

You may set these knobs once and then not touch them, but it's still a good idea to check for pots that are going bad, or buttons that don't work.

The knobs on older Alesis gear tend to get a bit "scratchy". You might also want to check out the knobs and buttons, to make sure they work properly.

And the reverbs in it aren't nearly as configurable as Valhalla's, of course.Īs with any piece of outboard gear though, you'll have to make sure your levels to it are "just right" and that you compensate for the latency.Īnd definitely check pawn shops, local repair shops and/or Craigslist to see if you can get one locally. The QuadraVerb is more than just a reverb, but it doesn't necessarily have the "charm" of the Valhalla 'verb. If you can get both, you'd probably have a lot of fun with them. That will tend to make them sound a bit "noisy", too. Also, if I'm not mistaken, they have a compressor at the input to make the most out of the signal-to-noise ratio. Like most "semi-pro" boxes, they're not as quiet as a Lexicon, but they could be worse. What do you mean by "noisy"?It depends upon which effects you're using, and in which order.
