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[[DeadAstronautFX]] Abductor II Delay.  Background information - cultural elements.
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[[DeadAstronautFX]] Abductor II Delay.  We've never encountered a delay like the Abductor II before. There are four separate delays built into this pedal. There are a few other pedals offering this kind of functionality, most notably the [[1776 Effects]] [[Multiplex Echo Machine]], but even that is a different beast as it attempts to re-create the older and more familiar tape echoes (Roland Space Echo, Binson EchoRec, and Echoplex EP3), but the Abductor II is a bit of a different animal.
  
* '''Thermionic Studios is building one(1) of these pedals available for rental.'''
 
  
==Controls==
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; Thermionic Studios is building one(1) Abductor II, and it will be available for rental upon completion.
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== Controls ==
 
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* Knob 1 - '''"Control1"''': Adjusts the control1 feature with fully clockwise being maximum.
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=== Top Row ===
* Knob 2 - '''"Control2"''': Adjusts the control2 feature with fully clockwise being maximum.
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* Knob 1 - '''" I "''': Adjusts the volume level for the first PT2388 integrated circuit (IC) with fully clockwise resulting in an overunity level.
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* Knob 2 - '''" II "''': Adjusts the volume for the 2nd PT2399 IC with fully clockwise again in overunity.
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* Switch 1 - '''Long / Normal"''': This toggles the '''Time"''' control between a shorter (normal) delay time and a longer one
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* Knob 3 - '''" III "''': Adjusts the volume for the 3rd PT2399 IC with fully clockwise ending in an overunity volume.
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* Knob 4 - '''" IV "''': Adjusts the volume for the 4th PT2399 IC with fully clockwise maxxing in overunity.
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=== Bottom Row ===
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* Knob 5 - '''"Time"''': Time is the spacing between repeats of the echo with fully clockwise longest spacing between echoes.
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* Knob 6 - '''"Feed"''': Adjusts the echo repeats from a minimum of 1 to fully clockwise creating infinite repeats and sending the pedal into self-oscillation mode.
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* Knob 7 - '''"Volume"''': A master volume control that affects level of echoes against dry signal. Fully counter-clockwise is no volume for repeats.
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* Knob 8 - '''"Speed"''': Adjusts the speed of an oscillator ("flutter") applied to the echoes with fully clockwise resulting in the fastest oscillation.
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* Knob 9 - '''"Depth"''': Sets the depth of the applied oscillation with fully clockwise being the most extreme oscillation on the repeats.
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=== Footswitch ===
 
* Footswitch 1 - '''"On/Off"''': This footswitch toggles the pedal between engaged/active ("On"), and bypassed ("Off")
 
* Footswitch 1 - '''"On/Off"''': This footswitch toggles the pedal between engaged/active ("On"), and bypassed ("Off")
  
==Bypass: Buffered/True==
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== Bypass: True ==
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The Abductor II is a True Bypass pedal
  
 
==General Information==
 
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* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ck50jLkbX-4
  
  
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Latest revision as of 09:48, 24 January 2022

DeadAstronautFX Abductor II Delay. We've never encountered a delay like the Abductor II before. There are four separate delays built into this pedal. There are a few other pedals offering this kind of functionality, most notably the 1776 Effects Multiplex Echo Machine, but even that is a different beast as it attempts to re-create the older and more familiar tape echoes (Roland Space Echo, Binson EchoRec, and Echoplex EP3), but the Abductor II is a bit of a different animal.


Thermionic Studios is building one(1) Abductor II, and it will be available for rental upon completion.

Controls

Image from Reference Image

Top Row

  • Knob 1 - " I ": Adjusts the volume level for the first PT2388 integrated circuit (IC) with fully clockwise resulting in an overunity level.
  • Knob 2 - " II ": Adjusts the volume for the 2nd PT2399 IC with fully clockwise again in overunity.
  • Switch 1 - Long / Normal": This toggles the Time" control between a shorter (normal) delay time and a longer one
  • Knob 3 - " III ": Adjusts the volume for the 3rd PT2399 IC with fully clockwise ending in an overunity volume.
  • Knob 4 - " IV ": Adjusts the volume for the 4th PT2399 IC with fully clockwise maxxing in overunity.

Bottom Row

  • Knob 5 - "Time": Time is the spacing between repeats of the echo with fully clockwise longest spacing between echoes.
  • Knob 6 - "Feed": Adjusts the echo repeats from a minimum of 1 to fully clockwise creating infinite repeats and sending the pedal into self-oscillation mode.
  • Knob 7 - "Volume": A master volume control that affects level of echoes against dry signal. Fully counter-clockwise is no volume for repeats.
  • Knob 8 - "Speed": Adjusts the speed of an oscillator ("flutter") applied to the echoes with fully clockwise resulting in the fastest oscillation.
  • Knob 9 - "Depth": Sets the depth of the applied oscillation with fully clockwise being the most extreme oscillation on the repeats.

Footswitch

  • Footswitch 1 - "On/Off": This footswitch toggles the pedal between engaged/active ("On"), and bypassed ("Off")

Bypass: True

The Abductor II is a True Bypass pedal

General Information

Additional Feature Description - Technical elements

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Pedal Manual

Phase Inversion: Yes/No

Schematic ID Electronic Part Action Phase State
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Schematic

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Artists

We are currently unaware of any artists actively using the pedal now, or who have in the past.


Additional Sources