Earthquaker Devices
EarthQuaker Devices Bit Commander V2 - Four Octave Synthesizer Pedal
The Bit Commander V2 is a monophonic analog guitar synthesizer with four octaves of vintage square wave synth tones, now featuring soft-touch relay-based switching for truly silent and effortless operation with increased long-term durability. Still with a no-nonsense interface making it easy to add or subtract octaves to create a wide variety of sounds without having to dial in envelopes or oscillators. Ripping sub-octave thump, pulsing octave down, a lightly squared base tone and a swelling transformer based octave up all join together to make a single guitar sound like an army of olde tyme synths.
Like all analog octave effects, there are some basic rules to follow that will get you the most enjoyment from your Bit Commander V2. Use the neck pickup and play single notes. The best tracking occurs from the 7th fret up on all the strings. Below the 7th will still track but there will be occasional glitches and stutters. The lower the note, the harder it is for the Bit Commander V2 to register. The use of Bass and lower registers on keyboards will yield unexpected, sometimes pleasing, sometimes disgusting results. These are not mistakes or flaws, it is the nature of analog octaves.
Analog, true bypass and hand made one at a time in the republic of Akron Ohio.
Controls
Sub: Two octaves down level
Down 1: One octave down level
Up 1: One octave up level
Base: Squared input signal level
Level: Master volume
Filter: Tone control, more highs clockwise, more warmth counter clockwise
Measures
3.25″ x 3.25″ x 5.75″, 14 ounce pedal weight
Power
EarthQuaker Devices pedals take a standard 9 volt DC power supply with a 2.1mm negative center barrel. We always recommend pedal-specific, transformer-isolated wall-wart power supplies or multiple isolated-output supplies. Pedals will make extra noise if there is ripple or unclean power. Switching-type power supplies, daisy chains and non-pedal specific power supplies do not filter dirty power as well and let through unwanted noise. Do not run at higher voltages!
Current draw is 25 mA.
Highlights:
Four voice analog octave synthesizer
Sub-octave thump
Pulsing octave down
Lightly squared base tone
Swelling transformer based octave up
Filter control
Silent soft-touch switching*
All-analog dry signal path
Hand made one at a time in the republic of Akron Ohio
Lifetime guarantee
CALIFORNIA PROPOSITION 65 WARNING. WARNING: This product can expose you to chemicals including Cobalt, which is known to the State of California to cause cancer and birth defects or other reproductive harm. For more information go to www.P65Warnings.ca.gov.
Like all analog octave effects, there are some basic rules to follow that will get you the most enjoyment from your Bit Commander V2. Use the neck pickup and play single notes. The best tracking occurs from the 7th fret up on all the strings. Below the 7th will still track but there will be occasional glitches and stutters. The lower the note, the harder it is for the Bit Commander V2 to register. The use of Bass and lower registers on keyboards will yield unexpected, sometimes pleasing, sometimes disgusting results. These are not mistakes or flaws, it is the nature of analog octaves.
Analog, true bypass and hand made one at a time in the republic of Akron Ohio.
Controls
Sub: Two octaves down level
Down 1: One octave down level
Up 1: One octave up level
Base: Squared input signal level
Level: Master volume
Filter: Tone control, more highs clockwise, more warmth counter clockwise
Measures
3.25″ x 3.25″ x 5.75″, 14 ounce pedal weight
Power
EarthQuaker Devices pedals take a standard 9 volt DC power supply with a 2.1mm negative center barrel. We always recommend pedal-specific, transformer-isolated wall-wart power supplies or multiple isolated-output supplies. Pedals will make extra noise if there is ripple or unclean power. Switching-type power supplies, daisy chains and non-pedal specific power supplies do not filter dirty power as well and let through unwanted noise. Do not run at higher voltages!
Current draw is 25 mA.
Highlights:
Four voice analog octave synthesizer
Sub-octave thump
Pulsing octave down
Lightly squared base tone
Swelling transformer based octave up
Filter control
Silent soft-touch switching*
All-analog dry signal path
Hand made one at a time in the republic of Akron Ohio
Lifetime guarantee
CALIFORNIA PROPOSITION 65 WARNING. WARNING: This product can expose you to chemicals including Cobalt, which is known to the State of California to cause cancer and birth defects or other reproductive harm. For more information go to www.P65Warnings.ca.gov.
