rackattack's Electronic Studio Setup

it's a classic shoegazer tool for a reason. all preset and the only alesis rack reverb of that particular era with buttons. has these 2 or 3 presets that are hard to recreate with it siblings, notably the reverse patches. bit overpriced due to its famous users.

I obsessed about this reverb for at least a year. For me personally the sounds are unique, it may have to do with me growing up with music in which it was used heavily, namely the verve. The weird thing is that with the upgrade to the + version the sound slightly changes, becomes a bit clearer, but it is not the same anymore. Once I figured out all its tweaking abilities I spend endless hours creating new patches. It has a limited era sound, but for me it is hard to beat. It has been mass produced so it can be found relatively cheap. I advise to read into its different versions, namely the + upgrade, the GT. The quadraverb 2 is fundamentally different. If you are looking for a cheaper produced but similar sounding reverb I think the midiverb III would be that. The AC power adapter is bulky. Use it with both inputs and outputs, it is meant to be used that way.

first I wasn't super impressed, but I use it often. it has a tiny bit of normal distortion noise. it can warm up the tone, so I tend to use it in combination with other drives. I am not the biggest boss fan, but this one has value imo, I tend to grab it quite often. warm, transparent, bit normal noise.

good delay out of a great series. I use it for the reverse setting and as a splitter. have used it happily together with many rack reverbs, for example as a dual out delay in front dual input rack reverbs. reliable workhorse.

it seems like a noisy budget offering, but the trailing of some presets are still so fun to use, maybe it is the magic of the era in which it was made? It has grown on me. the controls are intuitive and the presets very quick to reach, the effect mix has kind of a sudden point, so should be adjusted with care, the eq sections is a very nice bonus. love the front and classic font.

to me this is an in between alesis reverb, it sits somewhat between the quadraverb generation and the quadraverb 2 generation in sound and controls. it can be had cheap since it seems to be the longest produced reverb. there are excellent videos on youtube about it. it comes both in 18 and 24 bit and the 24 seems less common. I have to admit I haven't used it enough since my specimen has an issue. sadly a lot of the used available units have an issue now with the brightness of the display, so when buying I would advise to make sure the display works. gives you good ability to create your own patches similar like quadraverb, but with much less arduous controls. here is the makers legacy site for it: https://www.alesis.com/products/view/midiverb4.html