Walrus Audio announces Melee Wall Of Noise distortion and reverb pedal

January 17, 2023 · 4 sources

Walrus Audio announced the Melee: Wall of Noise on January 17, 2023, a combined distortion and reverb pedal controlled in real time with an onboard joystick¹. Guitar World reported the pedal is available now for $299¹, and Guitar.com gave the same price². Gearnews listed an MSRP of USD 299³.

The joystick adjusts distortion level on the vertical axis and reverb mix on the horizontal axis⁴¹². Three reverb programs are onboard: Ambient, Octave Down and Reverse Reverb with Feedback⁴²³. Guitar World reported the programs are cycled by pressing the Bypass and Sustain footswitches simultaneously and adjusted with global Tone and Decay toggles¹. Guitar.com said the three programs can be engaged simultaneously, either before or after the distortion circuit². Gearnews described the Octave Down program as similar to the Dark mode of the Slö pedal³.

A toggle switch sets the order, running distortion into reverb or reverb into distortion⁴¹. Modulation can be added to the wet signal by holding the bypass switch and moving the Decay toggle, with none, slight and high amounts²³. The Sustain footswitch ramps up reverb trails and can be set to momentary or latching operation¹³. The bypass footswitch also works as a momentary switch when held¹³. Three bypass modes are available: DSP, DSP+True and true bypass¹³. The pedal runs on a 9V power supply with 200mA minimum¹.

MusicRadar reported that Walrus Audio said it took a less is more approach to the controls, aiming for more fun and creativity with less tinkering⁴.

Guitar World noted that Walrus Audio had used a joystick before on the Janus Fuzz/Tremolo¹.