Description: DJ GEAR INSTRUMENT GEAR LIVE SOUND RECORDING MICROPHONES HEADPHONES ACCESSORIES SOFTWARE LIGHTING BUNDLES Authorized Dealer Catalinbread Soft Focus Gold 2024 Limited Edition Reverb Pedal - Open Box Limited Edition Reverb Pedal - Open Box - Description The Soft Focus patch on the Yamaha FX500 was widely used in the ‘90s by early shoegaze bands, most notably Slowdive on Souvlaki. With its roots in that patch, the Catalinbread Soft Focus is intended to be an instant shoegaze button, while addressing the most glaring issues of the original unit: no mix control, a sub-par preamp, and a ghastly tone-sucking bypass signal. At its heart, the Soft Focus is a heavily modified plate reverb with adjustable time, which is subsequently split into three paths. One path contains a multi-voiced chorus modulator, another features a well-appointed octave-up mixed in with the reverb, and the third path leaves the reverb untouched. The Mod knob controls the rate of the chorus on path one, and the Symphony knob controls the level of the octave on path two. All controls are "coupled" to the tone of the reverb to give users an expansive playing field of sounds to discover and fine tune. Our Soft Focus is not an exact recreation but was exhaustively Compared with our own FX500; the difference is that a fairly generic fixed-time digital delay is present on the Soft Focus patch. We found that leaving this feature intact ate into the circuit’s memory just a little too much for such little payoff, so we leave that addition to you and your favorite delay. Features/Specs Controls Symph(Symphony) : This knob mixes in a slight octave effect on the wet reverb signal. While subtle, this shifts the mood and character quite a bit. This is also tied to some frequencies in the reverb for more harmonic content. Mix : This a wet/dry blend. Turn all the up for 100% wet and all the way down for 100% dry. Mod : This parameter controls the rate of the multi-voiced chorus and changes some of the frequencies in the reverb oscillation. Verb : This controls the decay time for the reverb. Vol : Adds a bit of gain to the dry signal pre effect; can be used when bypassed in buffer/trails mode as a clean boost. Pedal Chain Placement In short: Put the Soft Focus with your other reverbs, which typically come after your delays. There are no hard and fast rules with pedal order, because whatever sounds good IS good. A good starting point is: Other : Your compressors, filters, synth emulators, pitch shifters and other things like this go here. Dirt : This is your fuzz, distortion, overdrive, etc section. For headroom’s sake, you might want to place pedals that run at higher voltages near the end of this section. Order within this category is not crucial and up to your judgement. Modulation : This is where your choruses, flangers, vibratos, tremolos, etc go. Modulation pedals notoriously accept very hot signals with ease, including effects loop outputs, so running them after dirt just makes sense. Order within this category is completely subjective, so try different stuff until you dig it. Spatial : Spatial pedals include delay and reverb. This is where the Soft Focus could go. Typically, delay comes before reverb because natural reverb occurs after the sound is produced or mechanically within amps, which is typically the last stop for your signal before it hits your ears. We are authorized dealers for all these brands. Click a logo to see our listings. ProAudioStar is also not responsible for any taxes, local duties, or fees outside of the USA and those are not included in the sale price or ship charge. If an item is refused by the buyer, ship costs to and from the destination in which the item was shipped to are not refunded. Please note the cost of return shipping is usually double of what the original ship cost. 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Price: 144.99 USD
Location: Winchester, Virginia
End Time: 2024-11-28T22:01:10.000Z
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Type: Delay
Brand: Catalinbread
Analog/Digital: Analog
MPN: Soft Focus Gold 2024 Limited Edition
UPC: 853710005236