Dreadbox launches Treminator tremolo and Raindrops stereo delay pedals

October 17, 2022 · 2 sources

Dreadbox has released two new pedals, the Treminator Smashing Tremolo and the Raindrops Stereo Delay, Pedal of the Day reported on October 17, 2022. The site said it had demoed both units.

The Treminator is a tremolo built on the last signal flow stage of a synthesizer, the VCA (Voltage Controlled Amplifier), combined with an LFO controlled by envelope generators¹. Dreadbox's own description, as published by Delicious Audio, lists five tremolo waveforms (triangle, sawtooth, reverse sawtooth, square and random), two envelope generators to control the LFO, tap tempo with multiple division settings, a wide-range LFO from 20 seconds to 220Hz, and three patch points for modular and CV gear². Delicious Audio describes the pedal as based on a VCA circuit from one of the company's synthesizers rather than harmonic or optical tremolo technology, with CV in and out and VCA control for interfacing with other pedals and modular synths². Its listed specifications are an analog signal path with digital modulations, buffered op-amp bypass, mono in and out on TS unbalanced jacks, 9VDC power (not included), dimensions of 14 x 10 x 5.6 cm and 80mA current draw².

The Raindrops Stereo Delay has multiple delay stages and different chips, with three play modes¹. Pedal of the Day describes its range as running from simple short echoes to long, dirty and lo-fi delays, and from simple pitch shifting bursts to extensively lasting reverbs¹.

Both pedals have a second level of controls, reached by holding down the On/Shift switch, and CMOS buffered bypass switching¹.

Neither source gives a price or a ship date.