The Eventide Blackhole Reverb Pedal brings Eventide's legendary Blackhole reverb algorithm to a compact, performance-ready stompbox. Designed for electric guitar, bass, keyboards, and other instruments, Blackhole goes far beyond traditional room or hall simulation, creating huge, atmospheric reverb textures, expansive soundscapes, and dramatic ambient effects.
The pedal's reverb size can range from extremely small spaces to seemingly infinite environments. Long decay times remain articulate and musical, while the unique Gravity control lets you shape the reverb tail from a conventional response to an inverted, reverse-style effect. The Freeze function can instantly capture and sustain the current reverb image, creating an atmospheric layer beneath your playing.
Powerful Reverb Sound Shaping
Blackhole provides extensive control over the character and movement of the reverb. Dedicated controls cover mix, gravity/delay, feedback/resonance, size/depth, low-frequency modulation, and high-frequency output.
The Bass, Treble, and Resonance (Q) parameters allow additional tonal shaping, while pre-delay can be used to separate the initial instrument signal from the reverb tail. Any combination of parameters can be assigned to an expression pedal, allowing real-time transitions between different ambient textures.
Key Features:
- Eventide Blackhole reverb algorithm
- Designed for electric guitar, bass, keyboards, and other instruments
- Huge ambient reverb textures and expansive soundscapes
- Variable reverb size from small spaces to infinite environments
- Adjustable pre-delay
- Unique Gravity control with normal and inverted reverb modes
- Dynamic gated reverb effects
- Long decay times with excellent articulation
- Freeze function for sustaining the current reverb image
- Five onboard presets
- Up to 128 presets available via MIDI
- Expression pedal control
- Multiple bypass options
- Catch-Up mode for smooth preset and parameter changes
- Stereo input and stereo output
- Guitar/line-level input selection
- USB connectivity for software control and updates
- Eventide Device Manager software for PC and Mac
Controls & Functions:
- Mix
- Gravity / Delay
- Feedback / Q
- Size / Depth
- Lo / Rate
- Hi / Output Level
- Mono/Stereo input switch
- Instrument/Line I/O level switch
- Active/Bypass footswitch
- Freeze/Preset footswitch
- Active and Freeze LED indicators
- Preset selection button
Connectivity:
- 6.3 mm TRS stereo input
- 2 × 6.3 mm outputs
- 6.3 mm expression pedal input
- USB connection
- Aux switch support
- MIDI via TRS connection with optional MIDI adapter
- 5.5 × 2.1 mm center-negative DC power connection
The pedal can accommodate an auxiliary switch for tap tempo, or a triple auxiliary switch for convenient preset navigation. MIDI connectivity provides additional control and access to an expanded preset library.
Technical Specifications:
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Effect Type: Reverb
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I/O: Stereo in / stereo out
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Power: 9V DC adapter
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Power Consumption: 200 mA
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Battery Operation: No
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Power Supply: Included
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Dimensions: 102 × 121 × 57 mm
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Item Number: 503207
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Available Since: September 2020
The Eventide Blackhole is an excellent choice for musicians looking beyond conventional reverb. From subtle atmospheric enhancement to enormous ambient washes, frozen textures, reverse-style tails, and evolving soundscapes, it provides a powerful creative tool for guitarists, bassists, keyboard players, producers, and experimental musicians.
