Meris is a maker of 500 series modules and

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. The company is based in

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and manufactures their products in the United States.

500 series

Meris makes audio modules in the Automated Processes 500 series form factor, including a mic preamp, a

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, and a decimation effect.

Pedals

Meris also makes effects pedals, including an award-winning version of their 500 series reverb effect, as well as a pitch shifter, a delay, and a synthesizer. In 2020 a reverb pedal created in collaboration with Chase Bliss was announced. In 2022, Meris released the LVX, a modular delay system, allowing users to build their own delay effects, customizable with modulation, filtering, preamps, and effects. Along with additional effects, the user can route control signals to different parameters. The LVX won FutureMusic's Gear of the Year and Power Award for its modular abilities.

Products

* Enzo: Multi-voice Synthesizer * Polymoon: Modulated Delay nspired by rack delays* Hedra: 3 Voice Pitch Shifting Delay * Ottobit Jr.: Bitcrusher * Mercury 7: Ambient reverb nspired by Vangelis' Blade Runner soundtrack* MercuryX: Modular Reverb system, an expansion on the Mercury 7 in the LVX form-factor. * LVX: Modular Delay System * CXM 1978 n collaboration with Chase Bliss Audio a modern take on the Lexicon 224 * Enzo X: Expansion from the original Enzo

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