Old Blood Noise Endeavors launches BL-82 Chorus Variable Clock Effector
April 6, 2023 · 2 sources
Old Blood Noise Endeavors has unveiled the BL-82 Chorus Variable Clock Effector, a new modulation device the maker positions between chorus and flanger1. Guitar World reported the launch on April 6, 2023, and Guitar.com covered it on April 11, 2023 under its NAMM 2023 coverage21.
The pedal runs two delay lines modulated by opposite synchronized LFOs combined in parallel, which the maker says provides swirling sounds2. The central clock slider adjusts the speed and depth of the LFOs as well as the delay line time1. According to Guitar.com, the slider changes the effect from fast and high-fidelity to slow and degraded2. Guitar World describes the range as chorus-meets-flanger textures that stretch into modulated delays1.
The rest of the layout is Mix, Volume and Feedback21. Guitar.com says Mix adjusts the wet/dry signal and Feedback enhances the intensity of the chorus and increases the amount of delay repeats2. The pedal has soft-touch bypass switching and runs on a 9V DC power supply21. Guitar.com describes it as a "pedalboard friendly size"2.
"tear apart the common definition of a chorus pedal."
Guitar.Guitar World notes the BL-82 follows the company's BL-44 Reverse1.