Red Panda RASTER 2, Owner'S Manual

Page 1: ...1 RASTER 2 Stereo Delay With Pitch Shifter Plymouth MI www redpandalab com ...

Page 2: ...2 Raster 2 Owner s Manual Version 2 0 firmware 2 0 October 2021 Red Panda LLC 44712 Helm St Plymouth MI 48170 USA 2021 Red Panda LLC www redpandalab com ...

Page 3: ...3 Please register your product at redpandalab com register Product manuals and firmware updates are available at redpandalab com downloads For technical support email support redpandalab com ...

Page 4: ...7 Getting Started 8 Inputs and Outputs 10 Raster 2 Controls 12 Control Input 22 Web Editor 25 Reset to Factory Defaults 27 Effects Design With the Raster 2 28 Using MIDI 29 Support Repairs and Warranty 39 Firmware Updates 41 Specifications 42 Credits 42 ...

Page 5: ...n dial in micro pitch shifts and chorused repeats The left and right chan nels can be shifted by the same amount a ratio or opposite directions At subtle settings repeats evolve in a way that sounds natural but different from analog delays Beyond pitch shifting a combination phase frequency shifter creates subtle evolving repeats dissonant harmonies and barber pole flanging It can be pushed to ext...

Page 6: ... Flow Parallel DELAY L PITCH L DELAY R PITCH R L L R R FDBK FDBK STEREO MONO Ping Pong DELAY L PITCH L DELAY R PITCH R L L R R FDBK FDBK STEREO MONO Series DELAY L PITCH L DELAY R PITCH R L L R R FDBK FDBK FDBK ...

Page 7: ...mode switch reverse delay or forward delay with repeats continuously shifted or shifted once 20 ON footswitch mode momentary latching or mute output in bypass 21 Effect on indicator Blinks yellow for tempo 22 ON footswitch Alternate Controls LR LR LR LR LR ALT TAP TRAILS FDBK PRESET ON SHIFT CTRL BLEND RATE DEPTH WAVE M L TAP M L SHIFTD ELAY SAVE TM 23 24 26 34 33 31 30 32 29 25 27 28 Hold down WA...

Page 8: ...ction has seven LFO waveforms envelope and inverse envelope modulation Delay modulation changes the pitch like an analog or tape delay as the Raster reads and writes the delay memory faster or slower Modulation can also be assigned to the wet signal amplitude for tremolo ef fects or the shift amount for pitch and frequency modulation This section will help you get started with the Raster 2 The fol...

Page 9: ... glitches Start with BLEND at center 12 00 FDBK at minimum 7 00 and DELAY at center 12 00 Play staccato notes or a drum loop Quickly turn the DELAY knob to the maximum pause then turn it back to the middle Then slowly turn it between the minimum and maximum positions Increasing the delay time will drag the audio creat ing time stretch effects Reducing the delay time will compress the signal skippi...

Page 10: ...ecommend a multi pedal power supply with independent regulat ed outputs not daisy chained If our pedals detect a problem with the power supply the bypass LED with change to magenta or pink the pedal will switch to bypass and enter a low power mode After a few seconds the pedal will restart The most common reasons are that the power supply is not providing enough current or it is an unregu lated vo...

Page 11: ... the same response as other modes Analog FX Level is useful if you want your dry signal to always be at unity gain because the dry signal does not go through the A D and D A converters and there is no latency Analog FX Level and Analog bypass modes are not compatible with Mono In Stereo Out because the analog signal path cannot send the left input to both output channels A workaround is to use a f...

Page 12: ...ed with a MIDI port symbol Editor MIDI only parameters are saved in presets and remembered when power is turned off On Bypass Press the right footswitch to switch the Raster between enabled and bypass On indicator right LED Off Bypass Red On Cyan Editing secondary controls Yellow blink Tap tempo MIDI clock Green blink Preset saved CTRL config saved ON Footswitch Mode M Momentary Effect is active w...

Page 13: ...ls setting If the ON footswitch mode is ø mute output trails are disabled so that you get hear the last phrase played while in bypass without extraneous repeats Delay Controls The Raster has two delay lines that can be arranged in parallel or series and assigned to the left or right channel depending on the delay structure and input output configuration See Signal Flow on page 6 for the available ...

Page 14: ... reverse is available using the editor or MIDI It is saved in presets and remembered when power is off Moving the delay range switch will reset the range Delay range switch Short 0 400 ms delay Medium 0 800 ms delay Long 0 1600 ms delay 0 3200 ms forward delay with 1 2 time reverse delay available via editor or MIDI CC Tone Control The TONE control gives a wide range of filter responses from analo...

Page 15: ...is independent of the delay time The feedback mode center toggle switch selects forward or reverse delay and whether the pitch phase frequency shifter is inside or outside the feedback loop Feedback mode switch Reverse shift all Reverse delay with continuously shifted repeats Forward shift all Forward delay with continuously shifted repeats Forward shift once Forward delay with repeats shifted onc...

Page 16: ...ff Shift Controls Each delay line has an associated pitch phase frequency shifter The dual pitch shifters can be placed inside or outside of the feedback loop for continuously shifted repeats or repeats that are shifted up or down and stay there With the series structure both shifters are assigned to the second right delay See Signal Flow on page 6 for an illustration Shift indicator left LED Off ...

Page 17: ...e left and right shift amounts independently use the editor or MIDI to turn on indepent left right shift With this setting the SHIFT control sets the left delay shift amount and ALT SHIFT sets the right shift amount Transpose Transpose mode shifts up or down one octave in semitone steps This mode is useful for pitch shifting arpeggiated delays harmonized delays and generating chords from single no...

Page 18: ...e delays will be detuned in opposite directions The SHIFT control will affect both channels proportionally Phase Frequency Shifting Around 12 00 the SHIFT control will add phase shifting Phase shifting with very short delays is good for bubbling resonant sounds With longer delays the repeats evolve in a way that sounds different from analog or tape delays Higher and lower SHIFT settings use freque...

Page 19: ...bove and below the original You can get a ring modulation effect by setting the shift left right balance to its minimum or maximum value and using a series delay structure or mono output Blend Controls The BLEND control adjusts the wet dry blend from 100 dry to 100 wet The dry signal level is at full volume until approximately 12 00 ALT BLEND adjusts the left right balance of wet dry levels At 12 ...

Page 20: ...ture which creates a wash or tum bling effect At any setting besides 12 00 the random LFO waveforms are independent The setting is stored in presets and remembered when the pedal is turned off The Raster s modulation section has seven LFO waveforms and an envelope follower that can be as signed to delay time default shift amount or wet signal amplitude tremolo The LFO waveforms are bipolar 1 to 1 ...

Page 21: ...itch to change the delay structure ALT Structure switch sta Series Output of the left delay is fed into the right delay Parallel default Forward delay with continuously shifted repeats Ping pong Output of each delay is cross fed to the input of the other delay Tempo Synchronization Delay time and modulation can be synchronized to tap tempo or MIDI timing clock Modulation can be synchronized to tap...

Page 22: ...es to indicate it is in CTRL configuration mode You can release the right footswitch and begin configuration immediately 3 Move the expression pedal to the heel down position 4 Move the expression pedal to the toe down position 5 Hold the right footswitch for 3 seconds to save the configuration The right LED will blink green to indicate that the configuration has been saved Configuring Expression ...

Page 23: ...s It works with our remote switches some third party switches and is DIY friendly for different control interfac es See our Knowledge Base for infomation on building a compatible switch Note that the switch uses parallel resistors and switches with shorting contacts will not work without an adapter most tap tempo switches and the Roland FS 6 for example 1 2 3 and 4 button switches are supported Th...

Page 24: ... green when saved B Preset 2 Double tap manual settings Hold 4 sec save Blinks green when saved C Preset 3 Double tap manual settings Hold 4 sec save Blinks green when saved D Preset 4 Double tap manual settings Hold 4 sec save Blinks green when saved 2 A Left footswitch B Right footswitch C Preset down D Preset up ...

Page 25: ... The Edit tab shows all of the pedal s realtime parameters The on screen controls are updated to match the current state of the pedal but hidden parameters are not updated Press the Refresh button to up date all of the parameters The web editor s controls allow higher resolution changes than MIDI continu ous controller messages Ctrl Port The Ctrl Port tab allows you to configure the pedal s CTRL p...

Page 26: ...e input power supply PSU voltage A low PSU voltage may indicate that the power supply is not able to provide enough current to properly power the pedal Help The Show MIDI Devices button on the Help tab will display all of the MIDI devices accessible by your browser ...

Page 27: ...bleshooting problems with your pedal 1 Start with the pedal unplugged 2 Set the delay range and right footswitch mode toggle switches to the left 3 Press and hold the ON footswitch while plugging in power The right LED will be solid blueish white 4 Move the delay range and right footswitch mode toggle switches to the right 5 Release the ON footswitch 6 When the factory reset is complete the LEDs w...

Page 28: ... delay time to 400 ms 800 ms or 1600 ms To have the BLEND control act as an effect level control instead of wet dry blend use the editor to set the bypass mode to Analog FX Level Analog Voiced Delay Start with the Basic Delay sound Set the tone control ALT FDBK to 9 00 or lower for a dark delay sound Modulated Delay Start with the Basic Delay or Analog Voiced Delay sound Set the modulation WAVE to...

Page 29: ... connec tors without the use of a computer Examples include iConnectivity iConnectMIDI4 iConnectivity mio4 Disaster Area Designs Gen3 MIDI controllers with their gHOST option Kenton MIDI USB Host MkII MidiPlus USB MIDI Host See our Knowledge Base for up to date information The pedal sends and receives on MIDI channel 1 by default You can change the MIDI channel using MIDI System Exclusive messages...

Page 30: ...Modulation rate 23 Modulation phase L R tilt 24 Modulation depth 25 Modulation depth L R tilt 26 Tone 80 SHIFT TAP footswitch Use gated mode to send 127 on press and 0 on release Matches footswitch behavior 0 63 64 127 Off release On press 81 ON footswitch Use gated mode to send 127 on press and 0 on release Matches footswitch behavior 0 63 64 127 Off release On press 88 Bypass Receive only 0 63 6...

Page 31: ...t 104 Shift mode 0 1 2 Transpose Detune Phase frequency shift 105 Delay structure 0 1 2 Parallel default Ping pong Series 106 Feedback mode 0 1 2 3 Forward Forward shift once Reverse Reverse shift once 107 Delay range 0 1 2 3 400 ms 800 ms 1600 ms 3200 ms 1600 reverse 108 Delay note division See Note Divisions table 109 Modulation note division See Note Divisions table 110 Receive MIDI clock globa...

Page 32: ...turned off Note Division Continuous Controller Values Delay time range 1 128th note to whole note Modulation rate range 1 32nd triplet to 8 measures CC Value Note Division 0 Off tap tempo disabled 1 8 measure 2 7 measures 3 6 measures 4 5 measures 5 4 measures 6 3 measures 7 2 measures 8 2 measure triplet 9 Dotted whole note 10 Whole note 11 Whole note triplet 12 Dotted half note 13 Half note 14 H...

Page 33: ...ks are sent out at regular intervals by a clock transmitter to one or more receivers The trans mitter controls playback and sets the tempo The transmitter never tells the receivers the actual tempo Instead it sends 24 timing clock messages every quarter note 24 PPQ and the receivers each calculate the tempo independently Start stop and continue messages are used to synchronize playback between dev...

Page 34: ...ing if it receives a MIDI timing clock message without a start or stop message first Comparison to tap tempo Tap tempo is set by tapping quarter notes on a footswitch It is simpler to set up but is not synchronized to other equipment unless you are using a multi pedal tap tempo controllers Tap tempo controllers have an electronic switch on each output that simulates a footswitch press Neither tap ...

Page 35: ...35 CC Value Note Division 23 16th note triplet 24 Dotted 32nd note 25 32nd note 26 32nd note triplet 27 Dotted 64th note 28 64th note 29 64th note triplet 30 Dotted 128th note 31 128th note ...

Page 36: ...Byte hex Description F0 System Exclusive SysEx 00 Red Panda ID byte 1 02 Red Panda ID byte 2 23 Red Panda ID byte 3 01 Raster family ID 04 Raster product ID 00 Message version 1 byte Message type 0x34 get property 0x35 reply to get property 0x36 set property 2 bytes Property ID nn bytes Property data length depends on ID F7 End of Exclusive EOX Example Save Preset to Internal Memory 3 Byte hex Des...

Page 37: ...ower issues Maximum input level headroom Get Set ID 1 ID 2 Data Bytes Data X X 7F 10 1 02 5 2 dBu max 4 0 Vpp default 03 0 5 dBu max 2 3 Vpp 04 8 dBu max 5 7 Vpp 05 12 dBu with 3 dB pad Adjusts the input output gain to accommodate different signal levels Bypass Mode Get Set ID 1 ID 2 Data Bytes Data X X 7F 11 1 01 analog bypass 02 DSP bypass 03 kill dry 05 analog FX level unity gain analog dry Inp...

Page 38: ... high resolution Get Set ID 1 ID 2 Data Bytes Data X X yy yy 1 U1 23 fixed point value encoded as 4 7 bit digits Uses internal parameter IDs to get and set parameters with high resolution The property IDs yyyy are not currently documented but can be found using our web editor and a MIDI monitor We reserve the right to change the IDs and data format so please email us if you plan to use them or hav...

Page 39: ...it might take us a few days to reply Product manuals and firmware updates are available at redpandalab com support Repairs If you think your product needs repair first send an email with your serial number and a description of the problem to support redpandalab com We may be able to get you up and running again without sending in the pedal but if it does need repair we will arrange for it to come ...

Page 40: ...HE PRODUCT OTHER THAN THOSE EXPRESSLY SET FORTH HEREIN 4 LIMITATION OF REMEDIES EXCLUSION OF INCIDENTAL AND CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES THE SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY UNDER THIS LIMITED WARRANTY SHALL BE PRODUCT REPAIR OR RE PLACEMENT AS PROVIDED HEREIN RED PANDA SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INCIDENTIAL OR CON SEQUENTIAL DAMAGES Some states and countries do not allow this exclusion or limitation so these ...

Page 41: ...n both footswitches and connect power 2 The right LED will blink blue 3 Continue holding both footswitches for 2 seconds 4 The LED will turn solid blue The pedal is now in USB Mass Storage mode 5 Connect the pedal to the computer using a mini USB cable 6 Open the RASTER drive on your computer 7 Drag and drop the firmware binary bin file to the RASTER drive 8 The left LED will blink to show progres...

Page 42: ...ut impedance 1 kΩ Bypass analog buffered or DSP Power supply 9V DC center negative Power connector 2 1mm I D x 5 5mm O D barrel connector Power consumption 250 mA Dimensions 78 W x 124 D x 59 H mm 3 1 W x 4 9 x 2 3 H inches Weight 0 4 kg 14 oz Credits Design and engineering Curt Malouin Documentation Curt Malouin Graphics Sylvie Demers Morgan Marentic Testing Eric Iverson Randy Molina ...

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