Description
Old Blood Noise Endeavors Setback Reverse Pedal, Red is built for players who want to explore the more textural side of delay, or more accurately, reverse. Instead of acting like a traditional delay, this pedal flips your signal backwards in real time, creating everything from subtle ambient movement to fully warped, pitch-shifting soundscapes. It is a great fit for players who like experimenting with timing, texture, and unconventional effects.
The core controls are simple but go deep quickly. Mix blends your dry and reversed signal, Speed changes playback speed which directly affects pitch, and Div sets rhythmic subdivisions for the reverse timing. The Clock control is where things really open up, adjusting sample rate from clean, high-fidelity repeats down to degraded, lo-fi textures while also extending delay time up to around 24 seconds at lower settings. You can also access secondary controls for overall volume and fine delay timing, giving you more precision when dialing things in.
From a usability standpoint, this pedal is flexible without getting in your way. The Aux footswitch can act as tap tempo, preset switching, or a momentary feedback control that feeds the signal back into itself for evolving pads and textures. You get stereo I/O, onboard presets, MIDI control, and expression capability, so it can scale from a simple setup to a more complex rig. It runs on standard 9V power and offers true bypass or trails operation. We like this one for players who are less interested in traditional delay and more focused on creating movement, atmosphere, and something a little less predictable.
Specifications:
- Enclosure: Compact pedal enclosure, red finish
- Controls: Mix, Speed, Div (subdivisions), Clock (sample rate), secondary Volume and Time controls
- Switching: True bypass or buffered with trails (selectable), soft-touch footswitches
- I/O: Stereo input and output, expression input (TRS), MIDI input (3.5mm TRS Type A)
- Power: 9V DC, 350mA, center negative
- Features: Reverse delay engine, tap tempo, preset switching, momentary feedback, MIDI control, expression assignable to multiple parameters
- Presets: 3 onboard presets plus live mode
Sku: SETBACK-RED
