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Multieffect for electric guitar
Known for her innovative and exploratory fingering technique, her love of guitar pedals and her role as leader of the math-rock band Covet, Yvette Young joins forces with Walrus Audio to present the Qi Etherealizer. An innovative pedal that reflects her approach to creating lush, evolving sound worlds. Named after the vital energy that nourishes all living things, the Qi is designed to deliver rich textures, deep atmospheres and dynamic layers. By combining Yvette's artistic vision with avant-garde design, the Qi paves the way for immersive, supernatural sounds.
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- for electric guitar Yes
- Multi-effects Yes
- Stereo multi-effects pedal with chorus, delay, granular effects and reverb.
- Designed in collaboration with Yvette Young, known for her math-rock band Covet
- Combine chorus, delay and grain, and use them in series or parallel.
- Series mode: effects enrich each other for evolving textures.
- Parallel mode: effects work independently for a customized mix.
- Chorus offers Tri Chorus and Stereo Chorus modes for rich, modulated sounds.
- Delay is a clear, full-featured digital delay with repeats of up to 2 seconds.
- The granular effect offers two modes: Grain Cloud and Phrase Sample.
- Grain Cloud mode triggers random grain samples for glitchy textures, adjustable with the X knob to control density.
- Phrase Sample mode uses rhythmic grains from your playing peaks, with tempo adjustable via the X knob.
- The Grain effect offers 5 playback modes: Normal, Double-Speed ??(+1 octave), Half-Speed ??(-1 octave), Reverse and Random.
- Global controls: Space, Tone, Serial/Parallel, Mix/Dry
- The Space knob produces lush reverberation, from intimate rooms to vast dreamscapes.
- The Tone knob modulates the effect's output using a synthesizer-style low-pass filter.
- Locking and delay functions such as grain freeze and delay oscillation.
- Stereo input and output
- MIDI TRS input and output ports for MIDI control.
- MIDI-controllable parameters.
- Up to three saved presets with additional Live mode. Up to 127 presets via MIDI.
- USB-C port included for future firmware updates.
- Designed with Walrus Audio's new proprietary MDSP chip for greater headroom, improved audio quality and superior signal-to-noise ratio.
- The Qi Etherealizer is available in a Terracotta finish with original artwork by Yvette Young, or in a matte black finish.
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