Grand Orbiter™ Phaser / Vibrato The Grand Orbiter is a 4 stage OTA-based phaser with a diverse feature set that can go from stationary and
resonant
to slow and mellow and on through fast and swirly. It has three way
toggle switch to select between the ranges of modulation: Rate 1 is slow
sweep mode, Rate 2 kills the LFO and allows you to use the Grand
Orbiter as a fixed resonant filter and Rate 3 is fast sweep mode. The
master Rate control fine tunes the speed of the LFO in each of these
modes and the flashing red LED acts as a visual indicator, even when the
effect is in bypass mode. The Depth control blends the shifted signal
in with the dry signal and controls the intensity of the effect. The
Sweep control governs the peak frequency of the phased signal’s tone,
turned full clockwise the sweep is lively and intense, whereas turning
counter clockwise yields a darker, more laid back peak. The Resonance
provides a wide range of control over regeneration and at higher
settings adds a more pronounced and resonant tone. You can also use the
Grand Orbiter as a true pitch vibrato with the “Phase/Vibrato” switch.
When in “Vibrato” mode, the dry signal is removed and the Depth controls
acts as a volume control. This pedal is 100% analog, true bypass and
built by entirely by hand in beachy Akron, Ohio.
List Price: $199.00
Controls Depth: Controls
the amount of phase effect mixed with dry signal. Clockwise for more
intense phasing, counterclockwise for less. In “Vibrato” mode, this acts
as a volume control.
Rate: Controls the speed of the LFO. Faster clockwise, slower counter clockwise.
Sweep: Controls the frequency peak of the sweep. Higher peak clockwise, lower peak counter clockwise.
Resonance: Controls the regeneration of the phased signal. More resonant clockwise, more subtle counter clockwise.
Rate 1,2,3:
Changes the range of the speed control. Rate 1 is slow mode, rate 2 is
LFO kill to use the Orbiter as a fixed resonant filter, rate 3 is fast
mode.
Phase/Vibrato: Cuts the dry signal to
create a vibe/vibrato effect depending on the setting of the other
controls. Vibrato is created by turning the resonance down low.
Measures 4.75″ x 2.50″ x. 2.25″ with knobs
Power The
Grand Orbiter can be powered by a standard 9-volt DC power supply with a
2.1mm negative center barrel. We always recommend pedal-specific,
transformer-isolated wall-wart power supplies or multiple
isolated-output supplies. Pedals will make extra noise if there is
ripple or unclean power. Switching-type power supplies, daisy chains and
non-pedal specific power supplies do not filter dirty power as well and
let through unwanted noise. Do not run at higher voltages!
Current Draw 45mA
Input Impedance 1M
Output Impedance <1K
Flexi-Switching This
device features Flexi-Switch Technology on the Gain and Boost switches!
This relay-based, true bypass switching style allows you to
simultaneously use momentary and latching style switching.
- For standard latching operation, tap the footswitch once to activate the effect and then tap again to bypass.
- For
momentary operation, hold the footswitch down for as long as you’d like
to use the effect. Once you release the switch the effect will be
bypassed.
Since the switching is relay based, it requires power to pass signal.
WARNING: This
product can expose you to chemicals including Cobalt, which is known to
the State of California to cause cancer and birth defects or other
reproductive harm. For more information go to .