mutech.media’s Editorial Director, Andy Stewart, checks out Strymon’s recent addition to its iconic BigSky reverb effects pedal family – this one’s called the BigSky MX. For a change of pace Andy plugs in his old Omnichord OM84 – an instrument he was first introduced to by Daniel Lanois back in the late ’80s – using it to trigger some of the MX’s extraordinary reverbs. The Omnichord is immediately transformed.

Strymon Product Link: https://www.strymon.net/product/bigsky-mx/

Listen to the Omnichord in Bob Dylan’s ‘Shooting Star’, produced by Daniel Lanois: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bz2D5y8K87I 

Listen to the Omnichord OM84 and the ‘Qchord’ on Kutcha Edwards’ song ‘Singing Up Country’, produced by Andy Stewart: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mpj5gjLaxxU

And here’s a video showing Brian Eno – who has used the Omnichord extensively on countless albums – playing the instrument live with U2 and Pavarotti: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LWXQdw-YvVM