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WELCOME TO THE XL-305R FROM AUDIOSCAPE
A groundbreaking design, 12 springs, all tuned together to make the Perfect Echo Chamber.
The XL-305R has its roots in the all analog XL-305 Spring Reverb from the 1980’s. Unlike many spring reverbs, this Spring Assembly has 12 individual springs tuned together making it equally tempered, very similar to opening the lid of a piano, holding the damper open and singing into the strings. Working out from this core idea, the whole has unit has been re-imagined from the ground up, from electronics and spring decay times, to modern workflow and aesthetic improvements. With the direction of Wayne Kirkwood(XL-305 Original Designer) and 4 years of R & D, we were able to bring this ground-breaking design from the last century into the modern century. Simply put, we are incredibly proud to bring this to market.
The perfect balance of simplicity and flexibility round out the options of this verb. Here’s a feature rundown from left to right:
FEATURES
- Handcrafted in the USA in Small Batches
- First in its class Equally Tempered Spring Technology, All built from SCRATCH here on site
-2U, with an International external power supply for best noise specification
-Input controls, to drive the signal to the tank with separate signal overload indicators
-Mix controls to blend the dry signal with the wet signal.
-4 band Center De-tent EQ controls per channel, for a multitude of tone shaping the wet signal
-Parallel/Wet toggle switches. With the parallel engaged and the mix controls maxed out the unit is operating at 50% wet signal.
-Mono Drive Lighted Push button Switch stereo links the channels together, and makes it easier to bring the stereo image ‘together’
-Mono Return Lighted Push-button Switch sends the signal from the Reverb assembly out, summed to mono
-LED indicators on the right side of the unit allow the user to monitor the total output level of each channel of the Reverb
In short, it can sound more plate like with milder input settings, but can also do the spring thing if you drive it harder.
Timestamps!:
PLEASE CHECK OUT THE VOCAL SAMPLE AT THE END, IT REALLY SHOWS HOW THIS UNIT SHINES ON A SINGLE VOCAL
00:00 - 00:21 - Intro
00:22 - 02:50 - Electric Guitar 1
02:51 - 04:33 - Electric Guitar 2
04:34 - 06:19 - B3 Organ
05:20 - 08:27 - Acoustic Guitar
08:28 - 10:54 - Vocals
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