Separate MIDI In, Out and Thru connections are featured, plus two assignable footswitch jacks.
Unbalanced 1/4" jacks (1MOhm input impedance, 1kOhm output impedance), handle both input and output, with the 'dry' signal remaining in stereo through to the output whilst the processed signal is derived from the sum of the two inputs. The Multiverb Alpha is housed in a 1U, predominantly black rack case, with integral PSU all audio and external control connections are made to the rear panel. (Don't worry about losing anything useful, because factory presets can be recalled individually.)
The first 110 slots contain the factory programs, which are initially write-protected to prevent accidental overwriting, but can be 'unlocked' when you have used up the 90 'blank' locations. Like previous Multiverbs, the Alpha offers a generous 200 memory locations, all of which are available as user-memory if necessary. Two analogue processing stages have been added prior to the digital effects: a 7-band equaliser, and an 'Acoustic Environment Simulator' (AES). Up to six effects are available simultaneously, with a 20kHz audio bandwidth (44.1 kHz sampling) and nominal signal-to-noise ratio in excess of 90dB. If you have not yet added 'ASIC' to your acronym collection, it stands for Application Specific Integrated Circuit. As far as the average user is concerned that simply means a cleaner, more complex, or perhaps more natural sound, depending on the effect, and more effects combinations you can now have the two processing heavyweights, pitch transposer and reverb, at the same time. Using a new 24-bit ASIC system, the Alpha offers enhanced processing resolution, compared to the 20-bit previous models. Despite initial impressions, ART's Multiverb Alpha is more than just a Multiverb with a 'multi-function rotary encoder' for easier data entry (I won't call it an 'alpha dial' in deference to Roland).
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