![]() ![]() ![]() When you combine that with Pitch it gets even more creative. As you get familiar with effects and how they’re made, you’ll understand that the delay as a time-based effect is the foundation of so many other effect types. If you still didn’t notice, the Raster V2 can do a lot. Very fun to use though and a great happy-accident generator. Since the Shift affects pitch or frequency that will result in a lot of different melodic delay lines but it needs a bit of adjustment to stay musical. That means the modulation will turn the Shift knob for you. Lastly, the modulation can be routed to the Shift function of the pedal. If timed right it can sound like a side-chained delay line and if you use a random waveform the rhythmic patterns can be very interesting. That can be used to create a tremolo effect for your delays and it’s one of my favorite ways to use the modulation section. Another thing you can modulate is amplitude. You have access to so many waveforms that can be used to modulate the Delay time which also affects the pitch and can be used to create all sorts of time-based effects like Chorus, Flangers, and more. The Modulation on the Raster V2 is also another huge part of its sound. So combining the different delays on each channel, the results are very interesting and not just a ping pong delay we are used to seeing on many pedals. By using the center toggle switch on its ALT function you can set the two channels to be parallel, ping pong, or series. You can also treat each channel completely independently but that needs to be turned on using MIDI. You can set the right and left channels to have different pitch/ frequency-shifting, levels, etc. Red Panda decided to take full advantage of the stereo field with the Raster. This is a very unique effect that often sounds like your delay is passed through a ring modulator and on lower settings, it’s way more subtle but still adds harmonics that make a difference. ![]() ![]() This mode is perfect for some wow & flutter effects since it can be very mild while detuning the delays.įrequency Shift gives you +-500 Hz of frequency shifting. Instead, you get a fourth down to major third up smooth detuning. When you hit the right note, a pitch-shifted delay is great to enhance a plain melody, and just like the Particle V2, the Raster is also amazing for those sounds.ĭetune mode is not based on semitones. A classic, beloved effect that needs a bit of tweaking to become musical. On Transpose, Raster acts like a pitch-shifting delay with +-12 semitones. There are three shift modes, Transpose, Detune, and Frequency shift. Without using this, you’ll get an awesome digital delay that is still great but when you start messing with the shift functionalities you’ll open up a whole new world. The Shift function is what makes this pedal come alive. So let’s go through our favorite things about the Raster V2: Shift Function It’s also a pitch-shifting delay where you can go up & down an octave for those sweet pitch-shifted swarms of delay we all love! It is a clean 1600 milliseconds delay that can go to self-oscillation when the feedback knob is past 3 o’clock with a lot of modulation options and waveforms that can be used to create a lot of effects like tremolo, glitchy delays, or some wow and flutter effects. While it is a very capable standard delay pedal, its extra features make it a very deep and fun pedal that will unlock so many creative paths. The Raster V2 is a fully digital delay with numerous features like pitch-shifting, LFO modulation, and a very innovative way to handle the stereo field of the delays. The Raster is also a delay and is often overlooked because of the hype of the Particle, but today I plan to give it the credit it deserves. Since then, Red Panda has created a small and powerful lineup of pedals that also got updated to a V2 series. Red Panda Labs is a boutique pedal manufacturer famous for the granular delay, the Particle that was initially released 10 years ago. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |