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  • เผยแพร่เมื่อ 16 ต.ค. 2024
  • The one thing, ONE THING I repeatedly said about the original Slö, was that it was my fave mono reverb, except I wished it had presets... then along comes Slötvå, and the one thing, ONE THING extra I really wanted was to hear that baby in stereo... Well, all our dreams have been answered! Walrus unveil the Slöer today! The glorious chew ambient textures we've loved for years from the predecessors now brought to life in stereo with the awesome width and stereo field of the MAKO Series R1. This thing literally takes to sonic places, at a snails pace, and settles all around you in gorgeous 3D sound.... only thing now it needs is MIDI... sorry... shouldn't have said that! Enjoy!
    More info here: www.walrusaudi...
    Contact & Enquiries:
    INSTAGRAM - @ponderer.sounds
    EMAIL - ponderer.sounds@icloud.com
    All music © copyright 2023 Coda Wold Music
    Gear - 2022 Groves Custom 62' Telecaster, UA Dream & Juno 25 - Audient Preamps for Piano, Synth & Sample tones.

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  • @bluepedalsrock9271
    @bluepedalsrock9271 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    I’m terrified to watch this because I know I’m going want it so bad. Haha

    • @ponderersounds3172
      @ponderersounds3172  ปีที่แล้ว +5

      It is blue after all 🤷🏼‍♂️

    • @johnduval482
      @johnduval482 ปีที่แล้ว

      Me too. I’ve been trying to avoid this video but here i am for a second look. Another reverb addition is on the horizon and I’m trying to stay away from this because of the large footprint but i can’t believe that this would sound gobsmacking awesome with my Nightsky or Mercury 7. Being driven by a Count to 5. . . I’m doomed

  • @daerganguy7504
    @daerganguy7504 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Hands down the BEST DEMO of this pedal out of the 8 to 12 ones I've checked out so far. Really excellent method. No talk... just bliss.

  • @VinnyTheGuitarist
    @VinnyTheGuitarist ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Your demos always just hit different! I don't know why, but even if i am not interested in the product i just like to hang around for the vibes on each new upload.
    The tracks you write are so beautiful arranged and together with the lush visuals it really excells at everything - thank you for these audio-visual experiences!

    • @ponderersounds3172
      @ponderersounds3172  ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Thanks so much, kind words. I try to be here for giving an experience over just showing off cool gear.

    • @bluepedalsrock9271
      @bluepedalsrock9271 ปีที่แล้ว

      Very true

    • @drcockles
      @drcockles ปีที่แล้ว

      It’s beautifully done

  • @DavidVOLTA
    @DavidVOLTA ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I will never financially recover from buying one. But I will buy one. ❤ great demo, it truly let my inner demons out crying ❤

    • @ponderersounds3172
      @ponderersounds3172  ปีที่แล้ว

      Haha you’ll survive! Tone is in the wallet 🥴 thanks for watching!

  • @BobGuido
    @BobGuido ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Because of this video, I bought the Slöer pedal.

    • @ponderersounds3172
      @ponderersounds3172  ปีที่แล้ว

      Congrats man, you’ll get plenty of use out of it with your style ✌🏼

    • @BobGuido
      @BobGuido ปีที่แล้ว

      @@ponderersounds3172 Yes, this is the ultimate feeder pedal because of the low pass filter. Now, can you please tell me where I can get those fingerless gloves, for I wish to become immersed within the ponder sounds animated world.

    • @ponderersounds3172
      @ponderersounds3172  ปีที่แล้ว

      Haha just bought some new ones from Temu!! They’ll feature a few vids down the track haha

    • @BobGuido
      @BobGuido ปีที่แล้ว

      ​@@ponderersounds3172 I spent the entire day today playing with it. This pedal sounds many times better than any other Walrus Audio pedal. I have owned and own many of them including the Slö and the Slötva. I wonder if someone besides Jason Stulce helped with the algorithm design? The algorithms are on a higher level of quality than anything else from Walrus Audio. This is some of the nicest sounding work done on the FV-1 chip to date.
      Now, I would love to see Walrus Audio do a stereo pedal that has mode IV from Lore and mode IV from Fable with the stretch control and the same low pass filter control knob and super wide stereo mode as Slöer. I also much prefer the black/cream version of Slöer as I think it matches the more elegant and expensive sound and would love to see a new stereo pedal with Lore/Fable algorithms in a similar enclosure ;)

  • @patrickr6505
    @patrickr6505 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Wow that Shimmer section was beautiful..I must say it's the best shimmer reverb I've ever heard...

  • @basementlyle
    @basementlyle ปีที่แล้ว +4

    This sounds so lush and dreamy! Great playing as always! 😍

  • @thpass
    @thpass ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Your demos are always the best, most varied sounds. Not just the cut and paste generic ambient guitar. Great illustration of the range of sounds with synth, voice and guitar in stereo. I'm glad I held off on slotva but this one is calling me and making my wallet sob in quiet desperation with reverb.

  • @kandrews351
    @kandrews351 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Wow… what a great musical demo. Loved it and thanks for sharing it.

  • @oephiwan
    @oephiwan ปีที่แล้ว

    I only just found your channel. So happy I did. Thanks for what you do 🙏

  • @joshuavelazquez8303
    @joshuavelazquez8303 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Perfect demo!! Thank you sir!! 🎼🔥🔥

    • @ponderersounds3172
      @ponderersounds3172  8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      This was an absolute pleasure to make 👌🏼

  • @abrokenframe82
    @abrokenframe82 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Your videos are always sonically interesting and a feast for the eyes. @13:00 that is just sublime. Like heaven, will be like! Ha!

  • @Winterdagen
    @Winterdagen ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Absolutely love that piano piece! Also the Sloër sounds really lovely :) must. not. buy. another. reverb.

    • @ponderersounds3172
      @ponderersounds3172  ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you! It’s quite a masterpiece, if you change your mind you won’t regret it!

  • @rayrecordings
    @rayrecordings 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    always very musical and interesting riffs

  • @ericfricke4512
    @ericfricke4512 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Sounds killer.

  • @Kevinjames0976
    @Kevinjames0976 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Believe the hype on this pedal. I own the strymon big sky, Ventris, UAD delverb, but the Sloer is the most unique one.

  • @stuartdennis8506
    @stuartdennis8506 ปีที่แล้ว

    The rain section is beautiful

    • @ponderersounds3172
      @ponderersounds3172  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It’s probably the nicest shimmer I’ve played, and I’m not super fond of shimmer in general!

  • @philiprenner8632
    @philiprenner8632 ปีที่แล้ว

    I loved this - thank you!

  • @dominiclindus2535
    @dominiclindus2535 ปีที่แล้ว

    Always a good day when a new Ponderer video drops! Nice work

  • @JakeDHerrera
    @JakeDHerrera ปีที่แล้ว

    Excellent demo! What a fantastic pedal.

  • @mynameistechno
    @mynameistechno ปีที่แล้ว

    great to hear it on different sound sources! we be cool to build a mod to modulate X and Stretch

    • @ponderersounds3172
      @ponderersounds3172  ปีที่แล้ว

      Yeah expression or MIDI would make this unbeatable!

  • @BrentODell
    @BrentODell 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I'm in the market for a good reverb pedal, and this is certainly on my list.

  • @petercane6376
    @petercane6376 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    What an absolutely fantastic video explaining everything about the Slöer reverb without a word.
    Just loved the graphics and all about how you did it.
    I have Moog Subharmonicon and Lyra 8 and want to do Ambient.
    I already have the Strymon Blue sky but keep looking at videos about the Slöer.
    Somehow ....er....I want one.
    Okay so it does not do midi presets but I do not like using a pc to get them anyway. Thats why I spent dollars on hardware!.....duh.
    Do you think the Slöer is superior to the Bluesky?
    I know its subjective but want your opinion please....
    Thank you so much for a 5 star vid man.

    • @ponderersounds3172
      @ponderersounds3172  5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thanks for watching! I prefer the Slöer because I’m into a more characterful reverb, blue sky sounds great but to clean for me.

  • @adde65
    @adde65 ปีที่แล้ว

    When you engage the latching sustain in "Dream" mode, does the live signal go dry, or is reverb still applied to it?

    • @ponderersounds3172
      @ponderersounds3172  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I believe it’s dry, my friend

    • @adde65
      @adde65 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@ponderersounds3172OK thanks

  • @spltrcl
    @spltrcl ปีที่แล้ว

    super-nice sounding pedal! but i'm bummed by the lack of EXP control over the STRETCH slider...

  • @willyminton5940
    @willyminton5940 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    what did you use to get the clean sound and what were the settings on the things you used to get your clean guitar sound?

    • @ponderersounds3172
      @ponderersounds3172  6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I always put it in the video description, but here it is:
      Gear - 2022 Groves Custom 62' Telecaster, UA Dream & Juno 25 - Audient Preamps for Piano, Synth & Sample tones.
      I used an amp sim on the left (UA Dream, can’t remember the specifics) and a real amp on the right (the Juno is a Bassman style amp) I always dial them in quite close but not quite.
      The Tele is a custom build by a master here in Australia, almost a straight up ‘62 standard but with a little more across the string spacing at the nut, and a slightly more baseball bat feel to the neck, pickups are both Righteous Sound, 90’s Gazer in the neck and Tele Foil in the bridge.
      I don’t do any audio work in post, you hear it exactly how it was recorded. Hope that’s what you were wanting ✌🏼

  • @----t----1234
    @----t----1234 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Man and I just bought the SLO...

    • @patrickr6505
      @patrickr6505 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Return it..get this

    • @ponderersounds3172
      @ponderersounds3172  ปีที่แล้ว

      Might be worth the upgrade, though I love the Slö early in the chain before dirt

  • @lilacrain3283
    @lilacrain3283 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This looks and sounds amazing. Just wish it wasn’t $350 :( Great demo though!

    • @ponderersounds3172
      @ponderersounds3172  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Unfortunately the cost of tone goes up with the cost of living too, well worth it if you can afford the clams though ✌🏼

    • @lilacrain3283
      @lilacrain3283 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@ponderersounds3172 Tone IS living. They’re one in the same

  • @deuceswildjd
    @deuceswildjd ปีที่แล้ว

    Tuning for the outro piece? So beautiful!

    • @ponderersounds3172
      @ponderersounds3172  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Not sure on this one, definitely needs revisiting too though!

  • @anthonyman8008
    @anthonyman8008 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Good wood audio for a midi mod

    • @ponderersounds3172
      @ponderersounds3172  5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      That’d be nice but I don’t think the topology allows for it easily. Maybe there’ll be a MIDI Slo in the future 🤞🏼

  • @ReddenDoom
    @ReddenDoom 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    First - great demo. I always look forward to yours!
    Huge downer that the reverb can't be applied to your signal when latching in Dream mode. None of the Slo's can do it but the R1 can, had hoped this would have been an obvious upgrade. Its nice when you're running into other reverbs but its a silly limitation these days. I really wish it had been a 'smarter' pedal that took more advantage of the Mako line control tech. Having owned a SLARP, Slotva and now looking at a Sloer - its really irritating to see the tech taking baby steps when you know Walrus has already far outrun these in its other lines - and they're still dropping these for +$300. Its one thing to support a growing brand with a hit like the Slo being mono and no presets. Its another thing to - years later and an entire tech upgrade later (Mako runs on SHARC chips) - offer the same tech with the same limits but in stereo. And still Dream is the only latching reverb. Players need to start understanding that the limitations of this are imaginary. There is no reason you can't choose between latching and sustain for each. Its all software.
    In the wake of what companies like Hologram are putting out, I admit its difficult to get excited for this release, even considering the Slo is one of my favorite all-time reverbs. I also don't like how Walrus keeps undercutting their own line-up with these baby-step releases. The value of the SLARP and Slo dumped with the Slotva, the slotva dumped with the Sloer, etc. I think innovation looks more like allowing old pedals to hold their value because they are special, and not just milking iterations indefinitely.

    • @ponderersounds3172
      @ponderersounds3172  10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Firstly thanks so much for the kind words! I really appreciate it and I’m glad you look forward to my work.
      I get where you’re coming from I think, but I think you’re wrong on a few counts. The Slöer runs two entirely independent algorithms for left and right, unlike many of the industry standards from the past decade that use a cheap trick to make a stereo pedal. The freezing effect is using that reverb algorithm to create the sustain so in order to have reverb after there needs to be another chip to create a reverb after it. The Slöer, having two algorithms, could do this but it would have to be in mono, one into the other, I’m in favour for having a stereo pedal be stereo all the time. Some pedals out there that do the sustain or loop thing and allow effect post sustained pad actually don’t have the truest form of stereo imaging going on. There’s a really great article from Mr Black that breaks down the difference.
      On the topic of Walrus making a lot of releases, they do have a large lineup, but I understand it. They have different releases for different customers, not everyone wants or needs everything crammed into a pedal. I actually manage a large pedal store and daily see how a comprehensive lineup appeals to lots of different customers, and Walrus are one of those brands that sells a lot because they have varying levels of complexity that appeal to certain individuals. Don’t get me wrong, I personally would love to see the Slöer with MIDI and four real time reverbs to do stereo sustaining but it would be expensive and a pretty small market as far as who would buy it for that particular purpose.

    • @ReddenDoom
      @ReddenDoom 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@ponderersounds3172 I really appreciate your response and its super cool that you run a store! From that perspective I suppose I could see Walrus' offerings being a huge plus for the reasons you've stated. For me as an early adopter of a lot of their tech, it gets frustrating when you have to lose money from supporting early releases.
      When it comes to true stereo, I always thought the Walrus R1 was true stereo. In that pedal you can sustain *any algorithm* while also choosing whether or not you want continued effect or not - its one of its coolest features (bypassing the pedal with a latched sustain keeps the sustain going - therefore you can have your signal wet or dry along with the sustain). I have a myriad of frustrations with the Mako line (clip at the output super easily forcing low mix values) but this was a huge win.
      Its a pretty big deal that the Sloer runs completely unique algorithms for both LR channels. I find Walrus is often pretty bad at PR'ing their tech specs and it can lead to users like me being frustrated. Its really cool to hear that this is true stereo. Really makes me wonder why the Lore and Fable weren't though when they both had dual DSP. I wonder if FV-1 can be stereo off one chip? I don't think they ever made a big deal about Mako being SHARC based and I often wonder if it would have boosted sales.

  • @masterofreality230
    @masterofreality230 ปีที่แล้ว

    Wow, I really wish more pedals let us use waveforms, if they make a delay like this pedal I am sold. Still a cool reverb. Nice demo.

    • @ponderersounds3172
      @ponderersounds3172  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thanks! Yeah this is going to the ‘keep’ pile

    • @patrickr6505
      @patrickr6505 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Try the Red Panda Raster 2 delay..it has 7 waveforms and 2 envelopes, Stereo, Pitch Shifting and a myriad of Stereo manipulation...

    • @masterofreality230
      @masterofreality230 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@patrickr6505 I will have to check that out, thanks. I sold my Tensor, the lack of delay or reverb seemed to put me off, not bad, but I didn't get along with it.

    • @ponderersounds3172
      @ponderersounds3172  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Agreed, got the Raster, it’s brilliant

    • @patrickr6505
      @patrickr6505 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@ponderersounds3172 Do a demo..I'm sure it would be magnificent 👍

  • @Nixxal
    @Nixxal ปีที่แล้ว

    Very nice video thanks! How do you feel this compares to the R1 as I feel like they are almost competing with each other at this price? Also is the piano sound a VST? if so what one? sounds great :D

    • @ponderersounds3172
      @ponderersounds3172  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      This and the R1 are very different to me, the R1 is a reverb for many different contexts where as I find the Slö series more like an additional instrument. R1 could be the only verb I need on a board with MIDI but I’d want a second reverb if I only had the Slöer. The piano is Spitfire Audios Cinematic Soft Piano ✌🏼

    • @Nixxal
      @Nixxal ปีที่แล้ว

      @@ponderersounds3172 Nice thanks! Waiting on the Ponderer album with all Star wars related track names.

    • @ponderersounds3172
      @ponderersounds3172  ปีที่แล้ว

      That can be arranged 😜

  • @josephestes7076
    @josephestes7076 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Are any of these sounds in the R1?

    • @ponderersounds3172
      @ponderersounds3172  2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Not explicitly but you can get to some similar territories

  • @sons7429
    @sons7429 ปีที่แล้ว

    Sounds great man! What were you using for strings?

    • @ponderersounds3172
      @ponderersounds3172  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      This was Spitfire Audio British - Drama Toolkit. It’s a dynamic layer library, love it!

  • @kevinsturges6957
    @kevinsturges6957 ปีที่แล้ว

    It sounds great, but I would have more use of it as a vst in my DAW.

    • @ponderersounds3172
      @ponderersounds3172  ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Fair enough, but I’d rather turn knobs and push sliders than drag and click

  • @-LSTR-
    @-LSTR- 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Now you made me look up the price of this thing

    • @ponderersounds3172
      @ponderersounds3172  10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Haha sorry! It is quite lovely though!

  • @adde65
    @adde65 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    So, I WAS done with buying reverb pedals 😂

    • @patrickr6505
      @patrickr6505 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Dude,I thought that too after my 3rd or 4th one,Looks like this will b No 11😅

    • @ponderersounds3172
      @ponderersounds3172  ปีที่แล้ว +2

      It’s a keeper!

    • @ponderersounds3172
      @ponderersounds3172  ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I think I’m up to 23 🙃

  • @SantiagoGT15
    @SantiagoGT15 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I just wish it was stereo (in and out)

    • @Dorachagi1
      @Dorachagi1 ปีที่แล้ว

      U sure you're looking at the same pedal? It is stereo in and out....

    • @SantiagoGT15
      @SantiagoGT15 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Whaaat just noticed, ignore my comment then lmao

    • @ponderersounds3172
      @ponderersounds3172  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Hahaha definitely stereo in, I’m only plugged mono in though

    • @JasonBrockStick
      @JasonBrockStick ปีที่แล้ว

      It is? He is just run his mono signal in - OR - are you wishing he had other stereo pedals in front? It is not TRS in - it has left and right in. I don't mind TRS in some situation's, I have a bunch of EBS TRS to dual TS AND they are great, never had a fail and been using them for year's. I do like this have 2x2 though...

    • @JasonBrockStick
      @JasonBrockStick ปีที่แล้ว

      Sorry - had page opened for day's and didn't see other replies or your response :) ignore "my" comment other than the good EBS cables! I'm buying this AS I was SO close to buying TWO SLO pedals! I already have 4-5 great reverbs!

  • @saltstream
    @saltstream ปีที่แล้ว

    Not for me [no MIDI] but enjoy your free pedal ☺

    • @ponderersounds3172
      @ponderersounds3172  ปีที่แล้ว

      MIDI would really make it a top 3 verb for me 👌🏼 hardly free, by the way, lots of hours go into these vids!