Yamaha REV-1 Digital Reverberation Unit with RCR-1 Remote Control.

The Yamaha REV1 with the RCR-1 remote control is a rare, high-end vintage digital reverberator released in 1983. It features independent control of direct sound, early reflections, and subsequent reverberation, paired with a dedicated hardware remote featuring a large dot-matrix LCD screen.

The Yamaha Rev 1 is one of the legends of the golden age of digital reverbs. It dominates every productions situation, be it live or in studio, it always provides a lush and excellent performance.

The unit itself is a 3U rack piece with a LARC remote with an LCD, that allows you to take instant and absolute control over every conceivable parameter and view the I/O levels.

It has been used in my personal studio, shows a few marks due to taking it in and out of racks but has no impact on the front nor the sound.

Technical specs:

System Architecture & DesignMain Unit: Heavy 3U rack-mount processor featuring balanced XLR mono inputs and stereo outputs.

RCR-1 Remote: Essential desktop controller connected via a multi-core cable that powers the remote and relays real-time parameter data.

Display: Lighted 64 x 240 dot-matrix LCD on the remote showing graphic representations of reverb waveforms, decay times, and input/output metering.

Audio Capabilities & Processing

Reverb Parameters: Independent manipulation of direct sound, customizable early reflection models, and tail reverberation up to 100 seconds.

Presets & Memory: 30 factory ROM presets, 60 user RAM memories on the main unit, and internal patch storage directly on the remote.

Extra Effects: Included specialized configurations like stereo echo, flanging, tremolo, and chorusing