Strymon Blue Sky reverberator - 10 awesome ambient sounds!
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I'm making a demo of the Strymon Blue Sky reverb pedal. I tried to use every mode and combinations (Normal, Mod, Shimmer & Plate, Room, Spring) to demonstrate what this pedal is capable of for ambient sounds.
The damp knobs are really cool to EQ your shimmer to your desired tone and it's really nice that the Mix knob can can 100% wet for drone sounds!
Tell me in the comment section if you'd like a comparison video of the Strymon Blue Sky compared to the Big Sky!
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I love that #10 is just every knob set to max. I also love that it sounds wonderful.
I love this pedal. It does that reverb sound so good. I have one. But before I purchased a blue sky, I picked up a boss rv6. I still have the rv6. (1st stage reverb now) for those who can’t afford the Blue Sky you can’t go wrong with the rv6.
This is still the most inspiring reverb pedal I've heard. It's not quite reality, it's like if reality was better.
Golly that Sound #1 is heavenly and sends me back to '90s Alternative music
Dear Antoine
#3 is the sweetest guitar ambient sound I've ever heard.
Thank you for all your great demos !
Sound # 3 is the ambient bliss!!!
I like how sound #10 is just all knobs maxxed out.. and it turned out to be a favorite. lol.
Even a fart through #10 would sound amazing
@@ulriklm1 just unplug the guitar and stick the 1/4 inch right up there
Been looking at several demos/reviews of reverb pedals, trying to decide, and this one was much more helpful than most. Thanks for taking the time to make and share it! Strymon owes you for helping sell more of this pedal (well, at least mine)!
A lot of this sounds like Cocteau Twins and Verve's Storm in Heaven album. The opening chord sounds like the break in Stone Temple Pilots Creep. Beautiful sounds and great demo.
Damn dude never heard about Cocteau Twins nor Stone Temple Pilots and now I can’t stop listening both. Thanks !
I really can’t get over your tunes on any pedal that you share with us. It is just beautiful and what I like with you is there is no talking. Just pure music. I play your music most nights now just to wind down and relax. I must say that you are great and what you do and keep them sounds going. Well done 👍. Keep them sweet tunes coming.
I'm very grateful to have you listening, Gareth!
@@AntoineMichaudGuitar your welcome mate.
I got turned onto this pedal awhile back learning that the band Circa Survive used this pedal and Strymon pedals extensively on their album “Blue Sky Noise” that album has some incredible guitar tones. I need to pick one of these up
Best demo for the Blue Sky
Thank You Antoine for doing the best demos and for your ambient guitar training videos!!
It is mid 2023 and I spent many hours looking at reverbs pedals and I went with a BlueSky V1 at a good price for my 1st high end reverb pedal (already have various cheep pedals from amazon on my pedalboard).
My Reasons: Even though the Neunaber Immerse mk2 does the sparkling echo tails better (more advanced clean algorithms), I fell like the BlueSky has more horns like a freight train, like the decay fills out better and is very responsive for large ambient sounds. Hope that makes sense.
Cheers!
1:23 if anyone remembers Transformers: The Movie from 1986, this effect sounds like when Optimus reveals the Matrix in the early part of the movie.
I love my Blue Sky. It is so profound.
I could listen to this all day...
I have had a Blue Sky on my main pedalboard for about 3 years, but haven't messed around with it for ambient soundscapes in ages. (I use the shimmer setting that I programmed as my favorite for a few songs with my band). THANKS for doing this and showing me I don't need "another" reverb unit. :-)
Amazing!
As you said, the low-end on the #7 is amazing 🤯
Great for worship music!
I prefer this over the Big Sky x 1000 times....its smaller and lighter, more portable if you will, waaay more simple to operate and get the sound you want and loaded with a ton of sound posibility and its built like a tank , ive dropped it few times and nothing to worry about , ive eve spilled beer and it handles like it was nothn! Still sounds prfct!
Lol XD
I have this pedal and I love it to death,its so realistic.Works great on synths too.
Weird that the "bypass" button lights up when the pedal is engaged. Seems it shouldn't be labeled bypass. Great sounds and demo.
Right? I feel like "ON" would have been fine. But i noticed a few of my pedals say that too under the LED.
well, its the by-pass switch after all
Remember way back when you started doing pedal demos??? Good times!
Thank you so much for your videos! I have been searching for a reverb pedal for a long time, and it came down to either the Blue Ski or the Immerse MKII. I love that your demos on those two pedals follow exactly the same format, so it was easier to compare them. I went with the Blue Ski, more pleasing to my ears. Thanks again!
I was holding for quite some time for this one, i actually got the Mercury7 and polymoon a few months ago and are put to good use. FINALLY ordered the Blue Sky!! From what i hear, it sounds amazing on it's own!! I can't wait to experiment with it and combine with the likes of the Avalanche Run, Polymoon, Sea Machine, some dirts, and more...
I just ordered the Mercury 7. I had trouble deciding between that and the Blue Sky.
@@klosjason My wife got me the Blue Sky and it is a great pedal. I do prefer the shimmer on the Mercury7 so, the 2 of them paired together is incredible.
Sound 10 is amazing
Beauty demo! I couldn’t choose between blue sky and GFI specular reverb so I got both.
Neither disappointed!
Wooooo sound 7 is o deep !!! Les accords sont magnifiques... Bravo !
Getting mine in a few weeks. Can’t wait.
Strymon pedals do sound fantastic there is no doubt about it. But its either food, or pedals for me at the moment. :(. Lol!
You could stand to lose a few lbs. James.
man....i am SO there !!...been eatin peanut butter &jelly sandwiches for days now ( not too much fun )....
@@dijonstreak
peanut butter &jelly sandwiches!! U rich lucky basterd.. Spaghetti and Ketchup on my plate...and a glas of water ;)
food can wait
Buy the pedal and eat it
Excellent demo of this wonderful pedal, I will be trying some of these out, cheers 🤟🏼
Great practical tips,I havent the time or skill he does,but enjoy trying what he suggests,AMAZING SOUNDS! Saved me alot of paid help!
I really like the Mod settings on this pedal. Sure, the shimmer's cool, but I don't use it as much, because it gets cliché really fast.
Bruh I think Im addicted to reverb
This video is amazing, had been looking for one that was so comprehensive in effect setups. Thank you!
I love this pedal so much! Run an E piano sound though it. Try Room Shimmer. You won‘t regret ;)
this is one of favourite one of mine. if people want or want to try. go for it. its worth it!! and I love its design much more than big sky.
Outstanding demo! The best I've found on TH-cam! Made wish to get one BlueSky immediately! Thanks for sharing this!
Ah yes, the infamous plate shimmer. Love the BlueSky. I use it every time I play.
Why infamous haha
I think there a no need to use a pedal like This in Metal music😬. Fantastic pedal for rock pop, fusion, And ambient.
Now you're making me want yet another pedal ;)
#6 is golden
Thank you for your very demonstrative work.👍
I def wanna try 3 and 6 out, 7 was smooth af 😎
Sound #7 at 4:31 is 100% Radiohead - Subterranean Homesick Alien
Exactly what I thought! Love that song
So this is how I can achieve the "HEALTH" tone. Amazing tone's. Incredible demo too!
How did you get it to sound like Sound #3?? When I try all I get is just normal reverb...
Is this not compatible with an acoustic amp and guitar?
Did you ever figure it out? I’m debating on getting this pedal but want to make sure I can get this exact sound.
All in good time - a great modern pedal - love
Thanks for creating and uploading this
That sounds incredible
I have the blueSky and don’t envision it leaving my board. I run it with a slight reverb from my SuperSonic. Nice.
3 and 10 are stunning. This your own user presets. I have the big sky and just got the timeline. Not had them both connected yet.
I have a timeline and just got a blue sky last night. Running them together is absolute tonal bliss. I know these pedals are expensive but the feeling that runs through you when you hear those sounds, especially in stereo, is worth every single penny.
Matt Ryan i just bough both, what compinations du u suggest
I got a blueSky and it is fantastic.
Es un pedal impresionante)!!!!!Buena compra es verdad.
Oh my all of them are beautiful
#3 reminds me of Taylor Swift This is Me Trying, #10 reminds me of Holy Fawn lol
Beautiful sounding pedal and playing
Levi Stine very cool thanks Chief ✌️✨
I wonder if it's not too late to buy this pedal - It was released 10 years ago (an updated one might be in the pipeline) and it's quite expensive. The problem is that it's the only one I know of that does a good dripping spring reverb and ambient reverbs too. What do you think?
To me, it's still as good today. What's important is that it produces the sounds YOU like! These pedals are solid and built to last. It's much simpler to use than all the big stompboxes too. And the resell value is higher than ever before for Strymon pedals. It's not rare that I find BlueSky pedals very close to full price on the used market (at least here, locally in Montreal, Canada) and it's been like this since many years!
@@AntoineMichaudGuitar Thank you Antoine!
Man if I could just get a blue sky plugin for my DAW, I would be SET
Might be worth getting Valhalla Shimmer
Check this out:
stone-voices.ru/vst/ambient_reverb?lang=en
Neunaber wet vst
Valhalla reverb, i use vintage, room and shimmer and all sound amazing
i havent bught one of these becuase with vst reverbs you can get these sounds,,, but not play while the reverb is on,,, at least i havent really tried but id probably get some annoying lag,,, i really like how the stereonesss of it gives it the very lush and wide moving sound,,, i might get a 50 dollar rever to trak and then add the high quality reverb later
Can we get close to the preset Cloud of the Bigsky ?
*_checks pocket_*
Well, this ain't it chief
This video made me search the Strymon blue sky, mainly to read what the switches say because the glare makes it impossible to see the words, and I found there’s different versions, like V2 that has other controls and an additional knob.
I made a similar demo for the V2 too. You can check it out and compare: th-cam.com/video/MTDlRQq696M/w-d-xo.html
Thank you for a demo that focuses on music. There are so many shit demos out there, and this really shows the pedal at its most musical and interesting. We need more of these.
Your comment summarizes exactly why I made my demo like this! Thank you.
get the big sky. sounds a lot less like steel and has freakin bloom and chorale mode!!! not to forget its epic hall
Beautiful demo. Would have loved to see what you played on the guitar. Trying to decide on a reverb pedal. Other pedals have nice features, but how can I not buy this when it contains the friggin' Voice of God?!! (Sounds #3 and #10).
Great swirly reverb btw!
Great demo! Loved #10.
Why do you think one might buy this instead of the Cloudburst? What's the advantage?
About to get one on Reverb for cheap that I am watching closely right now, if this video convinces me.
Update! So I got it 🎉
Wahoo! 🎉
Sound #5: Cocteau Twins mood.
Very helpful and awesome as always. It would be next level if you used PIP to show you playing the parts and your volume pedal.
Great pedal, use it on my Moog Subsequent.
Really? I am looking for a pedal for either my Minimoog or, if I buy one, a Behringer Poly D?
thanks for sharing!! i have this and the dig
Sold a synth and bought a blue sky today!
:o
How does it compare to Keeley Caverns please?
These are great. Very helpful
I love that!
thanks bro
Sound #1 sounds like Eric Johnson
This is a good pedal.I do not like shimmer on any of them:it has become like a new kybd preset,already burned when you buy it because everyone has overused those presets.Anyhow,all of those designs are starting to date a bit.The Dr.Scientist The Atmosphere is a good example of something that evolves.
7:24 WOW
Sounds like a Reiteration of the famous Alesis Quadraverb (90`s) To be exakt. Same sinister thick dark signature, with slightly expanded bandwith.
Hi! very cool video.
Love it!
Between Bluesky, mk2, and oceans 11, which would be your pick?
I almost stopped at sound 3 and said good enough
Beautiful sounds! I can’t read the labels on the little toggle switches at the top but I can get that off the website. I know one of them is “shimmer” which = I don’t know where the last hour went listening to myself play these handful of chords over and over. One question: what’s the second button (favorite) for and how does it work?
The favorite switch recalls different knob positions. So you could engage the pedal for its current knobs positions, and click the favorite switch to play a totally different sound that you pre-saved, without having to twist the knobs.
I have an Oceans 11 which I love. But... will I love this pedal more? I'm a sucker for anything shimmer... the shimmer on the O11 is really good and so is pretty much everything else on that pedal. But this sounds amazing as well.
If you love the Oceans 11, you don't need to get something else. You said it: you love it! So you can go make some music AND save money at the same time! How great is that :-)
The reflection in the image makes it hard to read the printing on the pedal. Just a heads-up.
this pedal is so nice.
but,this sample play is so much nice.
Should have done the Spring Reverb
While Strymon pedals do sound fantastic in many aspects, they do have a sterile kind of "metallic" quality to the sound that is not very pleasing to me. I do like my BlueSky, but would have liked it to be "warmer" less sterile sounding.
So buy Neunaber Immerse
@@stasiu414 Hi John. Thx for tip.
Have you by any chance compared the Immerse to the Blue Sky , back-to-back, and drawn any conlusions?
Best regards, Magnus
Its the best!
What was the chords for sound #1?????? Please tell me it sounds like those liminal sounds
#STRYMON4LIFE 👊🏼😎
awesome video :)
Do you think there are software plugins that can come close to these sounds?
Was wondering the same
Apollo got some good plugins
Do you really need a volume pedal for swells with this? I've been using one but debating on taking it off for an EQ. Either the vp goes or the tuner.
I prefer having a volume pedal, by far. My guitar's volume knob doesn't do it for me!
Sound four, sound seven (for my ear training practice)
Sound 3 was fucking amazing
Have you reviewed/tried the FLUX LIQUID AMBIENCE pedal? It’s beats the Strymon!
I don't think you need the Flux,blueSky is all you need.