GENERATOR 8
DELUXE DRONE DEVICE
Available Now.
The Generator series are creative sonic tools.
Call me crazy, but I've always wanted some simple sound generating / noise making devices that could exist easily among other pedals for guitar/bass/keyboard/etc players. There are many builds of similar devices for tabletop or eurorack use, but many are in more fragile enclosures and would require a/b pedals or other routing to work in a guitar set up - all of which takes up more space, adds to the expense, and simply isn't that practical.
GENERATOR 8
FIVE OSCILLATORS
Identical Frequency Ranges with Independent Volume and Frequency Controls - ideal for creating chords, or setting to the same (or close) pitches and exploring beat frequencies, phaser-ish sounds, etc.
DRONE MASTER VOLUME
Find the perfect output level for your fine tuned drone.
FILTER
Resonant Low Pass Filter for the Drone - create and emphasize interesting textures, or just clear up the high end for your guitar, etc to shine through clearer. This does not effect the input signal.
INPUT LEVEL
Your un-effected input signal can pass through, and be boosted if need be by the INPUT knob on Generator 8. Turn all the way down for no input signal.
EFFECTS LOOP
With SEND and RETURN jacks at the top of the pedal, you can send the Drone to as many additional effects as you like, without effecting your input signal. Wash the drone in reverb, phaser, or fuzz. Experiment with pitch effects or synth pedals. All while your dry signal passes through untouched. The effects loop is located after the Drone Master Volume control and after the Fitler control. This means that you can perform volume swells and filter sweeps into these effects. It also means that if your effects in the loop have a volume control, that it will become the master volume for the drone signal.
UNFILTERED OSCILLATOR MIX
Internally located is a switch and trim pot to allow users to blend in an oscillator mix that bypasses the Filter control. Want a more raw oscillator sound? Or perhaps want to make the filter sound less intense? This might be the hidden control that you're after.
There are plenty of multi-oscillator drone boxes out there, but let's face it, high frequencies tend to feel a lot louder than low frequencies. Not to mention it's cool to just subtly tuck in notes, as opposed to have them all at maximum volume. And it's quite nice to set the oscillator frequencies to sound good together and then find different shades and colors simply by adjusting their respective volumes. Lots of droning fun to be had.
Generator 8 can be much louder than a guitar or bass. Proceed with caution!
NOTICE / ATTENTION
Oscillators are inherently loud electronic circuits that are prone to having their signal bleed into other signals unwantedly, even when bypassed or their volume has been reduced. Generator 8 has been carefully engineered to ensure that when the pedal is off, there is never any oscillator bleed into your bypassed signal.
When in use with higher gain amplification, and/or with high oscillator frequencies, you may encounter a slight signal bleed from an oscillator which has its volume knob turned all the way down. One simple technique to greatly minimize this occurrence is to have any unused oscillators set to a low frequency. Another potentially useful technique is to raise the volumes of the independent oscillators in use and lower the master drone volume.
POWER
Standard 'Boss-style' 9V DC Power with a Center Negative tip.
Initial current draw during power up is 20mA - 25mA, then settles around 17mA.
Do not exceed 9V.
No option for battery power.
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INTERNATIONAL ORDERS
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