Catalinbread's new effect- the Heliotrope

[JonathanF]

Anyone got to try one of these?

I saw the video and it sounds weird- VERY Atari-ish sounding with some ring modulation. Can't really describe it.

Link for reference: http://www.catalinbread.com/Heliotrope.html

[leastwise]

This looks really interesting.

Unfortunately, the entire demo videos (that I saw) feature the same knob configuration.

What else does it do???~~?~??!?!?!?!?!?!??!?!11/?!?@!!??1

[Ghost Hip]

Ring modulated fuzz gives me a head ache. The theory is good rig modulation? good......fuzz? good....ring modulated fuzz? ouch.

[hazelwould]

a guy on shortscale made a harmonic perculator/ green ringer... I think. But that's what this reminds me of.

[CBGB]

I've been looking at the Heliotrope too, it's different. But as you say, I'd like to hear how much or what else it can do...

[Gunner Recall]

I'm a sucker for anything these guys make...though this one is the least useful to me at the moment..i'll agree that the demo vid floating around was pretty bad. Really digging their semaphore tremolo though

[metalmariachi]

Hey the had a video of bass through a B-15 so you have to love them.

I may look into one down the road.

MM

[jrmy]

Innnnnnteresting. It sounds a helluva lot like Garageband's "bitcrusher" effect. Which, if you ask me, is a very good thing.

[Lintybits]

I got one late last week. Sounds cool on a theramin but I haven't spent a lot of time with it yet.

I like the sound with the fuzz up, still not sure I'm a ring mod guy

[masked elwood]

i dig it!...but as everyone else pointed out, it's hard to tell via the demo. ring mods are hard to use but when you use 'em right they are some kool shite.
reminds me of the DBA Robot but alas...that demo thing....

elwd

[JonathanF]

The DBA robot also looks really cool, but for the $400 (I think?) it costs, I think it'd be better to go for something else...