Death By Audio Rooms

A modern reverb crafted for sonic exploration

The Rooms follows the tradition of "creative" reverbs: instead of limiting itself to space simulation, it offers several processing architectures, each with its own behavior and zones of musical instability. The result: you can achieve a natural reverb to add depth, or a dense, textured, and intentionally atypical soundscape. The ALT mode plays a central role here: it transforms the Rooms into a true performance instrument, capable of switching from one sound scene to another without adjusting the basic settings.

Who is the Rooms for, and in which styles does it make a difference?

The Rooms is aimed at guitarists and musicians (guitar, bass, synth, drum machines) who want a stereo reverb that is as convincing in the mix background as it is expressive in the foreground. It is especially suited for shoegaze, post-rock, ambient, noise, indie, and electronic music, but remains very usable in rock whenever depth, dimension, and dynamic expression are sought. Live, it facilitates transitions (atmospheric intro, drier verse, soaring finale); in the studio, its Dry/FX level control helps place the effect exactly where you want it, including on a parallel send track.

Controls, modes, and the "ALT" approach

The Rooms offers a clear interface: FREQ and DEPTH control parameters that change depending on the selected algorithm, while TIME adjusts the reverb duration in all modes. The DRY / FX pair acts as a studio-quality output mixer, with an extended range from total cut to 20 times gain on each path, convenient for adapting the pedal to a pedalboard, mixer, or recording chain.

The ALT footswitch activates a second set of controls: you can switch from one "manual preset" to another (no menus), and most importantly unlock expression pedal control (optional). A side switch F to T lets you choose whether expression controls FREQ or TIME when ALT mode is engaged. This logic makes the Rooms highly performative: reverb time sweeps, resonance boosts, progressive modulation... everything becomes playable with your foot.

Regarding algorithms, each mode has its personality: ROOM covers classic spaces, DIGIT explores fractured delays and feedbacks, PEAK combines an intense bandpass with ambient reverb, GATE ranges from percussive gating to controllable freeze, WAVE adds a chorus/vibrato-style modulation dimension, and GONG takes you to ethereal, crushed textures between aliasing and ring modulation.

Sound Character

The Rooms can be subtle when keeping FX moderate and TIME reasonable, providing a sense of air and depth very useful for widening a clean tone, a lead, or an arpeggiated pattern. But its natural playground is expressive reverb: attacks highlighted by a snappy gate, reverb tails turning into a pad, resonances that "sing" in the spectrum, and modulations that bring the reverb to life. It responds particularly well to playing dynamics when you adjust the Dry/FX ratio: you can maintain the direct signal's clarity while enveloping the sound in a spectacular ambiance, or switch to a very wet sound for ambient and cinematic textures.

Technical specifications

Effects	Reverb, Effects	Type	sector
Technology	Digital	Use	electric guitar
Format	Pedal	Color	Black
EQ	Yes

Dimensions (including hardware)	approximately 151 x 98 x 75 mm	GONG	FREQ = Modulator Frequency, DEPTH = blend from aliasing (left) to ring modulation (right)
Weight	approximately 510 g	DRY	dry signal volume, from silence to 20 times gain
Algorithms	Room, Digit, Peak, Wave, Gate, Gong	FX	effect signal volume, from silence to 20 times gain
TIME	reverb time in all modes	ALT footswitch	activates a second set of controls and allows toggling between settings
FREQ	frequency parameter depending on mode	In ALT mode	FREQ is controlled by the F knob, DEPTH by the D knob, TIME by the T knob
DEPTH	depth parameter depending on mode	Expression control	active only in ALT mode when an expression pedal is connected
ROOM	FREQ = Tone of Decay, DEPTH = Pre-Delay	Side selector F to T	chooses whether expression controls FREQ or TIME
DIGIT	FREQ = Delay Time, DEPTH = Delay Feedback	Power supply	adapter required (sold separately)
PEAK	FREQ = Filter Frequency, DEPTH = Filter Resonance	Current draw	80 mA
GATE	FREQ = Decay Tone, DEPTH = Gate Response Time	Connector	2.1 mm center negative
WAVE	FREQ = Modulation Frequency, DEPTH = Modulation Depth