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Red panda raster vs particle3/23/2023 ![]() 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. 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.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. 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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