#71 Walrus Audio - Mako Series R1: High Fidelity Stereo Reverb 

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Well if it’s any constellation I write with the pedal so everything in a demo I do is inspired by the subject. R1 is very easy to get along with.

It’s a good point! I think it’s 2/3 or more the playing

I recently purchased the Strymon Nightsky and its really nice but there were definitely some sounds on this thing I really loved that I dont think I could achieve with the Nightsky.

@@ponderersounds3172 Good work nonetheless, See some of these tracks as finished pieces, too good for just a demo.

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Hmmm I haven’t noticed that, I did use it with MIDI mainly though, currently on a friends board so can’t investigate.

Yea they definitely work very well, I have a few modular reverbs but they aren’t quite as intuitive as the R1

I use the D1 on synths and guitar also the GFI specular verb v3. Which sounds amazing I'm buying this pedal in 2 days along with the amp pedal in two days ... I need to chill after that

Pretty freakin great hey!

Haha enjoy! Thanks for watching 👍🏼

So far what’s your thoughts on the D1 and R1? Thanks

@@lyric.kayden I actually got an update from Sweetwater that the D1 was backordered and probably won't get it for another couple weeks. Really enjoying the R1 however! It's incredibly intuitive and I'm quickly able to get just about whatever sound I want.

@@Michael_Is_Avg very very very nice to hear. Some people online were talking smack on the R1 but I loved everything I’ve been hearing. I ordered both the R1 and D1 from Zzounds. Very great video and sound you’ve produced here. Thank you and thank you for your quick reply. Keep up the great work 👍

D1 is an absolute sleeper. So many good sounds hidden away in it, obviously not as many as in other big box delays, but more than anyone could complain about for price and size. R1 also is a really well done piece, I think you maybe need to work a little harder to find exactly what you’re looking for because the interface is smaller but You quickly adapt to the workflow. I’m currently working on the road and filming videos from odd locations, both of these come with me to add to videos as I need and I couldn’t ask for more.

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I love this pedal, it is a little tricky to dial in sometimes but we’ll worth the time.

I had a super hard time with it until I sat down with the pedal up on a table and listened with headphones to ONLY the reverb. I found most of my sounds had way too much mod and that the room sounds take a ton of work to make sound like rooms (helps that I do sound for a living). That said, once I got the hang of it, I found the best workflow was to get a basic reverb dialed in and then modify to taste with EQ and Mod. I also liked setting the mix and decay lower since this pedal works REALLY well with on-the-fly changes and seems to really shine there (super smooth to do). That's my 2 cents. Tried to make 3 ambient presets, 3 mod/shim/glitch ones, and 3 room ones. Works well and can keep up with some much beefier units. Also the R1 has a character to it that really can't be dialed in with other reverbs (ex. the Empress Reverb which is super clean). Oddly, I find the R1 super inspiring to play along with and get creative with, but the Empress Reverb far nicer to listen to - maybe why it always feels like a studio reverb rather than a creative tool.

@@ReddenDoom i think i ended up doing pretty much the same thing. stick to a straight sound and build off from there, utilized with the presets. definitely enjoying it

True, compact, aerodynamic… will probably explode on re-entry 🙃

That’s the 2021 staple

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R1 excels in stereo for me, mono it’s got a lot of contemporaries but in stereo it really has its own thing.

Haha please buy responsibly! Enjoy! 👌🏼

R1 is really great, not quite as much variation as the other bigger boxes but it sounds world class. You can’t really go wrong choosing any of those you mentioned though.👍🏼

It’s pretty darn good!

Not personally but it’s a digital effect and sometimes computers have little glitches, thankfully the good old factory reset deals with 95% of the problems. R1, in my opinion, is one of the most underrated stereo multi reverbs available today.

@@ponderersounds3172 Yeah I totally agree. Now looking at maybe the D1 V2 but also The OTO Machine BIM sounds fantastic. Doesn't do the tape delay thing but what it does do is very inspiring and sounds great on Drum machines and vocals.

Thanks for watching!

Thanks for watching mate! If you’re planning on running it in stereo then it is so worth it. Gear used is listed at the bottom of the video description 👍🏼

@@ponderersounds3172 Oops!...RTFD👀👍

Keep in mind I'm playing in mono - The R1 has a ton of tonal character to it, not as much as the Slo for example but far more than something like an Eventide Space or Empress Reverb. That said, I find I prefer listening to the studio verbs (Empress) but I prefer playing with and being creative with the R1/others like it. I find the R1 really sits as a part of my signal where the pristine verbs stay pretty separate. This makes the R1 a lot more fun to play along with, interact with musically and write with, but I prefer listening to the same passages back on the Empress since they allow for so much clarity. Weird issue. Here's how I keep thinking of it - the R1 is like a deep icy cavern filled with shimmery mood where the Empress Reverb (or insert pristine studio verb here) is more like a snowy, icy surface world expanding and shimmering all round - get the idea? Its hard to get the R1 to sound as massive and open as the Empress, but its equally hard to get the empress to sound as warm and close as the R1, even if the decay's and perceived spaces are about the same. That's not to say the R1 cant sound huge, it just doesn't get as...wide.... or something as the Empress (keep in mind mono - mostly Eq differences that do this).

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I really like the fact that the stereo field is adjustable, that and the swell on the wet and dry signal, two features that edge this in front of the competition for me ever so slightly.

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Thanks mate! Working on it man, hang around here and on Instagram to know when it’s releasing.

@@ponderersounds3172 I will keep an eye out! Keep up the good work 👌

This easily replaced a blue sky 👍🏼

@@ponderersounds3172 Dope...thanks for the response back. Gonna have to sell this and buy it unless someone wants to trade me haha

Fwiw I found the room verbs on this super hard to dial in. If you use your Sky for ambient textures I would say it could easily replace it, if you use your sky for room sounds you might want to compare or 'build' some rooms by a/b-ing them. I also haven't been able to quite replicated the Slo using the R1 yet - the Slo has a really unique eq thing going on, but the R1 can get into the ballpark. What's also fun is latching the Slo AND latching the R1 and seeing how they interact - the R1 tends to stay clean a long time where the Slo degrades. Also the R1 can be turned off while latched so you can pick if you want it to keep applying reverb to your playing or not (while keeping the latched signal going). The Slo can't latch and provide verb overtop of additional playing so its nice the R1 can do both. I do find the Slo to be a lot faster to dial in for the sounds the Slo does than trying to copy them on the R1.

Thank you for watching! I use FCPX

I was most probably using an Ojai in this demo to power it. It doesn’t do reverse I don’t think, though you may be able to approximate that with the swell knob. Thanks for the kind words!

@@ponderersounds3172 Thanks for the swift reply. I'm definitely buying this pedal and it's because of your fantastic video! Are you listening Walrus! Lol.

Ohhh how graphic!

The collider is maybe a little more traditional/ambient but the R1 has some really interest sounds and a super wide stereo field. So it’s maybe the R1 by a fraction for me.

Thanks! Your stuff sounds great man!

It should say in the video description what I used that day. I change it up depending on what vibe I’m going for.