A new effects toolkit for adventurous musicians.
Microcosm is a granular effects pedal that rearranges and reinterprets your sound in new and exciting ways using a variety of sampling, pitch-shifting, delay, and looping techniques.
Cascading micro-loops can be locked into tight, tap-tempo synced rhythms, diffused into glacial ambient textures, woven into hypnotic drones, and much more.
feature overview
- 11 unique granular and looping effects with 44 preset variations
- Stereo Input/Output
- Input modes: Instrument or Line Level
- Expression Input, mappable to many controls
- MIDI In/Out/Thru, clock synchronization
- 60 sec. Phrase Looper with many configuration options
- 16 User Preset slots for saving loops and settings
- Stereo Reverb (with 4 reverb styles)
- “Hold” sampler function to freeze effects and patterns
- Adjustable Pitch Modulation
- Resonant Lowpass Filter
- Choose between True Bypass Switching/Buffered Bypass with trails
- Tap Tempo
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Micro loop
Repetition of short pieces of your playing create new phrases and movement. The Micro Loop bank has 3 effects, each with 4 preset variations:
MOSAIC - Overlapping loops play back at different speeds.
SEQ - Looping samples are rearranged into new rhythmic sequences.
GLIDE - Short overlapping loops shift in pitch over time.
Granules
Fragments of sound create giant atmospheres and subtle textural effects. The Granules bank has 3 effects, each with 4 preset variations:
HAZE - Clusters of micro-loops create an immediate wash of sound.
TUNNEL - Cyclical micro-loops generate hypnotic drones with unique modifiers.
STRUM - Rhythmic chains of recent note onsets create pointillistic textures.
glitch
Real-time rearrangements of incoming audio play at random or controlled intervals. The Glitch bank has 3 effects, each with 4 preset variations:
BLOCKS - Incoming audio triggers predictable glitches and bursts of notes.
INTERRUPT - Glitches interrupt dry signal with pitch shifted bursts, micro-montages, and other unique modifiers.
ARP - Sequenced runs of samples create arpeggios.
multi delay
A delay line with selectable number of taps creates a wide variety of rhythmic and textural effects. The Multidelay bank has 2 effects, each with 4 preset variations:
PATTERN - Delay taps are arranged into four different rhythmic patterns.
WARP - Delay taps are manipulated using filters and pitch shifting to create spacious textural effects.
fwd/reverse
Alternate between forward and reverse effect playback in real time with the press of a button.
modulation
Set the depth and rate of pitch modulation to go from subtle vibrato to extreme warble.
stereo reverb
Add space with an expansive stereo reverb. 4 reverb styles, ranging from room reverb to massive ambient wash.
resonant filter
The synth-style resonant lowpass filter allows for dramatic tone sculpting.
60 second phrase looper
Route the looper before or after the effects, capture rapid-fire loops with one tap of a footswitch, record layers of time-synced effects, or even use the looper completely independent of the effects bank.
Infinite Overdubbing + Reverse Loop Playback + Fade Loops In/Out + Undo/Erase
hold sampler
Freezes the effect in its current state and sustains it indefinitely until released. Playing on top of these sustained tones opens up new melodic possibilities.
sync/midi
Control the internal clock using the on board Tap Tempo, MIDI, or the manual tempo control.
16 user presets
Save your favorite effects, settings, configurations, and recorded loops for recall later.
