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Red Panda Bitcrusher - Special ILF offer!

Posted: Wed Oct 21, 2009 11:31 pm
by eti
Special offer: see viewtopic.php?f=149&t=6697&p=69419#p69419

:omg: :omg: :omg: This is something a buddy and I have been working on. :bob: :bob:

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d7wScDC_D0s[/youtube]

It's a bit crusher module for the Line 6 Toncore platform. Let me know what you think.

Re: Red Panda Bitcrusher

Posted: Wed Oct 21, 2009 11:34 pm
by Blurillaz
I'm liking it! I believe a lot of us around these parts have been looking for a bit crusher pedal. How much will these be running if they go into production? $130-ish is my guess. Also, where did you get the parts to build a module? It's a great idea, as I see no real reason for just Line 6 to sell modules.

Re: Red Panda Bitcrusher

Posted: Wed Oct 21, 2009 11:39 pm
by Ghost Hip
Want! :love:

Re: Red Panda Bitcrusher

Posted: Wed Oct 21, 2009 11:47 pm
by eti
I'm gonna have to hedge for now, on the price. Gotta ask my buddy if the price is set yet. Right now there's one on ebay going cheap ;)

Line 6 actually does have a DSP developers kit for the Tonecore, and sells blank modules so anyone with the wherewithal can buy 'em and program 'em. I believe we're the first 3rd party developer to offer one for sale. :cool:

Re: Red Panda Bitcrusher

Posted: Thu Oct 22, 2009 12:36 am
by Dr. Sherman Sticks M.D.
that dsp developer thing sounds sweet....wish i could program/code. :picard:

Re: Red Panda Bitcrusher

Posted: Thu Oct 22, 2009 2:43 am
by MannequinRaces
:omg: :thumb: :love: :bob:

Well done. Me likey!

Re: Red Panda Bitcrusher

Posted: Thu Oct 22, 2009 3:25 am
by the raytownian
Sounds cool... I would buy one if I had a Tone Core pedal dock thing and some fucking money...

Re: Red Panda Bitcrusher

Posted: Thu Oct 22, 2009 3:43 am
by less_cunning
MannequinRaces wrote::omg: :thumb: :love: :bob:

Well done. Me likey!


i think that it is sexxxy.

:joy:

Re: Red Panda Bitcrusher

Posted: Thu Oct 22, 2009 7:07 am
by curt
I'm thinking around $70 for the module itself when the first batch go on sale next week (after that the price will go up, but less than $130). You also need to buy a ToneCore dock ($70 mono/$80 stereo - the bitcrusher works with both) or any Line 6 ToneCore pedal (in which case you can swap modules). We buy the blank modules from Line 6 for $34.99 each, then label and program them.

-curt (the Red Panda DSP guy)

Edit: I should have mentioned the low price is for the first batch only :facepalm:. Only Line 6 can afford to sell ToneCore modules that cheap.

Re: Red Panda Bitcrusher

Posted: Thu Oct 22, 2009 7:19 am
by less_cunning
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Re: Red Panda Bitcrusher

Posted: Thu Oct 22, 2009 7:36 am
by Tritone
That is AWESOME.

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Re: Red Panda Bitcrusher

Posted: Thu Oct 22, 2009 9:40 am
by eti
Thanks, everyone! :joy: :joy: :joy:

eti wrote:Right now there's one on ebay going cheap ;)


That would be this one. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 0382179889

Re: Red Panda Bitcrusher

Posted: Thu Oct 22, 2009 10:38 am
by jrmy
Oh my gawd... I need that! :love: :love: :love: :love:

I had been looking into other bitcrushers, but so many of them are really limited in what they do. This one is totally perfect for me!

One question (and I didn't watch the vid all the way through, since I'm at work - I just perused through for highlights) - can it handle bass guitarz? I mean, I know bass frequencies will be cut depending on the amount of crushing, but that's fine. Can it track the signal all right, or does it go extra wonky?

Not that extra wonky is bad... it might be just the thing...

Re: Red Panda Bitcrusher

Posted: Thu Oct 22, 2009 11:17 am
by eti
Haven't done extensive testing with bass, and I might be biased, but I think it works incredibly well with bass. In fact after I heard a friend play his bass through it, I decided I had to go buy a bass ASAP. :lol:

I'll post a proper vid with bass when I can get around to making one. I did make a quick one on said friend's crappy camera while he played his bugbass. Unfortunately there's extra aliasing from the camera's audio, but you can hear the low frequencies well enough.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HnbZb6rSgp0[/youtube]

Not sure if you meant "tracking" this way, but the switch on the lower right selects if the sampling frequency is modulated by a sort of loose pitch tracking, by envelope, or by inverted pitch tracking. :animal:

Re: Red Panda Bitcrusher

Posted: Thu Oct 22, 2009 11:59 am
by jrmy
That vid showed enough for my purposes - I'm hooked!

As for tracking, I've just had experiences with pedals that get a little touchy with a bass signal, and get all flubby and weird in bad ways. But this would definitely do the trick...