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 minor 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. Knob responses are carefully tuned for exploration of self-oscillation and feedback on the verge of blowing up. The feedback control covers a wide range from slapback delay to noisy, textured infinite feedback loops. The low end of the delay control allows you to precisely dial in resonant feedback sounds. The core of the Raster is a clean delay with up to 750 milliseconds delay time. It delivers a wide range of sounds including harmonized delays, reverse delays, chorus, arpeggios, infinite descents, chaotic self-oscillation, and continuously evolving soundscapes. Whether you’re a singer-songwriter, rocker, or ambient player, the Raster 2 is guaranteed to bring something new, wild and exciting to your sound.The Raster is a digital delay with a pitch shifter integrated into the feedback loop. It takes 9v power and needs at least 250ma to run properly. Four presets are available on board with the additional option for up to 128 presets via MIDI. The footswitches can be configured to be momentary or latching and there’s also a control input for expression pedals which can be assigned to affect any parameter you choose. Half, whole, or quarter note divisions are also available for the delays as is whether the feedback cycles forward, in reverse, or infinity (back into itself). Tremolo is also possible as are glitchy, stuttering pulses to chop up your sound anyway you like. Add to that the fact that you can really customize the LFO modulation by scrolling through different waveforms, different rise and fall choices for both speed and depth using the alt switch that’s part of the wave button and you really have a sonic, cosmic dream. So the technical stuff is cool but how does this sound in practical use? So, for instance, you’re playing along and you’ve got a groovy little part going with some nice clear delay, a little modulation and you simply step on the left switch and you will have a rippling, cascading goddess flowing through your signal. It’s very handy that you can use the pedal as a straight delay with no pitch shifting at all and simply add the shifting via the dedicated left footswitch. In between, you will discover inversions and chords along the way. Counterclockwise is below standard pitch to minus 1 octave and clockwise past noon is 2nds, 3rds, 4ths, etc., to plus 1 octave. The tone control varies, from darker analog-voiced repeats counter-clockwise to bright, crisp color fully clockwise, emphasizing your attack.īut of course, the real star of this unit is the pitch shifting and the various combinations thereof that should really spur your creativity, and isn’t that what any new music toy is really about? Where does it lead you and what new sounds do you come up with? The shift knob is the key element for shifting the pitch. The left and right delay times (that’s right, two delays) can be set in series, parallel or ping pong and can be set as a ration so a single knob changes both in sync. Resonant feedback sounds are also available through three delay ranges fixed by a switch. Infinite repeats start at 3 o’clock on the feedback control and above that lives beautiful chaotic mayhem. The web app includes control over many other deep dive functions and greatly increases the functionality of the pedal and lets you assign MIDI and other applications if you wish. Stock delay time is 1600ms, which can rise to 3200ms via their web app. You can deep-dive if you’re into that sort of thing but all of the tactile, manual features at your fingertips are highly useful and easily accessible.Īt its heart, the Raster 2 is a digital delay with pitch and frequency shifting integrated into the feedback loop. Would mean they’re overly complicated, but they’re not. Red Panda packs as many features into their pedals as anyone I know and you’d think that
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