Walrus Audio releases The FABLE granular delay pedal

March 7, 2023 · 4 sources

Walrus Audio released The FABLE on March 7, 2023, the second entry in its "Storybook Sonic Adventure" stompbox range, following The LORE pedal launched in June 2022¹². Guitar.com reported the release as the Granular Soundscape Generator The FABLE¹.

The pedal hosts five granular delay programs centered around sample and chop algorithms¹. Two DSP chips run the player's signal through two separate effects in series, controlled independently by the Feedback and Regen knobs, before the signals pass back through both chips again on the way to the output¹³. Guitar World described the programs as sampling and chopping the signal into "glitchy, lo-fi pads"². The programs are:

Controls include Feedback, Regen, Time, Tone, Mix, Mod and a program-specific X knob that adjusts parameters from grain size to pitch changes, according to Guitar World². Gearnews reported that grains can be played at double or half speed, reversed or from multiple positions, and that players can manipulate sample length, position and buffer size³. Tap tempo has its own dedicated footswitch, and momentary functions adjust modulation speed and a time-warping effect that shifts the clock rate up or down for a rising or sinking effect³. The pedal uses buffered bypass and runs on a 9V DC, center negative supply with a 300mA minimum²³⁴. Pedal of the Day listed the die-cast enclosure at 3.62" x 4.79" x 2.25" including knobs, with art by David Hüttner⁴.

Walrus Audio said players:

The Fable was available at launch for $299, per Guitar World².