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A Dual-effect Journey Through Uncharted Tonal Waters





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Drench your tone with a torrent of psychedelic modulation and aggressive overdrive with Eventide’s Riptide pedal! At its core, the Riptide is essentially a stereo Uni-Vibe-style pedal and a dirtbox crammed into the same enclosure, with two distinct voices per effect, dedicated footswitches, and a unique order pedal that determines which effect comes first in your signal chain. It’s an instant sonic recipe for the expressive and spaced-out tones favored by so many iconic guitarists of the late 1960s and early 1970s, but that’s a drop in the bucket compared to the Riptide’s full potential! Five onboard presets allow you to instantly call up your favorite tonal combinations, and you can even connect the Eventide Device Manager via USB for in-depth preset management and creation. You also get powerful MIDI capabilities, versatile buffer options, programmable expression/aux switch possibilities, and a Guitar/Line Level switch. Merging all the best of vintage-style drive and swirling Uni-Vibe with cutting-edge digital technology, the Riptide truly sets a new high-water mark for the skilled sonic scientists over at Eventide.





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Vintage-style Uni-Vibe and stompbox-inspired drive





While the Riptide’s dual dirt and Uni-Vibe functions offer a formidable degree of versatility, Eventide takes it even further with two custom voices for each of its two effects. Each effect features a dedicated footswitch, making switching between the Vibe and the Drive sections ? or combining them ? as easy as the stomp of a switch. Plus, you can swap the placement of the Drive and Uni-Vibe effects for a nearly limitless degree of sonic possibilities.





Uni-Vibe section


Green: Fans of the psychedelic sounds of the late 1960s and early 1970s will be instantly drawn to the Uni-Vibe’s Green setting ? a stunning re-creation of the rich, swirling sound made famous by the original Uni-Vibe pedal.


Red: Seeking a deeper, more unconventional Uni-Vibe tone? The Vibe section’s Red voice supplies a sound that strikes a balance between phaser and Uni-Vibe, with a rhythmic and spacey feel.


Drive section


Green: Boasting a gritty and midrange-forward bite, the Riptide’s Green drive setting is an exacting re-creation of arguably the most popular overdrive pedal in guitar history. This setting perfectly pairs with the Riptide’s Vibe section to deliver a present and cutting lead tone that’s a must-have when cutting through a dense band mix.


Red: In comparison to the aggression of Green, Riptide’s Red drive provides a smoother and more rounded-over response. Sweetwater guitarists favor this setting for moodier lead passages or as a do-it-all overdriven rhythm tone.


Overflowing with functional features





While the Riptide is designed to deliver an intuitive stompbox-style workflow, quite a few handy functionality features lurk under the hood. Five onboard presets are available to save your favorite sounds, with more extensive preset editing and creation accessible via the Eventide Device Manager application.





Looking to take hands-free control of the Riptide up onstage? Hook in a single aux switch for tap tempo or even a triple aux switch to navigate your presets. You can even map any combination of external parameters to an outboard expression pedal! Furthermore, the Riptide grants MIDI capability over TRS/USB for the players out there seeking to build a cutting-edge MIDI-controlled rig. Top it all off with rear-mounted Mono/Stereo and Guitar/Line Level switches, and it’s clear that, despite its compact size and straightforward workflow, the Riptide is ready to go head-to-head with any pro-level Eventide box.





Eventide Riptide Stereo Drive and Uni-Vibe Pedal Features:


Stereo Drive and Uni-Vibe pedal, designed with the intuitive workflow of a traditional stompbox


Dedicated dual-action (latching or momentary) footswitches to activate the Drive or Uni-Vibe effects


Uni-Vibe side sports two distinct voices: A classic re-creation of the original Uni-Vibe and a deeper, phaser-style voice


Drive side delivers a midrange-heavy Green voice and a smoother Red overdrive voice


Change the order of your effects (Drive into Uni-Vibe or Uni-Vibe into Drive) with the push of a switch


Each effect features intuitive per-parameter knobs with no menu-diving or deep editing required


5 onboard presets to save your favorite tonal combos


Eventide Device Manager app is available for in-depth editing and creating/saving presets


Connect a single aux switch to access tap tempo capabilities; connect a triple aux for hands-free preset switching


Programmable expression pedal functions allow for any combination of parameters


Harness the power of MIDI control using MIDI over TRS/USB


Buffered, relay, DSP FX, and kill dry bypass options


Guitar/Line Level switch to accommodate guitars and other instruments


Selectable Mono/Stereo operation