Thanks for the tip; I’ve been using the resonator and ring mod more than the reverbs so that’s going on my to-reverberate list.
I watched this the other day and was impressed very much by just how amazing the QV is yet again.
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If you watch the first video clip I just posted, he shares the settings for a few patches.
Tails for days.
Turn all the preamps and shit off too, just makes everything noisey.
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Quadraverb is lovely. If you want a modern device with that type sound I’d recommend the OTO BAM.
That was fairly conclusive, best get myself on eBay 
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Get into it. So much more than a reverb.
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Get the plus or the GT if you can find them, they’re much betterer.
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I have three QVs too, but all in different racks…
It’s also fairly easy to update a QV to a Plus with a suitable ROM chip too.
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I also own a Quadraverb and Midiverb II for a long time, but must mention the cute lil Microverb 1 because the large reverb sounds like a cold, massive slap on the neck. The reverse is also pretty nice
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It’ll even keep your room warm during winter
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Can’t see many plusses for sale. There’s a few QV2s, though I gather they’re a separate architecture. Can they still do everything the original can?
Live up north, so that’s a plus. 
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Often what are sold as QVs turn out to be QV+s - they’re not usually marked as such on the outside as far as I’m aware so it can be the luck of the draw. I got two QV+s and one QV, all sold just as QuadraVerbs.
This is a really handy website for all things QV-related:
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BAM is good, but it’s a different thing. This EP is a good demo of it (and the Korg Monologue):
They have since added a spring reverb emulation, though. Best things about the BAM are the “mojo” of the signal path and the ability to control DSP clock rate.
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Yeah, QV2s are decent enough in their own right, but are very different from the OG.
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I’ve got 2 QV+s and a Oto Bam, I thought the Oto Bam was great until I got the QV’s.
On close listen the audio blends within the reverb on the QV, on the Bam the audio doesn’t sound as if it’s in the reverb.
also what I don’t like about Bam is once you use the freeze the audio is then dry on top of the freeze, that’s not at all what I expected.
Don’t get me wrong Bam is great , but QV is a different beast.
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Well said. The overall character is different too. BAM always sounds clean, modern, and simultaneously soupy/smooth and chalky/dry to me, dark and grey. Quadraverb is more retro - messy, smeary, noisy, colorful. It does grey but it’s grey like clouds over a sunrise/sunset. It glows.
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Don’t forget the GT which is basically a plus ( or a QV2 can’t remember) with added distortions. They also go fo dirt cheap because guitar players never figured out what they could do.
The distortions are useless, but the reverb algos are all there.
The main thing you want is Room 2 and Hall 2 algos. Those aren’t on the OG Quad.
Having said that, any Quad is a good Quad.
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I bought an Alesis Quadraverb two or three months ago, and honestly, I don’t even know how to describe it properly.
It’s like your dry signal blends perfectly with the reverb, creating a truly organic and mesmerizing sound — something I’ve never been able to get with any other reverb unit.
I got it for 150€, and it’s the Plus edition. I couldn’t be happier with it.
You should take advantage now, because I’m sure these will become luxury items in the future
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Sweet, well I took a punt. It was listed as Quadraverb, but has a QC sticker with a date of 1995 so assume it must be the plus version. Looking forward to finding out next week 
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