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Notes: Seeking to unapologetically tear apart the definition of a chorus pedal, Old Blood Noise Endeavors have created the BL-82 Chorus. An ode to delay time, this is a device with a variable clock control to shift between recognizable shimmering chorus and chaotic modulated delays.

Two delay lines, modulated by opposite synchronized LFOs, are combined in parallel and the timing of the delay lines, as well as the speed and depth of the LFOs, are all determined by one tactile slider. This allows you to instantly open up the modulated floodgates on the fly and go from well-known waves, to deeply unknown oceans of sound.

BL-82 is a chorus pedal, technically. It creates a swirling shimmery sound somewhere between chorus and flanger from a mono instrument signal. Its two delay lines are stretchable, and that's where the pedal's genre blurs from chorus into modulated delay into trailing pitch bending uncertainty.

The control set for BL-82 is dead simple. A Clock slider sets the timing of the entire system. The sample rate that determines signal fidelity, the centre delay time and the speed of the delay modulation are all affected as the slider slides. The interface is rounded out with feedback, volume, and mix add to an immediate experience that breaks open the boundaries of what it means to be a chorus and allows you to further craft the undulations of this mesmerizing device.

Notes: A mini chorus effect pedal with 3 switchable modes for Chorus, Flanger and Pitch Modulation. Chorus thickens the sound by modulating a short delay effect, producing a swirling ethereal tone. The Flanger effect tightens this by shortening to a very fine delay and regenerating it for rotating and tubular jet sounds. Pitch Modulation provides a lighter chorus effect by slightly varying the pitch and mixing back with the dry signal. All 3 are selected by an illuminated push button above the controls. Holding this button down during power-up selects between mono output or stereo output, which requires a stereo jack lead. Controls include Speed, Width and Intensity to adjust each effect as required, Pressing the footswitch engages or disengages the effect. The smart tap tempo feature means that the pedal recognises pressing the footswitch twice or in a short space of time and responds to the timing as a tap tempo function to adjust the speed setting. An extremely versatile modulation effect to give space and motion to chords and picked passages alike.

Power supply: 9Vdc (DC5521 connector, negative centre, adaptor not supplied)
Controls: Speed, Width, Intensity and Chorus/Flanger/Pitch Mod switch
Dimensions: 94 x 53 x 51mm
Weight: 175g

In the box

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Mini Super Chorus/Flanger/Pitch pedal