Red Panda describes its new V2 Raster as : The visual has been somewhat symmetrically / aesthetically arranged! :Īlas no demos yet - will update as soon as something materialises, while the new edition looks undeniable cool - with no less than seemingly 15 controls - while there is no manual out yet either - so tricky to verify how everything works exactly! Here follow further details on each - starting with the brand new Raster. Essentially a fantastic take on those Rack-style Digital Delay units, with some really smart pitch and frequency shifting, wave-shaping and modulation.Įach of these pedals has between 7 and 15 controls, and most have 4 onboard presets, with 127 available via MIDI. I really like the look of the Raster too - while it’s a slightly lesser priority for me at the moment. Most likely the next Red Panda for me is the Bitmap, then Tensor. 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 eight modes can be combined to explore more granular synthesis territory, and MIDI (via USB) gives access to additional parameters.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. The expression pedal is assignable to any combination of knobs, and our DIY-friendly Remote 4 switch allows foot control while the Particle sits at table height for knob tweaking. Tap tempo allows delay time, LFO rate, grain size, and density adjustment with independent note divisions. Delay time has been extended from 900 ms to 2500 ms, at a higher sampling rate. The active preset and bypass state are remembered, eliminating pre-show adjustments. The enclosure is smaller, 3” wide with all jacks on top. Particle 2 is a complete redesign, incorporating many improvements for live use and better sound quality. Requires a 9V 250 mA center negative power supply (not included). Assignable expression pedal or remote footswitch portĪssembled in USA.Soft touch bypass (momentary or latching), user replaceable.Independent tap divisions for different parameters.Auto-freeze/stutter with adjustable threshold.Feedback with adjustable lowpass filter.Adjustable grain size and density (inter-onset interval).5 delay modes: random, density, LFO, random pitch, reverse.Results range from radical pitch and delay modulation to shimmering repeats to time stretching, stutter, and glitch sounds. It chops your signal into small grains and then rearranges, shifts, and mangles it, using the techniques of granular synthesis in real time. Particle™ is a granular delay / pitch shifting pedal.
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