Abductor II

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

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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

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Phase Inversion: Yes/No

Schematic ID	Electronic Part	Action	Phase State
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Artists

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

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Additional Sources

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ck50jLkbX-4