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Strymon Iridium Effect Pedal
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Brand | Strymon |
Style | Vintage |
Color | black |
Product Dimensions | 4.5"L x 4"W x 1.75"H |
Item Weight | 1.5 Pounds |
About this item
- Three amplifier models crafted using Matrix Modeling, capturing the subtleties and unique tonal qualities of each amp:
- True Bypass (electromechanical relay switching) or selectable transparent Analog Buffered Bypass
- Strong and lightweight anodized black aluminum chassis
- 4.5" deep x 4" wide x 1.75" tall
- Designed and built in the USA
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Versatility | 4.3 | — | 4.8 | 5.0 | — | 5.0 |
Value for money | 3.4 | — | 4.6 | 4.2 | — | 4.6 |
Sold By | Chicago Music Exchange | Amazon.com | Amazon.com | Sims Music | Vintage King Audio | Chicago Music Exchange |
hardware interface | ethernet | — | usb | 1 4 inch audio | usb | usb |
power source | Corded Electric | Corded Electric | Corded Electric | Corded Electric | — | Corded Electric |
amperage | 250 milliamps | 100 milliamps | 200 amps | 300 milliamps | 300 milliamps | 100 milliamps |
signal format | Analog | Analog | Analog | Analog | Analog | Analog |
controls type | — | Touch | — | Knob | Knob | Knob |
voltage | 9 volts of direct current | 9 volts | 9 volts | 9 volts | 9 volts | 9 volts |
style | Vintage | Simulator | Delay,Reverb,Bass,Advanced,Simulator | Reverb | Compact | Compact |
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Product information
Item Weight | 1.51 pounds |
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Product Dimensions | 4.72 x 3.94 x 2.36 inches |
ASIN | B07ZK4KTNX |
Item model number | IRIDIUM |
Customer Reviews |
4.5 out of 5 stars |
Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No |
Date First Available | October 25, 2019 |
Color Name | black |
Hardware Interface | Ethernet |
Signal Format | Analog |
Material Type | Aluminum |
Power Source | Corded Electric |
Voltage | 9 Volts (DC) |
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Product Description
From Strymon: Now there is a pedal that truly delivers the sound and feel of a world-class tube amp driving a perfectly matched speaker cabinet in a great sounding room. Iridium gives you three iconic amplifiers, nine impulse response speaker cabinets, and lush room ambience. With Iridium, itâ€s a snap to dial in a direct tone that will truly inspire and sound great whether you are monitoring through in-ears, floor wedges, reference monitors, or studio headphones. Three amplifier models crafted using Matrix Modeling, capturing the subtleties and unique tonal qualities of each amp: Round Amp – based on* a Fender Deluxe Reverb Chime Amp – based on* the Brilliant channel of a Vox AC30 Punch Amp – based on* a Marshall Plexi (Super Lead model number 1959) Nine Impulse Response speaker cabinets, 24bit / 96kHz 500ms Stereo (three per amp type), pre-loaded with a curated set of IRs: Deluxe Reverb 1×12" by OwnHammer Blues Junior 1×12" by CabIR Vibrolux 2×10" by CabIR AC30 2×12" Alnico by OwnHammer 1×12" Alnico by Celestion Mesa 4×12" by ValhallaIR GNR 4×12" by OwnHammer 2×12" Vintage 30 by Celestion Marshall 8×12" Alnico by CabIR Hybrid IR/algorithmic Room control with selectable small, medium, and large rooms Simple, responsive amp-style controls for Drive, Level, Bass, Middle, and Treble Premium stereo high impedance discrete JFET analog front end with up to 22dB of pure analog gain True Bypass (electromechanical relay switching) or selectable transparent Analog Buffered Bypass Strong and lightweight anodized black aluminum chassis 9V DC power supply included Power requirements: maximum 9 volts DC center-negative, with a minimum of 500mA of current 4.5" deep x 4" wide x 1.75" tall Designed and built in the USA
From the manufacturer
Go Direct With Gorgeous Tone.
Iridium gives you three iconic amplifiers, with a total of nine impulse response speaker cabinets that complement the tonality of the amp. Skip the hassle of lugging around or miking amps. Place Iridium on your pedalboard and send gorgeous stereo amplifier tones, stunningly realistic cabs, and lush room ambience direct to a recording interface or PA system. With Iridium, it’s a snap to dial in a direct tone that will truly inspire and sound great whether you are monitoring through in-ears, floor wedges, reference monitors, or studio headphones.
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DriveDrive - adjusts the amount of gain applied to the incoming signal. The character and response of the drives different for each amp type |
AmpAmp - selects one of three different amp types. The amp selection will alter the response of the Drive, Bass, Middle and Treble knobs. |
CabCab - selects one of three complimentary cabs for each amp type. Each cab contains two IRs (left and right). IRs can be replaced using Strymon Impulse Response Manager software/ |
LevelLevel - controls the output level when the pedal is on. Applies to left and right output as well as the headphone output. Secondary function provides Level Trim function, temporarily scaling the output level for headphone use. |
Controls
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Bass and Middle ControlsBass adjusts the tone stack of the selected amp type to highlight the low frequencies. Middle adjusts the tone of the Round and Punch amp types to highlight the middle frequencies. Rolls off high frequencies as the knob is turned up for the Chime amp type. |
Treble and Room ControlsTreble adjusts the tone stack of the selected amp type to highlight the high frequencies. Room controls the level of natural room ambience. Secondary function allows toggling between three room sizes (small, medium, large). |
Favorite SwitchFav recalls a stored Favorite setting. Includes all knob and switch settings. Press and hold until the FAV LED blinks to save a new preset. |
An Amp, Through a Cab, in a Room.
Iridium features a hybrid room ambience design that combines 256ms impulse response captures real rooms for realistic early reflections, with an algorithm for extended decay and modulation. This combination places the amp and cab in a natural sounding room, creating a real space for your amp to open up and breathe. In addition to controlling the amount of room ambience, you can also choose a small, medium, or large room.
Super Quiet, Amazingly Responsive.
Iridium’s input features an ultra low noise, discrete, class-A JFET preamp circuit providing up to 20dB of pure analog gain. This variable gain JFET circuit is used in concert with DSP to create the tube driven input stage of each of Iridium’s amps. With our hybrid approach you get the best of both analog and digital worlds. The JFET stage acts as an analog front end conditioner, providing exceptional touch sensitivity and dynamic interaction with your guitar while improving noise performance, and the incredibly powerful SHARC DSP facilitates the great level of detailed complexity and responsiveness of each tube amp’s circuitry. This combination of variable gain JFET and DSP is also how we are able to deliver that hot-rodded extra gain at the top end of the Drive knob for the Chime and Punch amps.
Stereo Through and Through.
Iridium is for use with stereo effects in stereo rigs. Iridium’s TS-mono/TRS-stereo input features stereo class-A JFET preamps feeding into a stereo amp driving a stereo speaker cabinet in a stereo-captured room feeding stereo outputs.
Get Immersed.
You can’t always crank up an amplifier when you want to play in your living room or rehearse at home. Plug your favorite set of headphones into Iridium’s headphone jack and get immersed in the sounds of iconic amps and cabs in a natural sounding room.
Room Ambience
Analog JFET Front End
Stereo Operation
Headphone Out
Amp Research & Development
Delivering the complete experience of playing into an amp through a miked cab in a room is a research and development project that has been years in the making. The amp development began in the tube emulation and cascading gain stage topography created for Riverside, and then majorly leveled up for the intense degree of real-time calculation Matrix Modeling required to create Iridium’s amps. We’re not just talking about the perfectly recreated tone stacks, but also things like the treble bleed on the gain controls, multi-stage power supply sag, and preamp and power amp tube emulation.
Our talented and tireless engineering team covered quite a bit of new ground on the way to recreating these classic amp designs with exact mathematical fidelity, and then expanded the capabilities of each amp in musically useful ways, giving you the full range of original amp sounds, and then some.
Impulse Response Technology
We knew it was theoretically possible to deliver our goal of 24bit 96kHz 500ms impulse responses, but we had to figure out how to do it in practice. This part of the Iridium project turned out to be a five-year journey through adversity.
We started with a smaller proof-of-concept FFT (fast Fourier transform) based IR convolution with shorter-duration mono cab IR's, kept working on it, and eventually tore it all down and rebuilt so we could deliver the 24bit 96kHz 500ms IR cabs that we’d dreamed of for Iridium.
Hybrid Room Ambience Design
With these amazing amps and cabs, we wanted to create amazing spaces for them to live and breathe in. When you are playing in a physical room, the first 80 milliseconds or so of early reflections are what really tell your brain what type of space you’re in. The complexity of those myriad early reflections are very difficult to simulate with an algorithm. That’s where impulse response technology is the perfect tool for the task. After a certain duration, however, impulse responses become computationally expensive, and that’s where the algorithm shines: on the long tail.
The algorithmic portions of our room ambience were dialed in for each room, with delay lines tailored to enhance and meld with each specific space and room size. Creating a seamless transition between IR and algorithm was an intensive and artistic process that ultimately resulted in completely natural sounding rooms that feel great to play in and never distract.
SHARC and ARM Co-Processors
Iridium makes the most of the powerful combination of a high-performance 32-bit floating-point SHARC ADSP-21375 processor working together with an ARM co-processor. The SHARC is the perfect choice for handling the plethora of FFT instructions Iridium’s real-time sound processing requires, including adding and subtracting simultaneously.
We’ve created an optimized high-speed communications link between the two processors, and have maximized what the ARM co-processor can do. Each turn of any of Iridium’s knobs sets off a chain of numerous coefficient calculations which we let the ARM co-processor handle, leaving the SHARC free to do its massive computational number crunching full-time at maximum capacity. Besides stellar sound and responsiveness, this combination delivers super fast patch switching. The ARM also provides USB connectivity and allows you to very quickly load and audition impulses with our Impulse Manager software. Iridium is really a new class of device.
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Customers are satisfied with the quality of the guitar effect device. They mention it's a high-quality product, simple to use, and a fantastic piece of engineering. Some say that it'll make an amazing addition to their pedal collection and take pedals better than any processor they've ever tried.
"...It takes pedals better than any processor I've ever tried. The reverb choices are nice...." Read more
"...Great product. Best Strymon pedal I've used." Read more
"The title says it all. This is a premium product choice for going ampless.Cannot recommend this any higher!" Read more
"...It takes every pedal on my board incredibly well and sounds amazing for recording...." Read more
Customers find the guitar effect device easy to use. They mention it's simple to set up and use, with an easy app to modify it.
"...has no noise and has tons of support options online with an easy app to modify it." Read more
"...Then there's this thing. It's as easy to use as an old POD or whatever, expect it sounds so close to the sound of a recorded amp in a room that I'll..." Read more
"So simple and easy to get a killer sound with ease. I Found this easier to dial in than the HXstomp." Read more
"This is a High Quality Product, simple to use." Read more
Customers are mixed about the sound quality of the guitar effect device. Some mention they were totally impressed with the sound of this unit, saying the tones are fine and really good. It works great, has no noise, and has tons of support options. However, others say that it doesn't sound like an amp, does not clean up the sound, and produces awful feedback at a very high frequency.
"Not the best sounding simulator but it works great, has no noise and has tons of support options online with an easy app to modify it." Read more
"...It sounds great and I'm getting great live sound with the 3 amp models and speaker cab choices...." Read more
"...It really gives me great tone options without needing to own multiple guitar amps...." Read more
"...When placing any overdrive in front of a clean amp sound you cant clean up the sound like you can with a real amp. Its and digital recreation...." Read more
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So here are the pluses.
Well for me nothing compares to a real tube amp but the Iridium really does the trick and I am satisfied with my sound. It sounds great and I'm getting great live sound with the 3 amp models and speaker cab choices. It takes pedals better than any processor I've ever tried. The reverb choices are nice. They are only room reverb but that's what I use any way.
The only negative is-
It can only save 1 preset and for the money it should be able to save and erase more presets and they be identified by colored led's. .
Then there's this thing. It's as easy to use as an old POD or whatever, expect it sounds so close to the sound of a recorded amp in a room that I'll be using it for pretty much everything moving forward.
Great product. Best Strymon pedal I've used.
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Reviewed in Italy on July 30, 2021
Das Gleiche ereilte mich in der zweiten Einstellung. Ein rotzfrecher Fox Amp kam aus den Aktivboxen.
Die dritte Einstellung ließ sich auch nicht lumpen. Fender läßt grüßen. Glockig, kristallklar und knackiger Sound.
Vorerst bleibt er zuhause, fürs Tonstudio. In der Zeit werd ich ihn mal mit im Proberaum nehmen und ihn mit meinem heißgeliebten Alrounder Hughes & Kettner bekanntmachen. Mal sehen.
Mit Pedals hat er keine Probleme. Gegen einen Kemper wird er wohl nicht ankommen, dazu ist der Kemper zu vielseitig. Was sich ja auch in den horrenden Kaufpreis niederschlägt.
And last but not least, der Streymon ist sowas von unkompliziert. Keine Menüs in denen man sich verliert. Alles ist selbserklärend. Wenn ich wählen müßte Kemper oder Streymon, ganz klar Streymon.
Also ich bin begeistert.