Old Blood Noise Endeavors MAW XLR Pedal
$279.00
MAW XLR PEDAL
279.00
What began as a simple request for a vocal version of an Old Blood effect spiraled into a multi-function device with 10 new effects, versatile in/out and send/return sections oriented toward any instrument you want to throw at it, and ample control over all elements. It’s the new multi-tool for effects lovers on stage and in studio.
MAW features:
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XLR preamp for use with microphone level signals
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Switchable saturation section with blend, volume, and tone controls
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Two independently controlled effects sections with modulations, delays, reverbs and octaves, and controls over mix and two parameters of each
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A send/return to patch in external effects
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Post-saturation dry output for mixing versatility
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Relay bypass switching with momentary or latching functionality and effects trails
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Standard 9VDC center negative power
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I wanted this pedal to transform my guitar rig into the tonal equivalent of a Neve studio console, and that was no small task. After lots of trial and error, experimentation, and re-works, this concept evolved into something far beyond what we had imagined.
In 2014 as we filmed the first demo videos at Abbey Road Studios in London and this idea had evolved into the most unique product we had ever made. The Colour Box was a full-fledged studio-grade preamplifier, EQ, and distortion generator with multi-instrument compatibility. It did what I had always wanted it to do, but it did so much more!
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VERSION 2 EMERGES
The Colour Box V2 has all the same functionality of the V1 with many new and improved additions like expanded EQ controls, a Hi/Lo switch for massive clean headroom, and the ability to pass phantom power to your condenser mics.
The most significant improvements are:
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Addittion of an Output transformer
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Safely Passes 48v Phantom Power
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EQ Shift Knobs for precision EQ control
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Hi/Lo Switch for ultra clean headroom
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100% available clean signal even on acoustic guitar
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Silent switching, aka no "switch-pop"
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Frequencies controlled by Shift Knobs:
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Treble: 1kHz - 15kHz +/- 15dB
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Mid: 160Hz - 2.5kHz +/- 10dB
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Bass: 20Hz - 400Hz +/-15dB
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HPF 160Hz - 650Hz 3dBper octave filter
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XLR AND OUTPUT
The Colour Box V2 has a combination XLR and 1/4" input jack to use either an instrument or microphone. Select your input with the input selector switch on the right side of the pedal labeled INST/XLR.
THE COLOUR BOX RUNS ON STANDARD 9V DC NEGATIVE POWER AND MEASURES 5.7” X 3.75” X 1.85"
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