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Catalinbread Introduces the Soft Focus Reverb

Catalinbread Introduces the Soft Focus Reverb

Based on the Yamaha FX500, the Catalinbread Soft Focus is intended to be an instant shoegaze button, while attempting to address issues of the original pedal.


The Yamaha FX500 was widely used in the ā€˜90s by early shoegaze bands, most notably Slowdive on Souvlaki. With its roots in that patch, the Catalinbread Soft Focus is intended to be an instant shoegaze button, while addressing the most glaring issues of the original unit: no mix control, a sub-par preamp, and a ghastly tone-sucking bypass signal.

The Soft Focus is a heavily modified plate reverb with adjustable time, which is subsequently split into three paths. One path contains a multi-voiced chorus modulator, another features a well-appointed octave-up mixed in with the reverb, and the third path leaves the reverb untouched. The Mod knob controls the rate of the chorus on path one, and the Symphony knob controls the level of the octave on path two. All controls are "coupled" to the tone of the reverb to give users an expansive playing field of sounds to discover and fine tune.

Catalinbread Soft Focus Reverb Demo | PG Plays

$209.99 USD. For more information, please visit catalinbread.com.

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