Effects, Stomp-boxes, and Utility Functions
Peavey ReValver Mk III features a robust selection of 30 stomp-box and effects including various types of chorus, distortion, wah, tremolo, compression, limiter, delay, octaver, and much more. A new FFT-based convolution reverb allows for very complex and smooth reverbs, including sampled spring reverb.
ReValver also boasts 7 Utility functions including tuners, analyzer, splitters, and more.
Stomp-Boxes
OverDriver: This stomp box is wired somewhat like a guitar amp, in that it is using 3 stages of
distortion, but all being diodes. The “Turbo” acts like a “Master”, adding some extra gain before
the last stage. This stomp box could possibly be used stand alone, driving a speaker by itself.
Chorus CS-1: This is a versatile stereo chorus with adjustable speed and modulation depth, stereo
width, feedback, delay and 3 individually adjustable filter bands on the wet signal. (The filters
are available in the Tweak GUI.) A chorus can be used to fatten up the sound.
ACS CS1 compressor: A compressor is used to even out the volume so that the lower levels do not completely
disappear. It would make any distortion module distort for longer.
Limiter LM-3: A limiter is specially tailored dynamics compressor. This particular limiter compresses
the sound a factor 50:1 over the given threshold. It will stop sounds or transients over
this threshold, limiting the output volume.
The Slow Grow SG-1: An auto swell effect follows you tones and removes the transients. This makes the
sound appear being played backwards.
Octapus: Behind every great tone there is a another tone waiting to come out. With Octapus
you can release this sub octave, taken from and added to your melody. The frequency triggering
algorithm will only work properly on a single note at a time. You may want to be careful with
chords or it will not sound as expected. The Octapus is a tight and accurate Octaver stomp box.
Flanger FL-Duo: A flanger works much like a chorus, by mixing a varying delayed signal with the
original to produce a series of phase cancellations. These “notches” make up sound of the
flanger. The FL-Duo, is actually two flangers rolled into one. They share the same knobs, except
for the mixing controls.
Texas Treble Maker: The Texas Treble Maker is a so called “treble booster”. The purpose is to equalize
the frequency spectrum of the guitar to make the distortion smoother. The overtones of roughly
every kind of sound are progressively fainter the higher up the spectrum they are. This means
that the distortion a sound generates in a distortion circuit mainly originates from the overtones
of the lowest frequencies of the sound. This places the frequency range of the distortion components
in a particular place of the spectrum. - A treble booster is designed to reshape the clean
sound so that the distortion components originates in equal amount from each overtone. The
result is a much smoother distortion, and of course a lot more distortion.
The Sher’ff: The Sher’ff stomp pedal constitutes a rather rough but versatile distortion effect.
Modeled loosely after a 1980’s era cousin it’s perfect for blues and rock, either by itself or
together with a clean amp channel.
Re-Lay 2 Delay: The Re-Lay 2 is a double delay with a lot of options. You can set the volume of each
tap, plus 2 individual filters (in the tweak GUI) per tap.
Re-Lay 4 Delay: The Re-Lay 4 is a quadruple delay with a lot of options. You can set the volume of
each tap, plus 2 individual filters (in the tweak GUI) per tap.
Greener: A classic, yet so simple. This late ‘70s solid state stomp box is using a diode clipping circuit, shaped by pre-, and post filtering for optimal smooth overdrive / distortion.
Driver: This is a very versatile stomp box which delivers anything from smooth overdrive
(with “Blues” turned up) to a heavily distorted and overloaded sound (“Gain” and “Muffler” turned
up high). The module is using a modified amp tone stack which allows for heavy mid scooping.
This box does a good job in both blues and Rock ‘n’ Roll.
MagnaVibe: A vibrato is (and don’t confuse this with a tremolo) frequency modulation, similar
to when you move the string up and down, changing its pitch. This vibrato allows you to select a
rate between 0 and 10 Hz, as well as a general depth. A knob for “delay” allows the vibrato to
kick in a little bit after you pluck the string, making it more transparent when you play fast. Two
modes are available, an “standard digital” one, and emulation of a certain “magnetic” stereo
amp.
Tremolo: A tremolo is (and don’t confuse this with a vibrato) amplitude modulation. This
effect “rotates” the volume at the range of 0-10 Hz. Two variants are included, the classic “digital”
tremolo (multiplying the signal with a sine) and the even more classic “tube bias” tremolo
(adding a sine to the bias of a tube, partly saturating the signal). The tube bias variant adds a natural
overtones clarity. The digital variant can adjust the up / down slope of the transition, going
from soft to pulsing.
Wow-Wah!: A Wah pedal is a low-, high-, or band pass filter with adjustable frequency. At the
point of cut off, there is a peak with adjustable resonance, making the guitar sound
“waaaoooowwwoooaaa”. The resonance has similarities with the human mouth, hence the
name. The frequency can be controlled either by a midi pedal (or the main knob) or by automatic
rotation. The resonance can range between any 2 frequencies of your choice. An extra
knob for addition of overtones can give the guitar a clearer tone.
BassBox: This is a distortion pedal with a slightly different harmonic spectrum. The even harmonics are stronger than the odd, making the distortion very smooth, bordeline “clean”. A second
gain knob allow ordinary diode clipping, being somewhat asymmetrical. This module can be
used for adding just a little bit of color and spice to the sound. Great for bass due to the harmonic
spectrum.
ShutUp Sch-1b, Noise Gate: A noise gate is a simple way to get rid of noise in the signal. The traditional way
such an effect works is lowering the volume of the signal when the signal itself becomes very
weak (as it is mostly then you can hear the noise). The ShutUp Sch-1b is different in two ways:
This noise gate is not “either closed or opened”, but is sliding smoothly in between the two. Secondly,
Sch-1b does not affect the actual “volume” but is continuously changing the filter parameters
of an intelligent filter circuit. You may very well notice that the noise gate is half-closed
when playing softly. Compared to traditional noise gates this has the impression of being perfectly
responsive. The noise gate has 4 separate bands, where as the fourth has an adjustable
frequency.
Ph2 Phaser: Phasing works by mixing the original signal with one that is phase shifted. The
phase is shifted by an LFO which frequency and depth can be controlled. This phaser has a feedback
and width control for stereo effects.
Effects
8Q: 8 band parametric filter with adjustable frequency, gain, Q. It comes in the types:
High shelf, low shelf, high pass, low pass, band pass, notch and peak. Each band can be either a
1st order or second order IIR filter. (Please note that “first order” filters _cannot_ represent eq,
band pass or notch curves.)
3Q: Triple parametric filters with adjustable frequency, gain, Q. It comes in the types:
High shelf, low shelf, high pass, low pass, band pass, notch and peak. (Please note that “first
order” filters _cannot_ represent eq, band pass or notch curves.)
Stereo Reverb R1: Stereo reverb designed to be placed last in the chain to give ambience or width to
the result. Adjustable echo, pre-delay, room size. 3 filters can be programmed to shape the character
of the wet part.
Stereo Reverb R2: Stereo reverb designed to be placed last in the chain to give ambience or width to
the result. Adjustable pre-delay, room size. 3 filters can be programmed to shape the character
of the wet part. This reverb is thicker than Reverb R1; it has also different default filter parameters.
Stereo widening effects: A module with combined ambience, stereo widening and exciter / enhancer. This
module gives your sound a wider, fuller sound with more presence. The enhancer is working on
the principle of delaying lower frequencies to allow the higher frequencies to come first, giving
the sound a touch of presence and clarity. Because of the delay, the enhancer may appear to
add “distance” to the sound. You can blend the enhancement with the mix control. The widening
effects applies a rotating phase distortion to each channel and in combination with the ambience
component you can place your audio in a rich virtual room.
Channel Delay: A module which can delay each channel 0-100 ms independently. Each channel
can be adjusted +-16dB. Using the ambiance option, the module acts as if the time delay represent
a distance in a room. The further away from the source a channel is, the less high frequencies
and less volume it has.
VST host module: This module does not provide any effect or signal processing in itself, but simply
allows you to load a 3rd party VST plug-in and run it as if it was a regular ReValver Mk II module.
This allows you to use your favorite plug-in inside of the ReValver Mk II system. VST Plug-In Technology
by Steinberg.
CS3 tube compressor: A compressor is used to even out the volume so that the lower levels do not completely
disappear. It would make any distortion module distort for longer. It is believed that a
tube compressor sounds warmer than a a solid state variant. This is due to the slight saturation
of the tubes, and the transformer adding a subtle touch of “crunch”. By rolling off some bass on
the side chain, the compressor do not trigger as easily on lower frequencies, which effects the
dynamics.
CS2 compressor: A compressor is used to even out the volume so that the lower levels do not completely
disappear. It would make any distortion module distort for longer.
Gr8 Graphical Equalizer: Simple 8 band graphical equalizer with frequency bands strategically placed for
bass and guitar. The bands can be adjusted manually by pressing the “T” button. Pressing “R”
will reset the band.
C-Verb
Utility Functions
Signal splitter: The signal splitter divides the signal into 2 streams, each running in parallel using
their own set of modules. In the “signal merge” module, these two streams are mixed into 1
again. It is only possible to use the signal splitter once.
Frequency Analyzer: The frequency analyzer can scan the audio in real time and present the frequency
content on a live display. The update speed is can be switched between 50 ms and 500 ms. The
analyzer can create up to 3 snapshots and overlay them over each other. By hovering over the
graph with the mouse you get an accurate readout of that position. The anti-aliased display
yields a very accurate picture.
Levels: A utility module to insert where ever you wish to monitor or change the volume
levels. Monitors left + right channel. This module has a volume adjust and “Learn” button to
automatically adjust level to 0dB.
Stereo Levels Adjust: Same as “Levels” module, but with a control knob for each channel. A utility module
to insert where ever you wish to monitor or change the volume levels. Monitor left + right
channel. This module has a volume adjust and “Learn” button to automatically adjust level to
0dB.
Tuner: Guitar tuner with two simultaneous displays, needle & strobe. With anti-aliased
graphics, this tuner displays your tuning with unbelievable accuracy. The “A” is adjustable
between 425Hz and 455Hz. Never go out of tune again.
Simul-Tune: This is not one but 6 independent tuners running at the same time. Each channel is
tuning strictly against a preset tone. That way, one can always be sure the tone has “triggered”.
The tuning is presented in strobe form and represent the total tuning error for that channel. (5
of the 6 channels will probably display as wildly out of tune at any given time.) The brightness of
the strobe indicate the confidence level of a frequency in that particular range. (I.e. dark display
= not even close.)
One Tone Stack: This module only contains one tone stack. The module has “Bass”, “Mid” and “Treble”
knobs to adjust the filter aspects of any of the included tone stacks of ReValver Mk II. (The
Foxy tone stack does not use the “mid” knob.)
One Triode Tube: This module only contains one single triode tube with no filters, and with level
adjustment before and after. Using a couple of these and you could probably build an amp yourself.
Please note - The following features are only available with ReValver Mk III:
Stomp-Boxes: OverDriver, Limiter LM-3, The Slow Grow SG-1, Octapus, Texas Trebel Maker, Re-Lay 4 Delay, Driver, MagnaVibe, Tremolo, BassBox