Eventide Blackhole

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Blackhole Reverb Pedalu003cbru003eu003cbru003eu003cstrongu003eGo Beyond the Horizon...u003c/strongu003eu003cbru003eu003cbru003eWhat lies beyond a Blackhole’s Event Horizon? Is it a place where time itself freezes or where gravity folds in upon itself? Is it a portal to another dimension? There’s only one way to find out. Escape earth and create haunting echoes, ethereal landscapes and otherworldly ambiences with Blackhole – a reverb pedal as big and mysterious as the cosmos. u003cbru003eu003cbru003eu003cbru003eu003cstrongu003e...To a Place Unknownu003c/strongu003eu003cbru003eu003cbru003eDiscover what lies beyond mere earthly halls, rooms, plates and springs; let Blackhole transport you to an alternate dimension of ambience. Pick and choose from five otherworldly presets – create supermassive atmospheres with the ethereal reverb of Blackhole, soar through nimbus clouds with the airy delay of Dark Matter, achieve sonic supernovas with the resounding swirl of Nebula, experience an uncharted galaxy of sound with the warmth of Singularity, and achieve a stellar rotation of sonority with Pulsar – or get creative and create presets of your own. Blackhole can load as many as 127 presets via MIDI and they are also accessible in the preset list on the Eventide Device Manager (EDM). Unlock a universe of sound-sculpting capability! With this magnitude of flexibility, Blackhole will take you on a journey from cathedral-esque spaces to a new frontier of aural experimentation.u003cbru003eu003cbru003eu003cbru003eu003cstrongu003eThrough Infinity...u003c/strongu003eu003cbru003eu003cbru003eLimitless and boundless, Blackhole features two types of infinite reverb. “Infinite mode” continuously layers new sound on top of a suspended reverb while “Freeze mode” holds the effect in stasis, allowing you to play over the reverb tail. The Freeze Footswitch allows instant access to this feature.u003cbru003eu003cbru003eu003cbru003eu003cstrongu003e...u0026amp; Beyondu003c/strongu003eu003cbru003eu003cbru003eUnlike other reverbs which may offer pre or post modulation, Blackhole features modulation built into the very reverb structure itself: this modulation can be used to smooth out the rough edges of the most extreme settings and offers unique tone-shaping ability. u003cbru003eu003cbru003eu003cbru003eu003cstrongu003eEscape the Expectedu003c/strongu003eu003cbru003eu003cbru003eLike all Eventide pedals, Blackhole allows you to fine-tune every aspect of the effect. With their new, user-friendly, intuitive interface, just about anyone can shoot for the moon and land beyond the stars. A historical foundation of Eventide’s sound, the Blackhole reverb pedal opens a Milky Way of possibility on your pedalboard. 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Use the tone controls to add airiness or tame the low-end. Map the EQ controls to an expression pedal to add movement to the reverb tailu003cbru003e• Unique Gravity control to custom-tailor the reverb tail in two realms — normal or inverse decay. Create interesting swells or suck the dry signal back into the reverb tail. At longer decay times, Blackhole allows the articulation to shine through without competing with the reverb tail'}

Eventide has finally released a dedicated guitar pedal for their renowned Blackhole reverb algorithm. The Blackhole reverb has been a mainstay in many of their hardware and software products since its debut in the Ultra-Harmonizer DSP4000. The expansive reverb certainly lives up to its namesake with an enormous, dense sound that’s not for the faint of heart. Four of our reviewers put the Blackhole pedal through a long-term test to see how it performed in each of their unique workflows. Their comments in quotes below.

Otherworldly Reverb

Eventide Blackhole

For those who are unfamiliar with the Blackhole reverb, please note, this is not your typical, plate, small room, hall or even cathedral reverb, this is, as Eventide describes it, “otherworldly” and “an alternate dimension of ambience.” Our reviewers agreed. “While this reverb is not for everyone, Eventide has captured what makes the Blackhole so special and adroitly translated it into a pedal with plenty of tricks up its sleeve.”

Like all Eventide pedals, Blackhole allows you to fine tune every aspect of the effect. With our new, user-friendly, intuitive interface, just about anyone can shoot for the moon and land beyond the stars. A historical foundation of Eventide’s sound, the Blackhole reverb pedal opens a Milky Way of possibility on your pedal board. Like all Eventide pedals, Blackhole allows you to fine tune every aspect of the effect. With our new, user-friendly, intuitive interface, just about anyone can shoot for the moon and land beyond the stars. A historical foundation of Eventide’s sound, the Blackhole reverb pedal opens a Milky Way of possibility on your pedal board.

What precisely makes the Blackhole reverb algorithm so special? It’s not easy to do big reverbs. Many sound grainy, granulated and polluted, or worse, thin and tinny. Not the Blackhole. Our reviewers pushed guitars, synthesizers, drum machines, drone machines, experimental acoustic instruments (Waterphone!) through the Blackhole and came away impressed. “It’s really dense, but it possesses a soft charisma that can enhance all the right qualities of your source material, if you have the patience to work your way through the parameters.” It’s these controls which set the Blackhole pedal apart from past products and allow you to “precisely shape and fine tune every part of the reverb,” observed one evaluator.

Ground Control To Major Tom

Let’s take a look at the Blackhole pedal’s controls. On the top of the pedal, there are six knobs, two foot switches and three buttons. Mix sets the degree of dry/wet signal to the output. The Gravity knob determines the amount of decay, allowing you to shape the reverb’s tail. More accurately it acts like an envelope affecting the density and character of the reverb. Clockwise from the 12:00 o’clock Off Position is Normal decay, while counter-clockwise provides an Inverse decay. “Gravity is where a lot of the Blackhole’s magic occurs,” noted one evaluator, “and moving it into the Inverse territory is where things can go beautifully wrong. I love using it on more experimental analog synths, like the Soma Labs Lyra8.” Pressing the down arrow button to the right of the top row of knows acts as Shift giving you access to each knob’s secondary parameter. In the case of the Gravity, the secondary function is Delay, or more accurately Pre-Delay (0 – 2000ms), which is the time between the incoming signal and the onset of the Blackhole’s processing.

The Feedback knob has several dynamic functions. Rotating it completely clockwise makes the Blackhole “Freeze” the current reverb and allows you to play a dry signal on top of it. Dialing the knob back a bit, provides Infinite Decay, extending the reverb, but also affecting any additional signal that you input. This can get “sloppy pretty quickly,” so “additional thought and care is required so you don’t leave the gas on and light a match.”

You can also access the Freeze function using the right footswitch. The secondary function is Q, the resonance of the Lo/Hi filters. The Lo filter is a shelf type operating at 350 Hz and Hi is a shelf at 2000 Hz. The filters come at the end of the reverb chain, providing the ability to reign in unwanted muddiness or smooth out the tails for even more sound sculpting. It is also worth noting that turning up the Feedback control also significantly influences the Pre-Delay, which then becomes more of a regular delay, but with a longer attack for a pumping effect.

Eventide Blackhole


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Size Matters

The Size knob defines the reverb’s space, anything from a small room to, well, a galaxy. Although the Blackhole algorithm is known for its expansive environments, it can do small spaces as well. Secondary functions under the Size and Lo knobs are depth and rate modulation controls. This performs almost like a Chorus while adding some subtle motion to the reverb’s tail. The secondary feature of the Hi knob is Output Level, which sets the pedal’s overall output level. The Left Switch marked Active is your basic on/off switch to activate or deactivate the effect. However, pushing the small button above it, turning off the LED, transforms the Active Switch’s function to a momentary on/off effect. This is also utilized for stepping through the five onboard presets in conjunction with the Freeze switch. It sounds a bit wonky, but it’s quite easy once you get the hang of it.

Although Eventide designed the pedal so the user has complete control over all the parameters, you can also dive under the hood with the Eventide Device Manager software available for both Mac and PC. It wasn’t as intuitive as one of our evaluators would have desired, but it works as advertised, simply connect the Mini USB to your computer, launch the Eventide Device Manager and you can update the firmware, import/export/restore the presets, backup the entire device and more. Users of the software, including our reviewers, would certainly benefit from an update to “round off the edges,” including the ability to drag and drop.

Eventide Blackhole Pedal Features:

Eventide Blackhole
  • Control the Size of your space from a small room to a limitless universe
  • Use Pre-Delay to offset the onset of the reverb
  • Turn up Feedback to go beyond the event horizon
  • Tap the Freeze Footswitch to instantly ‘freeze’ your sound
  • Dual action Active Footswitch is latching or momentary
  • Rear panel Guitar/Line Level switch for selecting use with guitar, synths, FX loop or DAW interface
  • Map any combination of parameters to an Expression Pedal
  • Eventide Device Manager for PC and Mac included
  • Use a single Aux switch to Tap Tempo or a triple Aux switch for easy preset changing (up/down/load)
  • Five presets loaded at your feet with dozens more available with Eventide Device Manager (EDM) software
  • MIDI capability over TRS (use with a MIDI to TRS cable or converter box) or USB
  • Multiple Bypass options: Buffered, Relay, DSP+FX or Kill dry
  • Catch-up mode helps dial in your sound when toggling between presets/parameters
  • Fine-tune your tone with Lo, Hi and Q (resonance) controls. Use the tone controls to add airiness or clear up the low-end. Map the EQ controls to an expression pedal to add movement to the reverb tail
  • Gravity control to custom-tailor the reverb tail in two realms — normal or inverse decay.

Is The Eventide Blackhole Pedal For You?

Good question. Regarding the multitude of reverb guitar pedals on the market, will adding the Blackhole to your quiver make a $300 impact on your sound? Our reviewers answered that question with a definitive yes. “You just can’t have enough quality reverbs at your disposal,” cited one evaluator, and “Eventide provides a ton of value with the Blackhole.” Our guitarist celebrated the Blackhole’s tone, “there’s a reason the Blackhole reverb keeps showing up time and time again in Eventide’s products. It’s got a certain flavor that other reverbs just can’t duplicate and it works in many different genres, even though its known for that expansive sound.” He went on to compare it to his other big reverb pedal. “Even though I’ve been utilizing Death By Audio’s Rooms on my [pedal] board, I think the Blackhole is much better suited for live guitar playing, while Rooms is more at home on the desk next to my audio interface.”

Conclusion

Eventide clearly put some solid thought in the Blackhole guitar pedal. This wasn’t a quick one-off just to get the famed algorithm into a small guitar pedal form factor. The ability to contour the Blackhole’s sound directly on the pedal or with the help of the Eventide Device Manager middleware gives the pedal a unique versatility and flexibility that competing pedals don’t provide – even at significant additional cost. It works just as well on a guitar pedal board or in a synth effects chain and it sounds fantastic. Highly Recommended.

Eventide Blackhole

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Eventide Blackhole Pedal

Eventide’s Blackhole Guitar Pedal costs $299 and is available now.

Eventide Blackhole Pedal

The Future: We’d love to see the Eventide Device Manager software get an update with a different GUI and drag ‘n’ drop capability. The pedal is very well-made and stood up to months of abuse by our reviewers, but each requested a dedicated MIDI (DIN) input on their evaluation sheets.