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moosers
Published on 05/15/09 at 22:21
The Yamaha R1000 is a digital reverb unit that is enclosed in a single rack space rack mountable unit. It has 1/4 inch inputs and outputs in the back as well as a 1/4 inch output in the front of it for a foot switch.
UTILIZATION
The configuration of the Yamaha R1000 is pretty easy to figure out overall, as there are no tricks involved at all. From left to right, the unit has four buttons to choose the reverb mode, a meter to show the output level, and then has parameters in the form of knobs for input level, three equalization knobs for low, mid, and high, a knob for setting the reverb level in the mix and then an overall output level knob. It also has buttons to put the EQ in or out as well as a button for power. I don't have the manual for the Yamaha R1000, so I can't speak to how complete it is.
SOUND QUALITY
The sound quality of the Yamaha R1000 is pretty good but is nothing to write home about in my opinion. It has a good amount of different reverb sounds but to me none of them stand out all that much. I have used this reverb on a number of different instruments including for vocals, drums, and guitars, and while I'm usually satisfied with the sounds I can get, nothing on this unit really sounds above average.
OVERALL OPINION
I've been using the Yamaha R1000 for about two years and while I like the unit as a whole I don't use it all that often because I would rather use a reverb plug-in for convenience. To me I can get a comparable if not better sound from a reverb plug-in and it just isn't worth it to use a piece of outboard gear if I don't have to. Because of this, the Yamaha R1000 isn't all that expensive if you can come across a used one and is a good choice because of this cheap price. Overall, the Yamaha R1000 is a nice sounding reverb unit that should only be used if you are really into outboard reverb.
UTILIZATION
The configuration of the Yamaha R1000 is pretty easy to figure out overall, as there are no tricks involved at all. From left to right, the unit has four buttons to choose the reverb mode, a meter to show the output level, and then has parameters in the form of knobs for input level, three equalization knobs for low, mid, and high, a knob for setting the reverb level in the mix and then an overall output level knob. It also has buttons to put the EQ in or out as well as a button for power. I don't have the manual for the Yamaha R1000, so I can't speak to how complete it is.
SOUND QUALITY
The sound quality of the Yamaha R1000 is pretty good but is nothing to write home about in my opinion. It has a good amount of different reverb sounds but to me none of them stand out all that much. I have used this reverb on a number of different instruments including for vocals, drums, and guitars, and while I'm usually satisfied with the sounds I can get, nothing on this unit really sounds above average.
OVERALL OPINION
I've been using the Yamaha R1000 for about two years and while I like the unit as a whole I don't use it all that often because I would rather use a reverb plug-in for convenience. To me I can get a comparable if not better sound from a reverb plug-in and it just isn't worth it to use a piece of outboard gear if I don't have to. Because of this, the Yamaha R1000 isn't all that expensive if you can come across a used one and is a good choice because of this cheap price. Overall, the Yamaha R1000 is a nice sounding reverb unit that should only be used if you are really into outboard reverb.