Red Panda Raster 2 Digital Delay

It’s been a hot minute since we had a pedal from Red Panda come through the office, but we’re excited to check out their Raster 2 Digital Delay today, courtesy of our friends at Sweetwater! This unit is a digital delay with a pitch and frequency shifter integrated into the feedback loop. Forward or reverse delay can be shifted once or have continuously shifted repeats. It delivers a wide range of sounds including modulated and harmonized delays, reverse delays, chorus, arpeggios, infinite descents, chaotic self-oscillation, and continuously evolving soundscapes…

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The core of the Raster 2 is a clean delay with up to 1600 milliseconds of delay time. Three delay ranges allow you to precisely dial in resonant feedback sounds and instantly change delay time with rhythmic shifts. The feedback control has infinite repeats at 3 o’clock and chaotic, textured feedback loops at higher levels. Knob responses are carefully tuned for exploration of self-oscillation and feedback on the verge of blowing up.

A tone control sweeps from dark analog-style repeats to digital clarity and emphasizes the attack at higher settings. The left and right delay times can be set as a ratio, so a single knob changes both in sync, or offset by milliseconds for movement and widening (Haas Effect). The two delay channels can be arranged in series, parallel or ping pong.

The Raster’s modulation section has seven waveforms that can be assigned to delay time, pitch shift, or effect level (for tremolo). There are two random waveforms for glitchy pitch jumps, wow and flutter, and broken tape deck effects. Envelope and inverse envelope enable dynamic flanging and pitch bent delays. Stereo controls adjust the modulation amount and phase between channels, for subtle shifts or swirling psychedelic washes.

Features include:

1600 ms stereo delay time in three ranges

3200 ms forward delay available via editor

Micro pitch shifting and detuning

Tuned pitch shifting, +/- 12 semitones

Phase and frequency shifting

Repeats shifted once or continuously

Reverse delay

7 modulation waveforms, envelope, and reverse envelope

Modulation can be assigned to delay, pitch, or amplitude

Most parameters have left/right controls for stereo delay

Parallel, series, or ping pong structure

Tone control

Stereo input/output (TRS)

Soft touch bypass switch with selectable momentary, latching, or mute output

Shift footswitch momentary, latching, or assignable to tap tempo

Assignable expression pedal, remote switch, remote tap, or MIDI port

Full MIDI implementation with additional parameters (USB or TRS)

MIDI clock synchronization

Presets (4 on front, 127 via MIDI)

Web-based editor for editing presets and accessing hidden parameters

In our demo video below, we try to showcase as much of the Raster 2‘s functionality as we can, but the truth is, this is a pedal you need to sit down with and explore for yourself (but still watch the demo, of course!). There’s a lot going on here, but the layout is pretty user-friendly, and very intuitive once you start digging in and experimenting with all of these sounds and tones. For more info on the Raster 2 and all their effects, be sure to check out Red Panda’s website. Thanks to Sweetwater for sending this one over, too – click here to snag some Red Panda pedals from them as well. Not just a digital delay, the Raster 2 will inspire and astonish you for years to come…cheers!

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