- Excellent sounding digital reverb
- Professional, studio grade algorithms
- Used by legendary guitar players such as John Mayer
- Extremely expensive for most musicians
- Alternatively plugin versions can be found in the article :)
Hello there, welcome back to another new article. This time, I would like to introduce you to the Bricasti Design M7 Reverb unit, which is, in my opinion, the ultimate reverb unit around! I have bumped into it recently and can’t stop listening to its algorithmic reverbs!
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Must say, I’m totally blown away by the imagination, and the real feel of the sounds and immediately wanted to share it with you. Before we begin, be aware that it’s a highly pricey and professional studio item. But it doesn’t mean you shouldn’t buy it for your personal audio needs as long as you have the budget 🙂 
Bricasti Design
Bricasti Design is a US company specialising in boutique-level professional audio equipment as well as consumer-grade equipment. In this particular article, we will be looking at the Bricasti Design Model 7 Stereo Reverb Processor. Bricasti M7 offers the highest level of musicality while providing the easiest use. Combining the latest DSP processors with their next-generation reverb processing algorithms guarantees to blow your mind (or ears). 
M7 stands out with its stainless steel chassis and beautifully constructed aluminium front panel paired with a minimalistic user interface. Before I provide you with all the tech specs that won’t be able to tell how this wonderful unit sounds, let’s listen to some of the best demo videos of M7 below. Here’s the best demo of Bricasti M7 by Michael Nielsen: John Mayer’s infamous reverb guitar tones. 
Sound Demo by Big Hairy Guitars
This next demo has been released by KMR Demo Room, a really sweet, focused sound demo of M7.
Tech Specs
| Bricasti M7 Tech Specs |
|---|
| AES 24 Bit Digital I/O |
| AES single wire 192k supported |
| Self-clocking to incoming sample rates 44.1k to 192k |
| 6 State of the art dual-core Analog Devices DSPs |
| Analog Section Design Features and Performance |
| < 20 Picoseconds Jitter |
| Input level adjustable in 2 dB steps |
| Balanced XLR analogue I/O |
| 24-bit conversion |
| Dual D/A |
| Fully-balanced, DC-coupled analogue input and output circuits |
| Analog Input A/D |
| Analog Input A/D |
| Dynamic Range >116 dB, A-Weighted |
| THD+N <.001 % |
| Frequency Response: 10 Hz - 20 kHz < 0.05 dB |
| CMRR: > 100 dB @ <= 1 kHz |
| Maximum Input Level: +24 dBu |
| Minimum Input Level for 0 dBFS: +4 dBu |
| Analog Output D/A |
| Analog Output D/A |
| Dynamic Range: > 116 dB, A-Weighted |
| THD+N: < 0.001% |
| Frequency Response: 10 Hz - 20 kHz < 0.05 dB |
| Maximum Output Level: +24 dBu |
A complete luxury item for guitar players. Unless you’re pretty well off, I don’t think anyone can afford this. But if I had the chance one day, I would definitely behave in a spoiled way and get one of these for myself. 🙂
Alternatives?
Obviously, this is not a product that everyone can easily get and try; therefore, it’s basically going to remain a dream! 🙂 However, there are alternatives to this! Wave Alchemy, which is a UK-based audio plugin company, is offering the Magic7 reverb plugin for FREE!
Check out Magic7 Reverb Plugin (Inspired by Bricasti M7) by Waves Alchemy here
This is a full-blown, completely free reverb plugin that the legendary Bricasti Design M7 inspires! I have been using this on my guitar demo videos, and it’s become one of my favourite reverb plugins. Can’t live without it!
You can check out all the demo videos featuring Wave Alchemy Magic7 here
Pricing & Availability
I believe supplying Bricasti M7 is not a big deal when you have the money to purchase one! 🙂 Since I can never afford this, I must confess I never monitor the price tag; however, I have just realised that even on Thomann, its price has been going up! You may want to check out the current pricing below.
Check out the Bricasti Design M7 reverb here on Thomann
There are also many M7s listed on Reverb as brand new as well as used, so you may want to have a look at them, too. Especially since it’s made in the USA, you may get even better deals over there.
Check out Bricasti Design M7 reverb here on Reverb
I hope you like this short article, which introduces you to one of the best boutique-level reverb units. Thanks for visiting my blog and supporting me so far! I will hopefully see you in the next review here!
