@edguyrocks I had a conversation with Henry over a year ago about the difficulties of using an expression pedal with the Specular Tempus, which he said he'd sort out in version 2. At that time, he reckoned it would be a couple of years before he would get around to developing it. He's always open to questions, so you could email and ask him if V2 is in the pipeline.
I still haven't been able to find a stereo verb pedal I like better. At any price really. All the ambient settings are great of course, but their "Room" algo is actually the absolute best clean subtle reverb in the business. Completely natural and dynamic.
Eventide Space edges this one out for me. Good stuff on the Tempus, but the Space's algo's are just ridiculously great. So much of the ambient stuff in this pedal can be done with just the Blackhole algo. Sounds great though.
Great review and wonderful tones. I would love to hear this thing with a crazy effect in the fx loop. Not many pedals have this, it would have been nice to showcase it
I’ve done the individual Specular and Clockwork, and the Specular Tempus is a nice combination of both! That’s also why I decided to this this one in mono into my amp, since the individual videos are direct in stereo
@@collectoremitter oh nice, I’m sure in my “absorb and consume all GFI video content” I’ve watched them both 😂 - I only wish it could do the insane routing/dual thing the Synesthesia could, but that probably isn’t too practical with such lush reverbs 🤷🏻♂️ thanks again for posting this!
As someone that hates shimmer reverb, anti-shimmer is my favorite on this pedal. It can be tame and act as a nice sub reverb, or menacing and divebomb. It's cool with augmented 8th chords.
sounds like it needs some warmth, bass and grit. A little too airy for my taste, maybe add some drive into it. BTW, the manual doesn't say a thing about output in mono to the front of an amp like I want to try it.
Depends what you're looking for. It's certainly a good contender if you place it up against other multipreset ambient pedals. To me, the best out there is the supermoon. One sound. But I like some of the sounds here
I LOVE that you play everything in mono!
Agreed! It's more realistic in the context of playing live gigs.
Imagine your hiking in the mountains by yourself when the clouds parted and a ST pedal came out in the sky and all you hear is these kind of sounds.
Legitimately laughed out loud at this comment.
Me: "I don't need another reverb or delay."
Also me: "Why you lying?"
You ALWAYS need another reverb or delay 😜
One of the greatest combo reverb delay pedals out there, can't even imagine what they will do with a version 2.
The big shortcoming for me is the expression control, which Henry has said he would address in V2.
@edguyrocks I had a conversation with Henry over a year ago about the difficulties of using an expression pedal with the Specular Tempus, which he said he'd sort out in version 2. At that time, he reckoned it would be a couple of years before he would get around to developing it. He's always open to questions, so you could email and ask him if V2 is in the pipeline.
i could listen to this video all day.
Your video on the Specular Reverb convinced me to buy one. The second I heard how good it sounded in person I knew I had to upgrade to the Tempus.
Oh awesome! I basically felt the same way, their reverbs are so incredible
I still haven't been able to find a stereo verb pedal I like better. At any price really. All the ambient settings are great of course, but their "Room" algo is actually the absolute best clean subtle reverb in the business. Completely natural and dynamic.
Yeah, the more "simple" realistic algorithms are really where this shines IMO. The room and plate and so fantastic
@@collectoremitter
Best plate I have found so far, I am interested in comparing the plate in this to the CXM but who knows if I will ever get one.
Eventide Space edges this one out for me. Good stuff on the Tempus, but the Space's algo's are just ridiculously great. So much of the ambient stuff in this pedal can be done with just the Blackhole algo. Sounds great though.
the crazy thing is that this demo is even recorded in mono, yet it still sounds absolutely fantastic...
Idk man, hard to beat the TC HOF 🤣😂😂😉😉
Great review and wonderful tones. I would love to hear this thing with a crazy effect in the fx loop. Not many pedals have this, it would have been nice to showcase it
Reverb is like bacon, it goes on nearly everything! This is a beautiful pedal. I use it on my Rhodes Electric Piano.
Beautiful, SRSLY!
Thanks so much!
Got completely lost in this one. From the first note all the way through. Your playing suits these algos so well!
yeah, and you get lost in the tones a stereo pedal delivers in mono, which speaks for itself...
I’m sold. Defs gonna be my next pedal
favorite pedals with death by audio! great video, thx!
please make ver. 2 to make it in dual effect
Awesome as always. Also I swear I thought you did one of these for this but then again I probably watched every single one on YT a while back. 😂😂😂
I’ve done the individual Specular and Clockwork, and the Specular Tempus is a nice combination of both! That’s also why I decided to this this one in mono into my amp, since the individual videos are direct in stereo
@@collectoremitter oh nice, I’m sure in my “absorb and consume all GFI video content” I’ve watched them both 😂 - I only wish it could do the insane routing/dual thing the Synesthesia could, but that probably isn’t too practical with such lush reverbs 🤷🏻♂️ thanks again for posting this!
New sub here, you’re selling me pretty hard on this pedal.
I feel that the kma cirrus and the avalanche run had more personality. Just my2cents.
6:10 look the airplane
As someone that hates shimmer reverb, anti-shimmer is my favorite on this pedal. It can be tame and act as a nice sub reverb, or menacing and divebomb. It's cool with augmented 8th chords.
8th chords...one better than 7th chords
@@mikethomson4290 Mine goes up to the 11th chord.
@@davidfaustino4476 yeah
LOL... augmented 8th chords. I wanna hear one of those 😂
@@johnduval482 sure, just hit an A and an A# an octave apart, voila
Any one here know if the editing software will run on a iPad or does it only work on a regular laptop?
You can't use sny delay and sny reverb toghether?
sounds like it needs some warmth, bass and grit. A little too airy for my taste, maybe add some drive into it. BTW, the manual doesn't say a thing about output in mono to the front of an amp like I want to try it.
Can the tempus do everything the SR can do? In other words, does it have all the reverb presets as the SR? I could do with a comparison. Thanks
yeah it has the same 8 in the SR + extras (room, plate, nuance etc.)
Yup! The big difference being the interface - more hands on with the Specular V3 and more preset based with the Tempus
Its surely a Strymon killer..
Can we use it as a mono?
Yes definitely, and still sounds great
Is this the best reverb pedal on the market?
Depends what you're looking for. It's certainly a good contender if you place it up against other multipreset ambient pedals. To me, the best out there is the supermoon. One sound. But I like some of the sounds here
I do think this has some of the best processing out there. Of course it really depends on what you're looking for, because there is no one best
why mono? :(
Why mono
My Specular V3 and Clockwork delays are in stereo, so I did mono so I could show the sound through an amp rather than an amp sim
You're demoing a stereo effect in mono?
My Specular V3 and Clockwork V3 demos are in stereo, so I did this in mono so I could show it through an amp and not an amp sim.
I feel like this type of 100% wet washed-out effect's greatest purpose is to be turned off in a song to reveal a verbless clean overdrive riff