Power comes from the ubiquitous external PSU, and the audio connections are on unbalanced jacks at a nominal ‑10dBV level, but with sufficient headroom and range to handle a maximum level of +10dBV. You can see from the styling of the 1U package that it is logically set out and benefits from a large display window which, although not as fancy as that of the Quadraverb 2, handles the necessary patch and edit information very clearly. It isn't as easy to get excited about effects units as it was a decade or so ago, but the Midiverb 4 has an immediacy and quality about it that makes you want to sit and play with it - which is exactly what I did. But it was immediately evident that something simpler must follow to address the more cost‑sensitive end of the market, and that's exactly what's happened with the Midiverb 4. With so much of Alesis' R&D effort going into ADAT, it looked as though my original Quadraverb was going to be old enough to vote before it was replaced - then the Quadraverb 2 came along. Now Paul White assesses whether the Midiverb 4 is still first among sequels. Alesis' Midiverb was a big hit with cost‑conscious studio musicians when it was first launched back in the mid '80s.
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