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The catalog·2026 · OCT
Strymon NightSky
ReverbSince 2021~$449

01Pedal catalog

Strymon NightSky

Generative ambient reverb: one hall core turned into an instrument by pitch, glide, and a sequencer.

The Suede verdict

Strymon's most adventurous reverb. If BigSky was too tame, this is the answer. Sequencer is the killer feature.

02On the bench

What it does

A 'time-warped reverberator' — Strymon's experimental, modulated, pitch-shifting reverb pedal designed for ambient and post-rock players who found the BigSky too well-behaved. NightSky has a single hall-reverb algorithm at its core, but the entire architecture around it (pitch shifting, gliding, sequenced modulation, intensity envelopes) turns that reverb into a generative instrument. Stereo I/O, MIDI sync, CV ins/outs for modular integration, and an internal sequencer that can advance pitch intervals in time with the music. The pedal that took Strymon's algorithmic dryness and added a soul. Less canonical than BigSky, more unhinged. Built for the people who use a Make Noise Mimeophon next to their pedalboard.

Tone notes
  • 01the pitch shifting is part of the reverb tail, not a separate effect
  • 02internal sequencer turns reverb into a melodic instrument
  • 03CV ins make it modular-compatible
  • 04intensity envelope adds dynamic shape to swells
  • 05freezes hold forever without artifacting

03Power

What it takes to run the NightSky.

Typical draw

300mA at 9V

At 300mA it needs a high-current jack, and an isolated one: big digital pedals put noise on a shared ground.

Typical published draw. Check the label on your unit for its voltage and polarity before you plug in.

Supplies with a jack that fits
Plan a board with the Strymon NightSkyBuild a chain on The BoardPower draw for 211 pedals

04In the room

Where else this pedal lives.

Best paired with
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Alternative to consider

Chase Bliss CXM 1978 for naturalistic reverb; NightSky for the experimental side of the same coin.