Is the Strymon BigSkyMX Worth the Price Tag!?!?
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- Опубликовано: 4 окт 2024
- @strymon has jumped right back into all the latest reverb headlines with their long anticipated release of the BigSkyMX (BSMX), setting out to dominate the world of big box multi-reverbs for another decade. They upped the ante with 3 times the processing power, updated layout and UI, but most impressively, the ability to do dual reverbs and load IRs! However, with this upgrade also comes a hefty increase in price! Jumping from the $479 all the way to $679, one has to ask, "is it worth it?"
Let's dive into some of the features and what makes the BSMX stand out from the crowd and let's see if it's worth the price of admission!
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This man is trying all the gear just for us. Doing God's work! 😇
This is in the Top Ten of comments!! 😂
Mercury x just sounds so phenomenal in my opinion. This is a great pedal, but I don’t know. I think it’s maybe the timing. Maybe they should’ve waited a bit longer to release it to let the mercury x air out a bit.
Valid point! I wonder if the BSMX was rushed to market because of the MercuryX. Kind of feels like it to a degree
Sticking with the MercuryX.
MercuryX is incredible!
Maybe I am just too at home with all of the eerieness offered by the Nightsky, because I am not being pulled to this, though it is really cool and sounds great. We all know the price point is a bit steep, even for Strymon. Your demos are always well done!
Hey thanks! Yeah the Nightsky is really really cool! Such a unique experience
I concur will all of this. The Nightsky, even though it's not perfect, is just more interesting.
@bodenschatz10 Nightsky is incredible for synths!
@bodenschatz10 and the Nightsky was all over my first ambient album
Nightsky is the shit!
I can't stop thinking the "MX" really stands for "M[ercury ]X" on this thing. I get the UI is very different, but it seems somehow a Strymonesque response to the Mercury X, which I think was designed by a former Strymon employee?
I 100% think you’re right! Meris was founded by former Strymon engineers
It's blatantly obvious..
They hid nothing. I wonder if the new Timeline will be called the TimelineLX
@@thepedalcollaborative Ha..Good for us because I'm betting Meris are working on juicy updates for LVX and Mercury X as we speak 😃
@patrickr6505 let’s hope so! I want the prEDITOR software available on the MX first but yeah something juicy would be amazing!
Thanks for the video. Can I ask for an in depth comparison between MercuryX and Bigsky MX please?
Working on something like that. “In-depth” would be a 2-3 hour video!! 😱
In all seriousness though, what would you like to see?
Just a comparison of the sounds alone would be great!
@timnolan3125 I shot a video yesterday. Talk about about differences in general and have 4 presets I made on each and go through those sounds as well. Hope to get that out early next week!
Can’t wait for the x vs mx!
I’m working on it now!!!
You're worth it~
$679 a confidence booster!
It "built up" because you had it on FREEZE mode, instead of INFINITE. FREEZE means all signal keeps getting added to a Verb.
“Jesus man you are an amateur. Great sound otherwise.” Quite the backhanded compliment there eh?
I don’t mind correction. I welcome it actually because it helps us all. However correcting with wrong information doesn’t help anyone. Per the Strymon manual, your description of INFINITE vs FREEZE is quite the opposite of what it is. Here’s what they say, “Freeze - Play a note or chord, then press and hold the footswitch to capture and sustain the reverb applied to your signal indefinitely while the footswitch is held.* As you play new notes/chords while still holding the footswitch, you'll hear them on top of your "frozen" signal without being added to the reverb.
Infinite - Press and hold the footswitch to hear reverb applied indefinitely to all input signals while the footswitch is held.”
As for the parameter mapping function, the original BS had them pre mapped with no ability to change what the parameter knobs adjusted. While the BSMX comes pre-mapped, I was showing how you could re-map those knobs based on preference. You’re right in than you don’t need to map them for them to function.
@@thepedalcollaborative I think the misinformation that it was distorting the reverb, when it was clearly user error, was triggering. You literally set it to a mode where it collects and builds up all new tone. Great sound otherwise, I was impressed by your custom verb. Param 1 and 2 already set to control ensemble and low end right out of the box.
@user-zv7lm8uk7h user error is ALWAYS a possibility! 😆
@@thepedalcollaborative Still waiting for you to break the internet with Meris vs Bigsky MX. Only thing I look forward to more is the Tyson fight...
@user-zv7lm8uk7h 😆 I shot that last night. Going to start editing it tonight! It will drop first on Patreon, but won’t be too far behind on here
Man, I just cant wait till we get a sub $200 stereo IR reverb.
I hear you!!! I know the Tasty Chips and Poly Verbs can do it, but nothing under $200 USD that I’m aware of…yet ;)
Poly Beebo gets close to your price point (compared to this)
Beebo and Verbs are both $399 I think. Tasty Chips Integral is $389 on Perfect Circuit
@@thepedalcollaborative The Beebo regularly goes on sale closer to $300 if you shop wisely, even on PC. But it's still about half the price of this thing, plus you get a LOT more in terms of functionality if all you're looking for is an IR verb and a sonic swiss army knife 😂I bought the Meris, it's amazing, but I'm into synths not guitars and it's probably a very different user experience.
@RandoCalglitchian I’ve had a Beebo and is indeed a Swiss Army knife!
I’ll have to keep an eye out for the next sale!
Strymon MX, a great piece of gear....but as a Mercury X owner, I'm not biting. When the Timeline MX comes out, that might be a different story...and I own the LVX.
We shall see when the new Timeline comes out. I still really love the LVX!
Don't forget the inevitable Enzo X..🙂
Yes! I wonder if they’ll do something combining Enzo, Hedra, & Ottobit
@@thepedalcollaborative Definitely.. I'm thinking predominantly a super Synth Enzo with a lot more parameters and core sounds..
@patrickr6505 whatever it is is going to be amazing
Is it too much to ask for the Mercury X to patch in dual verbs? Haha
Anything can be added with firmware updates. That said, dual reverbs would probably require twice the processing power, so if the processor in there now can handle it then maybe!
Honestly, I don’t think it’s even necessary with how good the mercury x sounds
I agree.. Mercury X is superior @@LoVeAmBiEnT
@patrickr6505 MercuryX is amazing!
@@thepedalcollaborative I asked Meris and technically Prism is a dual reverb already. So I assume it's possible.
But why in the heck did they abandon the 3rd/C preset button for “infinite”!? Or just give the option to choose. Big miss IMO
Oh my god you’re right! I never thought about the fact you’re losing a preset! The timeline is 2 plus tap so I didn’t think about it. Big miss that maybe they can change in an update?
I also hate the fact that they’ve disabled the ability to save presets in Nixie
@@thepedalcollaborative That alone may be reason enough for me not to consider. I switch between 3 presets often and was really disappointed when I got my timeline only to realize I couldn't bypass the tap function for a 3rd preset. The Boss 500 series pedals enable you to choose differing functions for the 3rd and Strymon needs to as well IMO.
@mmatthewias280 couldn’t agree more! This is part of why I love the Meris MercuryX and LVX. 3 presets on tap each with their own switch plus a 4th switch. On the LVX (delay), the 4th switch is dedicated tap tempo or hold to do into looper mode. Switches 1-3 can be assigned to do a variety of things when you hold it down like crank the feedback or change the subdivision.
On the MercuryX, the 4th switch can be assigned to pretty much anything. Infinite hold, tap for the predelay, ramp up the mix, whatever.
Big miss by Strymon
Hey man, I forgot to ask you what are you recording into? Are you going straight DI into an audio interface or are you? Micing up Cabs
Hey! So everything I’ve done is using amp sims. This video aside I’ve been using the Bensons Chimera VST and my Audient Sono interface. VO mic into that interface as well.
For this one I’m using an HX Stomp as the interface for the amps (jazz chorus…clean baby clean!) and my VO mic is going into my phone.
Hope that helps! If you have more questions I’m happy to dive deeper into what I’m doing!