Glou-Glou releases four Flancher analog BBD stereo pedals
June 10, 2024 · 2 sources
Glou-Glou released four voltage-controlled, stereo analog BBD devices, Guitar Pedal X reported on June 10, 2024: the FL5.Bright and FL5.Dark delays and the FL7 and FL9 modulation units1. All four were available for orders at the time through the Glou-Glou webstore1.
The two delays use two Xvive MN3005 4096-stage BBD chips each. The FL5.Bright covers 12ms to 480ms, or 12ms to 240ms and 24ms to 480ms with its Double switch engaged; the FL5.Dark covers 16ms to 630ms, or 16ms to 315ms and 32ms to 630ms with Double1. Guitar Pedal X described the Dark as largely the same as the Bright but with a darker voicing and a slightly extended time range1. The FL7 uses two Xvive MN3007 1024-stage BBDs for 1.5ms to 34ms, and the FL9 uses two Xvive MN3009 245-stage BBDs for 0.4ms to 9ms1. Delicious Audio described the FL9 and FL7 as designed for pitch modulation effects including chorus, flanger, vibrato and quasi-ring modulation2.
Each pedal has separate Depth and Time controls for the left and right channels, plus Dry, Wet and Feedback controls, waveform selection between triangle and sine, and Phase and Speed controls1. The delays add a Normal/Crossover feedback switch; the modulation units add Dry± (dry/wet in or out of phase) and FB± (positive or negative feedback)1. There are 11 control voltage ports, and the rear panel carries expression, 9V DC in, left and right inputs and left and right outputs, with the left connectors accepting stereo TRS1. Guitar Pedal X listed the current draw as 500mA, 410mA minimum, and the size as 17 x 15 x 6cm at around 1kg1. Delicious Audio said the pedals operate internally at 15V and compared them to late 1970s studio rack units such as the Roland SBF-325 and Boss DM-1002.
The two delays are $650 each and the two modulation pedals $620 each1. Guitar Pedal X also listed optional Desk-Sides supports at $30 extra1.
The two outlets give different figures for the FL5 delays. Guitar Pedal X listed the FL5.Bright range as 12ms to 480ms and the FL5.Dark as 16ms to 630ms1. Delicious Audio gave the FL5B as 12ms to 470ms with a maximum clean delay time of 280ms, and the FL5D as 16ms to 630ms with a maximum clean delay time of 350ms, adding that the FL5B starts clipping at 2V peak-to-peak and the FL5D at 1V2. Delicious Audio also described the FL9 as using a 256-stage BBD, where Guitar Pedal X listed 245 stages12.
"All 4 are available for orders now via the Glou-Glou Webstore"
The Flancher units join the delay pedals category.