It’s an undeniable fact, Meris truly is paving the way for the future of musical effects right now.

While Meris may be still seen to many as a fledgling company, the industry experience contained within the team spans several decades. Founder Terry Burton and lead DSP engineer Angelo Mazzocco have achieved seminal work at industry leaders Strymon and Line6 respectively. Now add creative director Jinna Kim’s massive branding experience and it’s no wonder that Meris currently make the best looking and best sounding effects in the business.

Whether you’re looking for lush cinematic ambience, otherworldly modulated echoes, bit-crushed arpeggios or pro studio mic-preamps, you’ll find it all in Meris’ spectacular range of compact pedals and 500-series modules.

But that’s not all, with the latest releases of Meris’ Enzo and Hedra pedals, both guitar players and other sonic experimentalists can get all the polyphonic synth and pitchshifting tones they ever dreamt of, from pedals that require no special pickups/connections etc. and all with flawless tracking.

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Meris unveils LVX – Modular Delay System

May 17, 2022

LVX offers a completely new user interface and experience that is designed from the ground up, giving the user ultimate creative freedom ...
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LVX

Modular Delay System

LVX is a Modular Delay System which breaks the paradigm of pre-set delay types in favor of freedom and flexibility.

A completely new UI and user experience has been designed from the ground up to make LVX immediately intuitive to navigate. The architecture of LVX allows ultimate creative freedom to design a custom delay.

The pedal features discrete processing elements and control signal modifiers that can be connected as desired for nearly infinite flexibility in crafting custom sounds. Make room for new memories.

Although it adds an entirely new dimension to the humble 6 (or more) string instrument, Hedra is not limited to just guitars. In fact, you can use the pedal on pretty much any instrument or line-level audio signal you want.

Whether you choose to totally transform your beats on a drum machine, harmonise vocals or completely alter additional synths, loops or any other type of audio, Hedra’s advanced pitch-shifting palette is sure to transport you and your sound to entirely new sonic worlds.

Enzo – Synth Pedal

Supreme Synth Soundscapes

Have you ever wanted to discover new tonal inspirations but either struggled with the way regular synth-style pedals either tracked on notes or that they could just sound weak and lifeless? Well look no further, as finally the ultimate synth pedal has landed and it will send your tone beyond the horizons!

The Meris Enzo is a multi-voice synthesizer that will perfectly track your guitar for tight monosynth leads, complex chord polyphony, or multi-note sequenced arpeggiation with tap tempo and all without the need for a special pickup!

Also, Enzo is not limited to just guitars. In fact, you can use the pedal pretty much on any instrument or line-level signal. Whether you choose to transform your beats on a drum machine, synthesize vocals or completely transform additional synths, loops or any other type of audio, Enzo’s complete synthesizer tool palette takes your sound to a whole new realm.

In addition, Enzo holds one of the most musical custom 6-mode filter section ever developed, a built-in compressor, dual delay line, ring modulator, portamento options, multiple envelope types, vast MIDI capabilities and the ability to seamlessly morph between sounds via an external expression pedal. Enzo is not just another synth pedal, it’s an instrument that will inspire your creativity and musicality for years to come.

Sure, you can create a simple digital delay line if you want, but after 10mins you’ll find yourself bathing in a heavenly sea of multi-tap delays augmented with pitch-shifting, wild flanger doubling and swirling phasers, all running perfectly in sync with your playing. When it comes to the Polymoon, more truly is more!

Designed to surpass requirements for studio and live use, the Meris Polymoon features 24bit A/D & D/A converters, 32 Bit floating point DSP hardware and a premium analog signal path that always stays true to your core input signal.

Now add one of the best stereo images ever put in a pedal, and extreme expressive capabilities via an external expression pedal or MIDI, and it’s obvious that Meris has created something truly special in the Polymoon.

Mercury7 – Off-world Reverb Pedal

Replicants Standby

Inspired by Vangelis’ majestic soundtrack for the sci-fi masterpiece Blade Runner, Mercury7 is designed to send both humans and androids into an eternal dream state with its wealth of stunning reverb algorithms.

From subtle plates and huge cathedrals to massive building soundscapes, swirling modulation, epic auto-swells and cascading shimmering pads. Whether you’re looking to capture the sound and feel of well-known earthly spaces, or that of huge starlit galaxies far away, the Mercury7 is sure to deliver!

Meris has left no stone unturned in their journey to bring ultra-advanced studio reverb capabilities to your pedalboard. The Mercury7 takes everything that made the original and highly regarded Mercury7 500-series studio rack-unit amazing and distils it all into a compact, sturdy and super intuitive pedal fit for any rig and instrument out there.

Mercury7 sports two different reverb algorithms (Ultraplate and Cathedra), which alone deliver a superb range of ambient tones. Now throw in the ability to modulate, pitch-shift, swell, sustain and EQ the reverb in a million different ways via its rich control set and ALT functions and you have a reverb pedal that has your back whether you’re going for smooth on-stage ambience or otherworldly sound designs that could easily form the backdrop to your favourite movie.

In addition, Mercury7 holds one of the most impressive stereo reverb images ever made, vast MIDI capabilities and the ability to seamlessly morph between sounds via an external expression pedal. Mercury7 is in essence way more than just another reverb pedal. It’s a deep and highly musical creative instrument in its own right.

Ottobit Jr. sports a fuzzy bitcrusher with variable sample rate, triggered stutter effects, a multi-mode sequencer module and a mind-blowing low-pass filter that sounds just as good as any analog synth filter out there. All of this is syncable and controllable via tap-tempo, expression and/or midi. But most important of all, Ottobit Jr. always stays super reactive to your playing, seeing you jump from fiery fuzz tones to classic arcade bleeps and bloops, only to end up in a barrage of 6-step sequencing and glitchy stutter effects without breaking a sweat and without ever sounding unmusical.

The Meris Ottobit Jr. is built to Meris’ boutique standards in Los Angeles, California, USA. It features an analogue signal path and 24-bit AD/DA with 32-bit floating point DSP to ensure crystal clear sounds with loads of headroom.

Meris MIDI I/O Control Interface

Unlimited Remote Capability

The Meris MIDI I/O is a MIDI-TRS control interface which opens up unlimited control capabilities for up to four Meris pedals. The interface offers remote control, the saving of multiple presets offline and much more, all via your favourite MIDI controller device – even wirelessly via Bluetooth.

Finished in stylish black paintwork, it allows control of all your Meris pedal’s parameters via MIDI and can control up to 4 separate pedals, using different MIDI channels.

MIDI I/O supports MIDI input and output from all Meris pedals and therefore allows unlimited offline preset saving and loading, so you can recall all your preset creations and with the amount of control each Meris pedal gives you, this is a hugely valuable feature.

Using a wireless Bluetooth/MIDI dongle and the MIDI I/O also can allows full control of all parameters of your Meris pedal via your iPhone with a suitable MIDI controller app, when using a suitable Bluetooth MIDI adapter (like Yamaha’s MD-BT01 or similar). The interface has MIDI in and out activity status LEDs so you can keep tabs on what’s sending and receiving MIDI.
As a bonus, the Meris MIDI I/O is also compatible with pedals from other companies like Empress and Chase Bliss*.

Meris 440 500-Series Mic Preamp

Get Big Studio Console Sound on your Tracks

The Meris 440 Mic Preamp is a unique boutique 500-Series studio preamp with a difference. With an integrated, pedal friendly built-in effects loop attenuated to guitar-pedal level, means that whatever your mic is recording, you can now use your guitar pedals to add effects to the signal.

Designed to be the ultimate mic pre for guitar, the 440 is just as capable as a mic pre for vocals, percussion and other instruments as it is with handling acoustic and electric guitar transients.

• Cinemag I/O Transformers for an extremely fat mic pre-tone
• Built in Effects loop – connect your favourite pedals in-line or use as a superior Bass D/I
• High Pass Filter that selects between 80Hz and 200Hz
• Custom 7kHz or 4kHz High Shelf Filter to achieve the optimum tone for your instrument recording
• 20dB Pad, Phase Reverse and 48V Phantom Power switches
• Designed and Built in Los Angeles, California U.S.A.

The Meris 440 is designed and built in L.A., California and contains only the highest quality components available today, like legendary Cinemag input and output transformers and hybrid-discrete OpAmps that receive and drive each respective transformer section. These all unite to create highly sought after classic American tone reminiscent of famously popular mic preamps made in the 1970s.

The all-analogue signal path benefits from a customised 4kHz or 7kHz high shelf switch, 20dB pad and full control over the 60dB of gain and output levels. The levels of creativity you can go to with the Meris 440 are only hindered by your imagination!

With immaculate attention to detail, the Meris 440 is solidly built and the front panel controls are clearly laid out and labelled, making it extremely easy to use. Plugging your guitar pedal into the effects loop means you can now add your favourite reverb or delay effects into the signal chain, distortion-free and without the need for any intermediary equipment. The effects loop input also doubles as a super-clean and smooth sounding D.I. for direct recording, adding to its versatility.

With this dedicated hardware DSP reverb, you get all the reliability and pro level headroom necessary in modern studios (up to 21dBu / 30volts peak to peak, 116dB signal-to-noise ratio) without any load on your CPU/DAW. Plus, it has real knobs allowing you to sculpt the perfect reverb in real-time.

As with all Meris products, the Mercury7 Reverb is designed and manufactured in Los Angeles, California U.S.A, to the highest specifications. The algorithmic reverb has been developed in house by their engineering team, who for many years have been responsible for some of the best sounding DSP in the known galaxy.

The Mercury7 is truly something special. From the first note you play through this magic blue box, the tone and saturation you get from it is just spectacular. It’s very versatile, offering everything from sparkly-clean shimmer ‘verbs to dark and moody hall reverbs.

It also features modulation should you want to delve deeper. Stereo, you ask? Not a problem. With two Mercury7 modules you can live in stereo sweetness using the stereo link cable. Then the left unit’s controls will control the right, or you can set them individually, as you please.

Meris Ottobit 500-Series Bitcrusher

Audio In >> Video Game Out

Say ‘Hello’ to the Meris Ottobit 500-Series Bitcrusher – No quarters needed.

Crush bits, de-res and sonic destroy. Beep Boop Bop Boop Beep! Conceived as an “Audio In >> Video Game Out” unit, the Ottobit enables you to transform your audio through a dynamic maze of textures, synth elements and bit crushing and is designed to give musicians and sound designers tools to sculpt any source into audio reminiscent of early 8 and 16-Bit video game soundtracks.

Ottobit allows you to create totally unique sounds using its sample rate decimation and bit reduction circuitry, while giving you power over the video game soundscape with a host of Ring Mod effects, Envelopes & LFO Filters.

• Variable Sample Rate and Bit Crushing
• Triggered Stutter Effects
• Tap Tempo for triggered envelopes & LFO modifiers
• Premium and hi-end analog signal path
• Designed and Built in Los Angeles, California U.S.A.

Along with bit reduction (right down to 1-Bit) and sample rate decimation, Ottobit offers ring modulation, envelopes and LFO Modifiers and tap tempo control to trigger the envelopes and is a powerful creative tool for electronic musicians and producers. It offers a unique collection of processing elements, giving you absolute control over interesting textures, sweeping sample rate changes, tremolos, vibratos, vintage octavers and primal pitch shifting, all inspired by Kubrick’s use of the Information Rate Changer.

Made in California with a premium analogue signal path and 24-Bit AD/DA with 32-Bit floating-point DSP, Ottobit will smash, crush and decimate your signal opening up a whole universe of aural possibilities. Its design is unique, granting you the power to make any sound source sound like those video games soundtracks so evocative of the 80s.