My next reverb is likely the CXM 1978, then the the Walrus Audio R1 - and then possibly the Red Panda Context. Obviously I have plenty of Reverb pedals already - so the Context is not necessarily to[ of my priorities list - but it’s still a very cool edition. Of these slimline medium-enclosure editions the Particle still comes first for me - followed by the Bitmap Bitcrusher, Tensor, Raster and then Context. Where each of those is a bona fide leader in its respective genre - and particular at its size of enclosure. The Particle was my second fully stand-alone Granular Delay after the Montreal Assembly Ct5 - and I definitely want each the remaining ones here. I believe the Particle Granular Delay and Tensor Tape Effects / Time-Stretcher are the two perennial bestsellers here. Generally though - all of these have significant merits - that size of enclosure is just ingenious - sitting half-way between Compact and BB-enclosure status. If I recall properly - that feature was only possible on the Particle with a later firmware update. These pedals feature smart Stereo In/Out via TRS Y-Splitter Cable - which isn’t necessarily ideal for me - but very doable. While each of these pedals has a quite individual control topology. I observe that only 3 of the 5 pedals have the same type of 4 onboard presets - the Bitmap, Particle, and now Raster. One thing that attracted me to the Particle - besides its enhanced feature set - was the inclusion of 4 onboard presets. In fact I should really own more - while the only one I’ve thus far acquired has been the V2 Particle Granular Delay.Īt this year’s virtual Winter NAMM Red Panda introduced their new and improved Bitmap Bitcrusher - which is fantastic and category-leading, and this week for Summer NAMM they have updated their remaining Raster Digital Delay to V2 format. The bypass switch can also mute the output in bypass while always listening, to catch, repeat, and manipulate what you just played.I’m a huge fan of Red Panda’s output - I love the V2 form-factor and extended feature sets of its 5 core pedals. Both footswitches can be latching or momentary, for instant pitch jumps or quick blasts of echo. Alternate knob settings are related to the primary knob function, labeled, and off at the center position. The original Raster was praised for its knob response and immediacy, and the Raster V2 maintains that simplicity while adding flexible modulation and extensive stereo functionality. It can be pushed to extremes for ring modulation and inharmonic shifted delays that distort and break apart. Two reverse delay modes can be used for reverse solos or with pitch shifting for crystal echoes.īeyond pitch shifting, a combination phase/frequency shifter creates subtle evolving repeats, dissonant harmonies, and barber pole flanging. Repeats can continuously shift up or down, or shift once and remain at that pitch. Slight detuning creates chorused delay sounds, while wider intervals with feedback create strange organ-like textures. The detuning mode gives smooth pitch changes from a fourth down to a major third up. Repeats can be pitch shifted up or down by an octave in semitone steps. Three pitch shifting algorithms are integrated into the feedback loop. The core of the Raster is a clean delay with delay tim from 20 milliseconds all the way up to 1600 milliseconds, and up to 3200 ms through the online editor. Red Panda Raster V2 is a digital delay and delivers a wide range of sounds including harmonizing delays, phase-shifted repeats, arpeggios, alien textures, chaotic self-oscillation, and continuously evolving soundscapes.
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