The original Raster was praised for its knob response and immediacy, and the Raster 2 maintains that simplicity while adding flexible modulation and extensive stereo functionality. The Raster 2 is performance friendly, with 6 knobs and 9 switches. Instead of multiple modes with generic knob names, all of the parameters are always available, so you can mix and match different effects and explore new sounds in between.” Red Panda engineer Curt Malouin says,”While designing the Raster 2, I wanted to enable as many classic rack mount digital delay tricks as possible while keeping the fast and intuitive control that made the original Raster so fun to use. Stereo controls adjust the modulation amount and phase between channels, for subtle shifts or swirling psychedelic washes. Envelope and inverse envelope enable dynamic flanging and pitch bent delays. There are two random waveforms for glitchy sliced delays or random pitch shift, wow and flutter, and broken tape deck effects. The Raster’s modulation section has seven waveforms that can be assigned to delay time, pitch shift, or effect level (for tremolo). At subtle settings, repeats evolve in a way that sounds natural, but different from analog delays. The left and right channels can be shifted by the same amount, a ratio, or opposite directions. The frequency shifter creates flanger-like textures and radical dissonant echoes. The detune setting can dial in micro pitch shifts and chorused repeats. Pitch shifting repeats up or down in semitone steps creates tempo-synced arpeggios and alien organ sounds. Three pitch and frequency shifting algorithms are integrated into the feedback loop. The two delay channels can be arranged in series, parallel or ping pong. The left and right delay times can be set as a ratio, so a single knob changes both in sync. A tone control sweeps from dark analog-style repeats to digital clarity and emphasizes the attack at higher settings. Knob responses are carefully tuned for exploration of self-oscillation and feedback on the verge of blowing up. The feedback control has infinite repeats at 3 o’clock and chaotic, textured feedback loops at higher levels. Three delay ranges allow you to precisely dial in resonant feedback and instantly change delay time with rhythmic shifts. Forward or reverse delay can be shifted once or have continuously shifted repeats. The Raster is a 1600 ms digital delay with a pitch and frequency shifter integrated into the feedback path. Red Panda has updated it with longer delay time, modulation, presets, MIDI, and stereo, in a smaller enclosure that measures 3 inches wide with all jacks on top. The original Raster was released in 2015. The Red Panda Raster 2 is a digital delay pedal that delivers a wide range of sounds including harmonizing delays, micro pitch shifting, phase-shifted repeats, arpeggios, alien textures, chaotic self-oscillation, and continuously evolving soundscapes.

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