Pigtronix Cosmosis - Reverb

Three Spaces, a Decidedly Modern Approach to Reverb

Cosmosis was conceived as a stereo ambient reverb that goes beyond merely imitating classics: it offers three sonic "places" with very distinct characters, designed to inspire playing and composing. While many reverbs are limited to one room type and a few variations, Cosmosis invites you to sculpt space like an instrument, with algorithms developed to be expressive, organic, and immediately usable in musical situations.

The Theatre mode places your sound in a variable room, ranging from tight comfort to more pronounced reflections, thanks to several short reverbs combined in parallel. Temple explores a large dramatic indoor space, with long reflections articulated in parallel and series to achieve a broad, architectural depth. Finally, Cosmos opens a very wide celestial spectrum, generated from the harmonic content it receives, ideal for making a chord breathe, stretching a melody, or transforming a source into a pad.

For Whom, Which Styles, and In What Contexts?

Cosmosis is aimed at guitarists, bassists, keyboardists, and studio musicians seeking an inspiring stereo reverb for modern ambiances: post-rock, ambient, dream pop, shoegaze, indie, cinematic pop, but also to enrich more restrained parts in blues or alternative rock. It suits both intermediate musicians and advanced users who enjoy finely tuning their space without getting lost in menus.

On a pedalboard, Cosmosis is ideal at the end of the chain to add dimension, or placed before certain effects (depending on your approach) to create texture movements. In the studio, it becomes a sound design tool: a simple take can transform into a deep scene, a dramatic "cathedral," or a cosmic halo, while remaining playable and dynamic.

Controls, Morph, Presets: A Reverb That Moves With Your Playing

Cosmosis offers essential controls to shape your space: Size for the size and sense of distance, Blend to adjust the wet/dry mix, and Tone to tweak the brightness/darkening of the reverb for natural integration into your sound. Filtering is also provided to refine the reverb's place in the spectrum and prevent it from masking the attack or the low end of the mix.

The signature feature of Cosmosis is its Morph function. It allows you to trigger with your foot a progressive transition between two sets of settings, rather than a simple abrupt jump. You define "red" and "green" values on the controls (Tone, Blend, Size), then activate morphing to evolve the reverb at the desired speed. The Morph Rate knob adjusts the duration of this transformation: subtle morphs for an almost imperceptible movement, or cinematic morphs for spectacular rises, ideal for intros, bridges, or song endings.

For effective stage use, Cosmosis allows you to save up to 4 custom reverb presets, including morphing. This gives you a pedal capable of moving from a compact ambiance to a monumental space, then to a cosmic texture, without losing track of the song.

Sound Character

The sonic personality of Cosmosis is based on a wide stereo image and high-fidelity reproduction that highlights playing nuances. Attacks remain clear when you finely adjust the Blend, while the ambiance can quickly expand to create an enveloping sensation. Theatre favors a realistic and responsive presence, Temple brings dramatic depth and a generous tail length, and Cosmos pushes the textural aspect with a more "celestial" rendering, ideal for thickening harmonics and giving chords an airy character.

Thanks to Morph, the reverb is not just beautiful: it becomes alive. You can evolve brightness, size, and mix within a single passage, as if automating a console in real time, but directly under your foot. The result: musical, expressive transitions that are particularly effective for modern arrangements where space is part of the sound's identity.

Technical specifications

Effects	Reverb	Type	sector
Technology	Digital	Use	electric guitar
Format	Pedal	Color	Blue
EQ	Tone

3 spatial algorithms	Theatre, Temple, Cosmos	Required power supply	9V DC
Controls	Size, Blend (wet/dry mix), Tone	Consumption	100 mA
Morph speed adjustment	Morph Rate