The Eventide Riptide is a stereo overdrive and Uni-Vibe pedal that combines two distinctive effects in one flexible unit. Extensive research into classic Uni-Vibe modulation and overdrive has resulted in four different effect voices with two Drive and two Vibe options ready to explore. Green Drive delivers dynamic mid-range crunch while Red provides smoother boosted overdrive. On the Vibe side Green captures traditional Uni-Vibe character while Red takes the effect into deeper more phase-heavy territory. Riptide also lets you change the order of its effects moving from Drive into Vibe or Vibe into Drive at the press of a button. Five presets are available directly from the pedal with further preset management through Eventide Device Manager software. Expression Aux and MIDI support provide extensive control options while multiple bypass modes stereo operation and selectable guitar or line level make Riptide easy to integrate into a wide variety of rigs.
Eventide Riptide Overdrive and Uni-Vibe Pedal
This is a New Eventide Riptide Overdrive and Uni-Vibe Pedal from Eventide, listed in Overdrive Pedals on Just Pedals. Read More below.
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Brand
Eventide
Eventide is a renowned American company specializing in advanced audio effects processors and plugins for musicians, engineers, and producers. Founded in 1970, Eventide gained early recognition for its groundbreaking digital effects, such as the H910 Harmonizer, which introduced pitch-shifting and time-based effects to the industry.
Over the decades, the company has continued to innovate, producing high-quality rackmount units, pedals, and software that offer complex, studio-grade effects including reverb, delay, modulation, and pitch shifting. Eventide’s products are highly regarded for their versatility, pristine sound quality, and sophisticated features, making them a staple in both live and studio environments across various genres.
Category
Overdrive Pedals
Overdrive uses soft or moderate clipping to add harmonics and compression while retaining more of the original note shape than heavy distortion. Some circuits emphasise the midrange and trim bass before clipping; others remain broad, transparent or amplifier-like. Gain, clipping arrangement, headroom and tone filtering decide whether it supplies a light edge, a saturated drive sound or extra push into another gain stage.
Tags
MIDI
Sends, receives or responds to Musical Instrument Digital Interface messages rather than carrying the instrument audio itself. Program changes recall presets, continuous controllers move parameters, and MIDI clock or transport messages synchronise timing between devices.
Presets
Stores complete groups of parameter values for later recall. The number of locations, switching time, spillover behaviour and whether presets include routing, expression and MIDI assignments determine how completely one sound can change into another.
Stereo
Processes, creates or passes two audio channels. True stereo preserves separate left and right inputs, while mono-to-stereo effects generate spatial differences internally; routing, phase behaviour and whether trails remain stereo determine the resulting image. Some outputs sum to mono when only one socket is connected, which can change level or modulation depth.
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