Based on the “Taj Mahal” preset (Program 90) on the Alesis Quadraverb.
It is a massive, highly ethereal, and slightly grainy 1980s digital reverb sound.
Why it sounds that way
Massive and Spatial: It creates a huge, cavernous acoustic space with a long decay time that feels deep and bottom-heavy in the low-mid frequencies.
Lofi and Grainy: Because it is an older 16-bit digital rack unit, the reverb tails have a distinct, slightly gritty or sparkly texture rather than a smooth, ultra-clean modern sheen.
Modulated: The preset layers in stereo chorus and pitch feedback alongside the hall reverb algorithm, giving the trails a shimmering, undulating, and dreamy movement.
Known for tone
It is most famous for shaping the signature ambient and haunting guitar tones on Jeff Buckley’s Grace album, notably heard on tracks like “Hallelujah”.
If you’re trying to install this through the Cloud Builder and the pedal doesn’t have a thumbnail (just standard Tuna Can) try this link instead: MOD Cloud Builder
Great to hear it is a useful addition. I had the original unit back in the day, pretty much just for this effect. Would be interesting to see how it eventually could make it’s way to the store maybe? Got my eyes on replicating my Digitech Multiplay 20/20 next…
Digitech time bender and time warp are another hidden jewel it just came out at the height of grunge.(grunge ruined music Lol and good effect rones were not used) If it could be patched to modifiers man I shutter to think!! Lol
From what I can read, the timewarp setting is pretty much the Multiplay’s claim to fame. I’ve already traced/analyzed the original schematics and finished the specifications.
First of all thanks for sharing another plugin that seems /sounds quite interesting.
I’m on this. The first part of the process is to map it and I just did it. I will run some small testing, but mostly that testing should come from the community (so any feedback from everyone is more than welcome!)
For you and other users with interest on this (and other) plugins, keeping the thread alive, sharing feedback, use cases and overall discussing the plugin will help me faster understanding that the plugin is relevant for the community.
I am so excited to try this and Taj mahal!!! I feel like sort of like an amatuer astronermer who wonders about the starts but cant digure the mathmatics Lol… Thank you so much
@Whythisreason@jon@StefanD I never imaginged I would hear those heavenly sound again I used all 3 of the plug ins amd my god!!! I do not have the words… I will make some attempts but you were right on it you creations sound phenomenal. Thank you for making my day!!!
Note: This version will show up as NHE instead of Mod Cookbook, so delete your old one once you have recreated any presets you might have made with the test version.
There’s an update coming with some presets and updated graphics. 