact housing with massive power and dead simple control. The COLLIDER’s intuitive control surface makes it easy to mix-and-match any two-engine combination of delay and reverb. Dual footswitches provide individual Engage/Bypass control over each effect, making it a perfect choice for live performance.

Main Features:

• Stereo Delay and Reverb effects pedal
• Dual Processing – 2 Identical dual 56-bit signal processors allow use of 2 reverb engines simultaneously
• 7 onboard reverb engines
  • ROOM: captures ambient reverberations of a variety of room sizes from warm and intimate household room to a larger theatre sized spaces
  • HALL L: patterned after the lush sounds of studio rack units from the 80s, with highly diffused tones and glorious blooming characteristics
  • TRUE SPRING: perfectly captures the sweet idiosyncrasies of vintage spring reverb tanks with exceptionally realistic “drip”
  • PLATE: meticulously crafted simulation of vintage plate reverb units from the 50s and 60 blasting audio into the face of a large plate of suspended sheet metal
  • E-DOME: produces long cavernous reverb trails with a lovely smooth and lush modulation invoking the sound of massive arena
  • SWELL: applies a volume swell effect to your instrument’s dry signal, which is then fed into the reverb effect for amorphous clouds of sound

• 5 onboard delay engines:
  • DIGITAL: pristine and unfiltered digital repeats
  • ANALOG: reproduces the characteristic dark sound of bucket brigade analog delays
  • TAPE:detailed re-creation of classic moving-head tape delays that captures the characteristic flutter, warmth, and color
  • REVERSE: creates several overlapping reversed delays that fade in and fade out regularly to create a pulsing tremolo effect
  • OIL CAN : dark, jangly, warbling and distorted delay inspired by old oil can designs – previously only available as additional Delay engines on NEMESIS

• Deep customization features accessible via Source Audio Neuro App and Desktop Editor
• 8 Presets accessible via onboard controls, 120 more presets recallable via MIDI
• Mix knob – for adjusting between 100% Wet/Dry Balance plus global Kill-Dry Mode
• EXP/Switch input with selector switch for selecting external control source between Switch EXP pedal)
• Stereo Inputs and outputs – for multiple advanced routing options
• Tap Tempo with onboard footswitch and Sub-Divisions (quarter note/dotted eight note/triplets)
• Knobs switch for switching the control interface between Reverb or Delay effects and locking knob settings
• MIDI IN and MIDI THRU connections
• Mini USB Port for PC connectivity (Windows and Mac compatible) and remote control
• 3.5 mm control port – for connecting compatible Source Audio control devices
• Selectable Relay True or Buffered Bypass Switching with selectable Trails Mode
• Included 3.5 mm to 6.3 mm TRS cable to connect to mobile device
• Powered by (included) 9V DC power supply(2.1 mm plug, center -, 300 mA current draw)

The COLLIDER offers an exceptional collection of rich, spacious tones, including realistic reproductions of vintage Analog, Tape, and Oil Can Delays, classic models of Spring and Plate Reverb, natural replications of large and small acoustic spaces, and an intriguing and highly musical selection of “unnatural” tones including a tripped-out Reverse Delay and an other-worldly Shimmer Reverb.

COLLIDER takes supremely high-end delay and reverb effects and offers them in a sleek and powerful design with massive processing muscle and clean functionality. The COLLIDER features two completely independent 56-bit signal processors, essentially housing a high-powered reverb AND a high-powered delay pedal in a single box. This means that it is possible to create magnificent tones with any two-effect combination of delay/reverb, delay/delay, or reverb/reverb.

This extremely versatile pedal offers a long list of useful features, including analog dry through, stereo inputs and outputs, the option of true or buffered bypass, 8 user presets (or 128 with MIDI), full MIDI functionality, delay tap tempo, reverb hold (a.k.a. “freeze”), external expression capabilities, external preset switching capabilities and extra editing and signal routing options via the Neuro Desktop and Mobile App Editors.

The COLLIDER Delay+Reverb is a supremely powerful pedal on its own, but the Neuro App for mobile or desktop offers a higher level of flexibility. The Neuro Desktop Editor and Neuro Mobile App are free downloads for iOS, Android, Mac, and Windows. Neuro offers a useful set of hardware options, alternate routing options, and an intuitive sound editing interface for creating presets. After editing your preset, burn it directly to the pedal and access it easily without reconnecting the Neuro App.

Our sound engineering team of Bob Chidlaw and Jesse Remignanti were relentless in their pursuit of perfection with each and every one of the COLLIDER’s delay and reverb effects. Whether it’s beautifully capturing every minute detail of vintage units or bringing exceptional depth and richness to the contemporary effects, the COLLIDER delivers excellence. Click the links below to hear dedicated knob-twisting demonstrations for each of the COLLIDER’s twelve delay and reverb effects.

Hand-Picked Delay + Reverb Engines:

• Room Reverb: The ROOM engines capture the ambient reverberations of a real acoustic space. The ROOM engine can summon a variety of room sizes from a warm and intimate household room to a larger theatre sized space.
• Hall Reverb: Patterned after the lush sounds of studio rack units from the 80s, the HALL L engine is distinguished by its highly diffuse tones and glorious blooming characteristic.
• True Spring Reverb: Source Audio’s Chief Scientist, Bob Chidlaw, worked long and hard to perfectly capture the sweet idiosyncrasies of a vintage spring reverb tank. The result is an exceptionally realistic effect with the unmistakable “drip” heard in vintage spring reverb equipped amplifiers.
• Plate Reverb: This authentic sounding reverb engine is a spot-on simulation of the highly diffuse effect synonymous with vintage plate reverb units of the 50s and 60s.Shimmer Reverb:This pitch shifting reverb engine mixes traditional room sounds with octave-up reflections for an angelic reverb effect.
• E-Dome Reverb: The cavernous E-DOME (a.k.a. “Enormo-Dome”) produces long, lush reverb trails that linger for days. Invoke the sound of massive, arena settings with the VENTRIS Reverb’s largest room simulation. This one is huuuuge.
• Swell Reverb: Creates smooth, amorphous volume swells. This engine applies a volume swell effect to your instrument’s dry signal, which is then fed into the reverb effect for super-long and ambient clouds of sound. This effect is great for creating soft, atmospheric chord pads.
• Digital Delay: A pristine and unfiltered digital repeats.
• Analog Delay: This delay engine reproduces the characteristic dark sound of bucket brigade analog delays.
• Tape Delay: A detailed re-creation of classic moving-head tape delays. Repeats are bandwidth limited and have artifacts characteristic of tape delay, such as filtering, preamp saturation, noise, wow and flutter.
• Reverse Delay: A classic reverse tape sound that became popular in 60s psychedelic rock. The TONE knob can create several overlapping reversed delays that fade in and fade out regularly to create a pulsing tremolo effect.
• Oil Can Delay: This is a dark, jangly, warbling and distorted delay inspired by old oil can designs that previously appeared in the “Extended Delay Engines” on the NEMESIS.